| AC |
Usually stands for "armor class". In
AD&D-type role-playing games (changed with v3.0) the armorclass gets
better the less it is, vice versa in other games. |
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| AF |
Abbreviation for "armor factor", see AC. |
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| Add |
Used to describe any creature joining the fight when a
group is otherwise engaged. Most groups dread adds, since more than a
single target can be dangerous to healers and other important caster
classes. |
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| AFK |
Internet acronym for "away from keyboard",
telling others that you're not around to answer their calls. |
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| Aggro, Agg, Agro |
Abbreviation for "aggressive". When an enemy is
close enough to someone that it starts to run towards him/her to engage
in combat. (When you click on some beasts in the field, you might notice
that they say "...and is aggressive towards you!" This means
that the beast will attack you if you get too close. There is also a
system involving aggressiveness in a group. The creature you're fighting
has an unseen "aggro rating" for each member of your party.
This aggro rating goes up when the creature is damaged by a character,
or when a healer reverses damage dealt by the creature. The character
with the highest aggro rating becomes the enemy creature's #1 target.
There are maneuvers and spells that will affect a creature's aggro,
check other guides for more info). |
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| All your base are belong to us |
A sentence taken from the poorly translated intro of the video game
'Zero Wing' (Sega Genesis) and got standard MMORPG lingo. Go see this
for the full story, here's a snippet:
History of 'All Your Base'
- Toaplan creates the Zero Wing video game.
- Toaplan releases a port for the Sega Genesis console with the
addition of an intro scene, which is then translated into english
(very poorly) and released in the United States.
- Toaplan goes out of business.
- Someone from a Zany Video Game Quotes website notices the poor
translation, and highlights the game.
- Overclocked.org does a humorous voiceover of the Zero Wing intro
in a fake Wayne Newton voice.
- Dozens of game-related messageboards begin to post quotes from the
parody, and images altered to show the phrase.
- Most of the threads lose interest and die off quickly as the trend
is pronounced dead countless times.
- The Flash movie/video is released with images from the threads and
music taken from the origional game someone had added the phrase
"all your base" to.
- AYB explosively expands to the general (non game messageboard-reading)
public.
- The origional site for the video is shut down within hours due to
excessive traffic, and moves to PlanetStarsiege.
- Lycos ponders how "All your Base" was transformed from
obscurity to a top 50 search practically overnight.
- Mainstream media begin to notice the trend, and stories appear in
Time Magazine, USA Today, Fox News, The Los Angeles Times, Tech TV,
Wired, and many others.
- As the 'remix' used in the video goes from 58 hits a day to
several thousand per day, mp3.com notices the track has been ripped
directly from the video game and pulls the music off their site due
to copyright violations. It is later returned unchanged.
- The trend continues to grow as it expands into nearly every corner
of the web.
- Large websites like Angelfire and Hewlett Packard sneak "all
your base" references into their designs.
