Glossary
Glossary
Summary:
Common terms and community shorthand you'll run into in chat, guides, and trade.
A
| Term |
Meaning |
| A> |
Auctioning an item |
| AB |
Acid Demonstration |
| Aco |
An Acolyte class player |
| AFK |
"Away From Keyboard"; not currently at the computer |
| AFKmist |
An Alchemist/Biochemist who goes AFK and lets their homunculus kill monsters for them |
| Agi |
The Agility stat, or the skill Increase Agility |
| Alche |
An Alchemist class player |
| AoE |
Area of Effect; skills that affect a large area at once |
| AR |
Adrenaline Rush |
| AAR |
Advanced Adrenaline Rush |
| Asp |
Aspersio |
| Ass/Assu |
Assumptio |
| Ass Cross |
An Assassin Cross class player |
| Asura/Ashura |
Asura Strike |
| AV |
Arrow Vulcan |
B
| Term |
Meaning |
| B> |
"Buy"; used in chatroom names where players are looking for item(s) |
| Battle Build |
A build that fights in close combat, usually on classes that don't normally take that role (e.g. Priests) |
| BB |
Bowling Bash or Bloody Branch |
| BC |
Battle Chant |
| Bless |
Blessing |
| Biochem |
A Biochemist class player |
| Biolabs |
The Somatology Lab dungeon in Lighthalzen |
| Boss |
A monster that can detect Hiding regardless of type, and cannot be knocked back |
| Bot |
An illegal third-party program automating tasks like leveling or farming |
| BS |
A Blacksmith class player |
| BSS |
Benedictio Sanctissimi Sacramenti |
| Buff |
A skill that improves your abilities, e.g. Blessing |
C
| Term |
Meaning |
| Cart |
The cart pulled by Merchant classes to vend |
| CB |
Cold Bolt |
| CCC |
Chain Crush Combo |
| Champ |
A Champion class player |
| CP |
Classical Pluck |
| Crus |
A Crusader class player |
| CS |
Clashing Spiral |
D
| Term |
Meaning |
| DA |
Double Attack |
| DB |
Dead Branch; an item that summons a random monster on the spot |
| DB Party |
Using many Dead Branches in one area to gather a large group of monsters |
| DC |
"Disconnect" or Discount |
| DPS |
"Damage per second"; the average damage a character deals in one second |
| Drop |
Item(s) gained from killing a monster |
| DS |
Double Strafe |
| DS dancing |
Using Double Strafe while moving to reduce delay and effectively increase ASPD |
E
| Term |
Meaning |
| ED |
Evil Druid, or its card |
| EDP |
Enchant Deadly Poison |
| Ein |
The city of Einbroch or Einbech |
| Endow |
Giving a weapon an element via a Sage's endow skill |
| ES |
Earth Spike |
| ESL |
Evil Snake Lord |
| EXP |
Experience Points |
| EXP tap |
Attacking or taking damage from a monster to increase the EXP it gives |
F
| Term |
Meaning |
| FA |
Falcon Assault |
| FAS |
Focused Arrow Strike |
| Falcon |
The falcon used by Hunters |
| FB |
Fire Bolt |
| FBa |
Fire Ball |
| FCP |
Full Chemical Protection |
| FD |
Frost Diver |
| FFA |
"Free for All" |
| Fist/Fisting/Fister |
The skill Guillotine Fist, or a Monk/Champion using it |
| FP |
Fire Pillar |
| FS |
Full Support; a build focused on aiding/supporting the party rather than dealing damage |
| FS |
Full Strip |
| FW |
Fire Wall |
G
| Term |
Meaning |
| Game Master (GM) |
An in-game administrator with unique sprites and abilities |
| GC |
Grand Cross |
| Guildie |
A member of your guild |
| GD |
Gloria Domini |
| GFist |
Guillotine Fist |
| GH |
Glast Heim, a dungeon west of Geffen |
| GR |
Ghostring (a Boss-type monster, but not an MVP), or its card |
| GR (chat context) |
Guild Recruiting, e.g. "GR>lvl90+/WoE" |
| Grind |
Hunting for a long time to gain EXP |
| GTB |
Golden Thiefbug, or its card |
H
| Term |
Meaning |
| HD |
Heaven's Drive |
| HL |
Holy Light |
| Homun |
A homunculus |
| HP |
