MMORPG Lingo

**Maddux** · 16th July 2007, 07:24 PM

1337 A numerical translation for "elite" pronounced "leet," 1337 is a slang developed by hackers in the '80s used over the internet. Many words from the slang have leaked to popular culture today ("kidz" is an example; using a z instead of an s is an element of 1337). It is mostly prevalent in the gaming world online where people can interact textually.
AE Area Effect. Used to refer to area-effect spells or abilities. E.g. fireball, smoke grenade.
AFK Away from keyboard
Aggro As a verb, it refers to a hostile mob that has noticed a player and is actively trying to attack that player. As a noun, it refers to the amount of “hostility” the player has generated on the mob. In typical combat strategy, the fighter tries to take as much aggro as possible away from weaker players such as healers and mages.
AOE Same as AE. Area of Effect.
Bio Short for biological. Usually used to indicate bathroom break.
BRB “be right back”
BRT “be right there”
BTW “by the way”
Buff Temporary boost to character attribute or combat ability
Camp(ing) The act of remaining in an area to hunt a specific mob or a specific spawn, also the act of logging out of the game, introduced by Everquest, to setup camp.
Corpse In certain MMOs, a corpse appears where the player died. Sometimes all the player’s items and money are left on the corpse and the player is teleported back to their bind spot. Corpses typically will decay after a certain time proportional the character’s level.
Corpse Run The act of retrieving your corpse after you have died. This is typically a dangerous thing because people tend to die in dangerous places rather than safe places.
Crafting A general category of skills that allows players to manufacture objects from raw resources
Crowd Control - CC Refers to a set of spells / abilities that temporarily paralyze or stun other mobs or players. Crowd control is an important group support ability when fighting multiple mobs.
DAoC Dark Age of Camelot
DD Direct Damage. Used to refer to a class of spells and abilities that allow players to damage enemies from a distance. The firebolt is the archetypal DD.
Debuff The opposite of a buff. An offensive spell cast on enemies that weakens an attribute or combat ability.
Dirt Nap Slang for dead. Most corpses lie on the ground when killed.
DKP Dragon kill points. A fairly elaborate score-keeping system used by guilds to fairly distribute loot based on participation and contribution to the guild.
DoT Damage over time. Refers to a class of spells that deals damage over a period of time. These spells typically do more damage than DD spells overall.
DPS Damage per second. Used when figuring out weapon speed and damage.
Eating Grass Slang for dead. Most corpses lie on the ground when killed face down.
Experience A quantity gained when completing tasks/quests, killing mobs, or various other achievements in games. When enough experience is accrued, characters often “level up” and become more powerful.
Farm(ing) The act of accumulating currency or a specific item by repeatedly killing a mob or repeatedly performing a series of actions
Gank Verb. To be ganked is a term referring to one player being overwhelmed and killed by a large group. Can be either by a group of other players doing player-kill or a group of NPC monsters. Used in a sentence, "I got ganked yesterday in Fel." Typically has the connotation that the other people had an unfair advantage (in number or level).

