Shalade Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) A collection of some abbreviations and technicisms commonly used by players ingame. If you feel like it you can propose more words or feedback to this thread too: BattleForge specific abbreviations 2x mix = a deck consisting of 2 colors 3x mix = a deck consisting of 3 colors AA = Anti Air AH = Auction House (Marketplace) AIS = Area Ice Shield AoC = Aura of Corruption or Altar of Chaos AoE = Area of Effect, also used for spells that target an area instead of a unit. AoF = avatar of frost BG = Breeding grounds (can also mean Battlegrounds (Random PvE)) BF = Battleforge (can also refer to Battlefield) BFR = Battleforge Reborn BFPs = Battleforge Points, one of the ingame currencies, used to buy Boosters and Elements Blue = Frost (can also refer to the blessed affinity) C = Common. The most common rarity in Battleforge. CC = Crowd Control. Spells or abilities that makes it impossible for units to attack and/or move. Charge = A copy of a card that is merged with the same, upgraded card, thus increasing the times it can be played out before recharge time activates. Charging = Increasing the times a card can be played out before recharge time activates by adding a card copy to an upgraded card. CRD = Crusade CS = Coldsnap DA = Darkelf Assassins DC = Disconnect DD = Direct Damage DE = Disenchant Dis = Usually means Disenchant, rarely disconnect Dmg = Damage. Often used to tell the damage value stated on the card. DnD = Do Not Disturb (can also mean Dungeons & Dragons) DO = Deep One DoT = Damage Over Time, inflicting damage on a unit/structure that reapplies damage at regular intervals (e.g. Spirit Hunters, Sun Reaver), can also refer to Dragon Of Time DPS = Damage per second Dpts = Damage per twenty seconds (the value stated on the card) Dread = Dreadcharger (as Shadow) or Dreadnought (as Frost) ELO = The score gained by winning PvP matches. Enli/Enlight = Enlightenment EP = Energy Parasite ES = Earthshaker EZ = Easy (low difficulty) F = Fire or Frost FM = Frost Mage FoF = Furnace of flesh FoW = Fog of War Fr = Frost Full = A deck consisting of all 4 colors G = Gold. The ingame currency won from maps. Gold Run = Collecting all gold chests in a map and disenchanting all upgrade rewards into gold Green = Nature (can also refer to the Gifted affinity) Grinding = Repeating an action for a long time to obtain something, like playing a lot of rpve to gain a lot of tokens. GS = Gravity Surge Harvy = Harvester HP = Hit Points, how much damage a unit can sustain before it dies HS = Home Soil IG = Ice Guardian IPD - Indirect Power Disadvantage, a term used to indicate a player falling behind on power pool level due to them having too much bound power through units or buildings that are not used in combat. Simply destroying/killing those entities would resolve this problem, but it is often not losing a player the game. IST = Ice Shield Tower Juggy = Juggernaut KoC = Knight of Chaos KOTG = King of the Giants, a PvE map Lame = Any card, combination of cards or playstyle that is considered very hard or impossible to beat efficiently and generally easy to use. Lamer = Someone who beats other people in PvP, mostly but not always using 'lame' strategies to do so. LB = Lightblade Legacy Reforge = A project inspired in Battleforge currently under development. LF = Looking For LFG = Looking For Group / Looking for Game. Means that the player is looking for someone to play with. LK = Lyrish Knight LS = Lost Shade or Lost Souls LSS = Lost Spirit Ship LTP / L2P = Learn to play LW = Life Weaving M8 = mate MA = Master Archers Mana = Manawings Mauly = Mauler MotK = Mark of the Keeper Mounty = Mountaineer Nasty = Nasty Surprise NC = Nightcrawler NFS = Not For Sale NG = Nightguard Ninja looting = When the host takes all the upgrades in an assign game without the other players' consent. Ninja'd = When somebody does something right before you Noob = A player playing as if he was a new player, can also mean a new player. It is also used as an insult. Nox = Nox Trooper / Carrier Oink = Curse