Official Noob Guide to Abbreviations and Jargon

[Ex_Libris]

Well guys and gals i have gone threw all the posts and picked up all the good stuff, and left out all the l33t I\/I u I\/I 6 o (mumbo) 0ut.

Copy past and learn cause here is the total compulation



Steel: Steel Canyon

Sky: Skyway City

AP: Atlas Park

gc: GAlaxy City

PP: Perez Park

Door: Mission door waypoint

PBAE - Point Blank Area Effect

AFK - Away from Keyboard

LOL - Laugh Out Loud

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

AoE - Area of Effect

DoT - Damage Over Time

Nuke - Damage ability

Inc! - Incomming Monsters

Mob - NPC monster, means Mobile Object, comes from MUDs (Multi-User Dungeon)

NPC - Non-Player Character

PC - Player Character

Toon/Char - PC character

BBL - Be Back Later

GTG or G2G - "Good To Go" meaning pull more monsters. Though some people use it as "Got To Go" meaning they need to leave.

TP = teleport

idk = I don't know

brb = be right back

PBAoE= Point-Blank (or player-based) Area of Effect. That is: a power that has an area of affect centered on the hero who has the power.

AoE= Area of Effect Just like above, except the center is something other than the player using the power. Usually this is a NPC or (sometimes) a point on the ground.

DO= Dual Origin enhancement. The manual describes these.

SO= Single Origin enhancement

MMORPG = Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (okay, most probably know this one )

toon = character

buff = a power that increases the abilities of a hero (e.g. increases defense)

debuff = a power that decreases the abilities of a mob (e.g. decreases defense)

CoT = Circle of Thorns

enh = enhancement

insp = inspiration

Root: To immobilize a mob.

Burn: To dump a lot of damage into a mob in order to kill it quickly.

Tank: To engage in hand to hand combat in a manner designed to keep the attention of the enemies on yourself, rather than on weaker teammates.

Pull: To hit a specific enemy, in order to begin combat with either /just/ it or it and a group of mobs.

Zone: Either a specific area within the game, or the process by which one moves from one to the other, i.e. "Didn't get your last tell, I was zoning."

Griefer: A player who derives apparent enjoyment from lowering the enjoyment of others.

Ganger, gangster, criminal, perp: Generic term for the mobs that appear on the streets and in early missions that are members of a particular Warriors-esque gang.

KS -- Kill steal

Snare - to lower the run speed

Kite - To run around holding the attension of a monster staying out of melee range and using ranged attacks

PK - Player Killer

PvP - Player vs Player (PC vs PC)

PvE - Player vs Environment (PC vs NPC)

Newbie - Someone new to the game

n00b - Someone who is annoying/refuses to learn/stupid.

CC = Crowd Control (Immobilizing/Holding/Sleeping extra enemies)

dps = damage per second. May refer to players with that as their primary ability (Blasters and Scrappers).

exp or XP: experience, or the little colored bits on the that bar that doesn't move fast enough so I can get my next cool power!

brb = be right back..

SK = sidekick

CoH = City of Heroes

imo = in my opinion

imho = in my humble opinion

iirc = if I recall correctly

HUD = Heads Up Display

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

GM = Game Master

Rez = Ressurrect/Revive player

[Gargoyle_KDR]

Also used:

SC: Steel Canyon

MD: Mission Door waypoint

@MD: "I'm am at the Mission Door waypoint"

[Pyronix]

if you kep up on this it should be stickied

[Super_Volt]

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wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

[/ QUOTE ]

LOL! I thought I was the only one!

[Ex_Libris]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

[/ QUOTE ]

LOL! I thought I was the only one!

[/ QUOTE ]

Always thought the person had a stuttering problem....

[Braglor2]

I remember (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=300311&page=&view=&sb=5&o =&fpart=1&vc=1) Discobug. Good work putting it all together. Now, can anyone please tell me what this means:

YMCA YMCA YMCA (???)

Some guy was standing outside Independence Port doing flipjacks while shouting this for like ten minutes or so.