GM Game Master. GM's are characters in an MMORPG who are used by employees of the game's creator company. They monitor the actions of the game world and answer the questions and complaints of the players. They have absolute control and power within the game. If the crime (breaking a law of the game, not the real world) committed is serious enough, they could even expel players permanently from the game.
Griefer Title for a player who enjoys inflicting pain upon other players needlessly. If you kill newbies in a PvP game when you are level 50, you will gain no experience or benefit from the victimization beyond the pure joy of knowing you have given the player “grief.” Though griefers are almost always PKers, PKers are not necessarily griefers.
Guilds Semi-permanent player groups. In typical games, players must use a substantial amount of capital to start the guild.
GTG “good to go” and “got to go” - can be confusing when context is unclear
Health A base attribute of characters
IMHO “in my humble opinion”
IRL “in real life”
Instance An instantiation of a particular dungeon for a particular group of players. Instanced dungeons are then parallel worlds such that different groups of players can explore the same dungeon in separate groups.
J/K “just kidding”
Kite To lure a mob or player around much like a kite on a string while attacking it in some capacity. A player draws agro and the mobility of the monster is reduced. The monster tries to follow the target (thus becoming the kite on the string with the target hold the string.)
KS Kill Stealing. When another player attacks the same creature as another player and receives the reward for the kill instead of the person who originated combat. Newer games have mechanisms for discouraging this behavior.
LD Link dead - when a player is disconnected from the game
Leet Slang variant of “elite”
LFG “looking for group”
LFT “looking for team”
LMAO “laughing my ass off”
LOL “laughing out loud”
Loot Currency or items that are dropped by a mob when it is defeated
Mana A commonly-used pool of magic potential (magical analog of health points)
Medding Resting in order to gain back mana in EQ was called Meditating. This is the commonly used abbreviation, also shortened to Med, as in, "Don't pull yet, I need to med."
Mez Short for mesmerize. A short-hand for a collection of abilities that temporarily stun or immobilize enemies. Falls into the more general category known as crowd control.

Min-Maxing When players attempt to create their characters as powerful as they can be by crunching statistics, planning their future routes, and any other methods in order to make their characters the statistically best character possible. Optimization.
MMORPG Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Mob An AI controlled monster. 'Mob' originally comes from the MUD era, where it was short for 'mobile', to differentiate monsters that would patrol a set of rooms as opposed to monsters which would stay in one place until killed.
MOO MUD Object Oriented. Users in MOOs are able to create their own content - both static and dynamic objects.
MT “mistell”. Mistells occur frequently because of typing in the wrong name before sending a message. Also because of auto-reply features.
MUD Multi-User Dungeon, although some prefer Multi-User Domain. These were the original textual online worlds.
Nerf To soften or reduce an ability, item, player, or action. Usually this is a term applied when a power or ability is reduced because it is perceived to be too powerful.

Newbie A new player

Noob The pejorative form of newbie
NP “no problem”
NPC Non-player character (ie. controlled by AI)
OMG “oh my god”
OMW “on my way”
OOC out-of-character - used to refer to OOC chat
OOM “out of mana”
ownz Derived from the original word "own," both words have the same meaning: to defeat some other entity in battle or other form of competition. The "pwnz" origin is probably from the fact that the "o" and "p" keys are adjacent on the standard qwerty keyboard, and were used interchangeably by mistake in games and stuck around since then.
PB Point blank. Used to refer to a class of spells that originates in a radius around the caster. Typically, these spells are dangerous to the caster because they require proximity to the enemy. Specific spells are typically concatenated with the ability, i.e. pbae mez, pbae stun
PC Player Character
PK Player Killing
PKer Player Killer - a derogatory term - as in a person who primarily plays to kill other players
Port Short for teleport. Used as a noun and a verb.
Power Level When a higher level player tries to help a lower level player level faster. Most games have mechanisms that prevent power leveling.
Proc Short for "process" - the term given to the "chance to hit" of special abilities and effects on weapons in the game
Pull A standard hunting strategy where a player lures a single or a group of mobs to the group so that the group can hunt from a safe area instead of hunting in areas where new mobs may spawn.
PvE Player vs. Environment. Environment stands for all monsters (mobs) in the world
PvP Player vs. Player combat
pwnz same as ownz
Race Typically fantastical creations, such as Elves, Trolls and the like.
Raid A more substantial engagement involving a large organized group of players typically set in a dungeon and involving difficult mobs
Respec At certain high levels in some games, you are given the chance to “respec” your character. When you respec, you recreate your character from level 1 until the present level in terms of skills/powers/abilities/etc.
Rez Short for resurrection. Refers to abilities that revive players that have just died. Typically only available to healer classes.
ROFL “rolling on floor laughing”
RvR Realm vs. Realm.
Server Due to technical reasons, each server can only support a limited amount of players. Each MMORPG typically has several servers. Players cannot interact with players on other servers.
Shard Synonymous with server
Solo The act of playing alone, hunting mobs alone.
Spawn Mobs typically appear (spawn) on a given schedule. This is both a verb and noun.
Spec Short for specification. When used in games, it usually refers to the build/specifications of your character in terms of skills/abilities/magic/powers/etc.
Stun A typical form of crowd control ability that immobilizes an enemy
SWG Star Wars Galaxies
Tank As a noun, refers to character classes that can take a lot of damage. As a verb, refers to the act of drawing aggro from mobs before other team members strike with their abilities.
Twink As a verb, the act of giving currency or valuable items to a newbie. As a noun, refers to a character that is twinked. In many games, twinked characters are visually marked by their level-inappropriate gear.
Twisting To rapidly change from one type of ability to another where the abilities overlap momentarily. In DAOC a bard sings a song that gives a buff. By rapidly changing the song several songs will overlap due to the duration of the songs continuing for a short period of time.
Uber Slang form of super
WB “welcome back”
WoW World of Warcraft
WTB “want to buy”
WTS “want to sell”
XP experience points
Zerg A combat strategy where a large group of players rush in at the target. Seen as a simple-minded strategy that requires no skill.
Zone In games where different areas of the world are parceled out for loading reasons, different areas are referred to as zones.

