Hey, fellow WoW players. Now, as a new player, the abbreviations of WoW can be pretty confusing, and then when you ask what a certain one means people are instantly sarcastic!
When I was a new player, I found an article from http://wow.joystiq.com/, and so created a .txt which I used all of them from that, and then adapted them as they evolved, or new ones came about, and made the layout nicer.
Note: I took out some of the ones that are commonly used on Sythe, as there isn't any point in explaining them ^^
So, here it is:
-- Races --
Drae: Draenei
BE/Belf: Blood Elf
NE/Nelf: Night Elf (primarily used on EU to distinguish between Bloods and Nights)
UD: Undead
-- Chat: --
AFAIK: As far as I know
LF: Looking for ("LF tank," etc.)
LF1M/LF2M/etc.: Looking for one more, two more, etc.
LFG: Looking for group
LFM: Looking for more (for a group)
MT: Mistell (means "I sent this message to the wrong channel or person")
OMW: On my way
WTB: Want to buy
WTS: Want to sell
WTT: Want to trade
OP: Over-powered (e.g. Death Knights are OP)
-- Miscellaneous: --
1h: One-handed
2h: Two-handed
5SR: Five-second rule (the rule that mana regeneration from spirit only occurs if you haven't spent mana on a spell in the last five seconds)
Add: An "additional" mob that has been aggroed, usually unintentionally Agg/Aggro: Probably short for "aggression" or some related word, it refers to who a mob is attacking -- that player is said to "have aggro" or have "pulled aggro"
AoE: Area of effect (a spell or effect that takes place over an area, as opposed to working only on a single target)
AP: Attack power
Alt: An "alternate" character -- not your main (character)
BoE: Bind on Equp
BoP: Bind on Pick-up
BoU: Bind on Use
BoA: Binds on Account (heirlooms)
BS: Blacksmith/Blacksmithing
Buff: A beneficial spell, or a change to the game that makes a given class/spec stronger
CC: Crowd control
DKP: Dragon Kill points, a cover term for a number of systems guilds use to distribute loot (see WoWWiki)
DND: Do not disturb
DPM: Damage per mana
DPS: Damage per second
DR: Damage reduction (due to armor)
DR: Diminishing returns
DS1/DS2/DS3: Class-specific sets of gear that drop from 5-man dungeons. DS1 and DS2 were known as T0 and T0.5, respectively, but that analogy breaks down when it comes to DS3.
DW: Dual wield
DoT: Damage over time
Drae: Draenei
Eng/Engi/Engy: Engineering
FA: First Aid
FP: Flight point/flight path
FR: Fire resistance
GTAoE: Ground-targeted AoE (an AoE spell for which the caster can choose a target, like Flamestrike)
HPM: Healing per mana
HPS: Healing per second
HS/Hearth: Hearthstone
HoT: Heal over time
RT: Roguetank. In some emergency situations, someone will call this, and the rogue will tank while the other gets healed, etc.
LOM: Low on mana
LW: Leatherworking
MA: Main assist
MAP: Melee attack power
Mats: Short for "materials;" refers to the ingredients in a crafted item
ML: Master loot/master looter
Mob: Short for "mobile" (derived from MUDs, where any NPC was either a stationary shopkeeper or mobile; see WoWWiki), this refers in WoW to NPCs, primarily NPCs that are meant to be killed.
MP5: Mana per five seconds
MT: Main tank
NPC: Non-player character
NR: Nature resistance
NW: Netherweave
Nerf: A change to the game that makes a given class/spec weaker
OH: Off-hand
ABOM: Out of mana
PBAoE: Point-blank AoE (an AoE spell that radiates out from the caster, like Arcane Explosion)
Pot: Potion
Proc: A "Programmed Random Occurence". Essentially, random events (e.g. rare spawns) that aren't truly random as they're mathematically based.
PUG: Pick-up group (a group formed "on the spot" by use of the LFG tool or a channel or something, as opposed to a guild group or some other group of friends)
Pat: Patrol mobs (e.g. In Hillsbrad Foothills, the ones that attack Thrall)
PvE: Player vs. Environment
PvP: Player vs. Player
RAP: Ranged attack power
Res/Rez: Resurrect/Resurrection
RL: Real life
RP: Role-play[ing]
SR: Shadow resistance
Spec: Specialization (in a profession or talents)
T1/T2/etc.: Class-specific sets of gear that drop from raids.