- "All Your Base" is pronounced dead several times every
day, yet it's 15 minutes of fame continue for some reason
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| Assist |
Term used in a group situation where there is more than a
single creature surrounding your group and it is uncertain as to which
one your leader/puller/tank has targeted. The assist command(clicking on
your tank/puller and typing: /assist) will automatically target the
enemy that the desired team member is fighting. This can also be used if
a healer or caster is unexpectedly attacked(click the healer/caster and
type: /assist). Assisting someone who isn't in your group: DAoC
automatically groups you(temporarily) to anyone else who is attacking
the same target, thereby causing experience points to be shared. For
this reason, it is advised that you ask if someone needs help before
assisting. If you don't ask, some players see this as stealing. |
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| ATM |
Internet acronym, means "at the moment". |
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| BAF |
Describes enemies that "bring a friend" when
being attacked, means very sociable enemies that will cause trouble and
have cool drinks and party dips on your grave. |
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| Bind, Bindstone |
Your bindpoint is where you return after death and use of
/release. DAoC has what are called bindstones (tall rocks or pillar-like
stones) in many of the major cities, where you can bind yourself at
whim. Just walk up to one and type: /bind. |
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| Bolt |
A popular and powerful spell in DAoC, characterized by a
bolt of electric-like light. See also: DD. |
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| BRB |
Internet acronym for "be right back" or
"bathroom brake", means you're temporarily not available but
will be back soon. |
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| BRT |
Stands for "be right there" |
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| BT |
Stands for Blade Turn a damage absorption spell for melee
strikes. (thanks to Rahui The Necromancer) |
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| Buff, Debuff |
Beneficial/offensive spells cast upon characters to
enhance/decrease statistics. |
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| Camp |
A place where a group stays together and has a puller go
out and look for enemies to bring back. Usually, camps are set up in
locations known to be relatively safe. Camping also refers to the act of
repeatedly preying upon the same newly spawned creature(s). DAoC has
incentives for wandering hunters, rewards include experience bonuses on
creatures that have been alive for long periods of time. |
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| Caster |
A type of character (mage, wizard, warlock) who uses
magical spells for combat and other functions, but usually doesn't have
any substantial healing ability. |
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| Charm |
Charming means mind controlling animals, foes or NPCs
making them fight on your side. See: Pet. |
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| Class |
This is a general term, the category which describes a
type of character. Examples of common classes: Warrior, Rogue, Caster,
Healer |
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| Crowd Control |
Term used mostly by those who possess mesmerize spells.
When more than a single enemy has been "pulled" and all but
one has been mez'd, allowing a group to concentrate on a single target
without interference. |
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| DAoC |
Commonly accepted acronym for Dark Age of Camelot, a
online role-playing game you should know by now. |
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| DD |
Acronym for "direct damage". This type of spell
is fairly straightforward, it lowers a creatures hitpoints directly and
immediately, as opposed to DOTs (damage-over-time) or debuffs (stat
lowering). One type of DD in DAoC is accompanied by extended range and a
visible "bolt" of light, from which it derives its name, and
may more frequently be referred to as a bolt, rather than DD. DD's are
also referred to as "nukes". |
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| Dewd, Dood |
A derisive term, stemming from the phonetic typing style
of the group it refers to. Dewds are considered by many to be disruptive
players whose interest in the game does not extend beyond game mechanics
and leveling. You might also see this written as "d00d" or
"d3wd," as many of these casual gamers also commonly use
numbers for the letters they resemble. |
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| Ding |
Originating in other similar games, where a character
gains a level and it is associated with a distinct "ding"
sound. In DAoC, there is no such tone, having been replaced by a short
musical interlude after leveling, but the usage of this term persists.
Some role-players see it as disruptive, especially if done on open chat
channels. |
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| DoT |
Acronym for "damage over time". Any spell that
takes damage in small increments, separated in at least 2 parts. This is
common in poison and poison-like spells, but can be done in a variety of
forms. They're usually low in damage but nice additions to your strike
force. |
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| Farming |
When a person or group stays in one place and repeatedly
kills the same NPC, creature, or set of creatures for a specific item or
items. |
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| Freeloader |
Derisive nickname for people who go around randomly
assisting other players who are not in their group, either by attacking
their target or healing them as they fight. DAoC automatically groups
you (temporarily) to anyone you assist, thereby causing experience
points to be shared. For this reason, it is advised that you ask if
someone needs help before assisting. If you don't ask, some players see
this as stealing. |
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| Haste |
Term used to describe a property of an item or weapon that
grants faster speed of attack to the wielder. Some spells that endow
characters with increased attack speed can also be referred to as haste
spells. |
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| Healer |
Any class possessing a substantial amount of healing
spells. |
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| Hybrids |
Characters with mixtures of magic/healing and combat
skills. |
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| IC |
The acronym for "in character", a label for chat
that is from your character's perspective. It is another way of
referring to role-playing, or the act of role-play. See also: OOC. It
may also stand for "i see". |
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| IMHO, IMO |
Internet acronyms, standing for "in my (humble)
opinion". |
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| INC |
Abbreviated, "Incoming". Used to alert the group
when a puller is bringing a new target/enemy with him/her. Also used as
a warning of impending danger. |
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| IRL |
Not abbreviation for Ireland but "in real life".