[Super_Volt]

Here's an alphabetized version, including a few I've noticed being used in game. Hope this helps someone so I don't feel like such a freak for alphabetizing everything I see. :p

[ QUOTE ]
acc = Accuracy
AFAIK = As far as I know
AFK - Away from Keyboard

AoE = Area of Effect Just like above, except the center is something other than the player using the power. Usually this is a NPC or (sometimes) a point on the ground.

AP = Atlas Park

assist = specific verb usage meaning targeting (L-Clicking) an ally and blasting...causes all your attacks to target the same enemy as your ally
atm = at the moment
BBL = Be Back Later

brb = be right back..

brt = be right there

buff = a power that increases the abilities of a hero (e.g. increases defense)

Burn = To dump a lot of damage into a mob in order to kill it quickly.

CC = Crowd Control (Immobilizing/Holding/Sleeping extra enemies)

Char/Toon = PC character

CoH = City of Heroes

CoT = Circle of Thorns

CoV = City of Villains

dam = damage
debuff = a power that decreases the abilities of a mob (e.g. decreases defense)

Dev or Devs = Developers of the game.

Ding = An exclamation used to indicate that your character achieved a new experience level

disco(s) = (mapserver) disconnects
DO = Dual Origin enhancement. The manual describes these.

Door: Mission door waypoint

DoT = Damage Over Time

dps = damage per second. May refer to players with that as their primary ability (Blasters and Scrappers).

enh = enhance;
enh = enhancement or enhancing (such as if PC said "enh" and then doesn't move they are in the enhancement screen and can't see/move)

end = Endurance
exp or XP = experience, or the little colored bits on the that bar that doesn't move fast enough so I can get my next cool power!

flame = posting unwarranted personal attacks on a message board
Ganger, gangster, criminal, perp: Generic term for the mobs that appear on the streets and in early missions that are members of a particular Warriors-esque gang.

gc = GAlaxy City

Griefer = A player who derives apparent enjoyment from lowering the enjoyment of others.

GM = Game Master

grats or gratz = Congratulations, often used in response to the term Ding

GTG or G2G = "Good To Go" meaning pull more monsters. Though some people use it as "Got To Go" meaning they need to leave.

HUD = Heads Up Display

idk = I don't know

imo = in my opinion

imho = in my humble opinion

Inc! = Incomming Monsters

insp = inspiration

iirc = if I recall correctly

Kite = To run around holding the attension of a monster staying out of melee range and using ranged attacks

KS = Kill steal

LD = Lag/Disconnect or Link Death. Either way it means the same thing...losing connection to the game server and having your game crash as a result.. ("Where's Captain Hero?" "He's LD" or "He LD'd")
l33t = hacker terminology for "elite". Also known as an idiot in many circles
LOL - Laugh Out Loud

lowbie = someone whose character is of low power; implication is the player is experienced...the character is not. Cf., newbie
mez = mesmerize (sleep, etc)
MMORPG = Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (okay, most probably know this one )

Mob = NPC monster, means Mobile Object, comes from MUDs (Multi-User Dungeon)

MT = Mistell. Used when you accidentally reply to the wrong person or say something in the wrong chat channel

Newbie = Someone new to the game

n00b = Someone who is annoying/refuses to learn/stupid.

np = no problem
Nuke = Damage ability

NPC = Non-Player Character

omw = on my way
patrol = opposite of a door mission; non-instanced
PBAoE = Point-Blank (or player-based) Area of Effect. That is: a power that has an area of affect centered on the hero who has the power.

PC = Player Character

PK = Player Killer

PP: Perez Park

Pull = To hit a specific enemy, in order to begin combat with either /just/ it or it and a group of mobs.
PvE = Player vs Environment (PC vs NPC)
PvP = Player vs Player (PC vs PC)

Rez = Awaken/Ressurrect/Revive player

ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing

Root = To immobilize a mob.

rtm = read the manual; for people asking stupid questions
SK = sidekick

Sky: Skyway City

Snare = to lower the run speed

SO = Single Origin enhancement

spam = 1) Inane chatter on the public channels, usually requests for help or free stuff, 2) Using your powers--especially one--in mindless succession on a mob until dead
spawn = a mob or group of mobs (enemies) appearing at a particular spot; may also refer to waiting for more mobs to appear (for example: "Why are you waiting here doing nothing, friend?" "Waiting on spawn/respawn")
Steel: Steel Canyon


tf = Task Force
Tank = To engage in hand to hand combat in a manner designed to keep the attention of the enemies on yourself, rather than on weaker teammates.

