Ice Breaker · Oct 17, 2007, 04:19 PM // 16:19

Hey! I'm new to this whole MMORPG genre!

So I don't know that farming and so on means

Ghengis Kwell · Oct 17, 2007, 04:41 PM // 16:41

Is this a question or an answer......it seems to be neither at the moment lol

have a look round here

scraggles · Oct 17, 2007, 04:43 PM // 16:43

Well, for now. Farming is when you go out, hunt creatures for loot. Thats it.

Ice Breaker · Oct 17, 2007, 04:53 PM // 16:53

But the most common words used in GW except for farming??

Because atm I only know what farming means!

iridescentfyre · Oct 17, 2007, 04:58 PM // 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by scraggles

Well, for now. Farming is when you go out, hunt creatures for loot. Thats it.

To expand on that, "Farming" usually implies you're passively exploiting a game mechanic over and over and over again to get gold. I don't mean to say that farming is necessarily an "exploit" in the rigid, "we-will-ban-you-for-this" sense, but in the sense that you've found a loophole and you're going to jump through it as many times as you can.

Usually when people farm in Guild Wars, they mean solo farming, which means that someone has found a build (or are just using the current popular build that everyone knows about) that is virtually invincible in a very specific area of the game. Inside this area the player can kill and kill and kill and just rack up gold and loot easily and relatively quickly.

Team or group farming exists too, for areas where the loot is--for a variety of reasons--irresistible and solo farming just isn't going to work feasibly. Group farming is less desirable because drops will be randomly assigned to players, whereas you keep anything that hits the ground if you're solo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice Breaker

But the most common words used in GW except for farming??

Because atm I only know what farming means!

Oh. Sorry >.>

The "lingo" used in Guild Wars varies by the player. Aside from the usual internet slang ("lol"), players usually abbreviate names of places and skills to two or three letter initials (DoA = Domain of Anguish), but its all pretty retarded and there's little rhyme or reason to it. For instance, "SS" can refer to about 5 different skills.

Ice Breaker · Oct 17, 2007, 05:06 PM // 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by iridescentfyre

To expand on that, "Farming" usually implies you're passively exploiting a game mechanic over and over and over again to get gold. I don't mean to say that farming is necessarily an "exploit" in the rigid, "we-will-ban-you-for-this" sense, but in the sense that you've found a loophole and you're going to jump through it as many times as you can.

Usually when people farm in Guild Wars, they mean solo farming, which means that someone has found a build (or are just using the current popular build that everyone knows about) that is virtually invincible in a very specific area of the game. Inside this area the player can kill and kill and kill and just rack up gold and loot easily and relatively quickly.

Team or group farming exists too, for areas where the loot is--for a variety of reasons--irresistible and solo farming just isn't going to work feasibly. Group farming is less desirable because drops will be randomly assigned to players, whereas you keep anything that hits the ground if you're solo.

Thank you VERY much!!

tijo · Oct 17, 2007, 05:41 PM // 17:41

The things you really need to know imo is LFG->looking for group, GLF->group looking for, WTB->want to buy, WTS->want to sell, SS for example can relate to [skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill], [skill]Spinal Shivers[/skill] etc.

*Darcy* · Oct 17, 2007, 06:32 PM // 18:32

A link to our other wiki's glossary http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Category:Glossary

Plus professions, as in mo/me or me/rit:

mo = monk
me = mesmer
ele = elementalist
ne = necromancer
r = ranger
w = warrior
rit = ritualist
sin = assassin
d = dervish
p = paragon

And of course:
wammo which stands for warrior/monk, usually used in a derogatory sense to indicate someone who runs with a self-healing warrior build that seldom works past the tutorial.
noob which originally stood for someone new to the game, but now used by idiots to insult everyone else. Ignore anyone who uses the term.

Welcome to the game and to the guru.

qazwersder · Oct 17, 2007, 09:01 PM // 21:01

I really didnt understand what farming meant when i started neither. I couldnt see how sheep and things would tie in with the game all too well.

HawkofStorms · Oct 17, 2007, 11:43 PM // 23:43

A couple of other common phrases.

WTS Want to Sell (some item for some price)
WTB Want to Buy (some item)

LFG Looking for Group (player looking to join a party with somebody to do a mission/quest)
GLF Group looking for

Explodie · Oct 18, 2007, 06:11 AM // 06:11

Okay i have a question too >.>

WTH is Gank?

Scroz · Oct 18, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Gank

baz777 · Oct 18, 2007, 07:07 AM // 07:07

K = ok, yes, affirmative
AFK = away from keyboard
Noob = derogatory term for a useless or dumb player
Newb = non-derogatory term for a new player
PUG = pick up group
Tank = Warrior build using stances etc, design to soak up damage
Rez (or Res) = Resurrection Signet, (or other resurrection skill)
PVP = Player verses Player
PVE = Player verses Environment
WTS = want to sell
WTB = want to buy
WTT = want to trade
LFP = looking for party
LFG = looking for group
GVG = Guild v Guild battle
AB ??? Alliance battle
HOH = Hall of Heroes
RA = Random Arena???s
TA = Team Arena???s
UW = Under World
FOW = Fissure of Woe

Ben-A-BoO · Oct 18, 2007, 07:08 AM // 07:08

For those of you who haven't seen it yet:
I found this introduction very helpful for communicating in game:
Guild Wars
~ spoiler warning included! ~

On a more serious note ... check out Shawns podcast (Guildcast)
Show no. 71 deals especially with class role terminology

and of course ... don't be shy - be noob: Ask ppl in game what the hell they are talking about!

