What this guide is:
This is to help you understand what people mean when they type a bunch of seemingly unconnected letters into the chat window
What this guide isn't:
This isn't a CoX dictionary. Only abbreviations are in this guide, not every word you will come across while playing. Also, in most cases, I'm only giving the "non abbreviated" version, not a full blown description.
For example - Buff. If you don't know what someone means when they say "buff" you're not going to find it here. "SBPLZ" you will find here. (Speed Boost, please.) However, I'm not going to tell you what Speed Boost does and that it's a buff. Capiche? ;-) Clear as mud, right?
I didn't realise how long this was going to be when I started writing it. If you are new and looking at this list, don't despair! When I started playing I was not only new to City of Heroes, but online gaming in general. I didn't know what any of these abbreviations meant. Don't sit down and try to memorise them. You will learn them in time. Ask your teammates what they mean if you don't understand them. If the abbreviation isn't on this list, please let me know (with the meaning) so I can add it later!
I've tried to keep the capitalisations consistent with the way they are usually typed in game. Capitalisation rarely effects the meaning.
I have included over 360 abbreviations on this list, but have undoubtedly missed many. Suggestions for future inclusions are most welcome!
I have included an exercise in translation, in the event you are bored:
LF3M 4 CoT TI LVL 20+ PST 2 XXXX. No bAEbies KB or DB. ExEMP OK. No TP avail, OTOH CM + REZ are. AoE DMG welcome. OMG m0ar h34lz 2 plz!
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2 To/Too
4
For
-kb
Cancellation of knockback -used in association with the IO's granting knockback resistance OR powers which cancel knockback
*PLZ
I want you to cast this power, please.
+stealth
Stealth Granting IO (Enhancement)
AA
Arctic Air (Power)
AAO
Against All Odds (Power)
AB
Adrenalin Boost
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFK
Away from keyboard
AI
Artificial Intelligence
alt
Alternate Character
AM
Accelerate Metabolism (Power)
AoE
Area of Effect (Power Description)
AP
Absorb Pain (Power) OR Atlas Park (Zone)
[/b]
APP
Ancillary Power Pool
AR
Assault Rifle (Powerset)
Arch
Archery (Powerset)
AS
Air Superiority (Power) OR Assassin Strike (Power)
AT
Archetype
Audrey
Fly Trap (Power)
AV
Archvillain
avail
Available
Axe
Battle Axe (Powerset)
BA
Blazing Aura (Power) OR Blazing Arrow (Power)
BB
Bloody Bay (Zone)
BF (or small BF)
Break Free (Inspiration)
BFR
Bitter Freeze Ray (Power)
BiB
Bitter Ice Blast (Power)
big BF
Large Light Purple Inspiration Escape (Inspiration)
big blue
Large Blue Inspiration Second Wind (Inspiration)
big green
Large Green Inspiration Resurgence (Inspiration)
big orange
Large Orange Inspiration Robust (Inspiration)
big purp
Large Purple Inspiration Phenomenal Luck (Inspiration)
big red
Large Red Inspiration - Righteous Rage (Inspiration)
big yellow
Large Yellow Inspiration - Uncanny Insight (Inspiration)
bio
I am going to the toilet/bathroom
Blinds
(In the sense "No blinds") Blind Invites
blue (or sml blue)
Catch a Breath (Inspiration)
Blueside
Heroside
BM
Black Market
Boom
Boomtown (Zone)
BP
Banished Pantheon (NPC Villain Group)
brb
Be right back
Bricks
Brickstown (Zone)
BRT
Be right there
BS
Broad Sword (Powerset)
BSF
Barracuda (Strike Force)
BTW
By the Way
BU
Build Up (Power)
Bubbles
Force Fields (Power)
CaB
Catch a Breath (Inspiration)
CAK
Crippling Axe Kick (Power)
CC
Costume Competition OR Crowd Control OR Carrion Creepers (Power)
CE
Chilling Embrace (Power)
cg
Congratulations
Cim
Cimerora (Zone)
Citadel
Citadel (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
CJ
Combat Jumping (Power)
CL
Combat Level
CM
Clear Mind (Power)
CMPLZ
Clear Mind, please
