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    Default Acronyms, Definitions and Terms all in one handy dandy thread

    This thread contains all definitions, acronyms, and terms used in PL. Enjoy


    A~
    AFAIK- As far as I know.
    AFK- Away from keyboard, which is usually accompanied with a reason.
    Aggro- This is a term used when a monster is "awakened" and will start to attempt to chase/attack you.
    Aggro Radius- The area around the monsters, when entered, will activate/"wake up" them and they will attempt attack you.
    AKA- Also known as.
    AO- Alien oasis. (ao1/ao2/ao3)
    AOE- Area of Effect, certain weapons, when used, not only hit the monster/player, but also any other close targets.
    ASAP- As soon as possible.
    Avatar- The graphical representation of a player in a game.

    B~
    B>/B- Buying.
    Bale- Balefort Castle.
    BBIAB- Be Back in a Bit.
    BRB- Be right Back.
    BRT- Be Right There.
    BSM- Blacksmoke mountain.
    BTW- By the Way.
    Buff- To use spells or skills to increase you characters stats. (Dodge/Armor/Attack)
    Bug- A glitch or technical problem in the game.

    C~
    Camping- To wait in one area (pvp) (ctf) and kill another player as they come into range. [Also see "Spawn," or "Rush."]
    Con- Consider.
    CoP- Crown of Persistence.
    Crit- Critical hit.
    CS- Consignment Store. (In Balefort)
    CYA- See you later.

    D~
    DBC- Death by chat.
    Dc/Discon/Disc- Short for disconnected.
    DD- Direct Damage.
    De-Buff/ Debuff- A negative spell cast on a unit that makes it less powerful.
    Dev- Developer
    Df- Dark forest.
    DMG- Damage.
    DnD- Do Not Disturb.
    DoT- Damage Over Time. Certain weapons will use a proc (fire damage) that will slowly drain the targets health.
    DPS- Damage per second .
    Dupe- Acquiring items through a bug or glitch.

    E~
    Ems- Elite marlin sword.
    EoE- Eye of Eternity.
    Epic- Very awesome, or the item category/shown with a indigo color.
    Esb- Elite sea blaster.
    Ewt- Elite wave twister.

    F~
    F2P- Free to play.
    Farming- Repeatedly clearing/ or killing the same map/monsters to gain specific loot.
    FFA- Free For All.
    FH- Full Health/Forest haven.
    FM- Full Mana.
    FN- Frozen nightmare.
    FTW- For the win.
    FWIW- For what it's worth.
    FYI- For your information.

    G~
    GG, GF, GJ- Good Game, Good Fight, Good Job.

    Gh- Guild hall.
    GM
    - Game Master/Guild Master.
    Griefer- A person who purposely tries to annoy or anger other players.
    Grinding- Staying in the same area fighting the same types of monsters for a very long time.
    GL- Good Luck/Group Leader/Guild Leader.
    Gratz/Grats/Gz- Short for congratulations.
    GTG- "Good to go", or "got to go."

    H~
    Hax/Haxor- Refers to an action being abnormally skilled/awesome. Also hate ax. (Hate ax set.)
    HP- Hit points/Health potions /or Health Potions.
    HoT- Heal Over Time.
    HF- Have Fun.
    Hybrid- Mixed stat character. Example- int/str, dex/int.

    I~
    IC- I see.
    IGN- In game name.
    IMO- In my opinion
    INT- Intelligence.
    Inven- Inventory
    IOS- Devices using Apple software.
    IRL- In Real Life.

    J~
    JK- Just Kidding.
    JP- Just playing.

    K~
    Kiting- A style of combat in which the player continually runs out of range and deals damage to the target. Usually 12-13m.
    KS- Kill Steal. Quickly finish off another players target in PvP.
    K/kk- Okay.

    L~
    LAG- Latency; connection to server.
    LE- Lost Expedition.
    Leech- Steeling exp from a group or another player by staying at the back, or lying dead in a re-spawn level.
    LFG- Looking for a group.
    LFT- Looking for team.
    LMAO- Laugh my a** off.
    LOL- Lots of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud. Or, (rarely) Lots of Love.
    LOM- Low on Mana.
    Loot- to take the drop, or gold from a mob that has been destroyed.
    LTMQ- Laughing to myself quietly,
    LVL- Level.