Daithi · 23rd August 2007, 06:49 PM

Wow thats long, I have to say I stopped reading it. BUT a reference is always good to have. :-)

skylark · 13th May 2008, 01:12 PM

PROC (proc) can also refer to "programmed random occurrence".

I'd also like to add these specialized definitions containing some of the individual words defined above:

corpse camping - lurking close to another player's corpse waiting for them to return after being resurrected, in order to get a cheap kill

rez (res) killing - killing a freshly resurrected player (who is typically at a severe disadvantage from combat perspective), which is often combined with corpse camping.

-Skylark

Lord Target · 14th May 2008, 01:48 PM

Hmm, impressive, only thing I see missing at the moment;

'OOM' should have an entry for 'Mana Burn' since they mean pretty much the same thing.

'Notoriety Player Killer' and 'NPK' seem to be missing... basically a person that attacks any person that becomes attackable (or 'Grey') in order to kill them, doesn't actually murder and/or go red on an active basis, if at all.

'Town Fighter'- a NPK that flags grey and runs around, either making fun of, annoying, or otherwise enticing others to attack him. Essentially a 'Reverse-NPK'

'Blue Healer' is also missing...essentially a blue that tags along with said NPK and heals him once he becomes blue, attempts to box you in, and get you killed. These usually travel in groups, since you can't attack one without flagging and opening yourself up to an assault.

'Guardzone(GZ)-Runner', 'Guardzone(GZ)-Hugger'; a blue that starts a fight (with a Grey or Red) by waiting for him to attack first, then sailing into the guardzone and calling 'Guards' repeatedly, hoping to get a 'Guardwhack' on said player to avoid any actual fighting.

'Grey'- an otherwise Blue Character that has performed a criminal act, either intentionally or unintentionally, and is attackable by all other players with no repercussions on the attacking end. Healing a 'Grey' or casting beneficial spells on them is also considered a criminal action and will flag others 'grey'. Named for the color the aggressive or criminal character turns by default in the set-up.

I haven't covered perma-greys or aggressor mechanics, either.

Elsewise, very comprehensive and helpful list.

Good work!!

I didn't know some of those, nor had I ever seen them.

TazzUGK · 15th May 2008, 07:41 AM

Nice topic. I thought I was up to speed on most of this stuff.

Himmelweiss · 15th May 2008, 07:52 AM

Checked out the entire list and figured i still knew all of them.
12 years playing mmos obviously did help.

some people also like to use "roflcopter", and quite alot of people use "WTF" in mmos :p
There is also "WTT" (Want to trade) missing.

"Rush" is also used in some mmos.

