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    Quote Originally Posted by Ebezaanec View Post
    Some ones I can think of are:

    Proc- Programmed Random OCcurence or PROCedure (someone may have to clarify this)
    Alt- Alternate Character/Toon
    AFK- Away From Keyboard
    ATM- At The Moment
    IGN- In Game Name
    PM- Private Message

    I'll think of more sometime later...
    Proc is when a weapon, an armor etc. gives a special effect like for example fireballs around you or so at a random time.

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    Nice guide mate

    Based on my yesterday's experience with connection, I would add couple of more terms:

    Ping
    DC
    Lag (although misused often to justify cheap death)
    SFBSN (Sorry for being such a noob)

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    add twink. coz i dont know what that is

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    If I may add:

    DOT: Damage over time. Skills like Fireball/Frost have DOT effect, the target burns and slowed over time.

    You might also add the company behind this game:

    STS- Spacetime Studios-game developer
    STG- Spacetime Games-publishing company

    Correct me if I'm wrong.
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    Hi Alrisaia, nice thread. It's nice to see another oldschool MMO gamer in the community

    Wow, thinking of some terms from UO and EQ... there's a LOT! Some you may want to add:

    HoT: Heal over Time, like from Horn of Renewal or Lifegiver
    OT or Offtank: Not necessary in this game, but who knows - maybe later it will be with 2 bosses. Means for a second warrior to grab aggro and tank the second difficult mob/boss while the party concentrates on the primary target
    LD: Linkdead; lost connection
    PL or Power Level: Running a new toon or twink through a map that yields quick XP without the lowbie doing much work
    PBAOE or Point Blank AOE: An AOE spell that manifests from the player's position. Juggernaut's taunting effect would technically be a PBAOE, and I think curse may be as well
    Slow: An effect that increases the interval time between attacks
    Rez: To resurrect, or in this game, revive
    Pull: To strategically bring a mob or mobs to the group rather than just rushing in
    LOS: Line of Sight (something I really wish more people who played AL knew how to use *cough* Rook's Nest and Grob Beach *cough*
    CC: Crowd control - controlling the movement or incapacitating mobs so that they don't cause damage or cast spells during combat
    LFG: Looking for group
    WTS/WTT/WTB: Want to sell, Want to trade, Want to buy

    I have a lot more.. not sure how many you want to add, though. A lot of the ones I still use people just stare and blink at me... they aren't really used in this game. One term that this new generation of gamers has completely obliterated the meaning of is "noob". It didn't use to be an insult like it is now. It has lost its original meaning.
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    Lvl or lv - Level (Level of an item/player/area)
    PvP - Player vs. Player
    PvE - Player vs. Enviroment (Commonly also known as PvM - Player vs Monster)
    Kdr - Kill/Death Ration (Amount if kills you have and the number of deaths)
    CTF - Capture the Flag (Pvp game where you capture flags to win)
    TDM - Team Death Match (Team Vs. Team combat)
    GG - Good Game (Typically said after a pvp match to thank opponent for the great match)
    RM - Re-Match (When someone wants to redo a pvp match)

    Farmer - One who farms an item for profit or for personal use. Typically end game players

    Int - Intelligence
    Dex - Dexerity
    Str - Strength
    Crit - Critical
    Dmg - Damage

    Pot - Potions (Either Health or Mana)
    Plat - Platinum (Spacetimestudious currency used to buy items from Store)


    S> - Selling an item (Item and price usually listed after the S>)
    B> - Buying an item (Item and price usually listed after the B>)
    LF> - Looking for an item (Item and price usually listed after the LF>)


    Idk if some of these were listed I just kept typing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taejo View Post
    Hi Alrisaia, nice thread. It's nice to see another oldschool MMO gamer in the community
    I hear that Taejo - when you read my twisting guide I'm sure you knew exactly what I was talking about... I remember bard's twisting their songs and that's where I decided to apply the term to AL and twisting pet abilities and or spells...

    What server did you play on Taejo? I was on Erollissi Marr (sp?)... In fact you can still find posts of mine from way back when... (like prior y2k) on the interwebs... lol

    Quote Originally Posted by PvE View Post
    Idk if some of these were listed I just kept typing.
    You did great mate - thanks for the help I think the only one I had was POTS.


    :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Also in this update ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    Please let me know what you think about the new format with the 'spoiler' buttons... I'm not sure I like it, but the Glossary is getting very long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alrisaia View Post
    I hear that Taejo - when you read my twisting guide I'm sure you knew exactly what I was talking about... I remember bard's twisting their songs and that's where I decided to apply the term to AL and twisting pet abilities and or spells...

    What server did you play on Taejo? I was on Erollissi Marr (sp?)... In fact you can still find posts of mine from way back when... (like prior y2k) on the interwebs... lol



    You did great mate - thanks for the help I think the only one I had was POTS.