    M~
    Main- Your mainly used character, usually you highest level one.
    Mats- Materials.
    Mfa- Mount fang armor.
    Mhoh/Mhh- Monarch helm of Humania.
    MMORPG- Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
    MOB- Mobile Object Block. Mobs are computer programmed characters/things in the game.
    Mod- Moderator.
    Mule- Usually a low level alternative character creating solely for stashing items and gold.

    N~
    Nerf- To degrade the power of an item/class/thing in the game.
    Newb/Newbie- A way of saying that someone is new or inexperienced to the game.
    Ninja/ninja'd- To say or get something very quickly/ before others.
    NM- Not much.
    Noob/Nub/Narb- Another way of saying Newbie. It is often used as in insult.
    No prob/NP- No Problem.
    NPC- Non Player Character.
    Nuke- To throw a bunch of destructive spells on a target, and often destroying it.
    NVM- Never mind.

    O~
    Obo- Or best offer.
    Oic- Oh, I see.
    Omfg- Oh my ****** God!
    Omg- Oh my God, usually said when surprised or annoyed.
    Omw/Oow- On my way / on our way.
    Owned/Own/Pwned/Pwns- To completely decimate someone or something, in Pve or PvP.
    Otoh- On the other hand.

    P~
    P2P- Pay to play.
    Pally- Paladin.
    Party- A group of players clearing mobs, or levels to gain xp or specific loot.
    Patch- An update that fixes small bugs and problems but does not bring new content.
    Plz/Pls/Plox- Please.
    Port- Short for teleport.
    Pot- Potion.
    POV- Point of view.
    Powerleveling- Having a higher level player quickly take an alt through levels to gain xp quickly.
    Pp- Plasma pyramid.
    Ppl/Peeps- People.
    Pro- Profesional.
    Proc- Process on action.
    Prolly- Probably.
    Puller- Player who beckons/pulls mobs for the party/group. Also known as rounding up.
    PvE- Player vs. Environment. The "story" part of the game. Normal games with a 5 player max group fighting against mobs.
    PvP- Player vs. Player. The 1v1/3v3/5v5 player arena where players battle each other.

    R~
    RDY- Short for, ready.
    Rg/reg- Regen.
    Rej/Rj- Rejoin. (To rejoin a game/level)
    Res/Rez- Acronym for resurrect.
    Re-Spawn- A monster that has been destroyed will, in some places be re-created.
    RFP- Ready for pull.
    RMK- Remake.
    Root- Using a root skill or a slash, to freeze the target.
    RL- Real life.
    ROFL- Rolling on the floor laughing.
    RP- Role-Playing.
    Rush- To kill a player in PvP without using the 1v1 "go" system.

    S~
    S>/S- Selling.
    SC- Sand caves/Shadow caves.
    SoH- Shield of Hallows.
    SP- Skill points.
    STFU- Shut the f*** up.
    STR- Strength
    STS- Spacetime studios
    STG- Spacetime games
    Suxxors- It sucks.

    T~
    T>/T- Trading.
    Tank- A str character that can take a lot of damage I.e. a Warrior.
    Taunt- A skill or movement that attracts the attention of monsters. [see aggro]
    TBA- To be announced.
    TBD- To be determined.
    TNL- To next level.
    TTYL- Talk to you later.
    Twink- A low level character or alt, that was created for PvP or Farming Pve.
    Ty/thx- Thanks or Thank You.
    TYVM- Thank you very much.

    V~
    Vl- Victory lap

    W~
    Warbird- A bird using dex/str.
    WB- Welcome back.
    Woot- Said when very happy.
    WTB- Wanting to buy.
    WTF- What the f***
    WTG- Way to go!
    WTH- What the h*ll.
    WTS- Wanting to sell.
    WTT- Want to trade...

    X~
    XP/Exp- Experience Points.

    Currently PL Definitions/Acronyms: 160+

    NOTE- There are a few other threads similar to this, but they are all outdated. This thread boasts of 150+ definitions. If you see one I'm missing, feel free to post it below or PM me.
    Last edited by Argyros; 08-22-2013 at 07:47 AM.

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