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Well, QOL = Quality of Life, typically a change that makes something easier.|
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Hello gang, Xammy here ftw! After months of inactivity I've gone all crazy with the postin' last few days. I have been reading posts here for a great long time but now and again I feel somewhat noobish when I see Acronym after Acronym that I can't define. I can remember how silly it felt the first time I typed the entire "On my way" only to realize that omw meant the same thing all along.
There's a communication trouble occuring whenever I pass by an Acronym such as QOL or IIRC here and was wondering if there was a guide to commonly used Acronym's or phrases. Also, what Acronym's have puzzled ya'll in the past? |
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
IMO = In My Opinion
AFK = Away from Keyboard
BRB = Be Right Back, see AFK
OMW = On My Way
TLA = Three Letter Acronym
. (Not COH related, I just couldn't resist)COH = City of Heroes
CoX = City of Heroes/City of Villains
COV = City of Villains
Here's a few COH specific ones you'll encounter
IP = Independence Port
PI = Perigrine Island
PP = Perez Park
Sky = Skyway City
Steel = Steel Canyon, sometimes referred to as SC
DA = Dark Astoria, or in reference to character sets it means Dark Armor.
FF = Founder's Falls
Brick = Brickstown
CF = Crey's Folly
Boom = Boomtown
TF = Task Force
ITF = Imperious Task Force, taking place in Cimerora. One of the most popular TF's for level 35-50
STF = Statesman's Task Force - a high level task force for levels 45-50 commonly acknowledged as the toughest TF in the heroside game.
Shard = Shadow Shard
Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple etc = an inspiration of that type.
WW = Wentworth's, the auction house.
Oro = Oroborus portal, frequently referred to as an O-Portal. Teleports you to the Oroborus time fortress from where you can then teleport to several different zones.
There's lots more, those are just the ones that come to mind right now.
COH has just been murdered by NCSoft. http://www.change.org/petitions/ncso...city-of-heroes
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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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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
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(Using a tanker to "stealth" a mission to the end by simply ignoring the mobs attacking you and walking past while they try to stop you with their puny attacks)
Ok, it calls that "Ghetto Ghosting", still I think Tanker Stealth is a better term
COH has just been murdered by NCSoft. http://www.change.org/petitions/ncso...city-of-heroes
QFT = Quoted for Truth confused me for a long time. I thought it actually meant Quit ******* Trolling
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Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome
Looking over the Wiki it lacks Tanker Stealth!
(Using a tanker to "stealth" a mission to the end by simply ignoring the mobs attacking you and walking past while they try to stop you with their puny attacks) Ok, it calls that "Ghetto Ghosting", still I think Tanker Stealth is a better term |
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For non-CoH specific ones, also try acronymfinder.com and UrbanDictionary.com (which is not always safe for work).
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Speaking of which, NSFW (Not Safe For Work) was one acronym that puzzled me for a long time and I still sometimes take a second to remember it when I see it.
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For non-CoH specific ones, also try acronymfinder.com and UrbanDictionary.com (which is not always safe for work).
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There are some incredibly obscure ones. I was on a TF and the leader advised it would go pretty quickly because they had a CS.
CS = Contact Sitter - a character who just sits at the contact for the ones that never give you a phone number.
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At this point there's relatively few acronyms regularly used in this game that catch me off guard. OTOH, i still don't know what DKP means. i like to think it stands for "Donkey Kong Points" as an homage to early video games. |
Originally Posted by Xamzax3
Hello gang, Xammy here ftw! After months of inactivity I've gone all crazy with the postin' last few days. I have been reading posts here for a great long time but now and again I feel somewhat noobish when I see Acronym after Acronym that I can't define. I can remember how silly it felt the first time I typed the entire "On my way" only to realize that omw meant the same thing all along.
There's a communication trouble occuring whenever I pass by an Acronym such as QOL or IIRC here and was wondering if there was a guide to commonly used Acronym's or phrases. Also, what Acronym's have puzzled ya'll in the past? |
Also, i tend to type "En route." more often than "OMW" even though the latter is quicker.
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There are some incredibly obscure ones. I was on a TF and the leader advised it would go pretty quickly because they had a CS.
CS = Contact Sitter - a character who just sits at the contact for the ones that never give you a phone number. |
*i always think "Computer Science"...
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
gtg is always fun, as it can mean "good" or "got" to go...
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
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Negaduck: I see you found the crumb. I knew you'd never notice the huge flag.
Not an acronym, but 'pez' means inspiration.
Most times if someone says SC they mean Steel Canyon, while they say sky for Skyway City.
AP Atlas Park
GC Galaxy City, pffft, who goes there?