Cngrt
Congratulations
CoF
Cloak of Fear (Power)
Cold
Cold Domination (Powerset)
Congrats
Congratulations
Corr
Corruptor (Archetype)
CoT
Circle of Thorns (NPC Villain Group) OR Cavern of Transcendence (Trial)
CP
Conserve Power (Power)
Crey's/CF
Crey's Folly
D3/D4
Dark Miasma/Dark Blast/Dark Mastery Defender (This is the meaning for both D3 and D4)
DA
Dark Armour (Powerset) OR Dark Miasma (Powerset) OR Dark Astoria (Zone)
DB
Dual Blades (Powerset) OR Dark Blast (Powerset)
DC
Disconneted
DE
Devouring Earth (NPC Villain Group)
Def
Defender OR Defense
Dev
Devices (Powerset) OR Developer
DM
Dark Melee (Powerset)
DO
Dual Origin (Enhancement)
Dom
Dominator (Archetype)
DoT
Damage over Time (Power Description)
DP
Dull Pain (Power) OR Drain Psyche (Power)
[b]
DPA
Damage per Activation (Power Description)
DPE
Damage per Endurance (Power Description)
DPS
Damage per Second
DW
(The) Dark Watcher
E3
Electric Blast/Electric Manipulation/Electric Mastery Blaster
EA
Energy Absorption (Power) OR Earth Assault (Powerset) OR Energy Aura (Powerset)
Earth
Earth Control (Powerset)
EB
Energy Blast (Powerset) OR Elite Boss
Eden
Eden (Trial) OR (Zone)
EF
Enervating Field (Power)
ELA
Electric Armour (Powerset)
Elec
Electricity
ELM
Electrical Manipulation
EM
Energy Manipulation (Powerset) OR Electric Melee (Powerset) OR Energy Melee (Powerset)
Emp
Empathy (Powerset) Sometimes written as EMP
EMP
Electromagnetic Pulse (Power)
end
Endurance
End Red
Endurance Reduction
EoE
Essence of the Earth (Inspiration)
EPP
Epic Power Pool
EQ
Earthquake (Power)
ERP
Erotic Role Play
EST
Eastern Standard Time
EULA
End User License Agreement
Exemp
Exemplar (to artificially lower your level)
FA
Full Auto (Power) OR Fiery Aura (Powerset) OR Frozen Aura (Power)
FaF
Fire and Forget
FB
Fire Blast
FE
Fiery Embrace (Power)
FF
Force Field (Powerset) OR Founders Falls (Zone) OR Frostfire (Mission/NPC Villain)
FFG
Force Field Generator (Power)
FM
Fiery Melee (Powerset)
Fort
Fortitude (Power)
FoTM/W/Y
Flavour of the month/week/year
FR
Freezing Rain (Power) OR Freeze Ray (Power) OR Freezing Rain (Power)
FS
Fire Sword (Power) OR Fulcrum Shift (Power)
FSC
Fire Sword Circle (Power)
FTL
For the Lose
FTW
For the Win
FWIW
For What It's Worth
FYI
For Your Information
GC
Galaxy City (Zone)
GD
Gravity Distortion (Power)
GDF
Gravity Distortion Field (Power)
GFS
Greater Fire Sword (Power)
GIS
Greater Ice Sword (Power)
GL
Good Luck!
GM
Giant Monster OR Game Master
GotA
Gift of the Ancients (IO Set)
GR
Going Rogue
Grav
Gravity Control (Powerset)
green (or sml green)
Respite (Inspiration)
gtfo
Get the f*** out/Off
GV
Grandville (Zone)
GvE
Good versus Evil booster pack
GW
Gang War (Power) OR Ghost Widow (Signature Villain)
HA
Healing Aura (Power)
HF
Hot Feet (Power) OR Healing Flames (Power)
HLMA
High Level Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
HO
Heal Other (Power) OR Hamidon Origin (Enhancement)
HP
Hit Points
HT
Howling Twilight (Power)
Hugs
Gather around for a PBAoE buff
Ice
Ice (Powerset) OR (as /Ice) Ice Manipulation (Powerset)
ID
Increase Density (Power)
im
I'm
IME
In my experience
IMHO
In my humble (or honest) opinion
imma
I am
IMNSHO
In my not so humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
Inf
Infamy/Influence
Insps
Inspirations
Invul
Invulnerability (Powerset)
IO
Invention Origin (Enhancement)
IoP
Item of Power
IP
Independence Port (Zone)
IR
Inertial Reduction (Power)
IRL
In real life
IS
Ice Sword (Power)
ITF
Imperious (Task Force)
Jack
Jack in Irons (Giant Monster) OR Jack Frost (Power)
JK
Just kidding
JLYK
Just letting you know
KB
Knockback
KD
Knockdown
Kheld
Kheldian
KHTF
Katie Hannon (Task Force)
Kin
Kinetics (Powerset)
KR
Kings Row (Zone)
KS
Kill Steal
KS
Kill Steal/Stealer
KTF
Kahn (Task Force)
KU
Knockup
L2P
Learn to Play
LBMA
Lowbie Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
LF
Looking For...
