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fiery · Nov 22, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13

GG GL GF HF DD-dont die.

lyra_song · Nov 22, 2005, 05:02 AM // 05:02

other terms you should add thats build related:

Rezmer - Fast cast Mesmer with monk secondary used for ressurecting (usually in Minion Master teams)

Echo____ - Elementalist with mesmer secondary using Arcane Echo or Echo to repeat spells.

Battery - Necromancer with energy regen skills to help monks and other casters regain their magic.

Geartank - A warrior whos build centers around holding an item so that enemies are aggroed to them. It can be anything from torches, the scepter of orr, books, etc. Named after the gears in Sorrows Furnace, even though the technique has been used before SF came out.

MM - Minion Master, Necro who specializes in making an army of undead fiends, minions or horrors and maintaining them.

HoD - Henge of Denravi

ideologue · Dec 18, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20

What is THK? Im pretty sure it's a mission or quest... but have no idea which one it is. THK? Thunder Head + k?

art_ · Dec 18, 2005, 01:26 AM // 01:26

Thunderhead Keep

MadOnion · Dec 18, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15

Additional information for "Cap": using a Signet of Capture to "capture" a skill from a dead boss (primarily an elite skill).

Shimus DarkRaven · Dec 18, 2005, 03:44 AM // 03:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kidney Licker

What about gtg?

I've seen two interpretations. One is "Good to go" and the other is "Got to go". Big difference e.g

<a> :k gtg
<b> :k cu
<a> :? gtg
<c> : bye
<d> : cu
<a> : wtf

Also is there any etiquette on the use of "y"? Is it context specific to mean "Yes" or "Why"?

Person A said "Good to GO" person B thought they were leaving. This is the problem with acronyms/abbreviations. Sometimes you can't specifcially tell which it is. Sometimes it's better to elaborate.

As for the useage of "y" it's always usually a substitute for "Why". I've never seen it used for "yes". Unless I can see it: Answer Y for yes or N for no. But then they'd have already elaborated, hence why I believe it's always for "Why"

--The Shim

mamluk · Dec 21, 2005, 04:47 AM // 04:47

ffs = for fubar's sake

Samueldg · Dec 21, 2005, 05:04 AM // 05:04

c/o= current offer...

b/o =buying offer (what ill sell for right now)

atm= at the moment..

Tank= standing in direct damage path ie " hey ele stop tanking" usually said by a monk whos dumped 40 ene trying to keep the dumb ele whos hanging out next to the warrior alive..

tank also means carrying a some stances and skills to prolong living via warrior skills.

one I hear ever so often
AC= aggro controller... ( the person who brings the fight to the monsters and keeps theyre attention) was popular in d2..

wtf= "what the FUNK!!" (edited for kiddies) usually following a mass dieing of half the party because leroy surfaced...

Gamba Chimelu · Dec 27, 2005, 05:30 AM // 05:30

What is "ss"?

Malchior Devenholm · Dec 27, 2005, 05:33 AM // 05:33

spiteful spirit, necro curse skill that dmges an opponent nytime they atk or use a skill

It's an elite skill and a new common build for necros *especially for big scale missions like Hells or Thunderhead*

Csquirrelrun · Dec 30, 2005, 11:47 PM // 23:47

What is IDS?

EDIT: Never mind, continued looking at ranger forums and found that IDS = Icey Dragon Sword

Disciplyne · Jan 22, 2006, 10:16 AM // 10:16

Kudos to this list and all the helpful people who are adding to it. I just started GW so some of the terms specific to it were unfamiliar. This list has been big help.

What does the term "rust" mean?

And I'll throw my 2 copper in support of the term "mob" to mean "mobile object". Too many years to count in MMO / MMORP games and that is what has meant the whole time.

Gildor Took · Jan 22, 2006, 10:22 AM // 10:22

rust is probably the spell rust which really annoys bond monk in Sorrow Furnace farming because it take ages for blessed signet

Urias Skult · Jan 22, 2006, 11:06 AM // 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by KFC

ok,during game play i have heard alot of "have you asended yet?" "how do you asend" what exactly is asendence and how does one go about asending?

Since it hasnt been answered yet;

Ascending is part of the PvE storyline. It is achieved by leaving Kryta via Sanctum Cay mission, and completing the three main Co-op missions in the Crystal Desert. You end up fighting your Doppelganger one on one and you are ascended. There is nothing to really notice about being ascended unlike getting infused armour.

A lot of people miss ascending by playing the game out of sequence by running to Droks from Beakons Perch.

Btw, Has "Runner/ Running" been added to this list? I cant remember reading it.

What about "Off-tank(ing)" - A warrior who changes enemy priority to take aggro off casters.

Nater · Jan 22, 2006, 06:37 PM // 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malchior Devenholm

spiteful spirit, necro curse skill that dmges an opponent nytime they atk or use a skill

It's an elite skill and a new common build for necros *especially for big scale missions like Hells or Thunderhead*

Thank the lord somebody didn't say "Shadow Strike" = SS. Had more then one new player in Deldrimor War Camp join my group when I spammed for an Echo SS Necro.

Sure enough they echo'd Shadow Strike. DOH!

I'd like to add one that was missed in the initial post:

WTT = Want To Trade

MMSDome · Sep 03, 2006, 12:55 AM // 00:55

ressurecting an Ancient thread with the question of, what does BR stand for?

Retribution X · Sep 03, 2006, 02:09 AM // 02:09

Blood Ritual. That's the usual meaning for BR.

