Acronyms
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General
- ATM: At The Moment
- AFK: Away from Keyboard
- AOE: Area of Effect
- BBIAB: Be Back in a Bit
- BBL: Be Back later
- BRT: Be Right There
- BTW: By The Way
- CC: Crowd Control
- DND: Do Not Disturb
- DPS: Damage Per Second - used to measure damage over time. Usually applied to weapons/Spells. This term is also used to label the contribution of a player withing a group. A DPS'er is a player whose responsibility it is to deal out as much damage as possible.
- DOT: Damage over Time
- FTL: For The Lose
- FTW: For The Win
- IDK: I Don't Know
- IMO: In My Opinion
- INC: Incoming
- LF/LFM/LFG: Looking for .../Looking for More/Looking for Group
- KOS: Kill On Site
- LOS: Line of Sight - This term refers to a players or mobs ability to "see" their target and successfully attack them via spells or ranged weapons. Many spells/abilities can be interrupted or prevented by moving out of the enemies Line of Sight.
- Mob: NPC enemy
- MH: Main Healer
- MT: Main Tank/Mistell - Message was sent to the wrong person or channel
- OH: Off Healer
- Oi: Greeting, war cry and abbreviation for the Order of Illuminatus.
- OMW: On My Way
- OT: Off Tank
- Pat: Short for Patrol. References any Mob that moves around a large area instead of staying in a relatively fixed location.
- Pot: Any potion that renders a temporary buff to skill, heath or ability.
- PST: Please Send Tell
- PVE: Player Vs Environment (player(s) vs Mobs/Bosses)
- PVP: Player Vs Player (combat with other players)
- TTYL: Talk To You Later
- WB: Welcome back
- WTB/WTS/WTT: Want To Buy/Want To Sell/Want To Trade
Age of Conan
Locations
- ws: White Sands
World of Warcraft
Expansions
- BC: Burning Crusade
- WotLK: Wrath of the Lich King
- Cata: Cataclysm
- MoP: Mists of Pandaria
Locations
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/Gadget: Gadgetzan
- Org: Orgrimmar
- STM: Stonetalon Mountain
- STP: Stonetalon Peak
- TB: Thunder Bluff
- XR: Crossroads
Outland
- OL: Outland
- 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)
- Arm: Scarlet Monastery Armory wing
- BF: Blood Furnace
- BFD: Blackfathom Deeps
- BM: Black Morass
- BRD: Blackrock Depths
- BRS: Blackrock Spire
- Cath: Scarlet Monastery Cathedral wing
- DM East: Dire Maul East
- DM North: Dire Maul North
- DM Trib: Dire Maul tribute run
- DM West: Dire Maul West
- DM: Dire Maul
- Gnomer: Gnomeregan
- GY: Scarlet Monastery Graveyard wing
- HFR: Hellfire Ramparts
- HoS: Halls of Stone
- LBRS: Lower Blackrock Spire
- Lib: Scarlet Monastery Library wing
- Mara: Maraudon
- MGT: Magister's Terrace
- RFC: Ragefire Chasm
- RFD: Razorfen Downs
- RFK: Razorfen Kraul
- SC/Live Strat: Scarlet side of Stratholme
- Scholo: Scholomance
- SFK: Shadowfang Keep
- SH: Shattered Halls
- SL: Shadow Labyrinth
- SM: Scarlet Monastery
- SP: Slave Pens
- ST: Temple of Atal'Hakkar (aka Sunken Temple)
- Stocks: Stockade
- Strat: Stratholme
- SV: The Steamvault
- UB: Underbog
- UBRS: Upper Blackrock Spire
- UD Strat: Undead side of Stratholme
- Ulda: Uldaman
- VC/DM: Deadmines
- WC: Wailing Caverns