"Build" what's your build ? (similar to spec)

"class" since you listed race, i guess class we can add too, maybe profession too i dunno.

"Alt" Short for "alternate". It refers to the alternate character a player has from their main character. This is not a stable category as sometimes alts can outlevel mains and sometimes mains become moth-balled.

"Bind" In certain MMOs, characters are teleported back to a safe spot when they die. This spot is predetermined by the user. The act of determining the safe spot requires an explicit action by the user. That action is known as a bind. The spot is typically referred to as a bind spot.

"BoE" Bind on Equip

"BoP" Bind on Pickup

"Bot" Generally illegal and discouraged form of gameplay, where actions of a character can be automated to perform actions repeatedly in order to gain experience and level without actual user intervention. This practice is continually monitored by GMs and will cause suspension of service if one is suspected of botting.

"LoS" Line of sight. A requirement of most ranged abilities is that the view of the target not be obstructed by any fixed obstacle, such as a wall.

"Macro" Programming term applied to user-made macros, or scripts that can automatically send messages, cast spells, and a variety of other functions. Mainly used to automate things that are repeatedly done to expediate gameplay.

"Mod" Abbreviation of modification. Used as both a verb and a noun. As a noun, refers to add-ons by 3rd party programmers designed to augment the game (e.g., the self-cast mod). As a verb, refers to the act of performing this modification (e.g., he's modding the interface).

"Mule" In many games, due to long travel times or inventory limits, it is helpful to create a character explicitly for the purpose of being able to check auction houses or store extra items. These characters are seldom actually played and are referred to as mules.

"Nerf" To soften or reduce an ability, item, player, or action. Usually this is a term applied when a power or ability is reduced because it is perceived to be too powerful.

"Ninja (Looting)" Ninja looting refers to the purposeful and malicious looting of a drop from a monster that doesn't follow the rules set by the group. In a sense, the item is stolen. This can take different forms in different games due to game-specific game looting mechanisms. In World of Warcraft, ninja looting refers to rolling for a BoP drop that a person should not have rolled on. Because WoW warns players when they roll for a BoP object, it is assumed that such behavior cannot be accidental. The player exhibiting such behavior is typically branded as a ninja looter.

"Nuke" Refers to casters, to cast the highest damage spell or spell combo to effectively pull or finish of a npc. Mages usually are the most effective class in highest burst damage.

"Pat" Short for patrol, a term used for mobs that have a set wandering path. In a dungeon, people will usually say "Wait for the pat" or "Watch the pat".

"PuG" Pick-up Group - a group assembled on the spot for a quest, a PvP group, or an instance raid

"QQ" An emoticon that represents eyes weeping/crying. Used as both an emoticon and a verb. As an emoticon, it is usually a sarcastic reply to someone else's complaint or rant. In that setting, it is similar to "go cry me a river" or "oh boo-hoo". As a verb, it stands in for "complaining about" - e.g., "All the shaman are QQing about the nerf". Note that the verb form refers unintuitively to the complaining rather than the crying.

"Regen" Short for regeneration (of health, mana, or other replenishable attributes)

"Roll" To "roll" on an item means to type "/random 100", where the server's random number generator puts out a number between 1 and 100, the most generally accepted "fair" way to distribute loot and settle disputes.

"Soulbound" An item-control mechanic where an item cannot be traded. In other words, only one person can own the object and it cannot be traded. See also BoE and BoP

"Wipe" To "wipe" means for the entire group whether party or raid to all die. However, party or raid can only continue if there is a class that can resurrect oneself, thereby avoiding the time consumed from running back from the the graveyard and regrouping at the beginning of the instance.

"WOOT" Synonymous with "hooray" or "way to go".