toon = character

TP = teleport
troll = a person who navigates message boards and makes posts that are more about causing social unrest than about actually saying anything meaningful.

ty = thank you

ui = user interface (same as HUD, usually)
wb = welcome back
wtb = want to buy, such as "WTB end insp" means "I want to buy Endurance inspirations"

wts = want to sell, such as "WTS SO End Recharge" would mean "I want to sell a Single Origin, End Recharge Enhancement"
wth = clean version of
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

yw = you're welcome
Zone = Either a specific area within the game, or the process by which one moves from one to the other, i.e. "Didn't get your last tell, I was zoning."




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[Ex_Libris]

[ QUOTE ]
I remember (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=300311&page=&view=&sb=5&o =&fpart=1&vc=1) Discobug. Good work putting it all together. Now, can anyone please tell me what this means:

YMCA YMCA YMCA (???)

Some guy was standing outside Independence Port doing flipjacks while shouting this for like ten minutes or so.

[/ QUOTE ]You're kidding right?

Seriously though I'd assume he was talking about the song by that great rock band the Village People.

My friends and I use SC for steel canyon and Sky for well you know.

[Grundler]

what does MT stand for? in other games it meant main tank but i dont think thats what these people are trying to communicate.

[Hotchili]

Wow, most of the lingo I know from being online, but Noob I took as interchangable with Newbie from the posts as I was trying to "learn" more in the online gaming culture:D Now I find by calling myself a Noob I have been being a boob :p

[Ill_Omen]

[ QUOTE ]
what does MT stand for? in other games it meant main tank but i dont think thats what these people are trying to communicate.

[/ QUOTE ]

It's possible it stands for 'MisTell', meaning 'oops, that /tell I just sent you was supposed to go to someone else.' I saw this a lot in SWG, with people using the reply function. Without knowing the context, I can't be sure, tho.

[Ex_Libris]

[ QUOTE ]
Also used:
SC: Steel Canyon


[/ QUOTE ]
Please don't use that:
SC = Steel Canyon
SC = Skyway City

acc = Accuracy
AFAIK = As far as I know
assist = specific verb usage meaning targeting (L-Clicking) an ally and blasting...causes all your attacks to target the same enemy as your ally
atm = at the moment
coh = for EQ junkies, Call of Heroes, aka Recall Friend
dam = damage
disco(s) = (mapserver) disconnects
ding = "I leveled"; wOOt!
end = Endurance
enh = enhance; if PC said "enh" and then doesn't move they are in the enhancement screen and can't see/move
gratz = congratulations (on leveling)
l33t = an idiot :)
LD = Lag/Disconnect ("Where's Captain Hero?" "He's LD" or "He LD'd")
lowbie = someone whose character is of low power; implication is the player is experienced...the character is not. Cf., newbie
mez = mesmerize (sleep, etc)
mt = mistell. Used when you accidentally reply to the wrong person or say something in the wrong chat channel
np = no problem
omw = on my way
patrol = opposite of a door mission; non-instanced
rez = resurrect (awaken)
spam = 1) Inane chatter on the public channels, usually requests for help or free stuff, 2) Using your powers--especially one--in mindless succession on a mob until dead
spawn = a mob or group of mobs (enemies) appearing at a particular spot; may also refer to waiting for more mobs to appear "Waiting on spawn/respawn"
tf = Task Force; broken
ty = thank you
ui = user interface (same as HUD, usually)
wb = welcome back
!" also
wth = clean version
yw = you're welcome

Good to know:
blue = Endurance inspiration
green = Healing inspiration
yellow = Accuracy inspiration
red = Damage inspiration
"Anyone got an extra green?"

