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Commander Ryker · Aug 06, 2008, 05:29 PM // 17:29

Everyone, please take a look at this list and post if there are any missing. We would like to keep this up to date.

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40/40           A wand/offhand weapon set with both 20% HCT and 20% HSR mods on each weapon. 
55 build    55 health solo build
600/smite   Two monk team consisting of a 600hp tank and a smite-bonder.

A
abs        (Rune of) Absorption
AD        American District
afaik        as far as I know
afk        away from keyboard
AoE        Area of Effect
AL        Armor Level
AP        Armor Penetration
AtB        Awaken the Blood
atm        at the moment
attrib        attribute
B
balth (faction) Balthazar faction points earned in PvP matches. 
b/o        buyout
B/P        Barrage/Pet ranger
bbiab        be back in a bit
bbl        be back later
BDS          Bone Dragon Staff
BHA          Broad Head Arrow
Bio        bathroom break (biological waste)
BiP        Blood is Power
Bonder    Protection monk focusing on Life Bond
boon prot    Monk with Divine Boon and prot skills
B/U            Backup essences (of celerity)
BR        Blood Ritual
brb        be right back
brt            be right there
btw        by the way
C
c/o        current offer
cap sig    Signet of Capture
CoF        Cry of Frustration or Cathedral of Flames
CoP        Contemplation of Purity or Cry of Pain
D
DD        Direct Damage - Destruction Depths
DF        Divine Favor
DNKP        Defend North Kryta Province
DoA         Domain of Anguish
DOT        Damage Over Time
dp        death penalty
DPS        Damage Per Second
Drok's        Droknar's Forge, or armor crafted there
E
Ecto          Glob of Ectoplasm
Edge        Edge of Extinction
EDrain        Energy Drain
EoE        Edge of Extinction
F
FA             Final Assault (Sorrow's Furnace)
FA            Fort Aspenwood (Competitive Mission)
FDS        Fiery Dragon Sword
FFF                  Fast Faction Farm
ffs        for f***'s sake
FoC        Feast of Corruption
FOTM        Flavor of the Month
FoW        Fissure of Woe
FTL        For The Lose
FTW        For The Win
G
g        gold
GG        Good Game
GH        Guild Hall
GJ        Good Job
GL        Guild Lord
GLF        Group Looking For
gl hf        good luck; have fun
GoR        Glyph of Renewal
GvG        Guild versus Guild
GWAMM      God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals ??? Rank in Kind of a big deal title track
H
HA        Heroes' Ascent
HFFF         Hero Fast Faction Farm
HB            HB monk. (Healer's Boon)
HCT          Halves casting time
HoD        Henge of Denravi
HoH        Hall of Heroes
HP        hit points, health
HSR          Halves skill recharge
H/H          Hero/Hench
I
IDS        Icy Dragon Sword
IAS           increase attack speed
imho        in my humble/honest opinion
imo        in my opinion
IMS           increase movement speed
int        international (district)
IRC        Internet Relay Chat
irl             in real life
ITT         In this thread
IW        Illusionary Weaponry
IWAY        "I Will Avenge You!
J
j/k        just kidding
JQ             Jade Quarry (Competitive Mission)
K
k        thousand/platinum
KC         Kaineng Center ??? Main City in Factions
Keg Farm    A farm that is no longer possible.
KoBD             Kind of a Big Deal
L
LA        Lion's Arch, trade center of GW
LDD        Last Day Dawns
LFG        Looking For Group
LFP        Looking For Party
LFR        Looking For Runner
LMAO        Laughing my ass off
LMFAO    Laughing my F***ing ass off
LOD           Light of Deliverance
LoD            Light of Deldrimor - A PvE only skill in the dwarven title track that allows players to reveal treasures in certain areas of the dungeon.
LOL          Laugh out Loud
LoS        line of sight
M
mIRC        IRC client
MM        Minion Master
MoI        Mantra of Inscriptions
MoR        Mantra of Recall - Mantra of Recovery - Mantra of Resolve - Mark of Rodgort
MT        mistell, a message sent to the wrong person 
N
NPC        Non Player Character
O
omw       on my way
obo        or best offer
OoB        Offering of Blood
OS         Old School
P
PC        Price Check
Pew Pew    The sound of lasers, which usually associated with "owning" somebody or something.
pip        arrow of health or energy regeneration
Pleak         Power Leak
Plock           Power Block
PM        Private Message
prep        preparation
PS        Protective Spirit
PUG        Pickup Group
PvE        Player versus Environment
PvP        Player versus Player
PvX        PvX wiki
Q
QQ            Crying
QZ        Quickening Zephyr
R
RA        Random Arenas
Renewal    Glyph of Renewal
r/b or Reserve bid-"I wont let it be bought until it reaches X amount"
Rez or res    Resurrect
RoF (location)Ring of Fire, either the mission outpost or island chain
RoF (skill)    Reversal of Fortune
ROFL        Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFL    Rolling on the floor laughing
S
s/b        starting bid
sac        sacrifice
SB        Spirit Bond
SF        Sorrow's Furnace - Searing Flames - Shadow Form
SoA               Shield of Absorption
SOJ        Shield of Judgement
SoS           Signet of Sorrow - Signet of Spirits
SS (skill)    Spiteful Spirit
SS (non-skill)screenshot
Sup        Superior (Rune)
stfu        shut the f*** up
SV        Sympathetic Visage - Spoil Victor
T
TA        Team Arenas
TF        Tiger's Fury
tbh         to be honest
THK        Thunderhead Keep
TOA        Temple of Ages
Tombs    Tomb of the Primeval Kings (PvE), Heroes' Ascent (PvP)
ToPK        Tomb of the Primeval Kings
toon          someone's character
TS        Teamspeak, a voice chat program
ttyl        talk to you later
tyt        take your time
U
UW        Underworld
V
VDS           Vampiric Dragon Sword
Vent        Ventrilo, a voice chat program
VIM        "Victory Is Mine!"
VoD        "Victory or Death!"
VS            Voltaic Spear
W
wammo    W/Mo, usually self-healing
WoH        Word of Healing
WTB        Want To Buy
WTF        What the f***
WTS        Want To Sell
WTT        Want To Trade

