Glossary

Many adventurers new to Stormreach are taken back at some the terms used conversationally by its veteran denizens. This is a partial list of terms you may or may not have seen or heard before.

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 * 1337 - Leet - Elite - El33t : Often used by older people to describe someone who is full of himself or arrogant.Often used by younger people to refer to someone with above average or "elite" skills.Can also be used by olde congratulatory people to joke about someone with above average or "elite" skills.


 * 28 Point Build: When starting DDO, you can use a maximum of 28 points for stat allocation for new characters. See 32 Point Build


 * 32 Point Build: Once you've earned 1750 favor on any character, you can use 32 points in the initial stat allocation. As of Update 1 for DDO Unlimited (October 28, 2009), 32 point builds can be purchased from the DDO store.


 * 3BC : Three-Barrel Cove (quest)

A

 * AA : Arcane Archer, a ranger path


 * ADQ : Against the Demon Queen (quest)


 * AFAIK : As Far As I Know


 * AFK : Away from Keyboard: this player is telling you that they have left for a moment.


 * Aggro : This is the name for the level of aggression a monster has towards any player. The person with the most "aggro" is usually who the Monster will target and persist to attack. Aggro is gained through dealing damage to the creature, taunting the creature with the intimidate skill, or healing party members. Most groups seek to have the Tank hold the Aggro.


 * AH : Auction House. One is located in The Harbor. Speak to Spaulder Nine-Band there.  It shows up as a red icon on your map.  Here you may post items for others to bid on or bid on items for yourself.  Note when selling on the Auction House: there is a "Listing Fee" when you put the item on the Auction House list; there is also another selling fee of 30% if the item is sold.  Factor those costs into the selling price of any items you decide to sell.


 * AHAP : As Hard As Possible. Usually used in LFMs to say the quest will be done in the hardest difficulty that can by opened by the party.


 * Alt : A player's alternate characters, these are characters that they play for fun but are not the main focus of their time in game.Any character on a player's account he is not currently playing.See also Avatar, Character, Toon and Main.


 * AOE : Area Of Effect: AOE spells are spells that affect multiple targets in a designated area. Spells like Fireball have AOE damage because they damage the creatures surrounding the initial target of the spell.


 * Arcane : An Arcane would refer to arcane casters, such as the wizard or sorcerer classes, and would exclude other casters (ie cleric)


 * ATM : At The Moment.


 * Avatar : The virtual incarnation of the player.


 * Axer Package : A phase referring to a collection of buffs in DDO. Generally refers to every possible useful buff for the given quest. But often non-useful but funny buffs like Merfolks Blessing are included. Common buffs for all quests included: Haste, Rage, Displacement, Resist Energy: All, Prayer, Freedom of Movement, Deathward. Others depending on the quest or context it is used. Example of usage: "Hey what buffs do you need?" "I'll take an Axer Package." Note that this package is not required for good players, nor for self-sufficient players.  When you only form groups that consist of you on your dwarven barbarian with the other five party members being clerics, wizards, sorcs, and bards, then yes, you will need the Axer package.

B

 * BAB : Base Attack Bonus: Number that represent your skills with a weapon, and increases as you gain levels. As your BAB increases, you gain a greater bonus to attack rolls and additional swings. The speed at which BAB increase depends on the class(es) you are training.


 * Battle Cleric : A cleric who likes to and is built to fight in melee combat


 * BBL : Be Back Later


 * Bio : Often used as "Bio break", this term refers to someone taking a break for biological reasons. Often used in DDO to state a player is going to the bathroom.Can also refer to the player's biography.


 * Bind or Binding : The process of setting a resurrection point in a tavern, by talking to an NPC "spirit binder"


 * Bind, Bound, or Binding : Binding an item to a character will make that item immune to permanent damage, but the item cannot be auctioned or traded


 * Body Pull : Technique of getting close enough to a MOB to get only its attention and not its friends, and pull them back to fight alone


 * Box of Rocks : A chest full of gemstones


 * BS : Bastard sword (item), Bull's strength (buff) at lower levels, or Barkskin (buff) at higher levels


 * BRB : Be Right Back, often used in conjunction with AFK.