Good to know, bad to use:

rtm = read the manual; for people asking stupid questions

[Super_Volt]

I have been updating the alphabetical post that I made on this page (scroll up) with all of your suggestions. Hopefully when Discobug gets back he'll paste all the updates into the main post, at which time I'll remove my inital post to stop annoying people with a second very long list. :)

[Super_Volt]

It's official: someone out-did this post. Check it out. (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=306929&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

[_Pax_]

newb = newbie
lowb = lowbie
<zone abbrv># = for instances of zone. (ie. SC2 = Steel Canyon 2)
skittles = inspiration (also matched with a color, ie blue skittle = catch a breath)
crack = City of Heroes (as in "another crack fix tomorrow night?")
run = all non Tankers run (tanks will run later) :p personal peve

[crazyhorse2]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Also used:
SC: Steel Canyon


[/ QUOTE ]
Please don't use that:
SC = Steel Canyon
SC = Skyway City


[/ QUOTE ]

Nope, sorry..99% of people i've seen in game use

SC: Steel Canyon
Sky : Skyway City

Only a noob doesn't know what SC is.

also, I didn't notice on the list;

Shiny: A glowing object in a mission meant to be clicked.

[Spymaster]

What's the origin of kk?

I know it means ok, but how did people come to start using kk instead of ok?

[Sulik]

How about
lft = Looking for team
lfg = Looking for group
Very common usage and probably well known but just for completeness.

Mind you I always thought the ingame Seek Team function was much better than announcing it on broadcast.

[VoDevil]

i got another one, lvl 30 controller lft= IGNORE HIM,dont invite him to your team...at least thats what seems to happen when i do it....

[JediKnightMark]

This would be a lot more useful without all the general internet chat sayings mixed in

[RamrodGuy]

[ QUOTE ]
What's the origin of kk?

I know it means ok, but how did people come to start using kk instead of ok?

[/ QUOTE ]

I thought everybody (like me) just used "k" for that. Maybe "kk" is an emphatic form?

[Wetworker]

[ QUOTE ]
Nope, sorry..99% of people i've seen in game use

SC: Steel Canyon
Sky : Skyway City

Only a noob doesn't know what SC is.

[/ QUOTE ]

For those who aren't schmucks, SC is too ambiguous. Use 'Steel' and 'Sky' instead.

[Med_Evac]

don't forget the most important!

Bio = That ain't the happy dance I'm doing

also:
Phone = Gotta convince the boss that I really AM sick

[Ragamuffin_NA]

[ QUOTE ]
also:
Phone = Gotta convince the boss that I really AM sick

[/ QUOTE ] Heh, what about Dad=Be back in 30 mins, dads [Censored] at me for wasting my life.

[Ex_Libris]

/confused

[Kilyari]

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

That is Always me at least once a day. I just tell people I am practicing humming.

[Ex_Libris]

[ QUOTE ]
What's the origin of kk?

I know it means ok, but how did people come to start using kk instead of ok?

[/ QUOTE ]

started for me in eq about 3 years back - kk is the fast way to type ok thus becoming the new cool thing to do.

Xpuls3
emp/dark defender

[Mr_Mezmer]

Lol yeah, for me it was typing too fast and hitting K instead of O . . . I just went with it, my fingers can't be bothered with a longitudianal shift.

[JediKnightMark]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Nope, sorry..99% of people i've seen in game use

SC: Steel Canyon
Sky : Skyway City

Only a noob doesn't know what SC is.

[/ QUOTE ]

For those who aren't schmucks, SC is too ambiguous. Use 'Steel' and 'Sky' instead.

[/ QUOTE ]

Who the hell cares. (Notice the lack of ? That was on purpose)

[Ragamuffin_NA]

Meh, all I know is I use SC b/c its fater than Steel and then I use Sky. Never seen anyone say Steel. But I have only been playing for about a month.

[Uncommon]

what about woot?

[FluxWraith]

Two I've seen lately:

rtp = ready to port
rfp = ready for port

[Manifest_Force]

A couple I havent seen on here or missed

cab or CaB - Catch a Breath (Blue) Inspiration
Wake - Awaken Inspiration
CW - Clockworks
Frqs or Freak - Freakshow
Trng or Gen - Training Enhancements

[Plasmatica]

That's Mis-tell

[Fatal_Red]

[ QUOTE ]
what about woot?

[/ QUOTE ]

I was told that apparently it stands for We Owned the Other Team... and there was I thinking it was just like whoop, but I different sound.

Inspirations are also sometimes referred to by their colours ('Anyone got any reds?').