16th July 2007, 07:24 PM	#1
Maddux The One & Only Bandit King :) Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Pacific Posts: 6,448 Thanks: 12 Thanked 42 Times in 33 Posts	MMORPG Lingo 1337 A numerical translation for "elite" pronounced "leet," 1337 is a slang developed by hackers in the '80s used over the internet. Many words from the slang have leaked to popular culture today ("kidz" is an example; using a z instead of an s is an element of 1337). It is mostly prevalent in the gaming world online where people can interact textually. AE Area Effect. Used to refer to area-effect spells or abilities. E.g. fireball, smoke grenade. AFK Away from keyboard Aggro As a verb, it refers to a hostile mob that has noticed a player and is actively trying to attack that player. As a noun, it refers to the amount of “hostility” the player has generated on the mob. In typical combat strategy, the fighter tries to take as much aggro as possible away from weaker players such as healers and mages. AOE Same as AE. Area of Effect. Bio Short for biological. Usually used to indicate bathroom break. BRB “be right back” BRT “be right there” BTW “by the way” Buff Temporary boost to character attribute or combat ability Camp(ing) The act of remaining in an area to hunt a specific mob or a specific spawn, also the act of logging out of the game, introduced by Everquest, to setup camp. Corpse In certain MMOs, a corpse appears where the player died. Sometimes all the player’s items and money are left on the corpse and the player is teleported back to their bind spot. Corpses typically will decay after a certain time proportional the character’s level. Corpse Run The act of retrieving your corpse after you have died. This is typically a dangerous thing because people tend to die in dangerous places rather than safe places. Crafting A general category of skills that allows players to manufacture objects from raw resources Crowd Control - CC Refers to a set of spells / abilities that temporarily paralyze or stun other mobs or players. Crowd control is an important group support ability when fighting multiple mobs. DAoC Dark Age of Camelot DD Direct Damage. Used to refer to a class of spells and abilities that allow players to damage enemies from a distance. The firebolt is the archetypal DD. Debuff The opposite of a buff. An offensive spell cast on enemies that weakens an attribute or combat ability. Dirt Nap Slang for dead. Most corpses lie on the ground when killed. DKP Dragon kill points. A fairly elaborate score-keeping system used by guilds to fairly distribute loot based on participation and contribution to the guild. DoT Damage over time. Refers to a class of spells that deals damage over a period of time. These spells typically do more damage than DD spells overall. DPS Damage per second. Used when figuring out weapon speed and damage. Eating Grass Slang for dead. Most corpses lie on the ground when killed face down. Experience A quantity gained when completing tasks/quests, killing mobs, or various other achievements in games. When enough experience is accrued, characters often “level up” and become more powerful. Farm(ing) The act of accumulating currency or a specific item by repeatedly killing a mob or repeatedly performing a series of actions Gank Verb. To be ganked is a term referring to one player being overwhelmed and killed by a large group. Can be either by a group of other players doing player-kill or a group of NPC monsters. Used in a sentence, "I got ganked yesterday in Fel." Typically has the connotation that the other people had an unfair advantage (in number or level). GM Game Master. GM's are characters in an MMORPG who are used by employees of the game's creator company. They monitor the actions of the game world and answer the questions and complaints of the players. They have absolute control and power within the game. If the crime (breaking a law of the game, not the real world) committed is serious enough, they could even expel players permanently from the game. Griefer Title for a player who enjoys inflicting pain upon other players needlessly. If you kill newbies in a PvP game when you are level 50, you will gain no experience or benefit from the victimization beyond the pure joy of knowing you have given the player “grief.” Though griefers are almost always PKers, PKers are not necessarily griefers. Guilds Semi-permanent player groups. In typical games, players must use a substantial amount of capital to start the guild. GTG “good to go” and “got to go” - can be confusing when context is unclear Health A base attribute of characters IMHO “in my humble opinion” IRL “in real life” Instance An instantiation of a particular dungeon for a particular group of players. Instanced dungeons are then parallel worlds such that different groups of players can explore the same dungeon in separate groups. J/K “just kidding” Kite To lure a mob or player around much like a kite on a string while attacking it in some capacity. A player draws agro and the mobility of the monster is reduced. The monster tries to follow the target (thus becoming the kite on the string with the target hold the string.) KS Kill Stealing. When another player attacks the same creature as another player and receives the reward for the kill instead of the person who originated combat. Newer games have mechanisms for discouraging this behavior. LD Link dead - when a player is disconnected from the game Leet Slang variant of “elite” LFG “looking for group” LFT “looking for team” LMAO “laughing my ass off” LOL “laughing out loud” Loot Currency or items that are dropped by a mob when it is defeated Mana A commonly-used pool of magic potential (magical analog of health points) Medding Resting in order to gain back mana in EQ was called Meditating. This is the commonly used abbreviation, also shortened to Med, as in, "Don't pull yet, I need to med." Mez Short for mesmerize. A short-hand for a collection of abilities that temporarily stun or immobilize enemies. Falls into the more general category known as crowd control. Min-Maxing When players attempt to create their characters as powerful as they can be by crunching statistics, planning their future routes, and any other methods in order to make their characters the statistically best character possible. Optimization. MMORPG Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Mob An AI controlled monster. 'Mob' originally comes from the MUD era, where it was short for 'mobile', to differentiate monsters that would patrol a set of rooms as opposed to monsters which would stay in one place until killed. MOO MUD Object Oriented. Users in MOOs are able to create their own content - both static and dynamic objects. MT “mistell”. Mistells occur frequently because of typing in the wrong name before sending a message. Also because of auto-reply features. MUD Multi-User Dungeon, although some prefer Multi-User Domain. These were the original textual online worlds. Nerf To soften or reduce an ability, item, player, or action. Usually this is a term applied when a power or ability is reduced because it is perceived to be too powerful. Newbie A new player Noob The pejorative form of newbie NP “no problem” NPC Non-player character (ie. controlled by AI) OMG “oh my god” OMW “on my way” OOC out-of-character - used to refer to OOC chat OOM “out of mana” ownz Derived from the original word "own," both words have the same meaning: to defeat some other entity in battle or other form of competition. The "pwnz" origin is probably from the fact that the "o" and "p" keys are adjacent on the standard qwerty keyboard, and were used interchangeably by mistake in games and stuck around since then. PB Point blank. Used to refer to a class of spells that originates in a radius around the caster. Typically, these spells are dangerous to the caster because they require proximity to the enemy. Specific spells are typically concatenated with the ability, i.e. pbae mez, pbae stun PC Player Character PK Player Killing PKer Player Killer - a derogatory term - as in a person who primarily plays to kill other players Port Short for teleport. Used as a noun and a verb. Power Level When a higher level player tries to help a lower level player level faster. Most games have mechanisms that prevent power leveling. Proc Short for "process" - the term given to the "chance to hit" of special abilities and effects on weapons in the game Pull A standard hunting strategy where a player lures a single or a group of mobs to the group so that the group can hunt from a safe area instead of hunting in areas where new mobs may spawn. PvE Player vs. Environment. Environment stands for all monsters (mobs) in the world PvP Player vs. Player combat pwnz same as ownz Race Typically fantastical creations, such as Elves, Trolls and the like. Raid A more substantial engagement involving a large organized group of players typically set in a dungeon and involving difficult mobs Respec At certain high levels in some games, you are given the chance to “respec” your character. When you respec, you recreate your character from level 1 until the present level in terms of skills/powers/abilities/etc. Rez Short for resurrection. Refers to abilities that revive players that have just died. Typically only available to healer classes. ROFL “rolling on floor laughing” RvR Realm vs. Realm. Server Due to technical reasons, each server can only support a limited amount of players. Each MMORPG typically has several servers. Players cannot interact with players on other servers. Shard Synonymous with server Solo The act of playing alone, hunting mobs alone. Spawn Mobs typically appear (spawn) on a given schedule. This is both a verb and noun. Spec Short for specification. When used in games, it usually refers to the build/specifications of your character in terms of skills/abilities/magic/powers/etc. Stun A typical form of crowd control ability that immobilizes an enemy SWG Star Wars Galaxies Tank As a noun, refers to character classes that can take a lot of damage. As a verb, refers to the act of drawing aggro from mobs before other team members strike with their abilities. Twink As a verb, the act of giving currency or valuable items to a newbie. As a noun, refers to a character that is twinked. In many games, twinked characters are visually marked by their level-inappropriate gear. Twisting To rapidly change from one type of ability to another where the abilities overlap momentarily. In DAOC a bard sings a song that gives a buff. By rapidly changing the song several songs will overlap due to the duration of the songs continuing for a short period of time. Uber Slang form of super WB “welcome back” WoW World of Warcraft WTB “want to buy” WTS “want to sell” XP experience points Zerg A combat strategy where a large group of players rush in at the target. Seen as a simple-minded strategy that requires no skill. Zone In games where different areas of the world are parceled out for loading reasons, different areas are referred to as zones. __________________