Punches · Sep 03, 2006, 08:16 AM // 08:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayb

throw dirt isnt an elite, just fyi

noticed that

also, under the definitions for "Cap" you listed to capture a banner in PvP, but failed to list PvE's popular use: to capture a skill or pet, i.e.- lfg cap grp - need to cap aotl - lfg to cap spider - etc.

You may also want to include the term "Metagame" as it seems to be more and more widely used as more people drift towards serious competition.

EDIT: Also, you probably will never see these suggestions as I just noticed this thread hasn't been active since the dawn of time and you are probably very old having lived a full and satisfying life by now.

Great list anyway, I learned a few from it for sure.

posiden5665 · Dec 29, 2006, 04:55 AM // 04:55

wat is UW? and wat is a warder?

Darkobra · Dec 29, 2006, 05:54 AM // 05:54

There's one up there that can mean two things, so gets slightly confusing at times. Especially in HA. (There's a new one for you too. HA = Heroes Ascent). AoE. Can mean Area of Effect, yet for AoE smite teams, it will mean Air of Enchantment. This one used to confuse me all the time.

Dec 30, 2005, 11:47 PM // 23:47	#91
Csquirrelrun Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Profession: Me/	What is IDS? EDIT: Never mind, continued looking at ranger forums and found that IDS = Icey Dragon Sword Last edited by Csquirrelrun; Dec 30, 2005 at 11:51 PM // 23:51..

Nov 22, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13	#81
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	GG GL GF HF DD-dont die.

Nov 22, 2005, 05:02 AM // 05:02	#82
lyra_song Hell's Protector Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: R/Mo	other terms you should add thats build related: Rezmer - Fast cast Mesmer with monk secondary used for ressurecting (usually in Minion Master teams) Echo____ - Elementalist with mesmer secondary using Arcane Echo or Echo to repeat spells. Battery - Necromancer with energy regen skills to help monks and other casters regain their magic. Geartank - A warrior whos build centers around holding an item so that enemies are aggroed to them. It can be anything from torches, the scepter of orr, books, etc. Named after the gears in Sorrows Furnace, even though the technique has been used before SF came out. MM - Minion Master, Necro who specializes in making an army of undead fiends, minions or horrors and maintaining them. HoD - Henge of Denravi

Dec 18, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#83
ideologue Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Who Needs Clothes	What is THK? Im pretty sure it's a mission or quest... but have no idea which one it is. THK? Thunder Head + k?

Dec 18, 2005, 01:26 AM // 01:26	#84
art_ Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005	Thunderhead Keep

Dec 18, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15	#85
MadOnion Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005	Additional information for "Cap": using a Signet of Capture to "capture" a skill from a dead boss (primarily an elite skill).

Dec 21, 2005, 04:47 AM // 04:47	#87
mamluk Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grid Sector X-223b Guild: Carebear Club [wuv]	ffs = for fubar's sake

Dec 21, 2005, 05:04 AM // 05:04	#88
Samueldg Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Profession: N/Mo	c/o= current offer... b/o =buying offer (what ill sell for right now) atm= at the moment.. Tank= standing in direct damage path ie " hey ele stop tanking" usually said by a monk whos dumped 40 ene trying to keep the dumb ele whos hanging out next to the warrior alive.. tank also means carrying a some stances and skills to prolong living via warrior skills. one I hear ever so often AC= aggro controller... ( the person who brings the fight to the monsters and keeps theyre attention) was popular in d2.. wtf= "what the FUNK!!" (edited for kiddies) usually following a mass dieing of half the party because leroy surfaced...

Dec 27, 2005, 05:30 AM // 05:30	#89
Gamba Chimelu Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: W/Mo	What is "ss"?

Dec 27, 2005, 05:33 AM // 05:33	#90
Malchior Devenholm Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Dragon Arena!!! Guild: Pshycho Ninjas [oGod] \| Vent Rage [vR] \| Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]	spiteful spirit, necro curse skill that dmges an opponent nytime they atk or use a skill It's an elite skill and a new common build for necros especially for big scale missions like Hells or Thunderhead

Jan 22, 2006, 10:16 AM // 10:16	#92
Disciplyne Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wooden Cave on a Mountaintop in AZ Guild: TBD Profession: N/Me	Kudos to this list and all the helpful people who are adding to it. I just started GW so some of the terms specific to it were unfamiliar. This list has been big help. What does the term "rust" mean? And I'll throw my 2 copper in support of the term "mob" to mean "mobile object". Too many years to count in MMO / MMORP games and that is what has meant the whole time.

Jan 22, 2006, 10:22 AM // 10:22	#93
Gildor Took Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia, 3rd rock from the sun Profession: Mo/	rust is probably the spell rust which really annoys bond monk in Sorrow Furnace farming because it take ages for blessed signet

Sep 03, 2006, 12:55 AM // 00:55	#96
MMSDome Raged Out Join Date: Sep 2005	ressurecting an Ancient thread with the question of, what does BR stand for?

Sep 03, 2006, 02:09 AM // 02:09	#97
Retribution X Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Check behind you again. Profession: N/	Blood Ritual. That's the usual meaning for BR.

Dec 29, 2006, 04:55 AM // 04:55	#99
posiden5665 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: Omega Lancers Profession: N/E	wat is UW? and wat is a warder?

Dec 29, 2006, 05:54 AM // 05:54	#100
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	There's one up there that can mean two things, so gets slightly confusing at times. Especially in HA. (There's a new one for you too. HA = Heroes Ascent). AoE. Can mean Area of Effect, yet for AoE smite teams, it will mean Air of Enchantment. This one used to confuse me all the time.