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Post by
Tamer
Now i wont Admit i know every Abbreviations/Sayings in the game,
But i find that alot of new players are struggling to understand what these mean And would give them better playing experience
So i thought a Topic on Game Abbreviations might just help a few people.
So i will start with a few.
And hopefully People will think this is a worth while thread.
Towns:~
IF = Ironforge
SW = Stormwind
BB = Booty Bay
Flappy = I.e A Flying Mount
Noob = Newbie (an annoying person or new person)
PUG/s = Pickup Group A random selection of players to make up team for a instance or raid
Post by
hezec
Common buffs:
MotW - Mark of the Wild
GotW - Gift of the Wild
PW:F - Power Word: Fortitude
PoF - Prayer of Fortitude
DS - Divine Spirit
PoS - Prayer of Spirit
AI - Arcane Intellect
AB - Arcane Brilliance
BoM - Blessing of Might
BoW - ... Wisdom
BoK - ... Kings
BoL - ... Light
BoS - ... Salvation (Sanctuary or Sacrifice in rare cases)
GBo* - Greater Blessing of *
TSA - Trueshot Aura
SS - Soulstone
Cities and zones
SW - Stormwind City
IF - Ironforge
Dn / Darn - Darnassus
Exo - Exodar
OG - Orgrimmar
TB - Thunder Bluff
UC - The Undercity
SMC - Silvermoon City
Shatt - Shattrath City
STV - Stranglethorn Vale
EPL - Eastern Plaguelands
WPL - Western Plaguelands
HFP - Hellfire Peninsula
ZM - Zangarmarsh
SMV - Shadowmoon Valley
BEM - Blade's Edge Mountains
Instances - a complete list at
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=298941818
General common abbreviations
WTS - Want to sell
WTB - Want to buy
WTT - Want to trade
LFG - Looking for group (usually followed by an instance or group quest)
LFM - Looking for more (often f.ex. LF2M to indicate a specific number of needed players)
DPS - Damage per second (or sometimes just damage)
DoT - Damage over time
HoT - Heal over time
BoP - Binds on pickup
BoE - Binds on equip
BoU - Binds on use
(Posted this at official forums in a similar thread some time ago. And while I agree this can be a good idea, most newbs won't probably start looking at Wowhead. Heck, not everyone even knows of the site.)
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Post by
hezec
AoE - Area of effect
PoM - Presance of Mind
FP - Flight Path
Zep - Zeplin
AB - Arathi Basin
WG - Warsong
EOTS - Eye of the Storm
AV - Alterac Valley
PoM can also mean Prayer of Mending, depending on context. And presence is spelled with an e, btw.
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Post by
rayford
Totems!
GoA = Grace of Air
SoE = Strength of Earth
WF = Windfury
FB = Frost Brand
FT = Flame Tongue
Those are the really big ones.
Post by
briyan
Unlimited potential in this thread.
The trickest one is SS, what does that mean?
Post by
hezec
Unlimited potential in this thread.
The trickest one is SS, what does that mean?
Usually Soulstone, like mentioned in my list. =P
Post by
hihyooka
Unlimited potential in this thread.
The trickest one is SS, what does that mean?
It could mean sinister strike.
Honestly to the OP, I've NEVER heard anyone refer to a flying mount as a "flappy"...
Post by
Tusva
Typically used in raiding:
MT = Main tank
OT = Off tank
DPS = 1) Verb, to damage a mob/boss. i.e. "We have to get in there and DPS Curator as fast as possible." 2) Noun, players of a class that typically focuses on high damage output. i.e.: "All the DPS needs to move to the other side of the room."
DI =
Divine Intervention
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Will edit if I think of more :D
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Post by
briyan
Unlimited potential in this thread.
The trickest one is SS, what does that mean?
Usually Soulstone, like mentioned in my list. =P
Serpent Sting? Scatter Shot? Sinister Strike? Sweeping Strikes? Steady Shot? Shield Slam? Silencing Shot? Savage Strikes? Serpent's Swiftness?
There are more, I'm sure.
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Post by
pelf
I know I really love linking to wowwiki, but:
http://www.wowwiki.com/Acronym
and
http://www.wowwiki.com/Category:Abbreviations
<3 wowwiki
Post by
hezec
Unlimited potential in this thread.
The trickest one is SS, what does that mean?
Usually Soulstone, like mentioned in my list. =P
Serpent Sting? Scatter Shot? Sinister Strike? Sweeping Strikes? Steady Shot? Shield Slam? Silencing Shot? Savage Strikes? Serpent's Swiftness?
There are more, I'm sure.
Of course. It all depends on context. I still assiocate it to soulstone if just thrown out of the blue. Dunno why.
Post by
20820
Of course. It all depends on context. I still assiocate it to soulstone if just thrown out of the blue. Dunno why.
Screenshot! :)
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