23rd August 2007, 06:49 PM	#2
Daithi Join Date: Dec 2006 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MMORPG Lingo? Wow thats long, I have to say I stopped reading it. BUT a reference is always good to have. :-)

13th May 2008, 01:12 PM	#3
skylark Fear the deco tool! Join Date: May 2008 Shard: Siege Perilous Posts: 56 Thanks: 8 Thanked 36 Times in 24 Posts	Re: MMORPG Lingo PROC (proc) can also refer to "programmed random occurrence". I'd also like to add these specialized definitions containing some of the individual words defined above: corpse camping - lurking close to another player's corpse waiting for them to return after being resurrected, in order to get a cheap kill rez (res) killing - killing a freshly resurrected player (who is typically at a severe disadvantage from combat perspective), which is often combined with corpse camping. -Skylark

14th May 2008, 01:48 PM	#4
Lord Target Elder Virtue Knight Join Date: May 2008 Shard: Catskills Posts: 240 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 73 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	Re: MMORPG Lingo Hmm, impressive, only thing I see missing at the moment; 'OOM' should have an entry for 'Mana Burn' since they mean pretty much the same thing. 'Notoriety Player Killer' and 'NPK' seem to be missing... basically a person that attacks any person that becomes attackable (or 'Grey') in order to kill them, doesn't actually murder and/or go red on an active basis, if at all. 'Town Fighter'- a NPK that flags grey and runs around, either making fun of, annoying, or otherwise enticing others to attack him. Essentially a 'Reverse-NPK' 'Blue Healer' is also missing...essentially a blue that tags along with said NPK and heals him once he becomes blue, attempts to box you in, and get you killed. These usually travel in groups, since you can't attack one without flagging and opening yourself up to an assault. 'Guardzone(GZ)-Runner', 'Guardzone(GZ)-Hugger'; a blue that starts a fight (with a Grey or Red) by waiting for him to attack first, then sailing into the guardzone and calling 'Guards' repeatedly, hoping to get a 'Guardwhack' on said player to avoid any actual fighting. 'Grey'- an otherwise Blue Character that has performed a criminal act, either intentionally or unintentionally, and is attackable by all other players with no repercussions on the attacking end. Healing a 'Grey' or casting beneficial spells on them is also considered a criminal action and will flag others 'grey'. Named for the color the aggressive or criminal character turns by default in the set-up. I haven't covered perma-greys or aggressor mechanics, either. Elsewise, very comprehensive and helpful list. Good work!! I didn't know some of those, nor had I ever seen them. Last edited by Lord Target; 14th May 2008 at 02:02 PM. Reason: I added some more things in; seemed necessary.