- ZF: Zul'Farrak
Instances (Raid)
- AQ20/RAQ: Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
- AQ40/TAQ: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
- BT: Black Temple
- BWL: Blackwing Lair
- EoE: The Eye of Eternity
- ICC: Icecrown Citadel
- Kara/KZ: Karazhan
- MAG Magtheridon's Lair
- MC: Molten Core
- Naxx: Naxxramas
- Ony: Onyxia's Lair
- OS: Obsidian Sanctum
- RS: Ruby Sanctum
- SSC: Serpentshrine Cavern
- SWP: Sunwell Plateau
- ToC: Trial of the Crusader (not to be confused with Trial of the Champion)
- ToGC: Trial of the Grand Crusader
- UBRS: Upper Blackrock Spire
- VoA: Vault of Archavon
- ZA: Zul'Aman
- ZG: Zul'Gurub
Battlegrounds
- AB: Arathi Basin
- AV: Alterac Valley
- EotS: Eye of the Storm
- SotA: Strand of the Ancients
- WSG: Warsong Gulch
- IoC: Isle of Conquest
- BfG: Battle for Gilneas
- TP: Twin Peaks
Classes
Death Knight
- AMS: Anti Magic Shell
- AMZ: Anti Magic Zone
- AotD/Army: Army of the Dead
- BB: Blood Boil
- BS: Blood Strike
- BT: Blood Tap
- CoI/Chains: Chains of Ice
- DC: Death Coil
- DG: Death Grip
- DnD: Death and Decay
- DR: Death Runes
- DRW: Dancing Rune Weapon
- DS: Death Strike
- FS: Frost Strike
- HB: Howling Blast
- HC: Hungering Cold
- HoW: Horn of Winter
- HS: Heart Strike
- IBF: Ice Bound Fortitude
- IT: Icy Touch
- LB: Lichborne
- MF: Mind Freeze
- Ob/Oblit: Obliterate
- Pest: Pestilence
- PS: Plague Strike
- RP: Runic Power
- SG: Summon Gargoyle
- SS: Scourge Strike
- UB: Unholy Blight
- VB: Vampiric Blood
Druid
- FF: Faerie Fire
- FFF: Faerie Fire (Feral)
- GoW/GotW/Gift: Gift of the Wild
- HT: Healing Touch
- Inn/Innerv: Innervate
- HotW: Heart of the Wild
- LotP: Leader of the Pack
- MoW/MotW/Mark: Mark of the Wild
- NS: Nature's Swiftness
- OoC: Omen of Clarity
- Paw: Mark/Gift of the Wild
- Resto: Restoration talent tree
- Roots: Entangling Roots
- TF: Tiger's Fury
- ToL: Tree of Life
Hunter
- AS: Arcane Shot
- AotH: Aspect of the Hawk
- AotP: Aspect of the Pack
- AotV: Aspect of the Viper
- AotW: Aspect of the Wild
- BM: Beast Mastery talent tree
- BW: Bestial Wrath
- FD: Feign Death
- GftT: Go for the Throat
- HM: Hunter's Mark
- IAotH: Improved Aspect of the Hawk
- MM: Marksmanship talent tree
- SS: Steady Shot
- TSA: Trueshot Aura
Mage
- AB: Arcane Brilliance/Arcane Blast
- AE: Arcane Explosion
- AI: Arcane Intellect
- AP: Arcane Power
- CS: Counterspell
- CoC: Cone of Cold
- Evo: Evocation
- FB: Firebolt/Fire Blast/Frostbolt
- FM: Focus Magic
- PoM: Presence of Mind
- Poly/Sheep: Polymorph
- Port: Portal
- Pyro: Pyroblast
- Tele: Teleport
- Table: Ritual of Refreshment (or mage table)
- TP: Teleport
Paladin
- AW: Avenging Wrath ("wings")
- BoK/Kings: Blessing of Kings
- BoM/Might: Blessing of Might
- DL: Divine Light
- DP: Divine Plea
- DS: Divine Shield or Divine Storm
- Exo: Exorcism
- FoL: Flash of Light
- HoF: Hand of Freedom
- HoP: Hand of Protection
- HoSac or Sac: Hand of Sacrifice
- HoSalv or Salv: Hand of Salvation
- HotR: Hammer of the Righteous
- HL: Holy Light
- HoJ: Hammer of Justice
- HoW: Hammer of Wrath
- Inq: Inquisition
- LoH: Lay on Hands
- Pally: Paladin