    :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Also in this update ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    Please let me know what you think about the new format with the 'spoiler' buttons... I'm not sure I like it, but the Glossary is getting very long.
    I had the pleasure of playing EQ for 5 years on the Nameless server in the guild Legacy of Steel, run by Jeff Kaplan (Tigole Bitties) who later became WoW's lead project designer. Being in that guild is where I learned most of the 'behind-the-scenes' information about MMORPGs, and gives me a smidgen of credibility when I talk about strategy or rant about bugs

    Oh, another one for your list which is specific to this game:

    RG: "regroup", where you're asking your team (in PvP) to gather up before the next battle



    EDIT and off-topic: I miss games with a bard-concept class. Not many have them... EQ and D&D Online are the only two I played that had bards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PvE View Post
    Lvl or lv - Level (Level of an item/player/area)
    PvP - Player vs. Player
    PvE - Player vs. Enviroment (Commonly also known as PvM - Player vs Monster)
    Kdr - Kill/Death Ration (Amount if kills you have and the number of deaths)
    CTF - Capture the Flag (Pvp game where you capture flags to win)
    TDM - Team Death Match (Team Vs. Team combat)
    GG - Good Game (Typically said after a pvp match to thank opponent for the great match)
    RM - Re-Match (When someone wants to redo a pvp match)

    Farmer - One who farms an item for profit or for personal use. Typically end game players

    Int - Intelligence
    Dex - Dexerity
    Str - Strength
    Crit - Critical
    Dmg - Damage

    Pot - Potions (Either Health or Mana)
    Plat - Platinum (Spacetimestudious currency used to buy items from Store)


    S> - Selling an item (Item and price usually listed after the S>)
    B> - Buying an item (Item and price usually listed after the B>)
    LF> - Looking for an item (Item and price usually listed after the LF>)


    Idk if some of these were listed I just kept typing.
    Thank you for posting an accurate definition of "farmer". I think this word's exact meaning is getting lost in translation as we venture into the mobile era of MMOs. A farmer is typically a player who is killing mobs that are trivial in difficulty for a certain item(s). For example, you can farm elite Man Eater for Noble head armor or elite Bloodhammer for a skewer. However, you can't technically farm elite Bael (the one on normal maps), as his spawn rate is random and completely too low. You can hunt for elite Bael, however. The words "farming" and "hunting" are often mixed up; and "hunting" is becoming less utilized now days. Instead of just asking someone "What are you farming?", it really should be "What are you hunting?". Oh well, things change over time, I suppose

    Alrisaia: Add "spawn" to your list, too. Yesterday I said to someone "I have only seen the Challenger spawn twice" and the reply I got was "wats spawn???".
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    Some more I thought up:

    IRL: In real life.
    IMO: In my opinion.
    IMHO: In my honest opinion.
    Mule Account: An account specifically to store extra gold/items due to lack of inventory/stash slots.
    Nerf: To reduce the effectiveness or potency of an object, character, weapon, or action.
    NP: No problem.
    Spec: Usually refers to your character build/specifications (skills, stats)
    WB: Welcome back.

    That's all I have for now
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    Thanks for starting this thread! Here are a few more additions if you'll have them. A couple are phrases that you mention while defining other terms, but are worthy of their own listing:

    Build - How you distribute the stats points for your character, usually based on your play style and/or purpose (e.g. your build may vary based on whether your are primarily doing PvE or PvP, or whether you prefer playing solo or in groups).


    Kiting - When you grab a mob's attention and keep walking away from it, pulling it along like a kite.


    EXP / XP - Experience or Experience Points; how much you gain from a mob toward your next level.


    Grinding - Killing mobs for reasons other than fulfilling a quest, usually to gain XP or farming.


    NPC - Non-player Character; characters that are part of the game and not played by other people, such as monsters you kill, and people who give you quests or sell things.


    Squishy - Refers to player classes who tend to take a high amount of damage while being attacked (but usually deal a fair amount of damage in return) such as mages.


    Drops - Items dropped by mobs when killed.
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    Thnaks so much, AL is my first MMORPG game so I m kind of noob to many terms. Btw, what does "onade" mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by faychen View Post
    Thnaks so much, AL is my first MMORPG game so I m kind of noob to many terms. Btw, what does "onade" mean?
    Onade is a warrior who plays the game. It's not a term for anything specific to MMORPGs.

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    PvP:

    RG - Regroup - "We need to RG"
    CD - Cooldown - " skills on CD"
    GB - gangbang
    ---------------
    this are some from other mmo i played.

    PK - playerkill - to kill or kill -
    FF - Focusfire - " FF on rogues and mages first"


    NoTE: TS must update the list lol.

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    Thanks to Cero, Ebe, and threnody for the additions.

    Keep them coming guys
    Last edited by Alrisaia; 08-05-2013 at 09:41 AM.

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    Can we make this sticky? I'm new to this forum, and I really find this thread useful to understand the lingo on this thread.

    Can I add: PT - party (players are always shouting PT - to party)

    What does AP mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wiggy View Post
    Can we make this sticky? I'm new to this forum, and I really find this thread useful to understand the lingo on this thread.

    Can I add: PT - party (players are always shouting PT - to party)

    What does AP mean?
    AP in this game is short for Achievement Points.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ebezaanec View Post
    AP in this game is short for Achievement Points.
    Thanks!

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    Wiggy - Thanks for the additional terms. I've added them in - perhaps one day it will be sticky - but it gets updated often and I keep a link in my signature to keep it alive, oftentimes referencing it in my replies to others throughout the forum.

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