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| Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil. Join Date: Dec 2006 Shard: WoW Perenolde/Blackwater Raiders
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | MMORPG Lingo? I have issues with figuring out what some of the phrases in these online games mean. Words like Nerf, or Mob, shuttup...but it took me forever to figure out what a pwnstar was! *hangs head in shame* ![]() SO! I have decided to start a thread to help us all out! Post whatever words you do not know the meaning of here, and maybe someone can help out with the definition. We can have a word of the week lol! AND if you are aware of a word, a new word, that someone may want to know, post it also. Here...I will begin with the definition of Nerf lol: taken from WoWWiki naturally ![]() http://www.wowwiki.com/Nerf To be rendered ineffective or less effective by a change in the rules or game system. The term nerf is based on Non-Expanding Recreational Foam, a substance used to make toy weapons. To nerf could be translated as "turn a real weapon into a toy weapon". See official Nerf toys website. Abilities, strategies and encounters, or even entire classes can be nerfed. Despite the frustrated cries of players personally affected by a nerf, such things are usually necessary to protect the integrity of the game balance as a whole. A "stealth nerf" refers to a change that was not announced by the developers, and was discovered (much to the dismay of the hapless victims) by the players themselves without any advance warning. Players tend to be especially frustrated with stealth nerfs, for obvious reasons. The official WoW Class Forums are often filled with so-called "nerf threads"; topics in which the poster states that they consider a certain class to be imbalanced. Perceived imbalances can lead to serious or jocular outcries calling for a nerf, i.e. "NERF PALADINS!!!" in-game or in said forum posts. This is at times frowned upon by the rest of the community and can result in responses like Learn2Play. The opposite of a nerf is a buff. However, "buff" can also refer to a temporary boost in power, follow the link for more info. ![]() ![]() Siggy courtesy of Nevaeh, thank you! |
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| I've got Skinnies with RPGS! Twelve 'o'clock! Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Pacific
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: MMORPG Lingo? Ooh nice list. Thanks Petra and Maddux. ![]() ![]() |
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| Master of Magic, no really I'm serious ![]() ![]() Join Date: Sep 2006 Shard: Catskills
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: MMORPG Lingo? You guys forgot KoS= Kill on Sight ![]() Welcome Strangers, the paths are treacherous today... ![]() Signature courtsey of atlas607 |
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| I've got Skinnies with RPGS! Twelve 'o'clock! Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Pacific
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: MMORPG Lingo? KoS = alt: Kind of Sexy in a pixel kind of way ![]() ![]() Last edited by Maddux; 17th July 2007 at 02:59 AM.. |
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| Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil. Join Date: Dec 2006 Shard: WoW Perenolde/Blackwater Raiders
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: MMORPG Lingo? Nice listing Maddy, thank you! ![]() Here's a few more: w00t! / woot!: Hooray! xD <--my fav wOot! Stack: Several items of the same ites can be placed in a single slot if they're stackable. Static: Mob or NPC standing on the one same place, "unRoamer" Taunt/Taunting: Mobs attack the one who does "Taunt", also knows as Hate. You also can taunt players but that's something you do in chat usually ;P RePop/Respwan: A mob respawns after he got killed. ResKill: Resurrection Kill, gank a player just resurrected, he has got no full HP/MP, and has no buffs. RL: Real Life ![]() ![]() Siggy courtesy of Nevaeh, thank you! Last edited by Petra; 17th July 2007 at 11:09 AM.. |
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| Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil. Join Date: Dec 2006 Shard: WoW Perenolde/Blackwater Raiders
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