Used mostly in OOC conversations. |
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| Kite, Kiting |
Describes the maneuver of hit and run guerilla-style
fighting. You kite when you attack an enemy, retreat, heal and attack
again so that the foe got no real chance of winning. Kiting is seen as
cheating in some MMORPGs. |
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| Lag |
Players love them. Lags are interruptions of the data
stream (packet loss) causing minor to major playing problems. There are
different kinds of lags like client and serverside lags. |
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| Linkdead, Conloss |
Sometimes players unexpectedly lose connection to the game
server. When this happens, the character remain a while in the game
before disappearing. This is often called Linkdeath. If you notice
someone become unresponsive, let the rest of the group know by saying
"JoeSchmoe might be LD, give him time before we fight again."
If JoeSchmoe isn't linkdead he'll let you know, but if he is, then it's
better to stay in the area and keep the peace until he logs in again. |
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| Leet, L33t |
Term that means "elite", players occasionally
call themselves "leet" meaning they're uber, "absolutely
great" in common language. |
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| Loot, Lewt |
This refers to money, weapons, or other items found on a
defeated enemy. In DAoC, the group loot function is, by default, random.
When a group member left-clicks the loot bag or fallen foe, its loot is
randomly given to any member in the immediate area. All coinage is
split, as equally as is mathematically possible. Also, if you're not the
person/group that felled the foe, you can't pick up the loot. In other
words, loot etiquette is automatic. |
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| Mage |
A mage is a magic wielding character, found as wizard,
enchanter, sorceror, necro etc. |
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| Melee |
This is a general term for combat or a type of combat, but
is used in many games as a general category for any fighter that doesn't
rely on magic. |
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| Mez |
Describes the action of mesmerizing an enemy creature,
used by those who possess this type of spell |
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| MMORPG |
One of many common acronyms, meaning "massive
muliplayer online role-playing game". |
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| Mob |
This term derives from a programming acronym, standing for
"moving object", also cited as the abbreviation of
"mobile". The term is used most-often to describe the many
enemy creatures that roam a given MMORPG's world. Many players use it
interchangeably with monster, or to refer to any given enemy that is
controlled by a game's programming. |
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| MT |
1.As defined by Skadad: hahahahaha mt=empty corpse.. wtf
is up with that... mt=mistell or maintank etc... o.O (thanks to Skadad
from the Catacombs forum for pointing this out)
2.Most players will probably see this used as an abbreviation or
homophone for empty, as it was used in another popular MMORPG, when a
creature had no loot on its corpse. It may also refer to empty mana/magic/power,
etc.
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| Nerf |
Term used by players to describe
game aspects that have been changed by the developers of the game. Most
often, a nerf is a change for the worse (in the player's eyes), such as
lowering an ability's effectiveness, or removing it all together, etc.
While they may be necessary for such things as game balance, everyone
hates them. Comes from the line of nerf products, which are famous for
being soft and harmless. |
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| Newbie, Noob |
Term meaning new player. Used when referring to someone
who is new to the game or a particular aspect of the game. |
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| NP |
Internet acronym, standing for "no problem".