LF*M
Looking for (* = no.of people) more
LFF
Looking For Farm
LFM
Looking for More
LFT
Looking for Team
LGTF
Lady Grey (Task/Strike Force)
LMAO
Laughing my **** off
LoL
Laugh out loud
LoS
Line of Sight
LR
Lingering Radiation (Power) OR Lightning Reflexes (Power) OR Lightning Rod (Power) OR Lord Recluse (Signature Villain)
LRSF
Lord Recluse (Strike Force)
Lrn2Ply
Learn to Play
LS
Lightning Storm (Power)
LVL
Level
LVL**+
Heroes/Villains above given level required
MA
Martial Arts (Powerset)
MA
Mission Architect
MAbabies
People who have Powerlevelled from level 1-50 through the Mission Architect system (or people who are being accused of this.) Also bAEbies
Mace
War Mace (Powerset)
Main
Main (usually highest level or first created) Character
MC
Mind Control (Powerset) OR Mass Confusion (Power)
med BF
Medium Light Purple Inspiration Emerge (Inspiration)
med blue
Medium Blue Inspiration - Take a Breather (Inspiration)
med green
Medium Green Inspiration Dramatic Improvement (Inspiration)
med orange
Medium Orange Inspiration Rugged (Inspiration)
med purp
Medium Purple Inspiration Good Luck (Inspiration)
med red
Medium Red Inspiration Focused Rage (Inspiration)
med yellow
Medium Yellow Inspiration - Keen Insight (Inspiration)
MI
Master Illusionist (NPC Villain)
Mist
Any AoE stealth power. Eg. Turn off mist - the hostage can't see us
MLMA
Mid/Medium Level Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
MM
Mental Manipulation (Powerset) OR Mastermind (Archetype) OR Mayhem Mission
MMO
Massively Multiplayer Online
MMORPG
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
MoG
Moment of Glory (Power)
MotD
Message of the Day
MRP
Mature Role Play
n00b
Person who acts foolishly when they should know better
Nerva
Nerva Archipelago (Zone)
Newbie
New player
NF
Nightfall (Power)
NP
No Problem
NPC
Non Player Character
NRG
Energy
Numina
Numina (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
OG
Oppressive Gloom (Power)
oic
Oh, I see
OMG
Oh My God
OMGWTFBBQ
Oh my! I am absolutely flabbergasted and can barely even begin to believe what you just said.
OMW
On my way
OOE
Out of Endurance
OP
Overpowered OR Original Poster (Boards)
orange (or sml orange)
Sturdy (Inspiration)
ORLY
Oh, Really?
Oro
Oroborus (Zone)
OSA
Oil Slick Arrow (Power)
OTOH
On the other hand
OWTS
One with the Shield (Power)
PA
Phantom Army (Power)
PB
Peacebringer (Archetype) OR
Painbringer (Power) OR Powerboost (Power)
PBAoE
Player Based OR Point Blank Area of Effect (Power Description)
PC
Player Character
Perma
Permanent
PFF
Personal Force Field (Power)
PGA
Poison Gas Arrow (Power)
PGT
Poison Gas Trap (Power) The real name is Poison Trap (no G)
PI
Peregrine Island (Zone)
PLZ
Please
PO
Port Oakes (Zone)
Posi
Positron (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
PP
Perez Park (Zone) OR Power Pool OR Pool Power
ppl
People
PPP
Patron Power Pool
Psi Blast
Psychic Blast
PST
Please Send Tell OR Pacific Standard Time
PT
Poison Trap (Power)
PToD
Purple Triangles of Doom (The purple triangles found on AV's and some EB's preventing them from being controlled when pointing up)
PuG
Pick up Group
purple
Very Rare Recipe
purple (or sml purple)
Luck (Inspiration)
Purple team
Cross faction (ie Hero and Villain) team. Usually mentioned on global chat channels when someone fails to state which faction they are recruiting from.