You may also wish to check the abbreviations page on the official wiki.

Kumu Honua · Aug 06, 2008, 05:34 PM // 17:34

Boon prot's link is misspelled.

Rakim B · Aug 06, 2008, 05:39 PM // 17:39

Worlds at war isn't really wrong, just outdated.

SoA has another meaning thanks to nightfall too

Commander Ryker · Aug 06, 2008, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Thanks Kuma, it's fixed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakim B

Worlds at war isn't really wrong, just outdated.

SoA has another meaning thanks to nightfall too

Ok, that is no help. What's the other meaning and where did you see worlds at war?

Quaker · Aug 06, 2008, 05:46 PM // 17:46

You left out HB - as in HB monk. (Healer's Boon)

WTB, WTT, & WTS are all "Want" not "Willing"

CoF is also Cathedral of Flames.

FTW is also "Free The World" or "F*** The World"

"brt" - be right there

LOD - Light of Deliverance

SoA - Shield of Absorption (the Nightfall reference)

rgr - Roger

KoBD - Kind of a Big Deal

600/smite - Two monk team consisting of a 600hp tank and a smite-bonder.

ttfn - Ta Ta For Now - Tigger's way of saying "so long" to Pooh

dark_slayer · Aug 06, 2008, 05:49 PM // 17:49

SF = Searing Flames and Shadow Form also
QQ = cry
SV = Spoil Victor
MoR = Mantra of Recovery, Mantra of Resolve and Mark of Rodgort
SoJ = Signet of Judgment
SoS = Signet of Sorrow

Plok= Power Block
Pleak= Power Leak
DD = Destruction Depths
CoF = Cathedral of Flames

you should split this into 2 parts, 1 for skills and 1 for every thing else

Nainoa · Aug 06, 2008, 06:16 PM // 18:16

FFF = Fast Faction Farm
HFFF = Hero Fast Faction Farm

I feel bad for the person keeping track of the acronyms people use because it seems they like to abbreviate everything.

Songbringer · Aug 06, 2008, 06:43 PM // 18:43

gz=congratulations

Commander Ryker · Aug 06, 2008, 07:02 PM // 19:02

Quaker, thanks those all really helped. I didn't leave anything out tho, it's not my list. I think it was made back when GW first went live. I just reposted with updated rules and stuff.

Songbringer, I've not seen that one. Most people say grats.

Nainoa, don't feel too bad, that's why I posted this.....so you guys could help me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dark_slayer

you should split this into 2 parts, 1 for skills and 1 for every thing else

Good idea, I'll do that.....although not today, I have a headache.

Nightow · Aug 06, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06

SS could also mean [Spirit's Strength] as in a SS/Splinter/Volley Rit.