This is used frequently as a response to thank you, as opposed to saying
"you're welcome". |
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| NPC |
A computer-controlled or customer service rep inhabited
"non-player character". This is usually used in association
with merchants, trainers, or other friendly computer characters that
sometimes assign quests or tasks. See also: PC. |
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| Nuke, Nuking |
Describes most likely DD (direct damage) spells cast by
characters with a taste for battle. To nuke means to hit and kill an
enemy as strong and fast as possible. |
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| OJ |
Slang term for monsters that con orange. (thanks to
Scoutss) |
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| OMG, OMFG |
Stands for the exclamation "oh my god", maybe
even enhanced with a swear word. |
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| OMW |
Abbreviation for "on my way", means i.e. you're
on your way back to team up with your friends again after you died. |
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| OOC |
Abbreviation for "out of character". Used when
chatting from the player's perspective, as opposed to the character you
role-play in the game. In other words, it is the actor behind the
character, rather than the character itself who is speaking. See also:
IC |
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| OOE |
This acronym refers to being "out of endurance",
and means that a character's endurance bar is empty or low. Endurance is
vital to warrior, tank, and other melee classes that depend on endurance
to fuel their special and most powerful maneuvers. |
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| OOM, OOP |
Acronym originating from "out of mana", but can
also mean "out of magic" in games that don't use the term
"mana". This is used by those who possess spells or other
things that use mana/magic/power to fuel their effects. In DAoC, the
term mana is replaced by Power. So, you may see OOP instead. |
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| OOR |
This acronym is sometimes employed in situations where a
group member or friendly player is too far "out of range" to
be helped by a healing, or otherwise beneficial, spell. |
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| PBT |
Stands for Pulsing Blade Turn, it is a spell that Theurgs
get (other classes get it in other realms) that recasts Blade Turn
automatically. The higher the spec level, the faster it recasts. The
lowest is 10 seconds, the fastest is 6 seconds, but two PBT's CAN be
overlapped if they are timed correctly to effectively give a 3 secs PBT,
or even lower if there are more than 2 Earth Specced Theurgists. (thanks
to Hopwil) |
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| Pet |
In MMORPGs a pet is a charmed, tamed or summoned being at
your command, assisting you in combat. Spellcasters usually are able to
summon pets while Hunters may tame wild animals. |
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| PC |
No, not personal computer, but "player
character". This refers to any character inhabited by a fellow
player, whether friendly or not. See also: NPC. |
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| PK, Peekay |
Acronym for "playerkiller". Term for players who
- you might have guessed it - kill other players, sometimes much to
their discontent. There are different types of PKs like grief PKs who
kill for personal gain and PK who kill because they like to play an evil
character or just love PvP. |
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| Pop |
This is used to signal that an enemy has spawned within
range of the party; used mostly as an alert or warning. |
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| Pull, Puller, Pulling |
When a player refers to "pulling," it usually
means that they are attracting an enemy to the group, and setting it up
for an ambush. A member of the group who is designated as the
"puller" is understood to be the sole provider of targets. It
is advised to always have a single puller, otherwise the group may
inadvertently upset multiple creatures and find themselves in a very
dangerous situation. |
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| PvP |
Means "player versus player", players
challenging and killing each other. In some MMORPGs there are faction
wars. |
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| Proc |
Aanother term derived from a programming
acronym, short for "to process" or "procedure". It
refers to the special procedure that is tied to such an item, or the act
of that procedure being processed. |
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| Quest |
A goal or assignment given by NPCs, with multiple parts,
followed by rewards upon completion. See also: Task. |
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| Rares, Semirares |
Describes items spawning very rarely or just one time like
on server birth. Some MMORPGs feature legions of rare hunters, dedicated
to trading and getting as much rares as possible. Often sold on Ebay
which isn't approved by most of the developers (like Verant Interactive
and Mythic Entertainment). Semirares are not as rare as true "rares"
but hard to find anyway. |
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| Rez, Res |
Commonly used to describe the action of resurrecting
someone. Resurrection spells limit or nullify death penalties. If you