 * BRT : Be Right There


 * BTW: By The Way


 * Buff, Buffs, or Buffed : Buffs are generally cast on characters at the beginning of quests and after shrining to give resistance to damaging effects


 * BYOH : Bring Your Own Heals, generally seen on the LFM to let people know that there isnt a healer in the group

C

 * Capped : The point in which a character has reached the maximum amount of experience they can get


 * Caster : Typically a wizard or sorcerer, but technically any class that casts spells. (ie cleric)


 * CC : Crowd Control: Refers to effects capable of affecting large amount of hostile mobs to reduce the damage taken. Casting classes (Bards, Sorcerers, Wizards) are often asked to do CC. This involves AOE stuns, Web spells, and Daze spells to prevent monsters to deal damage to party members.


 * CE : Combat Expertise (feat)


 * Char : Character


 * Chew Toy : A Tank, who's main job is to acquire and maintain agro from a specific mob/mobs


 * Chump Block : A character that tanks, even though they are likely to die in the process


 * Clickie : An item that, upon double clicking the item icon, generates a spell or other effect. (ie haste clickie, grease clickie)


 * CLW : Cure Light Wounds: A healing spell used frequently by clerics.


 * CMW : Cure Moderate Wounds: A healing spell used frequently by clerics.


 * CSW : Cure Serious Wounds: A healing spell used frequently by clerics.


 * CO6 : The Cult of the Six: A quest chain on Sorrowdusk Isle, accessible from the House Deneith ward. Sometimes called COT6


 * Coyle : An infamous NPC you must protect in the Threnal East quests who dies quite easily


 * Crawl : A dungeon crawl to show newbies the ropes, and/or to complete all side quests and objectives


 * Crit : Critical Hit, high attack rolls that occur naturally on the dice, give bonuses to damage


 * CR : Challenge Rating: The difficulty of a monster. The rating is not always accurate for every monster.


 * CYA : See You

D

 * DA : Dwarven axe (item) or Dungeon Alert


 * DC : Disconnect: This often refers to a player who looses his internet connection or his client-side connection to the game.Difficulty Class: The foundation of most skills in DDO, based on a D20 dice roll versus a DC. The DC of any given object, spell, trap, or magic item is the "check" that you must roll above to succeed.


 * DD : Dimension Door (spell)Disable Device (skill)


 * DBF : Delayed Blast Fireball (spell)


 * Dev : Developers: These are the good men and women who actually work on the game itself. The Dev team can consist of artists, programmers, and managers. There are other types of employees, like public relations, but they are not specifically Devs since they are not directly developing the game.


 * Diplo : Diplomacy (skill), used to redirect aggro onto others


 * Disco Inferno : Wall of Fire & Otto's Sphere of Dancing used together


 * Divine : Divine spell casters excel at curing ailments and healing allies (ie Cleric, Favored Soul, Paladin)


 * DPS : Damage per second or Damage per swing. Method of calculation of damage. Most often used to represent a general focus on damage rather than precise numbers. Note that there is no actual measurement for DPS, rather it is a play style where one intends to do high damage for each round of attack, as opposed to stat damage or crowd control.


 * DR : Damage Reduction, formatted DR N/TYPE, where N = Absorbed Damage, and type = what ignores the DR


 * Dragonmark : A mark that looks like an elaborate tattoo and grants magical powers to the bearer. Specific dragonmarks are found only in the bloodlines of certain families, and therefore only certain races may manifest true dragonmarks. In DDO, characters may spend feats to purchase dragonmarks.


 * DS : Deepwood sniper (path), the path a ranger follows to focus skills on ranged attacks and scouting.


 * Dump Stat : A starting ability you put no build points into.


 * DV : Divine Vitality: This is a cleric ability which is used at the expense of a Turn Undead. DVs are optional enhancements that a Cleric may choose to take in order to refill small amounts of Spell Points to a target party member but not himself.


 * DQ1 : Against the Demon Queen chapter 1(quest)


 * DQ2 : Against the Demon Queen chapter 2(raid)

E

 * End game: Term used to refer to the activities or quests done by characters at the maximum level.


 * EULA : End User Licence Agreement


 * EZ : Easy

F

 * F2S : Flesh to Stone (spell)


 * Farming : Running a quest, or explorer area, multiple times for loot.


 * Favor : Points given for completing quests. Special benefits are made available to users who obtain enough favor with certain patrons


 * FF : Feather Fall


 * Finger : Finger of Death (spell)


 * Firewall : Wall of Fire (spell) the terminology used often misleads people to search for the spell in the F's, as opposed to the W's


 * Flagged : Having completed the required quests, or gathered the required items, to move onto the next chapter of a story line. usually a raid.