UI: User interface
Xmute: Transmute
Zones:
--Eastern Kingdoms:--
BB: Booty Bay
EPL: Eastern Plaguelands
IF: Ironforge
SMC: Silvermoon City
SoS: Swamp of Sorrows
STV: Stranglethorn Vale
SW: Stormwind City
TM: Tarren Mill
UC: Undercity
WPL: Western Plaguelands
-- Kalimdor: --
Darn: Darnassus
Exo: Exodar
Gads/GZ: Gadgetzan
Org: Orgrimmar
STM: Stonetalon Mountain
STP: Stonetalon Peak
TB: Thunder Bluff
XR: Crossroads
OL: Outlands:
BE: Blade's Edge
HFP: Hellfire Peninsula
HH: Honor Hold
NS: Netherstorm
SH/Shat: Shattrath City
SMV: Shadowmoon Valley
Tero: Terokkar
TM: Thrallmar
ZM: Zangarmarsh
-- Instances (5-man): --
RFC: Ragefire Chasm
WC: Wailing Caverns
VC/DM: Deadmines
Stocks: Stockade
SFK: Shadowfang Keep
BFD: Blackfathom Depths
Gnomer: Gnomeregan
RFK: Razorfen Kraul
SM: Scarlet Monestary
GY: Graveyard wing
Arm: Armory wing
Lib: Library wing
Cath: Cathedral wing
RFD: Razorfen Downs
Ulda: Uldaman
ZF: Zul Farrak
Mara: Mauradon
ST: Temple of Atal'Hakkar (a.k.a. Sunken Temple)
BRD: Blackrock Depths
BRS: Blackrock Spire
LBRS: Lower Blackrock Spire
UBRS: Upper Bloackrock Spire (technically a 10-man, but doesn't feel like a raid, in my opinion)
DM: Dire Maul
DM Trib: Dire Maul tribute run
Strat: Stratholme
UD Strat: Undead side of Stratholme
SC/Live Strat: Scarlet side of Stratholme
Scholo: Scholomance
HFR: Hellfire Ramparts
BF: Blood Furnace
UB: Underbog
SP: Slave Pens
SH: Shattered Halls
SL: Shadow Labyrinth
SV: Steamvaults
BM: Black Morass
-- Instances (Raid): --
ZG: Zul'Gurub
AQ20/RAQ: Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
AQ40/TAQ: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
MC: Molten Core
Ony: Onyxia
BWL: Blackwing Lair
Naxx: Naxxramas
Kara/KZ: Karazhan
-- Outland Instances: --
AC: Auchenai Crypts
MT: Mana Tombs
Seth: Sethekk Halls
Bot: The Botanica
Mech: The Mechanar
Arc: The Arcatraz
Durn/CoT1: Caverns of Time - Durnholde Keep
MgT: Magister's Terrace
-- Outland Raids: --
Gruul: Gruul's Lair
Mag: Magtheridon's Lair
SSC: Serpentshrine Cavern
TK: Tempest Keep - The Eye
BT: Black Temple
Hyjal/CoT3: Caverns of Time - The Battle of Mount Hyjal
SWP: Sunwell Plateau
-- Northrend Instances: --
Nex: The Nexus
Occ: The Oculus
UK: Utgarde Keep
UP: Utgarde Pinnicale
AN: Azjol'Nerub
AK: Ahn'Kahet - The Old Kingdom
VH: Violet Hold
DTK: Drak'tharon Keep
GD: Gun'drak
HoS: Halls of Stone
HoL: Halls of Lightning
CoS/Old Strat: Caverns of Time - Culling of Stratholme
-- Northrend Raids: --
CoA/OS: Chamber of Aspects - The Obsidian Sanctum
VoA: Vault of Archavon
EoE/Malygos: Eye of Eternity
Uld: Ulduar
ICC: Icecrown Citadel
-- Battlegrounds: --
BG: Battleground
AB: Arathi Basin
AV: Alterac Valley
EotS: Eye of the Storm
WSG: Warsong Gulch
SotA: Strand of the Ancients
WG: Wintergrasp
Please, if you have any that others may find useful, and are commonly used (not just within the confines of your little cult--I mean, guilds..).