have a healer class in your group that is above level 10, they may be
able to resurrect any fallen groupmates. Resurrection can only occur if
you don't use the /release command(return to bind-point), so it's
sometimes wise to wait a bit after you die. Remember, it is considered
polite behavior to offer some repayment or donation for this service. |
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| RL |
Another acronym, for "real life". Used mostly in
OOC conversations. |
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| Roamer |
Enemies that have a patrol route or are otherwise mobile
and/or unpredictable. These often become "adds" or unexpected
"aggros." They can also be referred to as: patrollers,
wanderers, trekkers. |
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| ROFL |
Internet acronym, means "rolling on the floor
laughing". |
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| Root, Snare |
A spell that holds the enemy in a fixed location, or slows
it down, respectively. |
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| Roxxor, Roxxorz |
Means that something or someone
"rocks", is great. |
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| RP |
Acronym for "role playing", means people playing
"in character". In DAoC there are several RP servers where
there is no chitchat about The Lakers but people playing the roles of
their characters. |
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| RPG |
Acronym. for "role playing game". |
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| RvR |
Stand for "realm versus realm", a
special way of PvP (player versus player) combat in DAoC where one can
only battle members of another realms, most likely in large groups to
turn battlefields red. |
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| SL |
Stands for slow loader. (thanks to Lookat) |
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| Spawn |
The act of appearing, a creature/item that has
appeared, or a location where creatures/items are known to frequent.
This most-likely derives from terms like: spawning ground or hellspawn. |
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| Static mob |
The opposite of roamers, see above. These
creatures stand guard, or simply remain still, until a character attacks
or comes too close. |
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| Stats |
Short for statistics. Your character's scores
in various skill areas, such strength or dexterity. This can also refer
to learned skills, maneuvers or spells. |
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| Suxxor, Suxxorz |
Means that something "sucks", is
bad. |
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| Tank |
Warriors or other strong melee characters that
will hold the enemy's attention and intercept most of the damage. |
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| Task |
An assignment that is short and involves only
one or two actions, but is rewarded by an NPC. See also: Quest. |
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| Twink, Twinking |
This is when you load a brand new character
with high level items, weapons, spells, etc. This is done by various
means, and is usually seen as unethical, even when loading one character
up with items from another character you played. This is, however, of
little use in DAoC. Items which are too high for your level are less
effective, and degrade quickly. |
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| Twisting |
Twisting in Albion is usually done with a
Paladin but is occasionally done with a Minstrel. Both a Paladin and a
Minstrel have certain abilities or spells that 'pulse' or renew
themselves every few seconds. With correct timing, more than one spell
can be in use at the same time. With a Minstrel this is more difficult
because of the necessity of switching instruments (a Minstrel twisting
would generally be between his Power Regeneration song and his Run
song). A Paladin can twist any combination of chants. The Health regen
and Endurance Regen lines are the most common, but the Armor Chant and
the Attack Buff Chant are used pretty often too. As a rule, chants do
not 'stack' that is, if more than one person is using them, they will
not have double or mroe the effect. However, the Paladin's Health Chant DOES
stack, and two or more Paladin's twisting a Health Chant are a huge
asset to any group. in fact, a full group of Paladin's (8 of them) with
each of them highly speced in Chants could regenerate approx. 1920 HP
every 6 or 7 seconds! (thanks to Hopwil) |
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| Uber, Über |
Deriving from the Latin, uber: productive,
fertile, abundant, rich (see german "über"). This term has
found its way into daily gamer lingo, and is used interchangeably with
"super" or "ultra." Some use it to mean big,
high-end, or high level. Others use it with marked sarcasm to refer to
players and guilds that use questionable tactics to reap their rewards.
In-game encounters that are especially rare can often be referred to as
uber. Guilds with large player bases and high success rates are also
sometimes labeled uber-guild. |
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| Warrior |
This usually refers to a pure melee or
hand-to-hand combat specialist, and is often characterized by high
hit-points, stamina, or constitution. |
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| Woot |
Term used to describe a state of happiness that
is greater-than-great. |
