Clayman

Heck yeah! Double XP Weekend! Eeeeexcellent. Also, welcome aboard! We'll be a good player base... maybe... heh heh.

Hmm... you guys want my stuff? Alright... tell you what. My last day is July 28th. If you can catch me on, send me a tell and prove to me you've teamed with me at some point. I'll give you something if you have. My global name is @Crocker.

Have fun.

After more than five years (I was in beta) of playing City of Heroes, I'm leaving. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone here. City of Heroes has an awesome group of fans! And you devs, continue the good work with this game - you've really made some great changes and updates!

I'm leaving City of Heroes because of time and money and other circumstances, but this game will always stick out to me as one of the greatest MMORPGs ever made. Thanks a lot, everyone!

Really? I haven't had trouble with EB's running away that much. Only ones that are programmed to run (i.e. missions where you have to stop them from escaping, so obviously they are running). Most EB's I fight stay to the bloody end. There are times when I wish they would run so I could rest.

I've been playing since beta, and I do notice that lately, baddies seem to run more. To be honest, that's fine. Like someone else said earlier, (this is for lower villains), if a superhero starts blasting you in the middle of a crime, wouldn't you run? As for the bigger guys that run even when you think they shouldn't, oh well! In my experience, if one guy runs from a group of them, it's easier for you to take on the rest. The guy that ran will be back. If you are fighting and defeat all but one or two, and they run, yeah. What would you do if your buddies just got pulverized by a superhero? I don't think you'd care if you have full-health or not. As for villains that just seem to run away all the time, good. Use the time to rest or something and wait for them to be back. If you have no patience, then just run after them! Turn sprint on and you are faster than the majority of villains in the game. So what if villains run? Just be patient and make the best of it.

My two-cents worth...

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/e WTH
/e WTF
/e OMFG
/e OMG

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Lol, wouldn't those all look the same? And what would they look like?
Nice suggestions

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You spelled it "agro". It's "aggro."

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Ah! Thanks, I thought you were referring to aggravate.

Thanks! I'll add those in tomorrow. Remember, this is the A-M guide.

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I've seen it used interchangeably in CoX, sometimes referring to a single npc, sometimes referring to the group itself, as in the classic definition of a mob of critters.

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Yep, and that's why I edited this to include both definitions.

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In a video game context, mob is a single enemy (mobile object), not a group of enemies...
...You misspelled archetype and aggro. Fort can also stand for Fortunata (Arachnos Widow path).

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Thanks, I'll edit it now. (I've only ever seen "mob" used to describe a group of enemies, never a singular enemy...odd...) Also, aggravate is the correct spelling. Aggrovate and agrovate are wrong.

Really? I play on Pinnacle and I almost never see it used. I've seen it used in Anarchy Online a lot and in WoW every once in awhile.

LOL! Safety Dance emote? That's great! (Oh, and I have seen the dance6...it's pretty crazy. But surely there are crazier dances than that! )

City of Heroes is known for having a lot of emotes. More than most other MMORPG's. Still, what's the harm in asking for more? I will post emotes I want to see put in and everyone else can post an "emote wishlist", emotes you want to see added. Here are mine, not in any particular order:
Basic:
Cry - Something along the lines of WoW's cry, a standing, hands over face, cry.
Collapse, fall over, dead - An emote where you fall over and lay on the ground!
Woot woot! - An emote where you "pull the horn" like in a train.
Yes! - An emote like Woot woot! but you do it in front of yourself. (Both hands in front of body, fists clenched, pumped down. Like you do when you say, Yeah!)
Sad - An emote where you hang your head.
Complex(er):
Fiddle - An emote where you fiddle around idly.
Hug - A hug emote! (To solve height problem, there could be: hughigh, hug, huglow, hugkneel.)
Jump - An excited jump, not normal. A happy jump.
Highfive - Can also be used to smack those taller than you!
Flail - Flail your arms around.
Die - Collapse to knees and then fall forward. Just a tad morbid...
Crazy Dance - Dances that are more crazy and funny.

Any other suggestions?