- Prot: Protection talent tree
- Ret: Retribution talent tree
- SotR: Shield of the Righteous
- SoI: Seal of Insight
- SoR: Seal of Righteousness
- SoT: Seal of Truth
- TV: Templar's Verdict
- WoG: Word of Glory
Priest
- CoH: Circle of Healing
- Disc: Discipline talent tree
- DS: Divine Spirit
- FH/Fheal: Flash Heal
- Fort: Power Word: Fortitude/Prayer of Fortitude
- FW: Fear Ward
- GH/Gheal: Greater Heal
- GS: Guardian Spirit
- HF: Holy Fire
- IDS: Improved Divine Spirit
- IF: Inner Fire
- LW: Lightwell
- MB: Mind Blast
- MC: Mind Control
- Medi: Meditation
- MF: Mind Flay
- PI: Power Infusion
- PoH: Prayer of Healing
- PoM: Prayer of Mending
- PS/Fear: Psychic Scream
- PW:F: Power Word: Fortitude
- PW:S/Shield: Power Word: Shield
- SF: Shadowform
- SoL: Surge of Light
- SoR: Spirit of Redemption
- SR: Silent Resolve
- SW:D: Shadow Word: Death
- SW:P: Shadow Word: Pain
- VE: Vampiric Embrace
- VT: Vampiric Touch
Rogue
- BF: Blade Flurry
- BS: Backstab
- Camo: Camouflage
- CB: Cold Blood
- CloS: Cloak of Shadows
- CS: Cheap Shot
- Evis: Eviscerate
- FoK: Fan of Knives
- Hemo: Hemorrhage
- ISS: Improved Sinister Strike
- KS: Kidney Shot
- KSp: Killing Spree
- MoD: Master of Deception
- Premed: Premeditation
- Prep: Preparation
- SF: Seal Fate
- SnD: Slice and Dice
- ShS: Shadowstep
- SS: Sinister Strike
- TotT/Tricks/Trix: Tricks of the Trade
Shaman
- AR: Astral Recall
- Ele: Elemental talent tree
- Enh: Enhancement talent tree
- ES: Earth Shock
- FS: Frost Shock
- GoA: Grace of Air totem
- GW: Ghost Wolf
- HW: Healing Wave
- LHW: Lesser Healing Wave
- NS: Nature's Swiftness
- Resto: Restoration talent tree
- Shammy: Shaman
- SoE: Strength of Earth totem
- SS: Stormstrike
- ToW: Totem of Wrath
- WF: Windfury (weapon or totem)
Warlock
- Aff/Afflic: Affliction talent tree
- Ban: Banish
- CoA: Curse of Agony
- CoD: Curse of Doom
- CoE: Curse of the Elements
- CoEx/CoX: Curse of Exhaustion
- Conflag: Conflagrate
- CoR: Curse of Recklessness
- Corr: Corruption
- CoS: Curse of Shadows
- CoT: Curse of Tongues
- CoW: Curse of Weakness
- DC: Death Coil
- Demo: Demonology talent tree
- Dest/Destro: Destruction talent tree
- DL: Drain Life
- DP: Dark Pact
- DS: Drain Soul
- HF: Hellfire
- HoT: Howl of Terror
- HS: Healthstone
- Imm/Immo: Immolate
- Incin: Incinerate
- Lock: Warlock
- LT/Tap: Life Tap
- MD: Master Demonologist
- MS: Master Summoner
- NF: Nightfall
- Sac: Demonic Sacrifice (or Voidwalker Sacrifice)
- SB: Shadow Bolt
- SL: Siphon Life
- SL: Soul Link
- SM: Shadow Mastery
- SoC: Seed of Corruption
- SS: Soulstone
- Succy: Succubus
- UA: Unstable Affliction
- VW: Voidwalker
Warrior
- BS: Battle Shout/Battle Stance
- BT: Bloodthirst
- Def/DS: Defensive Stance
- Demo: Demoralizing Shout
- Deva: Devastate
- DW: Death Wish
- Exec: Execute
- HS: Heroic Strike
- HL: Heroic Leap
- HT: Heroic Throw
- LS: Last Stand
- MS: Mortal Strike
- OP: Overpower
- RC: Rallying Cry
- SB: Shield Bash/Shield Block
- SS: Sweeping Strikes/Shield Slam
- SW: Shield Wall
- TC: Thunder Clap
- TM: Tactical Mastery
- Warr: Warrior
- WW: Whirlwind
- ZS/Zerker: Berserker Stance
