BlazeFury 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) Hello friends, I was thinking about making a short list of abbreviations for the beginners. So here it is: ( backup link here - https://frostshock.github.io/wabc/Terms.html ) Terminology you MUST know https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Roleplaying BUFF - DEBUFF - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_effect#Buffs Ninja = https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Loot_ninja Noob = https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Newbie Nerfed = something changed to be less effective - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Nerf Twink - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Twink Alt - alternate character Bank Alt - Alternate character used for keeping items - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mule_(game_term) Power leveling - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Power_leveling Multiboxing - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Multiboxing Farming - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Farming XP = Experience PVP = Player versus Player PVE = Player versus Environment NPC = Non-Player Character Mob = non-player entity whose primary purpose is to be killed for experience, quest objective, or loot - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mob Respawn - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Spawn DC or D/C = Disconnect WTB = Want to Buy WTS = Want to Sell AH = Auction House LFG = Looking for Group LFM = Looking for More DPS = Damage per second = DD = Damage dealer role - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Damage_dealer Role - Tank, Healer, DPS - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Class_role Dungeon - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon Raid - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Raid Class - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Class Tradeskill = Profession - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Profession AFK = Away from keyboard DND = Do Not Disturb AoE = Area of Effect - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Area_of_Effect DoT = Damage over Time - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Damage_over_Time HoT = Heal over Time Stats = the basic building blocks for a character's combat ability. The four primary attributes are strength, agility, stamina, and intellect - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Attribute for stats, also check this - https://wowwiki-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Item_suffix BoP = Bind on Pickup - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bind_on_Pickup BoE = Bind on Equip - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bind_on_Equip DW = Dual wield - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dual_wield 1h = One handed weapon 2h = Two handed weapon OH = Off-hand weapon Imba = Imbattable Solo - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Solo_adventuring PUG = Pickup group - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pickup_group Aggro = means the aggressive interests of a monster/NPC - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Aggro Aggro reset - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Aggro_reset Kite, Kiting - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Kiting Corner pull - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pull Body pull - the player (usually the tank) moves close enough to aggro a mob - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Body_pull Wipe = Wipeout = a situation where the entire party or raid is killed - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Wipe Spirit Healer = angelic being usually encountered at a graveyard after death - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Healer Instance reset - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Instance_reset OP = Overpower Ganking = a player or group of players using overwhelming force to kill an opposing player in Player vs. Player combat - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Gank Camping = when a player waits near an opposing player's body for them to resurrect, allowing them to kill the player easily and without warning Stun lock = the act of using multiple stuns and immobilizing effects in succession to prevent an enemy from fighting back or escaping - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stun_lock Raidroll - A raid roll is where an item e.g a bag or orb is usefull to every player in the raid. Only the raid leader rolls /roll 1-40 FFA (loot) = Free for all Respec = reset talents and chose another talent tree - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Specialization Reroll = The act of deleting a player character and creating a new one Quest chain = a series of quests which must be completed in a particular order - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Quest_chain PLS = please FML = flux my life Mats = materials = crafting reagent - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Crafting_reagent Corpse running = means to run your character's ghost to the site of your fallen body to resurrect there HS = Hearthstone FP = Flight Path SS = Soulstone VW = Voidwalker (warlock pet) BG = Battleground AV = Alterac Valley AB = Arathi Basin WSG = Warsong Gulch SW = Stormwind IF = Ironforge BB = Booty Bay WPL = Western Plaguelands EPL = Eastern Plaguelands BS = Burning Steppes BL = Blasted Lands SoS = Swamp of Sorrows XR = Crossroads MC = Molten Core BWL = BlackWing Lair BRD = Blackrock Deeps AD = Argent Dawn CC = Cenarion Circle TB = Thorium Brotherhood LW = Leatherworking BS = Blacksmithing FA = First Aid LP = Lockpicking (rogue) Portrait = - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Portrait Character Sheet = Character info = Paper doll = displays information about the player's character = https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Character_info Dressing room - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dressing_room mb = mana break oom = out of mana ooc = out of combat CD = cooldown brb = be right back brb bio = be right back, need toilet Ding = level up, from the sound of leveling up GZ = Grats = Congratulations PM = DM = Private message = Direct message Guild = An in-game association of player characters - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Guild atm = at this moment More abbreviations: ofc = of course tbh = to be honest nvm = nevermind asap = as soon as possible idk = I don't know itc = I don't care wth = what the heck? wtf = what the flux? ta = thanks anyways Ic = I see m8 = mate 2 = to, too 4 = for imo = in my oppinion imho = in humble my oppinion iirc = if I recall correctly afaik = as far as I know ftw = for the winner LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing omg = Oh my god! zomg = stronger omg :) omfg = Oh my freaking god! stfu = Shut the flux up ppl - people hth = how the hell bac = beer and cigarets Item quality (or rarity): Poor (junk) - gray, Common - white, Uncommon - green, Rare - blue, Epic - purple, Legendary - orange, Artifact - light gold - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Quality Examples: [Calico Pants] - [Scimitar] - [Sweet Nectar] - [Iron Ore] [Darkwater Talwar] - [Jade] [Zealot Blade] - [Pristine Black Diamond] [Nightblade] - [Elementium Ore] [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] - [Elementium Bar] Creature groups: Aberration, Beast, Critter, Demon, Dragonkin, Elemental, Giant, Humanoid, Mechanical, Undead, Uncategorized creature - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Template:Creaturefooter Edited May 22, 2021 by BlazeFury 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExxiaGaming 1 Report post Posted May 15, 2021 That's nice of you Blaze xD, will direct new players in need of help with terminology and abbreviations here :) - Exxia. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