15th May 2008, 07:41 AM	#5
TazzUGK Join Date: May 2008 Shard: Baja Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: MMORPG Lingo Nice topic. I thought I was up to speed on most of this stuff. __________________

15th May 2008, 07:52 AM	#6
Himmelweiss Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Re: MMORPG Lingo Checked out the entire list and figured i still knew all of them. 12 years playing mmos obviously did help. some people also like to use "roflcopter", and quite alot of people use "WTF" in mmos :p There is also "WTT" (Want to trade) missing. "Rush" is also used in some mmos. "Build" what's your build ? (similar to spec) "class" since you listed race, i guess class we can add too, maybe profession too i dunno. "Alt" Short for "alternate". It refers to the alternate character a player has from their main character. This is not a stable category as sometimes alts can outlevel mains and sometimes mains become moth-balled. "Bind" In certain MMOs, characters are teleported back to a safe spot when they die. This spot is predetermined by the user. The act of determining the safe spot requires an explicit action by the user. That action is known as a bind. The spot is typically referred to as a bind spot. "BoE" Bind on Equip "BoP" Bind on Pickup "Bot" Generally illegal and discouraged form of gameplay, where actions of a character can be automated to perform actions repeatedly in order to gain experience and level without actual user intervention. This practice is continually monitored by GMs and will cause suspension of service if one is suspected of botting. "LoS" Line of sight. A requirement of most ranged abilities is that the view of the target not be obstructed by any fixed obstacle, such as a wall. "Macro" Programming term applied to user-made macros, or scripts that can automatically send messages, cast spells, and a variety of other functions. Mainly used to automate things that are repeatedly done to expediate gameplay. "Mod" Abbreviation of modification. Used as both a verb and a noun. As a noun, refers to add-ons by 3rd party programmers designed to augment the game (e.g., the self-cast mod). As a verb, refers to the act of performing this modification (e.g., he's modding the interface). "Mule" In many games, due to long travel times or inventory limits, it is helpful to create a character explicitly for the purpose of being able to check auction houses or store extra items. These characters are seldom actually played and are referred to as mules. "Nerf" To soften or reduce an ability, item, player, or action. Usually this is a term applied when a power or ability is reduced because it is perceived to be too powerful. "Ninja (Looting)" Ninja looting refers to the purposeful and malicious looting of a drop from a monster that doesn't follow the rules set by the group. In a sense, the item is stolen. This can take different forms in different games due to game-specific game looting mechanisms. In World of Warcraft, ninja looting refers to rolling for a BoP drop that a person should not have rolled on. Because WoW warns players when they roll for a BoP object, it is assumed that such behavior cannot be accidental. The player exhibiting such behavior is typically branded as a ninja looter. "Nuke" Refers to casters, to cast the highest damage spell or spell combo to effectively pull or finish of a npc. Mages usually are the most effective class in highest burst damage. "Pat" Short for patrol, a term used for mobs that have a set wandering path. In a dungeon, people will usually say "Wait for the pat" or "Watch the pat". "PuG" Pick-up Group - a group assembled on the spot for a quest, a PvP group, or an instance raid "QQ" An emoticon that represents eyes weeping/crying. Used as both an emoticon and a verb. As an emoticon, it is usually a sarcastic reply to someone else's complaint or rant. In that setting, it is similar to "go cry me a river" or "oh boo-hoo". As a verb, it stands in for "complaining about" - e.g., "All the shaman are QQing about the nerf". Note that the verb form refers unintuitively to the complaining rather than the crying. "Regen" Short for regeneration (of health, mana, or other replenishable attributes) "Roll" To "roll" on an item means to type "/random 100", where the server's random number generator puts out a number between 1 and 100, the most generally accepted "fair" way to distribute loot and settle disputes. "Soulbound" An item-control mechanic where an item cannot be traded. In other words, only one person can own the object and it cannot be traded. See also BoE and BoP "Wipe" To "wipe" means for the entire group whether party or raid to all die. However, party or raid can only continue if there is a class that can resurrect oneself, thereby avoiding the time consumed from running back from the the graveyard and regrouping at the beginning of the instance. "WOOT" Synonymous with "hooray" or "way to go". Last edited by Himmelweiss; 15th May 2008 at 08:11 AM.

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