The (not so) Official MMO Speech Guide (A-M)
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2009-04-01 08:34 in Player Guides
In a video game context, mob is a single enemy (mobile object), not a group of enemies. Please don't perpetuate mob-group, because it just confuses the issue.
Consider looking through this category on Paragon Wiki for more.
You misspelled archetype and aggro. Fort can also stand for Fortunata (Arachnos Widow path).
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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Also,
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Mez: Noun. Not typically used in CoX.
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It may be different across servers, but I see the term Mez used in CoX quite frequently. Usually in context like, "Watch out! There are mezzers in that group" or "I typically don't put CM on tankers and scrappers because they have mez protect powers."
Come to think of it, CoX is the only MMO offhand where I've seen that term used.
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.
How much do you want to bet the same guy that designed Circle of Thorns also designed those Sky Raider machetes?
"What are you talking about? Of course I keep Self Destruct on my tray. Eh, don't worry! I won't . . . oops . . ."
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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.
How much do you want to bet the same guy that designed Circle of Thorns also designed those Sky Raider machetes?
"What are you talking about? Of course I keep Self Destruct on my tray. Eh, don't worry! I won't . . . oops . . ."
That's funny. I am usually on Triumph and have seen it there often enough. I've also seen it used on Paragon Wiki quite a bit (memorization badges, for instance).
Never played anarchy online, which is probably why I haven't seen it elsewhere. The prevalent term in wow (at least on the servers I've played on) seems to be CC for crowd control, if I said mez there I'd probably just confuse people 
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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...)
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If we're referencing other games, in wow the term "mob" always refers to a single npc, to the extent of being pluralized when they're in a group ("trash mobs" before the boss).
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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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.
How much do you want to bet the same guy that designed Circle of Thorns also designed those Sky Raider machetes?
"What are you talking about? Of course I keep Self Destruct on my tray. Eh, don't worry! I won't . . . oops . . ."
DBK: Death by keyboard. When you start typing, but didn't hit enter or click in the chat box, and your character runs into a spawn and dies.
MA: Martial Arts or Mission Architect
ET: Energy Transfer
RA: Recovery/Regeneration Aura
AB: Adrenaline Boost
CM: Clear Mind
AP: Absorb Pain
PI: Peregrine Island
SC: Steel Canyon/Siren's Call zones
DR: Diminishing Returns
ED: Enhancement Diversification
GDN: Global Defense Nerf
REC: Recovery (endurance)
OMG: Oh My God
TF: Task Force
RWZ: Rikti War Zone
RV: Recluse's Victory
WB: Warburg
BB: Bloody Bay
INSP: Inspirations
IO: Invention Origin Enhancements
HO: Hamidon Enhancements or Hammio
PL: Power Level
That is the ones I remember off the top of my head...hope they help a bit.
Thanks! I'll add those in tomorrow. Remember, this is the A-M guide.
How much do you want to bet the same guy that designed Circle of Thorns also designed those Sky Raider machetes?
"What are you talking about? Of course I keep Self Destruct on my tray. Eh, don't worry! I won't . . . oops . . ."
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Also, aggravate is the correct spelling. Aggrovate and agrovate are wrong.
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Additionally, Forts are also player archetypes, Blood Widows who have taken the Fortunata career path.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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i think i've seen FF refered to as force feild from the defender line also , but i don't know how common it is.
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LFG = looking for group
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You spelled it "agro". It's "aggro."
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Ah! Thanks, I thought you were referring to aggravate.
How much do you want to bet the same guy that designed Circle of Thorns also designed those Sky Raider machetes?
"What are you talking about? Of course I keep Self Destruct on my tray. Eh, don't worry! I won't . . . oops . . ."
well if your going to bother mentioning ones like BFF and such, should also mention BF = BoyFriend and GF = GirlFriend
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LCtMS = Lost Connection to Mapserver
DC = Disconected
LD = Link Dead
AoE = Area of Effect
tons of others that aren't listed i'm sure
Common terms for inspirations, typically referred to as Small ____, Medium ____ or Large _____. For example, Small Blue = a first tier catch a breath inspiration.
BF - break free inspiration, frees you from mez and protects you from mez.
Wakie - awaken inspiration, a self rez inspiration
Blue - catch a breath inspiration, restores a % of your endurance
CaB - catch a breath inspiration or Blue
Green - Respite, or heal inspiration, heals a % of your hit points
Yellow - Insight or to-hit inspiration, increases your to-hit making it easier to hit certain enemies.
Orange - Sturdy, or damage resistance inspiration, increases your damage resistance
Purple - Luck, or defense buff inspiration, increases your defense
Red - Enrage, or +damage inspiration, increases the damage your attacks do
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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
How much do you want to bet the same guy that designed Circle of Thorns also designed those Sky Raider machetes?
"What are you talking about? Of course I keep Self Destruct on my tray. Eh, don't worry! I won't . . . oops . . ."