Miniquestionario Everquestiano

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ADSL: type of high-speed Internet connection

AFK: "Away From Keyboard" indicating that player leaving computer for indefinite time period

Agro: An abbreviation referring to an aggressive monster

Agro range: The range within which an aggessive monster will notice a player and attack

Avatar: A player's character in the game

BAF: "Bringing a Friend" indicating that a monster opponent has attracted another aggressive opponent

BF: "Boyfriend"

BBL: "Be Back Later"

BIO: Acronym indicating that player is taking a bathroom break

BRB: "Be Right Back" Indicates to other players that the player character will return to the group shortly

Broadband: High-speed home Internet connection (e.g. DSL, cable, etc)

BRT: "Be Right There"

BTW: "By the Way"

Buddy list: List of friends kept by player in EverQuest II

Buff or Buffing: Preparatory actions taken to combat, such as casting beneficial spells

Camp: The repeated killing of a respawning monster by the same player to gain experience or items. Or this can mean that a player is leaving the game by using the Camp command.

CU or Cya: "See You Later"

Dewd or Leet Speak: An abbreviated chat code used by some players

Ding: An annoucement letting players know that they have been leveled

DNS: "Domain Name System" A system translating a domain name into an Internet Protocol address

DoT: "Damage Over Time" refers to an effect applied to a target, causing continuous damage over a limited period of time

Drop: The "giving up" of items or money by a defeated foe

Emote: A feature used to express emotions through physical animations on MMOG player-characters

EP, Exp or XP: "Experience Points"

EQ: Acronym for EverQuest

FAQ: "Frequently Asked Questions" A part of a website providing answers to commonly questions that a visitor might have

Flame or Flaming: Act of harshly rebutting someone, usually on message boards.

FPS: "First Person Shooter" A combat game player from a first-person point of view. Example: PlanetSide

FWIW: "For What It's Worth"

FYI: "For Your Information"

GF: Girlfriend

GM: Game Master. Customer service representative who helps facilitate gameplay by resolving player issues

Grief Player or Griefer: A player who purposefully seeks to ruin the enjoyment of other gameplayers

GTG or G2G: "Good to Go"

Guild: Formal player association formed in EQ II that grants members additional game features such as a guild chat channel

HDD: Hard Disk Drive

Hehe: An expression of mild amusement

Host: A computer with two-way access to other computers on the Internet

ICS: Intenet Connection Sharing

IMO or IMHO: "In My (Humble) Opinion"

INC: Incoming! Warning that an enemy is heading your way

IP address: Internet Protocol Address is the method which information is sent from one computer to another via the Internet. The IP address is the address of the specific computer on the Internet allowing information to be sent to a location.

IRL: "In Real Life"

ISP: Internet Service Provider

J/K or JK: "Just Kidding"

K: "Okay"

KOS: "Kill on sight" A player character that's attacked on sight by a group of NPCs, such as city guards

KS: "Kill Stealing" This is the negative act of taking another player or player-group's prey

Lag: Latency experienced during game play due to Internet traffic, server-side problems, etc

LAN: Local Area Network

Latency: Time delay experienced as data moves across the Internet

LD: "Link Dead" occurs when a player's computer loses its Internet connection

LFG: "Looking for a group to join"

LMAO: Acronym used to express a gut-busting laugh

LOH: "Low on Health" Player announcement that health status is dangerously low. It's also an acronym for a paladin's "Lay on Hands" ability

LOL: "Laugh Out Loud" Acronym expressing amusement

LOM or LOP: "Low on mana" or "Low on power" Indicator that player will need to take a rest

Loot: Verb meaning retrieving items from vanquished foe

Lvl: "Level"

MAC: "Media Access Control address" A unique number assigned to computer hardware on a network

MMOG: Massively Multiplayer Online Game

MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game

MOB: "Mobile Object" A term used to describe NPC game creatures

MOO: Acronym for Internet game meanign MUD, Object Oriented

MUD: Multi-User Dungeon, or Multi-User Dimension. These are usually text-based Internet games

MUSH: Acrony for Internet game, translated as Multi-User Shared Hallucination

NA: Network Adaptor

NAT: Network Address Translation

Newbie: Inexperienced player. Sometimes derogatory.

Ninja loot: Quick looting of fallen NPC's rewards. Sometimes a dishonest act

No Drop: Certain objects that players cannot drop or trade

NP: No Problem

NPC: Non-Player Character. This refers to any game character or monster not controlled by a player

NT: "No text" Used on message boards or in e-mail to indicate that there will be no text following the subject

OIC: "Oh I See"

OMW: "On My Way"

OOC: "Out of Character" A type of in-game player message

OOM or OOP: "Out of mana" and "Out of power" (see prior definition)

OOW: "On our way"

OT: "Off Topic" This is a message board indication that a message's content diverts from current topic

OTM: "On the move" Indicator from group leader announcing intent to move group

Pet: A NPC minion in control of another NPC or another player

Ping: Measurement in miliseconds of time it takes for a data packet to travel from a computer to a server and back via the Internet

Plz: Please

PnP: "Pencil and paper," referring to tabletop roleplaying games

Powerleveling: Act of helping a lower level player gain experience at an accelerated rate

Pull: Engaging a NPC in combat; then retreating and luring the NPC to player's group

Puller: A player character who pulls opponents back to the group's location

PvE: Player versus environment. A game where players only battle NPCs and MOBs

PvP: Player versus Player. A game where players are allowed to attack and kill other player characters

PvPer: Player who attacks and kills other player characters, usually with consent

PKer: Player Killer. A negative act where a player kills other player characters at random

Rdy: Ready

RL: "Real Life", meaning a player's life outside the game

ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing

ROFLMAO: An stronger expression of amusement than ROFL

RUN: Run!

Spam or Spamming: The act of sending annoying repeatedly through an in-game communication channel

Spawn: The regeneration of a creature after it leaves the game world for a time

Suxxors: Dewd Speak expletive meaning "It sucks!"

Tank: A player character that takes the brunt of attacks in battle

Taunt: A melee skill that draw's the enemy's attention away from weaker party members

Tell: A form of direct communicatioin between two players only

Train: A large group of enemies pursuing a player character

Twinking: The act of giving powerful equipment to a lower level character, aiding their level advancement

Twitch: A gameplay style demanding manual dexterity, quick reflexes, and strong user interface familiarity

Ty: "Thank You"

Uber: A term describing an especially powerful player, association, MOB, etc

USB: Universal Serial Bus. A plug-and-play interface between and computer and add-ons like joysticks

VI: Verant Interactive. The prior name of the game development company that is now Sony Online Entertainment

WAN: Wide Area Network

WB: Welcome Back

WI/FI: Wireless Fidelity. A high-frequency wireless local network

Zone: Refers to a distinct area within EverQuest II, or the act of moving between two areas within the game ("I'm zoning")