Cheers,
Timebandit

Sleeper Service · Oct 18, 2007, 07:08 AM // 07:08

Gank is NOT a GW native word though. And the GW wiki definition is incorrect.

gank

verb

1. to obtain material through force and trickery.
2. to execute or murder, usually with a firearm. Origin: first used in the early 1990's.

I'm going to gank your happy ass.

Submitted by Sandrea Sanders, St. Louis, MO, USA, Oct 12 1996.
3. to steal. Also gank off with.

I ganked a chair from his room.

He ganked off with my bike.

Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, USA, Feb 20 1998; Andrew Montez, Corpus Christi, TX, Jul 2 1997.

source: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/browse/g

in relation to MMO's :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganking

the First time i ever heard that word was in EVE, i suspect its where the misconception of "gang kill" originates from.

edit: 1990's forget EvE....gangsta rap in full effect. gang kill is probably correct.

N E D M · Oct 18, 2007, 10:44 AM // 10:44

keep in mind the guildwiki definition only relates to guild wars.
lol this one is worse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganking
dunno who edits these

Antheus · Oct 18, 2007, 12:23 PM // 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice Breaker

But the most common words used in GW except for farming??

That would be noob.

It's used for everything, as a general insult, as a ridicule, as a compliment, to describe mesmers, warriors, people with high rank, people with low rank and for just about anything. If you don't know what to say, you just say noob.

Kusandaa · Oct 18, 2007, 01:14 PM // 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by iridescentfyre

The "lingo" used in Guild Wars varies by the player. Aside from the usual internet slang ("lol"), players usually abbreviate names of places and skills to two or three letter initials (DoA = Domain of Anguish), but its all pretty retarded and there's little rhyme or reason to it. For instance, "SS" can refer to about 5 different skills.

Eh, IMHO (here's another, In My Humble Optinion - although you'll also see IMO) it's not retarded. Makes things quicker, yet able to maintain a good English. "Hey, anyone wanna farm DoA tonight?" doesn't sound as bad as "ey, ne1 want 2 farm doa 2nite??"... *shudders* General netspeak/leetspeak makes me go nuts. Even though people use abbreviations a lot doesn't make it retarded.

Oh, and note that these are highly contextual - not gonna run a HEALING BREEZE (HB) monk in The Deep... you'll prefer HEALER'S BOON (HB) x].

Here's some more, because I'm bored and have time to kill x].

MM: Minion master;

SS: Spiteful Spirit, or the build relying on Spiteful Spirit;

Run: Getting someone to basically, run to a town, area, or mission; usually no fighting involved, except when someone "runs" a mission (beats it for you);

Ferry: Getting someone to go through a portal to an area, usually when you can't access it yourself (Consulate Docks for max armor in Nightfall, Urgoz/Deep because you don't own the town/have no scrolls);

Spike: When a bunch of foes attacks a single target, usually using the same attack at at the same time;

55: Monk with 55hp, AKA "invicimonk"
GH: Guild Hall
GC: Guild Chat
AC: Alliance Chat
PM: Private Message, whisper
TS: TeamSpeak (voice chat program)
Vent: Ventrilo (voice chat program)
SF: Sorrow's Furnace (Prophecies farming spot), Searing Flames (elementalist elite skill)
HB: Healing Breeze, Healer's Boon
LA: Lion's Arch
Droks: Droknar's Forge
HzH: House Zu Heltzer
KC: Kaineng Center
Mats: Materials
Req: Requirement (on weapons); shortened more as Q, or R
R<number>: Rank (was used in HA mostly, but now expanding to EotN titles)
EotN: Eye of the North; also known as the following...
GWEN: Guild Wars: Eye of the North
LB: Lightbringer

... Can't think of more right now. But I know there's waaaay more.

Ice Breaker · Oct 18, 2007, 02:32 PM // 14:32

How can a monk with 55 HP be invicimonk?????????

Sorry if i sounds noobish xD

Toutatis · Oct 18, 2007, 03:34 PM // 15:34

Quote:

How can a monk with 55 HP be invicimonk?????????

Monks have access to a number of skills that reduce the damage that allies (including themselves) take. For example, the spell Protective Spirit prevents you from losing more than 10% of your maximum health when you are attacked.

Now, if a monk had 55 health and used this skill, they would only take 5 damage every time they were attacked. If you're taking that little damage, it's easy to stay alive by using even the weakest of healing skills. This makes the monk almost impossible to kill by monsters that lack enchantment removal skills, hence "invincimonk".