PvE
Player versus Environment
PvP
Player versus Player
QFE
Quoted for Effect (Boards)
QFT
Quoted for Truth (Boards)
QR
Quick Reply (Boards)
Rad
Radiation
Rad
Radiation Emission (Powerset)
Rad Blast
Radiation Blast (Powerset)
RAWR
I am awesome
rchg
Recharge
red (or sml red)
Enrage (Inspiration)
Redside
Villainside
redux
Reduction
Regen
Regeneration
(Powerset) OR (Inherent ability)
res
Resistance (in some cases, resurrect, but that's usually spelled reZ)
What this guide is:
2 To/Too
4 For
-kb Cancellation of knockback -used in association with the IO's granting knockback resistance OR powers which cancel knockback
*PLZ I want you to cast this power, please.
+stealth Stealth Granting IO (Enhancement)
AA Arctic Air (Power)
AAO Against All Odds (Power)
AB Adrenalin Boost
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
AI Artificial Intelligence
alt Alternate Character
AM Accelerate Metabolism (Power)
AoE Area of Effect (Power Description)
AP Absorb Pain (Power) OR Atlas Park (Zone)
APP Ancillary Power Pool
AR Assault Rifle (Powerset)
Arch Archery (Powerset)
AS Air Superiority (Power) OR Assassin Strike (Power)
AT Archetype
Audrey Fly Trap (Power)
AV Archvillain
avail Available
Axe Battle Axe (Powerset)
BA Blazing Aura (Power) OR Blazing Arrow (Power)
BB Bloody Bay (Zone)
BF (or small BF) Break Free (Inspiration)
BFR Bitter Freeze Ray (Power)
BiB Bitter Ice Blast (Power)
big BF Large Light Purple Inspiration Escape (Inspiration)
big blue Large Blue Inspiration Second Wind (Inspiration)
big green Large Green Inspiration Resurgence (Inspiration)
big orange Large Orange Inspiration Robust (Inspiration)
big purp Large Purple Inspiration Phenomenal Luck (Inspiration)
big red Large Red Inspiration - Righteous Rage (Inspiration)
big yellow Large Yellow Inspiration - Uncanny Insight (Inspiration)
bio I am going to the toilet/bathroom
Blinds (In the sense "No blinds") Blind Invites
blue (or sml blue) Catch a Breath (Inspiration)
Blueside Heroside
BM Black Market
Boom Boomtown (Zone)
BP Banished Pantheon (NPC Villain Group)
brb Be right back
Bricks Brickstown (Zone)
BRT Be right there
BS Broad Sword (Powerset)
BSF Barracuda (Strike Force)
BTW By the Way
BU Build Up (Power)
Bubbles Force Fields (Power)
CaB Catch a Breath (Inspiration)
CAK Crippling Axe Kick (Power)
CC Costume Competition OR Crowd Control OR Carrion Creepers (Power)
CE Chilling Embrace (Power)
cg Congratulations
Cim Cimerora (Zone)
Citadel Citadel (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
CJ Combat Jumping (Power)
CL Combat Level
CM Clear Mind (Power)
CMPLZ Clear Mind, please
Cngrt Congratulations
CoF Cloak of Fear (Power)
Cold Cold Domination (Powerset)
Congrats Congratulations
Corr Corruptor (Archetype)
CoT Circle of Thorns (NPC Villain Group) OR Cavern of Transcendence (Trial)
CP Conserve Power (Power)
Crey's/CF Crey's Folly
D3/D4 Dark Miasma/Dark Blast/Dark Mastery Defender (This is the meaning for both D3 and D4)
DA Dark Armour (Powerset) OR Dark Miasma (Powerset) OR Dark Astoria (Zone)
DB Dual Blades (Powerset) OR Dark Blast (Powerset)
DC Disconneted
DE Devouring Earth (NPC Villain Group)
Def Defender OR Defense
Dev Devices (Powerset) OR Developer
DM Dark Melee (Powerset)