 * Fleshy : Term used for denoting a "flesh and bone" race (eg Human)


 * FO : Finish Out: This is often a fast way of telling everyone in the group that it is ok to Recall out of a dungeon after it has been completed.


 * FOD : Finger of Death (spell)


 * FOM : Freedom of Movement (buff)


 * Fred : Fred The Mind Flayer can respec feats, and is found under the garden in House J


 * FtS : Flesh to Stone (spell)


 * FTW : For The Win: Simply put, anything that is followed by "FTW" means it is a good thing. (e.g.. "+4 Ghost Touch Adamantine Bastard swords FTW!")


 * FVS : Favored Soul (class)


 * F2P : Free to Play, new to mod 9. users can now play DDO without paying, but suffer some drawbacks (eg limited chars)

G

 * GA : Greataxe


 * GG : Good Game: Often used as a congratulatory response to a good group or good job on a task. This has been used alternatively as a condescending insult flavored with sarcasm. (e.g.. "GG, Noob...")


 * GH : Greater Heroism (buff), can also reference the Gianthold Area or Good hope (spell)


 * Ghost Run : When players intentionally die to have someone carries their soul stone through the quest


 * Gimped : Built with abilities that don't have synergy to the build or multiclassing in a way that hurts more your character than any benefit he may gain from it. Common solution to this is a reroll.


 * GIMPO : God In My Personal Opinion. Typically used to describe a good character build.


 * GJ : Good Job: used in the same context as GG.


 * GLOER : Good Luck On End Reward


 * GM : Game Master: these are the fellows who are employed by Turbine to help players with unusual problems like monsters not spawning, getting stuck, items disappearing, and other events which disrupt the flow of gameplay. They also moderate behavior of players when it gets out of hand. Consider the GMs to be like the Police of DDO, when something goes wrong, you contact them.


 * GMW : Grey Moon Waning: A quest chain on Sorrowdusk Isle, accessible from the House Deneith ward.


 * Gold Farmers or Spammer : People who try to sell gold or platinum in game


 * GS : Green Steel Item, could also mean Greatsword (item)


 * GTG : "Got to Go" or "Good to Go", sometimes creating confusion, especially at the beginning of quests


 * GTWF : Greater Two Weapon Fighting (feat)


 * Guild Group : A group comprised mostly or entirely of members of a guild. Usually these players know one another well, and work together as a team. A very different experience from a PUG.


 * G2G : Got To Go, players often use G2G as opposed to GTG which has two different meanings.

H

 * Healbot : A character dedicated to healing and who does little else in a quest


 * HIPS : Hiding in Plain Sight (quest)


 * Hound : Hound of Xoriat (raid)


 * House D : The House Deneith ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * House J : The House Jorasco ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * House K : The House Kundarak ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * House P : The House Phiarlan ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * HoX : Hound of Xoriat (raid)


 * HP : Hit Points

I

 * IC : In Character: For all intents and purposes, this term is most commonly used in MMORPGs to describe a player's Roleplaying state. If he is in character, then he is talking and acting as his character. Alternatively, and commonly used in internet lingo, IC is a fast way of saying "I see"


 * IDK : I Don't Know


 * IIRC : If I Remember Correctly


 * IMO : In My Opinion


 * INC : Incoming, often used to let other players know that a group of MOBS are heading towards the group. Someone who pulls will often let his party know that the pull was successful by saying "INC". Also used when a zerger or a scout has drawn more attention than he can handle and is heading back to the group for help dispatching the swarm of enemies he's found.


 * Incapped : Incapacitated is the term to describe a character who has fallen but is not yet dead


 * Intimitank : Refers to a player that excels at holding aggro with the Intimidate skill while keeping a good Armor Class and, most of the time, good saving throws and hit points.


 * IP : In Progress, generally seen on the LFM to let people know that the group is already in quest


 * IRL : In Real Life


 * ISO : In Search Of. Commonly used in trading posts on many massively multiplayer online game forums.


 * ITWF : Improved Two Weapon Fighting (feat)

J

 * JK : Just Kidding
 * JMO : Just My Opinion

K

 * KEK : Another version of LOL, KEK was commonly used in World of Warcraft due to the Horde's translation of LOL when viewed by an Alliance member. Kek originated from Korean players on Battlenet who would show laughter via "kekekekekeke".


 * Kite or Kiting : Strategy of attacking one or more melee monsters with ranged attacks and running around so they can't hit you.


 * KK : OK

L

 * Lag : Delayed or slowed gaming experience due to, but not limited to; internet connection or pc problems. usually results in a frozen frame in-game.