Greens: Respites and their derivatives.
Yellows: Insights and their derivatives.
Reds: Rages and their derivatives.
Blues: Catch a Breaths and their derivatives.
Purples: Lucks and their derivatives although with all the purplely ones, this can get confusing.

[EvilDeathBee]

For zones, don't forget:

KR = King's Row
IP = Independence Port
PI = Peregrine Island
FF= Founders Falls
PDP = Paragon Dance Party
CF = Crey's Folly
TV = Terra Volta

Also:

Herd = gather weak monsters together to kill in one blow
Runner = monster than runs away from the fight. One participant in a drug deal will always do this whether or not you attack him
Farm = generating the maximum possible XP from an encounter, such as by allowing a boss or lieutenant to spawn more minions (or resurrect defeated enemies) instead of killing him before he can do this.

You might also add:

XP = experience points
inf = influence
PL = 1. power level, power levelling, 2. invitation to flame
mish = mission, door mission

[xen10k]

Been hearing people call insps "pills" as well.

"had to pop a lot of pills in the last fight"

[MotionBlur]

Throwing fire on the Steel Canyon, Skyway City flame fest

I've always used

SC-Steel Canyon
SW-Skyway City

Its only been in the last month or so that I've seen anyone confused with this, And they usually pick up on it and use it too right after

[Seigi_no_Akuma]

Not sure if these were mentioned, but as a reminder that defenders exist (even though I'm a scrapper):
AM= Accelerate Metabolism (radiation; does too many things)
SB= Speed Boost (kinetics; the thing that makes you attack faster); is sometimes called speed
RA= Recovery Aura/Regeneration Aura (empathy; the dinner bell for the starving)
AB= Adrenalin Boost (empathy; uberized version of speed boost and is usually given to the tanker of the team)
CM= Clear Mind (empathy; like a break free inspiration)
Fort= Fortitude, this should be obvious enough (empathy; buffs attacks)
FF= Force Field

[Nauga]

Glowies or Blinkies for glowing objects that need to be clicked/searched/recovered.

This list is great btw. I think it needs a real full on update and made into a sticky.

[SpeedDemon_NA]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
also:
Phone = Gotta convince the boss that I really AM sick

[/ QUOTE ] Heh, what about Dad=Be back in 30 mins, dads [Censored] at me for wasting my life.

[/ QUOTE ]
GF = girl friend same as above

the brick= bricktown
the row = kings row
octo= luska

[Sampoerna]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

[/ QUOTE ]

LOL! I thought I was the only one!

[/ QUOTE ]

Always thought the person had a stuttering problem....

[/ QUOTE ]

That dang blasted keyboard.... do you know how many times I died because I was trying to run while the chat window was still activated? Well I'm not going to tell you.
...... blasted keyboard.

[Sampoerna]

Oh... and I almost forgot to ask... how about the Abbrev.'s for the other games. WoW was the easiest for me to figure out, but I have not palyed many of the others. I usually just do one game at a time. I know EQ and L2... but there are a bunch more, I know. I can never figure them out. :mad:

[Shirak]

One I didn't see mention was ADD or additional mob spawn. Seems like those only occur out doors, the mission mobs thats i've seen so far don't respawn unless you reset the mission.

[Minotaur]

Others:

puppies = wolves on 40+ portal missions (not farmed like they used to be due to a timer).
kora = another 40+ portal mission that used to be farmed loads but no longer is
CWK = clockwork king, again usually the 40+ psionic version
AV = archvillain
FN/fake nem = fake nemesis, a villain type needed for a badge required for one of the accolades
RM = ring mistress, one of the carnie boss types
BP = banished pantheon
Bridge = an intermediate level toon used to sidekick a lower level one when power levelling
Anchor = the target of a debuff which then affects stuff around it. As in "don't kill my anchor". The debuff goes when the anchor dies.
PA = phantom army

Toxic Texan lvl 44 DM/regen scrapper Infinity
Mr Minotaur lvl 50 stone/axe tank freedom

[Light_Prism]

[ QUOTE ]
PA = phantom army

[/ QUOTE ]
AKA, Da Decoys, The Mafia, The Boys, Bodyguards, etc. :D
-LP

[Darkhold]

Some more that may or may not have been posted. But i don't have time to read through the entire topic now. So forgive me if i missed it ;).