DO Dual Origin (Enhancement)
Dom Dominator (Archetype)
DoT Damage over Time (Power Description)
DP Dull Pain (Power) OR Drain Psyche (Power)
DPA Damage per Activation (Power Description)
DPE Damage per Endurance (Power Description)
DPS Damage per Second
DW (The) Dark Watcher
E3 Electric Blast/Electric Manipulation/Electric Mastery Blaster
EA Energy Absorption (Power) OR Earth Assault (Powerset) OR Energy Aura (Powerset)
Earth Earth Control (Powerset)
EB Energy Blast (Powerset) OR Elite Boss
Eden Eden (Trial) OR (Zone)
EF Enervating Field (Power)
ELA Electric Armour (Powerset)
Elec Electricity
ELM Electrical Manipulation
EM Energy Manipulation (Powerset) OR Electric Melee (Powerset) OR Energy Melee (Powerset)
Emp Empathy (Powerset) Sometimes written as EMP
EMP Electromagnetic Pulse (Power)
end Endurance
End Red Endurance Reduction
EoE Essence of the Earth (Inspiration)
EPP Epic Power Pool
EQ Earthquake (Power)
ERP Erotic Role Play
EST Eastern Standard Time
EULA End User License Agreement
Exemp Exemplar (to artificially lower your level)
FA Full Auto (Power) OR Fiery Aura (Powerset) OR Frozen Aura (Power)
FaF Fire and Forget
FB Fire Blast
FE Fiery Embrace (Power)
FF Force Field (Powerset) OR Founders Falls (Zone) OR Frostfire (Mission/NPC Villain)
FFG Force Field Generator (Power)
FM Fiery Melee (Powerset)
Fort Fortitude (Power)
FoTM/W/Y Flavour of the month/week/year
FR Freezing Rain (Power) OR Freeze Ray (Power) OR Freezing Rain (Power)
FS Fire Sword (Power) OR Fulcrum Shift (Power)
FSC Fire Sword Circle (Power)
FTL For the Lose
FTW For the Win
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
GC Galaxy City (Zone)
GD Gravity Distortion (Power)
GDF Gravity Distortion Field (Power)
GFS Greater Fire Sword (Power)
GIS Greater Ice Sword (Power)
GL Good Luck!
GM Giant Monster OR Game Master
GotA Gift of the Ancients (IO Set)
GR Going Rogue
Grav Gravity Control (Powerset)
green (or sml green) Respite (Inspiration)
gtfo Get the f*** out/Off
GV Grandville (Zone)
GvE Good versus Evil booster pack
GW Gang War (Power) OR Ghost Widow (Signature Villain)
HA Healing Aura (Power)
HF Hot Feet (Power) OR Healing Flames (Power)
HLMA High Level Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
HO Heal Other (Power) OR Hamidon Origin (Enhancement)
HP Hit Points
HT Howling Twilight (Power)
Hugs Gather around for a PBAoE buff
Ice Ice (Powerset) OR (as /Ice) Ice Manipulation (Powerset)
ID Increase Density (Power)
im I'm
IME In my experience
IMHO In my humble (or honest) opinion
imma I am
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
Inf Infamy/Influence
Insps Inspirations
Invul Invulnerability (Powerset)
IO Invention Origin (Enhancement)
IoP Item of Power
IP Independence Port (Zone)
IR Inertial Reduction (Power)
IRL In real life
IS Ice Sword (Power)
ITF Imperious (Task Force)
Jack Jack in Irons (Giant Monster) OR Jack Frost (Power)
JK Just kidding
JLYK Just letting you know
KB Knockback
KD Knockdown
Kheld Kheldian
KHTF Katie Hannon (Task Force)
Kin Kinetics (Powerset)
KR Kings Row (Zone)
KS Kill Steal
KS Kill Steal/Stealer
KTF Kahn (Task Force)
KU Knockup
L2P Learn to Play
LBMA Lowbie Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
LF Looking For...