of Oink OOP = Out Of Power PPD - Permanent Power Disadvantage, a term used to indicate a player has lost more wells and monuments in a game than their opponent. The power to construct these is lost forever, and can give the player a serious disadvantage within the game. PPD also happens when a player does not have the same amount of power wells as their opponent for a prolonged period. Promo = A card that's given away to people by means of promotion. Promos are typically fully upgraded and often fully charged, and have a different layout. PS = Parasite Swarm Pure = Having cards in only one color. Purple = The Shadow faction (can also refer to the Tainted affinity) RB = Resource Booster Red = The Fire faction (can also refer to the Infused affinity) Roots = Ensnaring Roots rPvE = Random PvE (Battlegrounds) Shammy = Shaman SM = Shadow Mage Snap = Coldsnap SoG = Shrine of Greed SoM = Shrine of Memories Sot = Stone of Torment SoW = Shrine of War Spammable = Characteristic of creatures who cost small amounts of power and are rather effective for the moment when they are used. SS = Soulshatter T1-4 = Tier 1-4, a way of telling how many orbs you have. U0-3 = Upgrade level of a card, where U0 stands for no upgrades and U3 to a completely upgraded card Unholy = Unholy Power / Unholy Hero UA = Undead Army UC = Uncommon. One level over the common rarity. UP = Underpowered / Underpriced / Unholy Power UR = Ultrarare. The highest rarity of cards. WoG = Wheel of Gifts WotN = Ward of the North WW = Windweavers Regular / forum abbreviations Admin = Administrator Afaik = As Far As I Know AFK = Away From Keyboard (the player is not present) AKA = Also Known As ATM = At The Minute / At This Moment BoT = Back on Topic, often said by mods if the posts in a forum thread are becoming too little related or entirely unrelated to the original topic. BRB = Be right back. (The player will leave for a short time) BTW = By the way Buff = Increase in strength or usefulness caused by an ingame effect or a patch Bump = Posting on a thread just to keep it in the top of the forum page Dev = Game developer F2P = A player that hasn't invested any real world money into the game. Farming = Repeating an action for a long time to obtain something, like playing a lot of rpve to gain a lot of tokens, similar to Grinding. FFS = For F***s Sake Flamer = A player who is consistently rude to others, "flaming" them. FTW = For The Win FYI = For Your Information G2G / GTG = Gotta Go (Got To Go (leave)) GG = Good game. Used when leaving a PvP match. GL = Good Luck GW = Good Work GJ = Good Job GLHF = Good Luck, Have Fun, friendly way to wish others a game GTFO = Get The F*** Out! HF = Have Fun HRU = How are you? Hype = Excitement for something about to happen IDK = I Don't Know IGN = In Game Name IIRC = If I Remember Correctly IKR = I Know Right, agreeing with someone ILY = I Love You IRL = In Real Life IMBA = Imbalanced IMO = In my Opinion IMHO = In My Honest Opinion Infraction = A ticket which can lead to bans JK = Just Kidding / Joking K / KK = Okay LMAO = Laughing My Arse Off LOL = Laughing Out Loud Mod = Moderator MFW = My Face When MVP = Most Valuable Player / Poster Necro = Forum term for when an old thread gets bumped to the first page, when continuing it has become irrelevant. Nerf = decrease in strength or usefulness with a patch. Newb / Newbie = Term used to define a new player, also means unexperienced player. NP = No Problem NVM = Nevermind OFC = Of Course OMG = Oh My God OP = Overpowered (A card that is too strong), Overpriced or Original Poster (the thread starter) OT = Off-Topic Plz / Pls = Please PM = Private Mail or Private Message PvE = Player Versus Enviroment PvP = Player Versus Player PvR = Player vs Random (Environment) Pwn = To win or gain advantage against someone with an impressive stunt QFT = Quoted For Truth QQ = Crying Rdy = ready ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing, same meaning as LOL Smurf = A player of a higher skill cap leveling up a recently created account Spam = In PVP, to summon several of the same unit