Oct 17, 2007, 04:19 PM // 16:19	#1
Ice Breaker Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Finland Profession: R/	MMORPG "names" on things Hey! I'm new to this whole MMORPG genre! So I don't know that farming and so on means

Oct 17, 2007, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#8
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	A link to our other wiki's glossary http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Category:Glossary Plus professions, as in mo/me or me/rit: mo = monk me = mesmer ele = elementalist ne = necromancer r = ranger w = warrior rit = ritualist sin = assassin d = dervish p = paragon And of course: wammo which stands for warrior/monk, usually used in a derogatory sense to indicate someone who runs with a self-healing warrior build that seldom works past the tutorial. noob which originally stood for someone new to the game, but now used by idiots to insult everyone else. Ignore anyone who uses the term. Welcome to the game and to the guru. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Oct 18, 2007, 07:08 AM // 07:08	#14
Ben-A-BoO Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Europe	Please check your sarcasm detector in advance For those of you who haven't seen it yet: I found this introduction very helpful for communicating in game: Guild Wars ~ *spoiler warning included!* ~ On a more serious note ... check out Shawns podcast (Guildcast) Show no. 71 deals especially with class role terminology and of course ... don't be shy - be noob: Ask ppl in game what the hell they are talking about! Cheers, Timebandit Last edited by Ben-A-BoO; Oct 18, 2007 at 07:13 AM // 07:13..

Oct 17, 2007, 04:41 PM // 16:41	#2
Ghengis Kwell Baby Maker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Guild: Sent Fromhell Profession: D/W	Is this a question or an answer......it seems to be neither at the moment lol have a look round here

Oct 17, 2007, 04:43 PM // 16:43	#3
scraggles Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: LaZy	Well, for now. Farming is when you go out, hunt creatures for loot. Thats it.

Oct 17, 2007, 04:53 PM // 16:53	#4
Ice Breaker Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Finland Profession: R/	But the most common words used in GW except for farming?? Because atm I only know what farming means!

Oct 17, 2007, 05:41 PM // 17:41	#7
tijo Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Montreal Guild: [CDDR] Profession: R/	The things you really need to know imo is LFG->looking for group, GLF->group looking for, WTB->want to buy, WTS->want to sell, SS for example can relate to [skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill], [skill]Spinal Shivers[/skill] etc.

Oct 17, 2007, 09:01 PM // 21:01	#9
qazwersder Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: I'll be looking soon Profession: E/	I really didnt understand what farming meant when i started neither. I couldnt see how sheep and things would tie in with the game all too well.

Oct 17, 2007, 11:43 PM // 23:43	#10
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	A couple of other common phrases. WTS Want to Sell (some item for some price) WTB Want to Buy (some item) LFG Looking for Group (player looking to join a party with somebody to do a mission/quest) GLF Group looking for

Oct 18, 2007, 06:11 AM // 06:11	#11
Explodie Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Netherlands Guild: LowLandLions [LLL] Profession: R/	Okay i have a question too >.> WTH is Gank?

Oct 18, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45	#12
Scroz Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006	http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Gank

Oct 18, 2007, 07:07 AM // 07:07	#13
baz777 Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South East England Guild: Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell] Profession: E/	K = ok, yes, affirmative AFK = away from keyboard Noob = derogatory term for a useless or dumb player Newb = non-derogatory term for a new player PUG = pick up group Tank = Warrior build using stances etc, design to soak up damage Rez (or Res) = Resurrection Signet, (or other resurrection skill) PVP = Player verses Player PVE = Player verses Environment WTS = want to sell WTB = want to buy WTT = want to trade LFP = looking for party LFG = looking for group GVG = Guild v Guild battle AB ??? Alliance battle HOH = Hall of Heroes RA = Random Arena???s TA = Team Arena???s UW = Under World FOW = Fissure of Woe

Oct 18, 2007, 07:08 AM // 07:08	#15
Sleeper Service Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: CULT	Gank is NOT a GW native word though. And the GW wiki definition is incorrect. gank verb 1. to obtain material through force and trickery. 2. to execute or murder, usually with a firearm. Origin: first used in the early 1990's. I'm going to gank your happy ass. Submitted by Sandrea Sanders, St. Louis, MO, USA, Oct 12 1996. 3. to steal. Also gank off with. I ganked a chair from his room. He ganked off with my bike. Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, USA, Feb 20 1998; Andrew Montez, Corpus Christi, TX, Jul 2 1997. source: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/browse/g in relation to MMO's : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganking the First time i ever heard that word was in EVE, i suspect its where the misconception of "gang kill" originates from. edit: 1990's forget EvE....gangsta rap in full effect. gang kill is probably correct.

Oct 18, 2007, 10:44 AM // 10:44	#16
N E D M Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Officer's Club Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP]	keep in mind the guildwiki definition only relates to guild wars. lol this one is worse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganking dunno who edits these

Oct 18, 2007, 02:32 PM // 14:32	#19
Ice Breaker Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Finland Profession: R/	How can a monk with 55 HP be invicimonk????????? Sorry if i sounds noobish xD