 * LD : Link Dead, an alternate description of a disconnection, usually used when the disconnection was abrupt.


 * Leet : Elite


 * Leroy Jenkins : A reference to a You-Tube video of someone wrecking an intricately planned WoW raid buy rushing into combat and getting everyone killed. A term for someone who Zergs when the rest of the party is not.


 * LFG : Looking for Group


 * LFH : Looking For Ham (outdated terminology) consuming ham was the way to regenerate hp & sp before the induction of the rest shrine.


 * LFH : Looking for Help, Not always looking for someone of equal level, this can sometimes be used to seek the aid of a higher level character for whatever reason.Alternatively, Looking For Healer, this means the group has everything they need except a healing class.Can also can refer to the LFH emote, which stands for looking for ham.


 * LFM : Looking for More (alternatively, LF1M, LF2M, etc shows how many more are needed for a complete group)


 * LotD : Litany of the Dead


 * LMAO : Laughing My As* Off (Laughing really hard)


 * Log or Logging : Process of exiting the DDO software completely, or to change characters


 * LOH : Lay On Hands (enhancement), the ability of paladins to heal with divine powers


 * lol : Laughing out Loud


 * Lowbie : Someone of low level: Usually refers to characters between levels 1-4, but some of the more jaded veterans will use this to refer to all characters three or more levels below the cap.


 * LS : Longsword


 * LVL : Level, typically referring to a characters experience level


 * L8ter : Later

M

 * M/A : Mature Audience


 * Main : A player's Main character.


 * Mana : Spell Points


 * Meat Shield : This term is often used to refer to the tanking classes of the group. Paladins or Fighters, usually, but Barbarians and Rangers can be meat shields as well. They are the front line tanks that take the beating so the squishy classes don't have to.


 * ML : Minimum Level requirements, referring to items


 * MM : Magic Missile


 * MMO or MMOG : Massive Multi-player On-line Game


 * Mob : Stands for Mobile Object. Common term used to describe a monster or other enemy that you encounter.


 * MoBB : Maladroit of Bone Breaking weapon, combo that deals most effective dexterity damage


 * Mod : Module or Modification (ie DDO Mod 9)


 * MT : Mistell: this is used to apologize to a player when someone sends them a message that was intended for another player.Alternatively, MT can refer to the "Main Tank" of a group.


 * MU : Magic User: Bards, Clerics, Sorcerers and Wizards are all Magic Users. Paladins and Rangers are usually not referred to as magic users, even though they can (and should) have spell points and cast spells after level 4.


 * Mule : Describes a character as having been created to hold extra items. Some are created and run through a few missions to improve the Haggle skill and or to collect Coin Lord favor and increase the size of the mule's pack. Thereby increasing the amount of extra storage provided by a single mule character.

N

 * Necro/Necro 1,2,3 : Necropolis/Necropolis crypt series


 * Nerf : To Nerf is to make something less effective. At its very essence, players feel Nerfing something usually holds a negative effect on them. During the "balancing" phases of most game development, many aspects are being "Nerfed" from what may have been an overpowered status.


 * Newb - Newbie : Title given to new players who may not fully understand the intricacies of the game itself. Often stemming from a lack of playing time, or a younger person who wants to learn the game but simply doesn't yet.


 * NHE or N/H/E : Normal/Hard/Elite (quest difficulty levels) sometimes used individually


 * NM or Nvm : Nevermind


 * Noob - N00b - Nub : Term used to refer to a player lacking skills for no reason other than lack of concern. Usually considered very derogatory.Care must be taken to differentiate between the two definitions based on context!


 * NP : No Problem. As in the person was glad to help.


 * NPC : Non Player Character


 * NT or NTY : No Thanks or No Thank You

O

 * OIC : "Oh, I See"


 * OMG : "Oh My God"


 * OMW : On My Way


 * OOC : Out Of Character, an RP term


 * OOM : Out Of Mana


 * OP : Original Poster


 * ORLY? : Oh Really?


 * Owned : Originally spelled PWNED!, probably originating from players mistyping the word "owned" in the heat of battle. This term denotes complete domination, usually in a (virtual) physical sense. 'Your Sorcerer was totally PWNED! by that ogre!'

P

 * PA : Power Attack (feat)


 * PC : Player Character


 * PD : Perma-Death, a play style that retires a toon after they die for the first time. Strict rules regarding PD groups vary between groups and/or guilds.