Also, please take a look at the class-specific abbreviation guide: http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1343665
Thanks,
Dealer.
When I was a new player, I found an article from http://wow.joystiq.com/, and so created a .txt which I used all of them from that, and then adapted them as they evolved, or new ones came about, and made the layout nicer.
Note: I took out some of the ones that are commonly used on Sythe, as there isn't any point in explaining them ^^
So, here it is:
-- Races --
Drae: Draenei
BE/Belf: Blood Elf
NE/Nelf: Night Elf (primarily used on EU to distinguish between Bloods and Nights)
UD: Undead
-- Chat: --
AFAIK: As far as I know
LF: Looking for ("LF tank," etc.)
LF1M/LF2M/etc.: Looking for one more, two more, etc.
LFG: Looking for group
LFM: Looking for more (for a group)
MT: Mistell (means "I sent this message to the wrong channel or person")
OMW: On my way
WTB: Want to buy
WTS: Want to sell
WTT: Want to trade
OP: Over-powered (e.g. Death Knights are OP)
-- Miscellaneous: --
1h: One-handed
2h: Two-handed
5SR: Five-second rule (the rule that mana regeneration from spirit only occurs if you haven't spent mana on a spell in the last five seconds)
Add: An "additional" mob that has been aggroed, usually unintentionally Agg/Aggro: Probably short for "aggression" or some related word, it refers to who a mob is attacking -- that player is said to "have aggro" or have "pulled aggro"
AoE: Area of effect (a spell or effect that takes place over an area, as opposed to working only on a single target)
AP: Attack power
Alt: An "alternate" character -- not your main (character)
BoE: Bind on Equp
BoP: Bind on Pick-up
BoU: Bind on Use
BoA: Binds on Account (heirlooms)
BS: Blacksmith/Blacksmithing
Buff: A beneficial spell, or a change to the game that makes a given class/spec stronger
CC: Crowd control
DKP: Dragon Kill points, a cover term for a number of systems guilds use to distribute loot (see WoWWiki)
DND: Do not disturb
DPM: Damage per mana
DPS: Damage per second
DR: Damage reduction (due to armor)
DR: Diminishing returns
DS1/DS2/DS3: Class-specific sets of gear that drop from 5-man dungeons. DS1 and DS2 were known as T0 and T0.5, respectively, but that analogy breaks down when it comes to DS3.
DW: Dual wield
DoT: Damage over time
Drae: Draenei
Eng/Engi/Engy: Engineering
FA: First Aid
FP: Flight point/flight path
FR: Fire resistance
GTAoE: Ground-targeted AoE (an AoE spell for which the caster can choose a target, like Flamestrike)
HPM: Healing per mana
HPS: Healing per second
HS/Hearth: Hearthstone
HoT: Heal over time
RT: Roguetank. In some emergency situations, someone will call this, and the rogue will tank while the other gets healed, etc.
LOM: Low on mana
LW: Leatherworking
MA: Main assist
MAP: Melee attack power
Mats: Short for "materials;" refers to the ingredients in a crafted item
ML: Master loot/master looter
Mob: Short for "mobile" (derived from MUDs, where any NPC was either a stationary shopkeeper or mobile; see WoWWiki), this refers in WoW to NPCs, primarily NPCs that are meant to be killed.
MP5: Mana per five seconds
MT: Main tank
NPC: Non-player character
NR: Nature resistance
NW: Netherweave
Nerf: A change to the game that makes a given class/spec weaker
OH: Off-hand
ABOM: Out of mana
PBAoE: Point-blank AoE (an AoE spell that radiates out from the caster, like Arcane Explosion)
Pot: Potion
Proc: A "Programmed Random Occurence". Essentially, random events (e.g. rare spawns) that aren't truly random as they're mathematically based.
PUG: Pick-up group (a group formed "on the spot" by use of the LFG tool or a channel or something, as opposed to a guild group or some other group of friends)
Pat: Patrol mobs (e.g. In Hillsbrad Foothills, the ones that attack Thrall)
PvE: Player vs. Environment
PvP: Player vs. Player
RAP: Ranged attack power
Res/Rez: Resurrect/Resurrection
RL: Real life
RP: Role-play[ing]
SR: Shadow resistance
Spec: Specialization (in a profession or talents)
T1/T2/etc.: Class-specific sets of gear that drop from raids.