RoF could mean Rate of Fire as in how fast you fire a bow/spear.

OoS = [offering of spirit]

AR = [Ancestors Rage]

Nearly all the item spells can be abbreviated such as [Protective was Kaolai] = PwK.

GoF = [Gaze of Fury]

DPS = [Death Pact Signet]

FomF = [Flesh of My Flesh]

MB&S/MBaS = [Mend Body and Soul]

Rejuv = [Rejuvenation]

SLW = [Spirit Light Weapon]

WoR = [Weapon of Remedy]

WoS = [Weapon of Shadow]

WoW = [Weapon of Warding]

P.S - Ain't touchin' Communing/Spawning since not many people use those skills.

Arduin · Aug 06, 2008, 07:38 PM // 19:38

HB = Healer's Boon, + Hero Battles
GH = Guildhall
EotN, GWEN = Guild Wars Eye of the North expansion
UB = Ursan Blessing

DarkGanni · Aug 06, 2008, 07:40 PM // 19:40

WoD = [skill]Wail Of Doom[/skill]

Terra = Elementalist being Assassin or Mesmer 2nd profession.

Fury Incarnate · Aug 06, 2008, 07:46 PM // 19:46

ATfH - A Time for Heroes (Last GWEN mission)
EotN, GWEN - Eye of the North
NF - Nightfall
Proph - Prophecies
Prof - profession
GD - Great Destroyer

TheodenKing · Aug 06, 2008, 07:55 PM // 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quaker

WTB, WTT, & WTS are all "Want" not "Willing"

Maybe in your world. But in my world, it has always been "willing," which, by the way, means the same thing.

Missing from list:
ea = each
ecto (or "e") = Glob of Ectoplasm
GFtE = Go For the Eyes!
GoLE = Glyph of Lesser Energy
Imba = "I'm a badass" -- Save Yourselves paragon build.
Pgon = Paragon
SY = Save Yourselves!
zkey = Zaishen key

Laelia Pumila · Aug 06, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12

I thought 'imba' meant imbalanced?

And I've always wondered what 'sabway' is short for. It's not on the list.

*Darcy* · Aug 06, 2008, 09:08 PM // 21:08

Ryder, you are missing LoD - Light of Deldrimor

-----------
@ Laelia - Sabway is usually Sab's 3-Necro Hero Team for Vanquishing 4-man areas.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ight=Sab+necro

MisterB · Aug 06, 2008, 09:13 PM // 21:13

Sabway

ITT = In this thread
TNtF or TNTF = ["Theres Nothing to Fear!"]

Ryker, WaW is on the list as "Worlds at War, term for the current favor system," which is now outdated since the change to titles for favor.

Is HP also used for [[Heal Party]?

Hollygen · Aug 07, 2008, 11:05 AM // 11:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkGanni

Terra = Elementalist being Assassin or Mesmer 2nd profession.

The E/Me or E/A builds you're thinking of that get called 'Terra' do so because the Elementalist is using predominantly ele Earth skills. 'Terra' meaning 'Earth' or 'Land'

Quaker · Aug 07, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheodenKing

Maybe in your world. But in my world, it has always been "willing," which, by the way, means the same thing.

The intent may be the same - the desire to buy or sell something - but being "willing" to do something is not the same as "wanting" to do it. I may be "willing" to change a baby's diaper, but I don't "want" to.

On a related topic - many people here have listed various abbreviations for assorted spells. Basically, of course, any spell-name could be replaced by it's abbreviation, but that would just get confusing. I think this list would be best served by only listing those spell abbreviations that come up most often in regular chat - unfortunately, "most often" can change depending upon what builds are currently in vogue.

KoKoS · Aug 08, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18

k = thousand/platinum = /agree, but it's sometimes also used to say "ok"

np= no problem

asap= as s00n as possible

Aug 06, 2008, 05:46 PM // 17:46	#5
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	You left out HB - as in HB monk. (Healer's Boon) WTB, WTT, & WTS are all "Want" not "Willing" CoF is also Cathedral of Flames. FTW is also "Free The World" or "F*** The World" "brt" - be right there LOD - Light of Deliverance SoA - Shield of Absorption (the Nightfall reference) rgr - Roger KoBD - Kind of a Big Deal 600/smite - Two monk team consisting of a 600hp tank and a smite-bonder. ttfn - Ta Ta For Now - Tigger's way of saying "so long" to Pooh Last edited by Quaker; Aug 06, 2008 at 06:10 PM // 18:10..