These are a few I posted at the forum of my SG:

Ack!: "I just got killed by that second mob our stupid [insert AT] aggroed while the rest of our team was still getting buffed/fighting the previous mob/typing 'ack!' from the previous encounter."

AFK: Feeding the baby / my boss walked by / rescueing my store / Shouting at the wife / walking the dog.

Aggro: Good for Tankers, bad for blasters, field day for Trollers, overtime for Defenders, ignored by Scrappers.

Alt: Alternative character. Not the one you use the often, but one of the many other ones. See 'Main'.

Altitis: Severe case of having all your serverslots filled with characters.

Bridge: the character between the PL-ing Hero and the PLed n00b. Usually a difference of 7 or 8 levels below the PL-ing hero. Also 'Middle-bie'.

Bug: Small critters who bite you in your sleep or sting you with their poisonous fangs. Really scary if they'd been 10 times bigger. Annoying at their present size.

Bug II: Small flaws in the game, usually unnoticed by the Dev Team. Really scary if they'd been 10 times bigger. Annoying at their present size.

CoH: City of Heroes: DUH!

CoV: City of Villains, guess you didn't see that one coming.

Char: Character, avatar. The Hero which you are playing.

Enh: Enhancements.

Exemp / Exmp / XMP: Exemplar. Seen being typed in a lot of different ways.

GC: Global Chat.

Inf / Infl: Influence.

Insps: Inspirations.

kk: okay, gotcha.

Main: The char you are playing on CoH the most ATM

Middle-bie: See 'Bridge'

MT: Mis Tell: uses when you typed a message in the wrong chatwindow.

Nerf!: the local language spoken at the COH Boards.

OMW: "I'll be there after i refilled Insps / lvled / restocked my Enhancements / respeced my Alt / all of the above."

PvE: Player versus Enemy. AKA Human vs AI

PvP: Player versus Player. AKA Unhuman Brutality vs Unhuman Brutality.

RTM: "You might find the obvious answer to that unnecessary question in the rather accessible manual."

SG: Supergroup

SK: Sidekick

"Could you please be more quiet."

Troller: Controller

XP: Experience

[Mr_Rivy]

you forgot qqqqqqqqqqqqqqwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Death_and_Taxes]

WOOOT! = someone who just leveled
Teh suck. = something sucks
TeH PwXxNoRz! = invinicble or god
j00 = you
IMO = in my opinion
imho= in my honest opinion
FTW! = for the win
FOTM! = fad of the month
IDK= i dont know or i dont care
d/c =dissconnect
also, l33t does not stand for "elite" if it did it would be 31it3.
l33t stands for "leet speak", or replacing leters with numbers when typing.
PWN = beaten or beaten up or killed
oh yeah,
ROTFLMAO!! rolling on the floor laughing my [censored] off
ROTFLMAP! rollinh on the floor laughing my [censored] purple
oh yeah, i invented the last one.

[Archenas]

Actually...

Steel Canyon: Better known as "StC"
Skyway: "SkC"
Siren's Call: "SiC"

Least, that's what almost everyone I know used, including myself. :p

[Altoholic_Monkey]

LK = Lackey
MAL = Malfactor (I think there are some other abberv for this)
WB = Warburg

[Carthagenian]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssdddddddd = someone trying to run while stuck in chatmode.

[/ QUOTE ]

LOL! I thought I was the only one!

[/ QUOTE ]

Always thought the person had a stuttering problem....

[/ QUOTE ]

mine is
5555555588444444666668888 :confused:

I remapped all my movement keys onto the number pad (I run with the right hand and shoot with the left)
:D

[Chuckers]

I know Gratz is on here, but with the addition of CoV we use "Dratz."

As in "Darn you you for leveling before I did!"

[Squez]

[ QUOTE ]
Anchor = the target of a debuff which then affects stuff around it. As in "don't kill my anchor". The debuff goes when the anchor dies.