BM for Black Market but that is not commonly used 
BP is banished pantheon
CoT is Circle of Thorns
KoA knives of artemis
DE is Devouring Earth
PP can also mean paragon protector as well as Perez Park
inc is for incoming ambush
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I don't PvP much, but whenever I think SC I think Siren's Call. Steel and Skyway is normally what I refer to those zones as.
Paragon Studios, thanks for all you've done. You've made this a great game, and a great community. I see this as six years well-spent. NCSoft, I'm seriously disappointed in you. This is not how you get or keep customers.
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I agree with this, though It's usually only "Sky" for Skyway.
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Originally Posted by Anilo
I don't PvP much, but whenever I think SC I think Siren's Call. Steel and Skyway is normally what I refer to those zones as.
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Galaxy >>>> AP. No morons... >.>
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Originally Posted by Psylenz
GC Galaxy City, pffft, who goes there?
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I don't use it anymore. I've had teams blow to the four winds because I used "g2g" instead of "Ready"
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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
gtg is always fun, as it can mean "good" or "got" to go...
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BRT = be right there
FOTM = flavor of the month (this one confused me for a good while)
OTOH = on the other hand
IMOH = in my *humble* opinion
TTYL = talk (type) to you later
MILF = .... 
... (google that one for yourself)
QR = quick reply (meaning the poster may not have read every little detail of the thread, and is just putting in their quick 2 cents)
RTFM = Read the (efffin') manual
GIGO = garbage in, garbage out (rarely used anymore... did I just give away my age. )
FTW = for the win
FWIW = for what it's worth
And that doesn't even touch the acronyms for powers and IO's (Invention Origins (enhancements)).
Honestly, I don't use a lot of acronyms in the forums, but in game they do save a bit of time when time is tight.
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Originally Posted by Psylenz
Not an acronym, but 'pez' means inspiration.
Most times if someone says SC they mean Steel Canyon, while they say sky for Skyway City. AP Atlas Park GC Galaxy City, pffft, who goes there? BM for Black Market but that is not commonly used BP is banished pantheon CoT is Circle of Thorns KoA knives of artemis DE is Devouring Earth PP can also mean paragon protector as well as Perez Park inc is for incoming ambush |
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Fusion Force!
TRIUMPH
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Originally Posted by Kyle_Al_Mordu
And a <ARRRRGGGHHHH> is for the ambush you didn't see until it was too late...
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COH has just been murdered by NCSoft. http://www.change.org/petitions/ncso...city-of-heroes
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Oh yeah!!! Forgot about that one!! Do that all the time!!!
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Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome
Let's not forget the always popular wwwwwwaaaaaaaaasssssssssddddddddd when you're in chat mode and have that sudden urge to run away
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Kyle Al'Mordu - Lvl 50 MA/SR Scrap
Fusion Force!
TRIUMPH
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Originally Posted by Kyle_Al_Mordu
Oh yeah!!! Forgot about that one!! Do that all the time!!!
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Hate that one.
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
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However, if you try to activate THAT many powers before you finally realize they are not taking effect, then there's a different level of observation problem you'd need to address with yourself. lol j.k
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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
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Originally Posted by Master-Blade
However, if you try to activate THAT many powers before you finally realize they are not taking effect, then there's a different level of observation problem you'd need to address with yourself. lol j.k
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Oops stands for "The blaster targeted a new mob! Run!!"
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For probably a month after I started playing, I was curious why I had a bunch of keys bound by default to talk to someone specifically named Starget. I swear to god I thought it must be some kind of system account or something.
Ah, those were the days!
We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.
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There's also the version of Tanker/Scrapper stealth where you just kill everything between you and the objective.|
Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome
Looking over the Wiki it lacks Tanker Stealth!
(Using a tanker to "stealth" a mission to the end by simply ignoring the mobs attacking you and walking past while they try to stop you with their puny attacks) Ok, it calls that "Ghetto Ghosting", still I think Tanker Stealth is a better term |
Dead men (or whatever) tell no tales.
So it's kinda like you were invisible. Who's left to argue with you?
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Hello gang, Xammy here ftw! After months of inactivity I've gone all crazy with the postin' last few days. I have been reading posts here for a great long time but now and again I feel somewhat noobish when I see Acronym after Acronym that I can't define. I can remember how silly it felt the first time I typed the entire "On my way" only to realize that omw meant the same thing all along.
There's a communication trouble occuring whenever I pass by an Acronym such as QOL or IIRC here and was wondering if there was a guide to commonly used Acronym's or phrases.
Also, what Acronym's have puzzled ya'll in the past?