type. In forums, writing a huge amount of small comments or repeating the same comment multiple times. Splash = To have a deck with more than one color. Often used to refer to the second color. Sry = Sorry STFU = Shut The F*** Up! Thx = Thanks TBH = To be honest tl;dr = Too Long; Didn't Read (put after long walls of text followed by a summary of the long text for lazy people) Troll = Person who posts inappropriate or offensive messages to gain a response or start an argument TTYL = Talk to you later Ty = Thank you Tyvm = Thank you very much u2 = You too w8 = Wait w81m = Wait a minute Wb = Welcome back / Worldbreaker Gun WBU = What about you? WL = Watchlist (thread where the balance of a card is discussed) WP = Well Played WTB = Want to buy WTF= What the f***? WTH = What the heck / hell? WTS = Want to sell WTT = Want to trade YW = Your Welcome Special thanks to @Ca7 for the additional feedback provided via Discord Edited April 14, 2020 by Shalade Added MFW Metagross31 and Halis like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrakool Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 WW- windweavers AoC- aura corruption motk- mark of the keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalade Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 WW- windweavers AoC- aura corruption motk- mark of the keeper Added, ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perendi Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 2x mix = a deck consisting of 2 colors 3x mix = a deck consisting of 3 colors AA = Anti Air Admin = Administrator Afaik = As far as i know AFK = Away from keyboard. Means that the player isn't present. AH = Auction House(marketplace) AIS = Area Ice Shield AoC = Aura of Corruption or Altar of Chaos AoE = Area of Effect, also used for spells that target an area instead of a unit. AoF = avatar of frost atm = at the minute/ at this moment BG = Breeding grounds, Can also mean Battlegrounds (Random PvE) Bf = In this case Battleforge, can also refer to Battlefield Bfp = The ingame currency bought with real world money Blue = Frost (can also refer to the blessed affinity) BoT = Back on Topic, often said by mods if the posts in a forum thread are becoming too little related or entirely unrelated to the original topic. BRB = Be right bck. Means the the player will leave for a short time. Btw = By the way. Pretty self explanatory. Buff = increase in strength or usefulness caused by an ingame effect or a patch. Bump = Posting on a thread just to keep it in the top of the forum page. C = Common. The most common rarity in Battleforge. cba = Cannot be arsed CC = Crowd Control. Spells or abilities that makes it impossible for units to attack and/or move. Charge = A copy of a card that is merged with the same, upgraded card, thus increasing the times it can be played out before recharge time activates. Charging = Increasing the times a card can be played out before recharge time activates by adding a card copy to an upgraded card. CRD = crusade CS = Coldsnap Cya l8er = See you later Dc = Disconnect DD = Direct Damage DE = Disenchant Dis = usually Disenchant, rarely disconnect (rather used "dc" as disconnect) Dmg = Damage. Often used to tell the damage value stated on the card. DnD = Do not disturb DO = Deep One DoT = Damage Over Time, inflicting damage on a unit/structure that reapplies damage at regular intervals eg spirit hunters a nd sun reaver, also Dragon Of Time Dps = Damage per second Dpts = Damage per twenty seconds (the value stated on the card Dread = Dreadcharger (as Shadow) or Dreadnought (as Frost) ELO = The score gained by winning PvP matches. Enli/Enlight = Enlightenment EP = Energy Parasite ES = Earthshaker F= Fire or Frost F2P = A payer that hasn't invested any real world money into the game. Farming = Repeating an action for a long time to obtain something, like playing a lot of rpve to gain a lot of tokens, simil ar to Grinding. Flamer = A player who is consistently rude to others, "flaming" them. FM = Frost Mage FoF = Furnace of flesh FoW = Fog of War Fr = Frost FTW = For the win Full = A deck consisting of all 4 colors G = Gold. The ingame currency won from maps. G2G = Gotta go GG = good game. Used when leaving a PvP match. GL = Good Luck gl hf = 'good luck, have fun' friendly way to start a game ^.