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Overview

Not sure what a term you have heard in game means? Find it here with this glossary.

A

  • AE: (AoE) Area of Effect. Attacks and abilities that effect an area rather than single target.
  • AFK: Away from Keyboard.
  • Aggro: Aggression or Hate. The focus of an attacking NPC.


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.


C

  • CC: Crowd Control. Abilities that cause PCs 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.


H

  • HP: Health Points. The amount of life a PC/NPC/Object has.


L

  • Loot: Treasure. Items dropped by defeated monsters and players.


N

  • NPC: Non-Player Character.


P

  • PC: Player Character. Characters controlled by a player.


S

  • SP: Skill Point. The points used to level up skills.


T

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