UI: User interface
Xmute: Transmute
Zones:
--Eastern Kingdoms:--
BB: Booty Bay
EPL: Eastern Plaguelands
IF: Ironforge
SMC: Silvermoon City
SoS: Swamp of Sorrows
STV: Stranglethorn Vale
SW: Stormwind City
TM: Tarren Mill
UC: Undercity
WPL: Western Plaguelands
-- Kalimdor: --
Darn: Darnassus
Exo: Exodar
Gads/GZ: Gadgetzan
Org: Orgrimmar
STM: Stonetalon Mountain
STP: Stonetalon Peak
TB: Thunder Bluff
XR: Crossroads
OL: Outlands:
BE: Blade's Edge
HFP: Hellfire Peninsula
HH: Honor Hold
NS: Netherstorm
SH/Shat: Shattrath City
SMV: Shadowmoon Valley
Tero: Terokkar
TM: Thrallmar
ZM: Zangarmarsh
-- Instances (5-man): --
RFC: Ragefire Chasm
WC: Wailing Caverns
VC/DM: Deadmines
Stocks: Stockade
SFK: Shadowfang Keep
BFD: Blackfathom Depths
Gnomer: Gnomeregan
RFK: Razorfen Kraul
SM: Scarlet Monestary
GY: Graveyard wing
Arm: Armory wing
Lib: Library wing
Cath: Cathedral wing
RFD: Razorfen Downs
Ulda: Uldaman
ZF: Zul Farrak
Mara: Mauradon
ST: Temple of Atal'Hakkar (a.k.a. Sunken Temple)
BRD: Blackrock Depths
BRS: Blackrock Spire
LBRS: Lower Blackrock Spire
UBRS: Upper Bloackrock Spire (technically a 10-man, but doesn't feel like a raid, in my opinion)
DM: Dire Maul
DM Trib: Dire Maul tribute run
Strat: Stratholme
UD Strat: Undead side of Stratholme
SC/Live Strat: Scarlet side of Stratholme
Scholo: Scholomance
HFR: Hellfire Ramparts
BF: Blood Furnace
UB: Underbog
SP: Slave Pens
SH: Shattered Halls
SL: Shadow Labyrinth
SV: Steamvaults
BM: Black Morass
-- Instances (Raid): --
ZG: Zul'Gurub
AQ20/RAQ: Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
AQ40/TAQ: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
MC: Molten Core
Ony: Onyxia
BWL: Blackwing Lair
Naxx: Naxxramas
Kara/KZ: Karazhan
-- Outland Instances: --
AC: Auchenai Crypts
MT: Mana Tombs
Seth: Sethekk Halls
Bot: The Botanica
Mech: The Mechanar
Arc: The Arcatraz
Durn/CoT1: Caverns of Time - Durnholde Keep
MgT: Magister's Terrace
-- Outland Raids: --
Gruul: Gruul's Lair
Mag: Magtheridon's Lair
SSC: Serpentshrine Cavern
TK: Tempest Keep - The Eye
BT: Black Temple
Hyjal/CoT3: Caverns of Time - The Battle of Mount Hyjal
SWP: Sunwell Plateau
-- Northrend Instances: --
Nex: The Nexus
Occ: The Oculus
UK: Utgarde Keep
UP: Utgarde Pinnicale
AN: Azjol'Nerub
AK: Ahn'Kahet - The Old Kingdom
VH: Violet Hold
DTK: Drak'tharon Keep
GD: Gun'drak
HoS: Halls of Stone
HoL: Halls of Lightning
CoS/Old Strat: Caverns of Time - Culling of Stratholme
-- Northrend Raids: --
CoA/OS: Chamber of Aspects - The Obsidian Sanctum
VoA: Vault of Archavon
EoE/Malygos: Eye of Eternity
Uld: Ulduar
ICC: Icecrown Citadel
-- Battlegrounds: --
BG: Battleground
AB: Arathi Basin
AV: Alterac Valley
EotS: Eye of the Storm
WSG: Warsong Gulch
SotA: Strand of the Ancients
WG: Wintergrasp
Please, if you have any that others may find useful, and are commonly used (not just within the confines of your little cult--I mean, guilds..).
Also, please take a look at the class-specific abbreviation guide: http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1343665
Thanks,
Dealer.
