Common Terms & Acronyms

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55 build 55 health solo build
abs (Rune of) Absorption
afaik as far as I know
afk away from keyboard
AoE Area of Effect
AotL Aura of the Lich
AL Armor Level
AP Armor Penetration
asc Ascalon
AtB Awaken the Blood
atm at the moment
attrib attribute
b/o buyout
B/P Barrage/Pet ranger
bbiab be back in a bit
bbl be back later
Bio bathroom break (biological waste)
BiP Blood is Power
Bonder Protection monk focusing on Life Bond
boon prot Monk with Divine Boon and prot skills
BR Blood Ritual
brb be right back
btw by the way
BWE Beta Weekend Event
c/o current offer
CA Random Arenas - it used to be called Competitive Arenas
cap sig Signet of Capture
CoF Cry of Frustration
CoP Contemplation of Purity
CR Chest Run
CR SI Chest Run Self Invite
DD Direct Damage
DDF Defend Droknar's Forge
DF Divine Favor
dis district
DNKP Defend North Kryta Province
DOT Damage Over Time
dp death penalty
DPS Damage Per Second
Drok's Droknar's Forge, or armor crafted there
Edge Edge of Extinction
EDrain Energy Drain
EoE Edge of Extinction
EW Energizing Wind
FA Final Assault, quest of Sorrow's Furnace
FDS Fiery Dragon Sword
FFS(weapon) Fiery Flame Spitter
ffs(non-weapon) for f****'s sake
FoC Feast of Corruption
FOTM Flavor of the Month
FoW Fissure of Woe
FS Frozen Soil
FTL For The Lose
FTW For The Win
g gold
GF Grenth's Footprint
GG Good Game
GJ Good Job
GL Guild Lord
GLF Group Looking For
gl hf good luck; have fun
GoR Glyph of Renewal
GvG Guild versus Guild
HA Heroes' Ascent
HoD Henge of Denravi
HoH Hall of Heroes
HP hit points, health
IDS Icy Dragon Sword
imho in my humble/honest opinion
imo in my opinion
int international (district)
IRC Internet Relay Chat
irl in real life
IW Illusionary Weaponry
IWAY "I Will Avenge You!
j/k just kidding
k thousand/platinum
LA Lion's Arch, trade center of GW
LDD Last Day Dawns
LFG Looking For Group
LFP Looking For Party
LFR Looking For Runner
LMAO Laughing my ass off
LMFAO Laughing my F***ing ass off
LoS line of sight
MF Minion Factory
mIRC IRC client
MM Minion Master
MoI Mantra of Inscriptions
MoR Mantra of Recall
MT mistell, a message sent to the wrong person
NPC Non Player Character
omw on my way
obo or best offer
OoB Offering of Blood
Oro Orozar Highstone, Sorrow's Furnace denizen and quest
p platinum
PBAoE Point Blank AoE
PC Price Check
pip arrow of health or energy regeneration
PM Private Message
PMSL Pissing Myself
prep preparation
PS Protective Spirit
PST Please Send Tell, which means Whisper
PUG Pickup Group
PvE Player versus Environment
PvP Player versus Player
QZ Quickening Zephyr
RA Random Arenas
Renewal Glyph of Renewal
res Resurrect
rez Resurrect
RoF (location) Ring of Fire, either the mission outpost or island chain
RoF (skill) Reversal of Fortune
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
s/b starting bid
sac sacrifice
SB Spell Breaker
SF Sorrow's Furnace
SI Self Invite
SoA Scavengers of Ascalon
SOJ Shield of Judgement
SS (skill) Spiteful Spirit
SS (non-skill) screenshot
Sup Superior (Rune)
stfu shut the f*** up
SV Sympathetic Visage
TA Team Arenas
TF Tiger's Fury
THK Thunderhead Keep
TOA Temple of Ages
Tombs Tomb of the Primeval Kings (PvE), Heroes' Ascent (PvP)
ToPK Tomb of the Primeval Kings
TS Teamspeak, a voice chat program
ttyl talk to you later
tyt take your time
UAS Unlock All Skills
UAX Unlock Everything
UW Underworld
Vent Ventrilo, a voice chat program
VIM "Victory Is Mine!"
VoD "Victory or Death!"
wammo W/Mo, usually self-healing
WaW Worlds at War, term for the current Favor system
WoH Word of Healing
WTB Willing To Buy
WTF What the f***
WTS Willing To Sell
WTT Willing To Trade