A High Priest class player, or Hocus-Pocus |
| HSCR |
High Speed Cart Ram |
| HW |
A High Wizard class player |
I
| Term |
Meaning |
| IC |
Improve Concentration |
| IR |
Impressive Riff |
J
| Term |
Meaning |
| JT |
Jupiter Thunder |
K
| Term |
Meaning |
| KE |
Kyrie Eleison |
| KH |
Kiel Hyre Dungeon, accessed via the Kiel Hyre Quest |
| KoS |
"Kill on Sight"; usually referring to PvP |
| KS |
"Kill Steal"; attacking/damaging a monster another player is already fighting |
L
| Term |
Meaning |
| LB |
Lightning Bolt |
| LHZ |
Lighthalzen |
| LK |
A Lord Knight class player |
| LoV |
Lord of Vermilion |
| Lou/LY |
The Luoyang field where many players level off Mi Gaos |
M
| Term |
Meaning |
| MA |
Meteor Assault |
| Mag |
Magnificat |
| Mage |
A Magician |
| Mammo |
Mammonite |
| MB |
Magnum Break |
| ME |
Magnetic Earth or Magnus Exorcismus |
| Merc/Merch |
A Merchant class player, or a mercenary |
| Mob |
To gather an unusually large group of monsters |
| MR |
Magic Rod or Martyr's Reckoning |
| MS |
Meteor Storm, Magic Strings, Mental Strength, Mental Sensing, or a Whitesmith class player |
| MVP |
A powerful, unique monster that gives a special reward for the killing blow |
N
| Term |
Meaning |
| NB |
Napalm Beat |
| NG |
"Need Guild"; a player looking for a guild |
| NP |
"Need Party"; a player looking for a party |
| NPC |
Non-Player Character |
O
| Term |
Meaning |
| OC |
Overcharge |
| OD2 |
Orc Dungeon 2, a low/mid-range dungeon |
| OH |
Orc Hero, or its card |
| OI |
Occult Impaction |
P
| Term |
Meaning |
| Party |
A group of players hunting together who can share EXP |
| Peco |
The monster Peco Peco, or one ridden by Knights/Crusaders |
| PR |
Party Recruiting |
| Pron |
The city of Prontera |
| PvM |
Player versus Monster combat |
| PvP |
Player versus Player combat |
Q
| Term |
Meaning |
| Quag |
Quagmire |
R
| Term |
Meaning |
| Rares |
Rare items, such as cards or equipment only available from monster drops |
| Res |
Resurrection |
| Respawn |
Returning to a save point after dying |
| RS |
Rapid Smiting |
| RTB |
Raging Trifecta Blow |
S
| Term |
Meaning |
| S> |
"Sell"; used in chatroom names where a player is selling item(s) |
| Sac |
Sacrifice |
| Sader |
A Crusader class player |
| Sanc |
Sanctuary |
| SB |
Sonic Blow |
| SC |
Stone Curse or Signum Crucis |
| SD |
Soul Destroyer |
| Sensing |
The skill Sense, or the Ensemble skill Mental Sensing |
| Sewers |
A dungeon west of Prontera, also known as the Culverts |
| SG |
Storm Gust |
| Sin |
An Assassin class player |
| SinX |
An Assassin Cross class player |
| Slave |
A player in a party who receives no EXP, only supporting others |
| SP |
Spell Power or Spell Points |
| SP Reco |
Increase SP Recovery |
| Support (Role) |
A player, such as a Priest, requested to stay passive and just buff/heal the party |
| SS |
Soul Strike or "Screenshot" |
| Suff |
Suffragium |
| SW |
Safety Wall |
| Swordie |
A Swordsman class player |
T
| Term |
Meaning |
| Tank |
A player, usually higher AGI/VIT, who absorbs attacks for the party |
| Tele |
To teleport or use a Fly Wing |
| Thief |
A Thief class player |
| TI |
Turtle Island |
| TS |
Thunder Storm or Teamspeak |
| TSS |
Throw Spirit Sphere |
U
| Term |
Meaning |
| UG |
Underground Dungeon, below the Clock Tower in Aldebaran or below the Thief Guild near Morocc |
V
| Term |
Meaning |
| Valk |
Valkyrie Realms (WoE castle area) or Valkyrie Randgris, the MVP |
| Vend |
Setting up shop as a Merchant using the Vending skill |
W
| Term |
Meaning |
| WB |
Water Ball |
| Wiz |
A Wizard class player |
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