 * PG : Pure Good


 * Piking : A term used to describe someone that is leaching XP from the activity, without contributing anything to the party.


 * PK : Phantasmal Killer: a sorcerer/wizard spell that can instantly kill many creatures in DDO.Alternatively, and more commonly among other MMORPGs, PK means "Player Killer".


 * PnP : Pen and Paper: This refers to the tabletop version of Dungeons and Dragons.


 * POP : Prison of the Planes (quest)


 * POP? : Pearl Of Power (item), an item used to increase a casters mana. The question mark would be replaced with a number designating its power.


 * Pots : Potions (item)


 * Power 5 : +5 equivalent weapon effects, most of which can instantly kill monsters on a good roll. (Vorpal, Paralyzing, Banashing, Smiting, Disrupting)


 * Power Leveling : Getting more powerful characters to run quests while you tag along. There are limits in DDO to how far you can take this tactic


 * PPL : People


 * PrC : Prestige Class, a path a class will take to gain special benifits (eg Rangers' Tempest, Bards' Warchanter and Rogues' Assassin)


 * PrE : Prestige Enhancement, like PrC's but slightly altered and more limited-scope as Enhancements


 * Proc: Also called "Proc Rate", refers to items that generate effects on hit (such as a Guard effect on certain items like Air Guard or Concordant Opposition) and the chance that those effects will go off.


 * PST : Please Send Tell: The player is requesting that you talk to him/her using the TELL function: /tell Usually used to ask for communication regarding an LFM, LFG, or buy/sell advert


 * PUG : Pick Up Group: a group of random players brought together through LFM/LFG usually to run one mission.Usually a very different experience from a Guild Group


 * PvE : Player versus Environment: Running missions, exploring encounter areas and the like.


 * PvP : Player versus Player: Killing or competing against other playersPvP is limited in DDO to very specific areas, and players may opt in only by going to those areas.


 * PWN : A 1337 term pronounced as "own" (sometimes pronounced "pone"). This means to greatly overpower or defeat an adversary.Usually regarded as extremely juvenile.

Q

 * QFE : Quoted for Emphasis: used primarily on the forums, this message is used to denote strong agreement, usually with the wording of an argument as well as the actual content


 * QFT : Quoted For Truth: used primarily on the forums, this message is used to denote strong agreement, usually with the wording of an argument as well as the actual content. Also used in derrogatory "Quit F*$%ing Talking".


 * QQ : Emoticon for crying eyes. Often used as a noun or verb to mean whine/whining


 * Quest Chain : A series of quests connected by storyline and intended to be run all in one session. Examples in DDO include Grey Moon Waning/Cult of the Six, the Waterworks, and the Catacombs.

R

 * Raid : Raid quests are typically epic in scope and intended for 12 players to enter at one time. The lowest level Raid quest in the game at this time is Tempest Spine, which is available in House Jorasco to all characters levels 8 and up.


 * Rambo : A player that runs ahead of the party and dont work as team player. Alike to Zerger.


 * Ransack : When you open chest so many times in one week that it offers lower-level treasure or no treasure at all.


 * Reroll : to abandon a character and create another one from scratch to replace it


 * Respec : to change out feats or enhancements. You can respec feats with Fred the Mind Flayer, or respec enhancements at a trainer.


 * Rez : Resurrection


 * RFN : Right Fracking Now!


 * RL : Real Life


 * ROFL : Rolling On the Floor Laughing


 * RP : RoleplayDerivatives include: RPer 'roleplayer' and RPing 'Roleplaying'


 * RR : Race Required, referring to items, also Reroll or Reaver's Refuge (Quest)


 * Run : To go through a quest, often in a methodical way for a specific purpose. (ie Loot Run, or Delera's Run)

S

 * SC : StormCleave (quest)


 * SF : Solid Fog (spell)


 * Shield Wall : Characters line up in close proximity between obstacles to form a line monsters can't cross


 * SoC : Stone of Change


 * SoS : Stealer of Souls (quest)


 * Soul Train : Using the command "/death" to take you to your bind point. Commonly used for those out of the way areas like Meridia or the Refuge.


 * SP or Spell Pen : Spell Penetration (feat). SP also refers to "Spell Points", which are consumed when casting spells.


 * Spamming : Doing the same attack/spell over and over again, or sending unsolicited in game mail


 * Splashing: Multiclassing only a few levels of a class (around 1-3).