[/ QUOTE ]

Pretty sure the author meant to say, "the target of a debuff which then compels your teammates to kill it to the total disregard for their health/exp/life goals." ;)

[Traumatik]

In most of the "How to be a better whatever" guides, people are constantly making reference to an "ED". what does "ED" mean? It seems to be a very unpopular topic as well. Its not endurance, and it isn't a proper name either; My guess is that it has to do with Nerfing or an update change. I am slowly getting used to the lingua paragonica but there are still gaps.


Thank you very much in advance, and i hope this isn't a duplicate post either.

Traumatik-Level 22 Rad/Rad Def
Liberty Server

[Screwloose]

ED is Enhancement Diversification a function introduced in I6 that means that Enhancements give a much lowered return once the bonus they give goes over a certain threshold value.

It is practically impossible to reach this threshold value with Training or Dual Origin Enhancements, but with Single Origin Enhancements it means that slotting more than 3 of a single type of Enhancement starts to return bugger all.

regards, Screwloose.
"I am not young enough to know everything."

[ZillahRook]

[ QUOTE ]
WOOOT! = someone who just leveled
Teh suck. = something sucks
TeH PwXxNoRz! = invinicble or god
j00 = you
IMO = in my opinion
imho= in my honest opinion
FTW! = for the win
FOTM! = fad of the month
IDK= i dont know or i dont care
d/c =dissconnect
also, l33t does not stand for "elite" if it did it would be 31it3.
l33t stands for "leet speak", or replacing leters with numbers when typing.
PWN = beaten or beaten up or killed
oh yeah,
ROTFLMAO!! rolling on the floor laughing my [censored] off
ROTFLMAP! rollinh on the floor laughing my [censored] purple
oh yeah, i invented the last one.

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And QFT - quoted for truth.
/signed - meaning if there was a petition you'd sign it supporting the subject of a forum thread.

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mine is
5555555588444444666668888

I remapped all my movement keys onto the number pad (I run with the right hand and shoot with the left)

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I thought I was the only one!!!

[jhayem]

What does QFT mean?

[StrawhatKino]

Quoted For Truth

Edit: When you read someones post that you agree with totally you put the quote in a post and put QFT under. Well at least that's what I've observed. Basically: This quote is very true or something along those lines.

So my question is, what's PuG?

[Dark Ether]

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So my question is, what's PuG?

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Pick up Group

[Agent_Kendt]

two things that need clarification not because they are wrong but because tehy have a few meanings.
1. woot - from P&P rpgs, meaning wow loot. Now its used whenever something good happens Woot SO. woot I leveled.
2. nOOb - actually stands for New Out Of Box. But is more commonly used for someone who refuses to learn the game but apparently knows everything about it.

[Thunder_Cheeks]

What's MoG?

[MissInformed]

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What's MoG?

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Moment of Glory - a Scrapper power.

[gn0m3rcy]

I know this is the most complete nooblet question...but what does AT stand for? I've been reading alot of posts trying to catch up on this game (haven't played in well over a year) and I know it is an acronym when referring to a player character. But what does it stand for?

[anachrodragon]

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I know this is the most complete nooblet question...but what does AT stand for? I've been reading alot of posts trying to catch up on this game (haven't played in well over a year) and I know it is an acronym when referring to a player character. But what does it stand for?

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It stands for archetype. It's not a true acronym; more of an abreviation of a single word. People also misuse it in place of powerset sometimes.

[gn0m3rcy]

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It stands for archetype. It's not a true acronym; more of an abreviation of a single word. People also misuse it in place of powerset sometimes.

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/salute

[Felidae]

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Anchor = the target of a debuff which then affects stuff around it. As in "don't kill my anchor". The debuff goes when the anchor dies.


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Pretty sure the author meant to say, "the target of a debuff which then compels your teammates to kill it to the total disregard for their health/exp/life goals." ;)

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HA! That was hilarious...and sad. So true, so true.

Actually I'm glad to see this thread. I often spell out my abberviations at the end of my posts for the simple reason that you'll see in my signature.

[Heronator]

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CC = Crowd Control (Immobilizing/Holding/Sleeping extra enemies)


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Depending on the context (especially in a non-combat situation), this usually means Costume Contest.

[Pickle_Ear]

theres also RA=Radiant Aura, AM= Accelerate Metabolism