Glossary

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A

 * AFK: Away from Keyboard.
 * Aggro: Aggression or Hate. The focus of an attacking NPC.
 * AH: Auction House.
 * AoE: Area of Effect. Attacks and abilities that effect an area rather than single target.

B

 * BoE: Bind on Equip. When an item becomes locked to a character upon equipping.
 * BoP: Bind on Pick Up. When an item becomes locked to a character upon acquisition.
 * Buff: A short-term increase to a characters stats or skills.
 * BRB: Be Right Back. The player will be back very soon.

C

 * CC: Crowd Control. Abilities that cause players and NPCs to lose control of some or all actions.

D

 * DPS: Damage Per Second. Also used to refer to damage specializing characters in general.

G

 * GHA: Greater Howling Abyss, a dungeon.
 * GTAoE: Ground-Targeted Area of Effect.

H

 * HA: Howling Abyss, a dungeon.
 * HF: Hadir Farm, a dungeon.
 * HP: Health Points. The amount of life a Player/NPC/Object has.

L

 * Loot: Treasure. Items dropped by defeated monsters and players.
 * LFM. Looking For Member. A raid's leader calling for more player to add.
 * LFP. Looking For Party. You chat that when you are interested in join in a party (max 5 players).
 * LFR. Looking For Raid. The traditional message for join in a current raid.

N

 * NPC: Non-Player Character.

P

 * PBAoE: Point-Blank Area of Effect
 * Palace Cellar, a dungeon.

S

 * Sandbox: Refers to a type of game where player actions and imagination define the game play.

T

 * Tank: A character specialized in holding "Aggro" and/or mitigating large amounts of damage.

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