LF*M Looking for (* = no.of people) more
LFF Looking For Farm
LFM Looking for More
LFT Looking for Team
LGTF Lady Grey (Task/Strike Force)
LMAO Laughing my **** off
LoL Laugh out loud
LoS Line of Sight
LR Lingering Radiation (Power) OR Lightning Reflexes (Power) OR Lightning Rod (Power) OR Lord Recluse (Signature Villain)
LRSF Lord Recluse (Strike Force)
Lrn2Ply Learn to Play
LS Lightning Storm (Power)
LVL Level
LVL**+ Heroes/Villains above given level required
MA Martial Arts (Powerset)
MA Mission Architect
MAbabies People who have Powerlevelled from level 1-50 through the Mission Architect system (or people who are being accused of this.) Also bAEbies
Mace War Mace (Powerset)
Main Main (usually highest level or first created) Character
MC Mind Control (Powerset) OR Mass Confusion (Power)
med BF Medium Light Purple Inspiration Emerge (Inspiration)
med blue Medium Blue Inspiration - Take a Breather (Inspiration)
med green Medium Green Inspiration Dramatic Improvement (Inspiration)
med orange Medium Orange Inspiration Rugged (Inspiration)
med purp Medium Purple Inspiration Good Luck (Inspiration)
med red Medium Red Inspiration Focused Rage (Inspiration)
med yellow Medium Yellow Inspiration - Keen Insight (Inspiration)
MI Master Illusionist (NPC Villain)
Mist Any AoE stealth power. Eg. Turn off mist - the hostage can't see us
MLMA Mid/Medium Level Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
MM Mental Manipulation (Powerset) OR Mastermind (Archetype) OR Mayhem Mission
MMO Massively Multiplayer Online
MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
MoG Moment of Glory (Power)
MotD Message of the Day
MRP Mature Role Play
n00b Person who acts foolishly when they should know better
Nerva Nerva Archipelago (Zone)
Newbie New player
NF Nightfall (Power)
NP No Problem
NPC Non Player Character
NRG Energy
Numina Numina (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
OG Oppressive Gloom (Power)
oic Oh, I see
OMG Oh My God
OMGWTFBBQ Oh my! I am absolutely flabbergasted and can barely even begin to believe what you just said.
OMW On my way
OOE Out of Endurance
OP Overpowered OR Original Poster (Boards)
orange (or sml orange) Sturdy (Inspiration)
ORLY Oh, Really?
Oro Oroborus (Zone)
OSA Oil Slick Arrow (Power)
OTOH On the other hand
OWTS One with the Shield (Power)
PA Phantom Army (Power)
PB Peacebringer (Archetype) OR
PBAoE Player Based OR Point Blank Area of Effect (Power Description)
PC Player Character
Perma Permanent
PFF Personal Force Field (Power)
PGA Poison Gas Arrow (Power)
PGT Poison Gas Trap (Power) The real name is Poison Trap (no G)
PI Peregrine Island (Zone)
PLZ Please
PO Port Oakes (Zone)
Posi Positron (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
PP Perez Park (Zone) OR Power Pool OR Pool Power
ppl People
PPP Patron Power Pool
Psi Blast Psychic Blast
PST Please Send Tell OR Pacific Standard Time
PT Poison Trap (Power)
PToD Purple Triangles of Doom (The purple triangles found on AV's and some EB's preventing them from being controlled when pointing up)
PuG Pick up Group
purple Very Rare Recipe
purple (or sml purple) Luck (Inspiration)
Purple team Cross faction (ie Hero and Villain) team. Usually mentioned on global chat channels when someone fails to state which faction they are recruiting from.
PvE Player versus Environment
PvP Player versus Player
QFE Quoted for Effect (Boards)
QFT Quoted for Truth (Boards)
QR Quick Reply (Boards)
Rad Radiation
Rad Radiation Emission (Powerset)
Rad Blast Radiation Blast (Powerset)
RAWR I am awesome
rchg Recharge
red (or sml red) Enrage (Inspiration)
Redside Villainside
redux Reduction
Regen Regeneration
res Resistance (in some cases, resurrect, but that's usually spelled reZ)
respec Respecification (reselecting powers/enhancement slots)
respect An incorrectly abbreviated form of respecification
rez Resurrect (Power)
RF Recall Friend (Power)
RI Radiant Infection (Power)
Rings Sonic Shields (Power)
RL Real Life
RMT Real Money Traders
RoA Rain of Arrows (Power)
Rocking the Aura Leaving an AoE healing power on autofire when healing is unecessary
RoF Rain of Fire (Power) OR Ring of Fire (Power)
rofl Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLCOPTER That was amazingly funny
roflmao Rolling on the floor laughing my a*** off
RoTP Rise of the Phoenix (Power)
RP Role Play
RPer Role Player
RPG Role Playing Game
RSK Reverse Sidekick (See Exemp)
RTFM Read the F***ing Manual
RttC Rise to the Challenge (Power)
r u Are you ...
