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Generic Gaming Abbreviations
AFK |
Away from keyboard.
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BRB |
Be right back.
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BBL |
Be Back Later.
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NPC |
A computer-controlled character or any character that is not under a player's direct control.
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nerf |
A change intended to weaken a particular item, ability, or character, for balancing purposes.
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Aggro |
To Have hostile attention from NPCs.
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DPS |
Damage per second.
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Ninja looting |
To unfairly loot the corpse of a fallen enemy.
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OOM |
Out of mana.
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HoT |
heal over time, An effect that restores health over a period of time; antonym of DoT.
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CD |
Cooldown or The delay between skills.
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XP/EXP |
The Experience Points.
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Gank |
'ganking' usually indicates an unwelcome attack on an unwilling or unsuspecting participant.
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GG |
Used as parting words exchanged at the end of a competitive game or match as a gesture of good sportsmanship.
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WP |
Well Played, Used in the same way as "gg".
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GF |
Good Fight, Also used as the same was as "gg".
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Mob |
Mob is a term for an in-game enemy who roams a specific area. An Enemy NPC.
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Griefer |
A player who deliberately irritates and harasses other players. Many MMOs enforce rules that forbid griefing.
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Adds |
The Reinforcements that a boss summons.
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min-maxing |
Creating the "best" character by means of minimizing undesired or unimportant traits and maximizing desired ones.
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OTW/OMW |
On the way/On my way.
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Rubber Banding |
The result of network latency during a multiplayer game; players teleporting to locations. (lag)
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kiting |
A maneuver in which a player-character gets an enemy NPC to chase after them so as to lead them somewhere else (like a kite on a string).
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PUG |
Pick-up group.
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