Aug 06, 2008, 05:49 PM // 17:49	#6
dark_slayer Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: We Still Got It [MOJO] Leader	SF = Searing Flames and Shadow Form also QQ = cry SV = Spoil Victor MoR = Mantra of Recovery, Mantra of Resolve and Mark of Rodgort SoJ = Signet of Judgment SoS = Signet of Sorrow Plok= Power Block Pleak= Power Leak DD = Destruction Depths CoF = Cathedral of Flames you should split this into 2 parts, 1 for skills and 1 for every thing else Last edited by dark_slayer; Aug 06, 2008 at 05:59 PM // 17:59..

Aug 06, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06	#10
Nightow Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]	SS could also mean [Spirit's Strength] as in a SS/Splinter/Volley Rit. RoF could mean Rate of Fire as in how fast you fire a bow/spear. OoS = [offering of spirit] AR = [Ancestors Rage] Nearly all the item spells can be abbreviated such as [Protective was Kaolai] = PwK. GoF = [Gaze of Fury] DPS = [Death Pact Signet] FomF = [Flesh of My Flesh] MB&S/MBaS = [Mend Body and Soul] Rejuv = [Rejuvenation] SLW = [Spirit Light Weapon] WoR = [Weapon of Remedy] WoS = [Weapon of Shadow] WoW = [Weapon of Warding] P.S - Ain't touchin' Communing/Spawning since not many people use those skills. Last edited by Nightow; Aug 07, 2008 at 03:43 AM // 03:43..

Aug 06, 2008, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#11
Arduin Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: Limburgse Jagers [LJ] Profession: R/	HB = Healer's Boon, + Hero Battles GH = Guildhall EotN, GWEN = Guild Wars Eye of the North expansion UB = Ursan Blessing Last edited by Arduin; Aug 06, 2008 at 07:40 PM // 19:40..

Aug 06, 2008, 09:08 PM // 21:08	#16
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Ryder, you are missing LoD - Light of Deldrimor ----------- @ Laelia - Sabway is usually Sab's 3-Necro Hero Team for Vanquishing 4-man areas. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ight=Sab+necro __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also) Last edited by Darcy; Aug 06, 2008 at 09:13 PM // 21:13..

Aug 06, 2008, 05:34 PM // 17:34	#2
Kumu Honua Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008	Boon prot's link is misspelled.

Aug 06, 2008, 05:39 PM // 17:39	#3
Rakim B Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2008 Profession: Mo/	Worlds at war isn't really wrong, just outdated. SoA has another meaning thanks to nightfall too

Aug 06, 2008, 06:16 PM // 18:16	#7
Nainoa Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Guild: ARMY Profession: W/	FFF = Fast Faction Farm HFFF = Hero Fast Faction Farm I feel bad for the person keeping track of the acronyms people use because it seems they like to abbreviate everything.

Aug 06, 2008, 06:43 PM // 18:43	#8
Songbringer Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: EastCoast Profession: E/Me	gz=congratulations

Aug 06, 2008, 07:40 PM // 19:40	#12
DarkGanni Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malta Guild: [CuTe] Profession: E/	WoD = [skill]Wail Of Doom[/skill] Terra = Elementalist being Assassin or Mesmer 2nd profession.

Aug 06, 2008, 07:46 PM // 19:46	#13
Fury Incarnate Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA Profession: R/	ATfH - A Time for Heroes (Last GWEN mission) EotN, GWEN - Eye of the North NF - Nightfall Proph - Prophecies Prof - profession GD - Great Destroyer

Aug 06, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12	#15
Laelia Pumila Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2008	I thought 'imba' meant imbalanced? And I've always wondered what 'sabway' is short for. It's not on the list.

Aug 06, 2008, 09:13 PM // 21:13	#17
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	Sabway ITT = In this thread TNtF or TNTF = ["Theres Nothing to Fear!"] Ryker, WaW is on the list as "Worlds at War, term for the current favor system," which is now outdated since the change to titles for favor. Is HP also used for [[Heal Party]? Last edited by MisterB; Aug 06, 2008 at 11:04 PM // 23:04..

Aug 08, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18	#20
KoKoS Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: aBove Empress Amarox xP Guild: KDT Profession: Mo/E	k = thousand/platinum = /agree, but it's sometimes also used to say "ok" np= no problem asap= as s00n as possible Last edited by KoKoS; Aug 08, 2008 at 12:20 AM // 00:20..