RV Recluse's Victory (Zone)
RWZ Rikti War Zone (Zone)
S/L Smashing/Lethal
SB Speed Boost (Power)
SB Sonic Blast (Powerset) OR Speed Boost (Power)
SBPLZ Speed Boost, please
SC Short Circuit (Power) OR Shield Charge Ring of Fire (Power) OR Steel Canyon (Zone) OR Siren's Call (Zone) OR (misleadingly) Skyway City (Zone)
SD Shield Defense (Powerset)
Seekers Seeker Drones (Power)
SFMA Solo Friendly Mission Arc (Mission Architect)
SG Super Group OR Safeguard Mission
Shields Ice Shields (Power) OR Thermal/Fire Shields (Power) OR Sonic Shields (Power)
stfu Shut the f*** up
SI Striga Isle (Zone)
Singy Singularity (Power)
Sister P TF Sister Psyche (Task Force)
SJ Super Jump (Power)
SK Sidekick (artificially increase your level)
SL Security Level
SM/States Statesman (Signature Hero)
SO Single Origin (Enhancement)
SoA Soldier of Arachnos (Archetype)
SoC Seeds of Confusion (Power)
Sonic Sonic Resonance (Powerset) OR Sonic Blast (Powerset)
SoW Strength of Will (Power)
SR Super Reflexes (Powerset)
Srsbsnz Serious Business
SS Super Speed (Power) OR Siren's Song (Power) OR Snow Storm (Power) OR Seismic Smash (Power) OR Super Strength (Powerset) OR Super Sidekick
ST Spectral Terror (Power) OR Single Target (Power Description)
STF Statesman (Task Force)
Storm Storm Summoning (Powerset)
SWC Skyway City (Zone)
Synapse Synapse (Task Force) OR (Signature Hero)
TA Trick Arrow (Powerset)
TB Thunderous Blast (Power)
TF Task Force OR Total Focus (Power)
TI Talos Island (Zone)
TK Telekinetic
TK Blast/TK Thrust Telekinetic Blast/Thrust (Power)
TMI Too much information
TO Training Origin (Enhancement)
ToF Touch of Fear (Power)
ToLG Touch of Lady Grey (IO Set)
ToT Trick or Treat (Event)
ToTH Trap of the Hunter (IO Set)
TP Teleport (Power)
TP PLZ Lazy for 'Please Teleport Me'
Trans Transfusion (Power) OR Transference (Power)
Cont Controller Archetype
TS Thunderstrike (Power)
TT Tenebrous Tentacles (Power)
VG Volcanic Gasses (Power) OR Villain Group
VS Voltaic Sentinel (Power)
Wakie Awaken (Inspiration) OR Bounce Back (Inspiration) OR Restoration (Inspiration)
WB Welcome Back
WD Well Done
WH Wormhole (Power)
Will Dom Will Domination (Power)
WL Winter Lord (Giant Monster) (Event)
WLT LFM Winter Lord Team Looking For More (Event)
WoC World of Confusion (Power)
WP Willpower (Powerset)
WS Warshade (Archetype)
WTF What the f***
WW Wentworths OR Whirlwind (Power)
XP Experience
yellow (or sml yellow) Insight (Inspiration)
YW You're welcome
This is to help you understand what people mean when they type a bunch of seemingly unconnected letters into the chat window
What this guide isn't:
This isn't a CoX dictionary. Only abbreviations are in this guide, not every word you will come across while playing. Also, in most cases, I'm only giving the "non abbreviated" version, not a full blown description.
For example - Buff. If you don't know what someone means when they say "buff" you're not going to find it here. "SBPLZ" you will find here. (Speed Boost, please.) However, I'm not going to tell you what Speed Boost does and that it's a buff. Capiche? ;-) Clear as mud, right?
I didn't realise how long this was going to be when I started writing it. If you are new and looking at this list, don't despair! When I started playing I was not only new to City of Heroes, but online gaming in general. I didn't know what any of these abbreviations meant. Don't sit down and try to memorise them. You will learn them in time. Ask your teammates what they mean if you don't understand them. If the abbreviation isn't on this list, please let me know (with the meaning) so I can add it later!
I've tried to keep the capitalisations consistent with the way they are usually typed in game. Capitalisation rarely effects the meaning.
I have included over 360 abbreviations on this list, but have undoubtedly missed many. Suggestions for future inclusions are most welcome!
I have included an exercise in translation, in the event you are bored:
LF3M 4 CoT TI LVL 20+ PST 2 XXXX. No bAEbies KB or DB. ExEMP OK. No TP avail, OTOH CM + REZ are. AoE DMG welcome. OMG m0ar h34lz 2 plz!
If you want to know what a random jumble of letters means, use your browser's "Find" function or look alphabitecially and see if it's listed here!
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Painbringer (Power) OR Powerboost (Power)
(Powerset) OR (Inherent ability)