This guide (A - M) is for those who are brand-new to either MMO's or CoX (City of Heroes / City of Villains). If you hear a strange anocrym or phrase or word, you can look here for it! It will also increase your vocabulary (not really), make you more fun (not likely), and even help you impress your friends (yeah, right)! So, let's get started! And, because I have WAY too much time on my hands, it's alphabetized!
All swears are replaced with a word with the same meaning in parenthesis and colored red "(word)".
<ul type="square"> [*]A[/list]AB: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Adrenaline Boost", a power (buff) in the Empathy set.
AFK: Adjective. Stands for "Away From Keyboard". Means the player is away or busy and won't respond.
Aggro: Verb/Noun. Short for "Aggravate" or "Aggravation". How "angry" an enemy is toward a specific character and the likeliness it will attack only that character. To "Aggravate" means to draw enemies' attacks.
AM: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Accelerate Metabolism". A Radiation Emission power in CoX.
AoE: Noun. Stands for "Area of Effect". Refers to any power that affects multiple foes in an area.
AP: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Atlas Park". A starter zone in CoH. Atlas Park Info
AT: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Archetype". The basic "classes" of heroes and villains. (Blaster, Scrapper, Corruptor, Stalker, etc.)
<ul type="square"> [*]B[/list]Baddies: Noun. A group of bad characters, "bad guys", villains, etc.
BB: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Bloody Bay", a PvP zone in CoX. Bloody Bay Info
BF: Noun. Stands for "BoyFriend". You don't need a definition of that...
BFF: Noun. Not typically (almost never) used in an MMO. Stands for "Best Friend Forever". (Also, "BF" for Best Friend)
Bio: 1. Verb. Usually follows "BRB" (as in: Brb, bio), means the player is going to the bathroom. 2. Noun. A character's biography. Info about a character.
BRB: Verb. Stands for "Be Right Back". Means the player is temporarily "AFK" (see "AFK" above) but will return shortly.
Buff: Noun. A power (or anything in-game) that grants a bonus (improvement) to a character in any way.
<ul type="square"> [*]C[/list]Character: Noun. Any person (sometimes thing) in a game. Usually someone (something) that has at least some impact on the game.
Cimerora: Noun, CoX specific. A zone in CoX. You must be a member of the Midnight Squad to enter.
CM: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Clear Mind", a power (buff) in the Empathy set.
CoS: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Carnival of Shadows", a villain group of CoX. Carnival of Shadows Info
CoT: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Circle of Thorns", a villain group in CoX. Circle of Thorns Info
CoX: Noun. Stands for "City of Heroes / City of Villains". (CoH refers to City of Heroes / CoV refers to City of Villains).
Craft(ing): Verb. To make something using materials in-game. Sometimes used as a noun referring to something that has been crafted (a "craft").
<ul type="square"> [*]D[/list]DBK: Verb. Stands for "Death By Keyboard". When, due to some error such as: typing but forgetting to press enter, pressing "f" or "r" by accident, etc., a character dies.
DC: Verb. Stands for "DisConnected". Means the player lost connection.
DoT: Noun. Stands for "Damage Over Time". Any power or thing that causes damage over an extended period of time. (i.e. causes four damage every two seconds for ten seconds)
<ul type="square"> [*]E[/list]Effin: Noun. Spelled multiple ways. Short for a bad word that starts with an F. You know what one...
'em: Noun. Short for "Them".
End: Noun, CoX specific. Short for "Endurance". Used in CoX.
ET: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Energy Transfer", a power in CoX. (Can also refer to Extraterrestrial...)
<ul type="square"> [*]F[/list]FF: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Founders Falls". A zone in CoX.
Fort: 1. Noun, CoX specific. Short for "Fortitude". An Empathy power in CoX (buff). 2. Noun, CoX specific. Short for Fortunata, a type of enemy in the Arachnos villain group.
<ul type="square"> [*]G[/list]GF: Noun. Stands for "GirlFriend".
GG: Noun. Stands for "Good grief! / Good God!".
Gimme: Verb. Short for "Give me".
GJ: Noun. Stands for "Good Job!". Usually said when a mission or hard enemy has been defeated.
GM: 1. Noun. Stands for "Game Master", a character controlled by a developer. 2. Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Giant Monster". The highest (hardest) level / tier of enemies in CoX. Giant Monster Guide
Group: Noun. A group, team of players or enemies. Can refer to a team, super group, RP group, mob, or anything like that.
<ul type="square"> [*]H[/list]Herd: Verb. When a player (usually a "Tank"), gathers a scattered group of enemies (sometimes all over the map) to a specific point.
HO: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Hamidon Origin [enhancements]", a type of enhancement in CoX.
<ul type="square"> [*]I[/list]Inc: Verb. Short for "Incoming!". Means a group of enemies is on its way towards the players.
Insp: Noun, CoX specific. Short for "Inspiration(s)", used in CoX.
IO: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Invention Origin [enhancments]", a type of enhancement in CoX.
ITF: Noun, CoX specific. A task force run in Cimerora. For levels 35+. (See "TF [Task Force]" in the N-Z guide)
<ul type="square"> [*]J[/list]JK: Verb. Stands for "Just Kidding!". Used when someone isn't serious about what they just said.
<ul type="square"> [*]K[/list]K: Adjective. Short for "Okay". KK and OK are also used.
Kheld: Noun, CoX specific. Short for "Kheldian". A race in CoH. Either the AT PeaceBringer or Warshade.
Kin: Noun, CoX specific. Short for "Kinetics". A power set in CoX used mainly by Controllers or Corruptors.
<ul type="square"> [*]L[/list]LCtMS : Adjective. Stands for "Lost Connection to MapServer". Similar to "DC" (above).
LD: Adjective. Stands for "Link Dead".
Lmao: Verb. Stands for "Laughing My (butt) Off!" Used when something is very funny.
Lol: Verb. Stands for "Laugh out Loud". Used when something is funny. Often capitalized to show extra humor (LOL).
<ul type="square"> [*]M[/list]MA: 1. Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Martial Arts", a power set in CoX. 2. Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Mission Architect", a new feature in CoX. Mission Architect Info
Mez: Noun. Short for "Mesmerize". Basically, anything that causes an enemy to stop attacking. (Sleep, hold, stun, etc.)
MM: Noun, CoX specific. Stands for "Mastermind", an AT in CoV.
Mob: 1. Noun. An enemy (singular). 2. Noun. Used to refer to group of enemies (incorrectly).

That's it for the first guide! If you see any errors or think of words you think should be added, post 'em! Second guide (N-Z) will be out shortly. Thanks!
Note:
Thanks to everyone who continue to throw out more suggestions! Contributors so far include:
Morbid_Star
Over_Knight
Tripp_Hazard
The Reactor
Aggelakis