 * Squishy : Typically refers to a character with low AC and HP's, or a character that cannot defend themselves effectively in normal situations


 * SR : Spell Resistance (buff)


 * SS : Shortsword (item), or Stoneskin (buff)


 * Stealth Humping or Shadow Humping : Pushing jump while in stealth mode


 * Steam Tunnels : An Instanced zone available from the Marketplace in which one can find the entrance to the Quest Chain usually called STK.


 * STK : Shan-To-Kor: a Quest Chain available from the Marketplace.


 * Stone(s) : Soul Stones that are left over after you die where your ghost is bound. They can be picked up and carried


 * Sub or SubT : Subterrain (area) The explore area before titan and hound raids. also used as a place to launch Greater Teleports from

T

 * Tank : A universal term used in MMORPGs to describe the frontline "protection" class. In DDO this role is often filled by the Paladin or Fighter of a group. A Tank's purpose is to manage aggro and keep party members safe by taking all the damage.Tanking can be optimized by investing in the Intimidate skill.


 * Tap or Tap Runs : Tapestry, or Tapestry farming in the orchard area outside of Necropolis
 * TBF : Trial by Fire (quest)


 * THAC0 : To Hit Armour Class Zero


 * THF : Two-Handed Fighting (feat)


 * Tome : An item consumed by a character to increase base attribute scores


 * Toon : An alternate word used to describe a player's "Character". Also see Avatar, Alt, Character and Main.


 * TP : Turbine Points, the currency used in the DDO Store added with the release of Module 9.


 * TPK : Total Party Kill


 * TR : Tangleroot Gorge, a frequently run low level Quest Chain.


 * Trap Monkey : A rogue specializing in disabling traps and opening locks, or any other class with those skills


 * Troll : A socially retarded individual that intentially causes grief and distress upon others, while hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.


 * TS : Tempest Spine: A raid quest available from House Phiarlan.


 * TTYL : Talk To You Later


 * TY : Thank You


 * TYVM : Thank You Very Much


 * TWF : Two Weapon Fighting (feat)


 * Twink : The process of giving items obtained by one of your characters, to another character

U

 * Uber : Decked Out, typically used to describe a toon equipped with the best of weapons and items, and stats that are buffed with tomes


 * UMD : Use Magic Device: A skill used mostly by Rogues and Bards to allow them to use wands, scrolls and race restricted items.


 * UWA or UA : Under-Water Action, an item option that allows permanent water-breathing

V

 * VoD : A Vision of Destruction (quest)


 * Voice(s) : Voice of the Master (item), usually used at the end of a quest to remind users to "make sure your voices are on"


 * VON : Vault of Night: A quest chain found in House Kundarak. Part 5 and 6 of this chain is raid.


 * Vorp : Vorpal, a potent weapon with the ability to sever the heads of those it strikes

W

 * Waggro or Wife-aggro : wife or significant other has aggro on your game playing and you have to log out to go to Bed Bath and Beyond for example.


 * WF : Warforged (race) or Weapon Finesse (feat)


 * WoE, W/E : Weakening of Enfeebling weapon, combo that deals most effective strength damage


 * Woot or W00t : Whoohoo!!!


 * WoP, W/P : Wounding of Puncturing weapon, combo that deals most effective constitution damage


 * Working As Intended or WAI : Typically used to express that even if it's broke, it's not getting fixed


 * WTB : Want to buy


 * WTS : Want to sell


 * WTT : Want to trade


 * WW : WaterworksA Wilderness Adventure Area available from the the Harbor.Frequently used to refer to the quest chain available from inside the Wilderness Adventure Area.


 * Wilderness Adventure Area : An open area with many mobs and usually with extra quests for exploration and rare encounters. Some Wilderness Adventure Areas also contain entrances to further quests.

X

 * XC : Xorian Cipher (quest)

Y

 * YW : You're Welcome

Z

 * Zerg : Zerging is a term used to describe a hasteful method based on brute force to getting past a dungeon. The idea here is that adding more force (either through number of characters or lack of restraint with spell usage) the task is more easily overcome. The term "Zerg" originates from the Blizzard game Starcraft which includes a race known as the Zerg. The focal point of their tactical strategy is to create hordes of units that continually swarm the opposing factions.An alternate usage involves a character zerging ahead of the rest of the party to deal with particular threats (casters, archers, certain traps) while the main party deals with a large group of mostly unthreatening mobs.


 * ZOMG : A 1337 version of "OMG". Adding a Z to the beginning of anything usually adds emphasis.