^ Gold Run = Collecting all gold chests in a map and disenchanting all upgrade rewards into gold Green = Nature (can also refer to the Gifted affinity) Grinding = Repeating an action for a long time to obtain something, like playing a lot of rpve to gain a lot of tokens. GS = Gravity Surge GTFO = Get the f*** out! Harvy = Harvester HP = Hit Points. How much damage a unit can sustain before it dies. HS = Home Soil Idd = Indeed IG = Ice Guardian IGN = In Game Name ikr = i know right, agreeing wholly with someone ily = I love you imba = imbalanced Imho = In my honest opinion Imo = in my opinion Infraction = A deadly ticket which can lead to bans. IST = Ice Shield Tower Jk = Just kidding or Joking Juggy = Juggernaut K or KK =Okay KoC = Knight of Chaos KOTG = King of the giants, a PvE map Lame = "Any card, combination of cards or playstyle that is considered very hard or impossible to beat efficiently and gener ally easy to use." Lamer: "Someone who beats other people in PvP, mostly but not always using 'lame' strategies to do so." LB = Lightblade LF = Lava Field or "Looking For" LFG = Looking for group or Looking for Game. Means that the player is looking for someone to play with. LK = Lyrish Knight lmao = Laghing my arse off LOL = Laughing out loud. It's just like "Haha XD" LS = Lost Shade or Lost Souls ltp = learn to play LW = life weaving m8 = mate MA = Master Archers Mana = Mana wings Mauly = Mauler Mod = Moderator Motk = Mark of the keeper Mounty = Mountaineer MTFBWY = "May the force be with you", a quote from the Star Wars films. It basically means "Good Luck". In BattleForge they often talk about "May the forge be with you" MVP = Most Valuable Player/poster nasty = nasty surprise NC = Nightcrawler Necro = Forum term for when an old thread gets bumped to the first page, when continuing it has become irrelevant. Nerf = decrease in strength or usefulness with a patch. nfs = not for sale NG = Nightguard Ninja looting = When the host takes all the upgrades in an assign game without the other players' consent. Ninja'd = when somebody posts something right before you while youre typing the message Noob = A player playing like a new player, can also mean a new player. It is also used as an insult. Nox = Nox Trooper NP = No Problem Ofc = Of Course Oink = Curse of Oink omg=oh my god OP = Overpowered (A card that is too strong), Overpriced or Original Poster (the thread starter) OT = Off-Topic Plz = Please PM = Private Mail or Private Message Promo = A card that's given away to people by means of promotion. Promos are typically fully upgraded and often fully charge d, and have a different layout. PS = Parasite Swarm Pure = Having cards in only one color. Purple = The shadow faction (can also refer to the tainted affinity) PvE = Player versus enviroment PvP = Player versus Player PvR = Player vs Random (enviroment) QFT = Quoted For Truth QQ = Crying RB = resource booster Rdy = ready Red = The Fire faction (can also refer to the infused affinity) ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing, same meaning as LOL roots = ensnaring roots rPvE = Random PvE (Battlegrounds) Shammy = Shaman SM = Shadow Mage Snap = Coldsnap SoG = Shrine of Greed. An overnerfed shadow card SoM = Shrine of Memories. Sot = Stone of torment SoW = Shrine of war spam = In pvp, the act to summon several of the same unit type. spammable = Characteristic of creatures who cost small amounts of power and are rather effective for the moment when they ar e used. Splash = To have a deck with more than one color. Oftrn used to refer to the second color eg. "I play nature with a frost sp lash." Sry = Sorry SS = Soulshatter Stfu = A rude way of saying "please be quiet." T1-4 = Tier 1-4, a way of telling how many orbs you have. Thx = Thanks tl;dr = to long; didn't read (put after long walls of text followed by a summary of the long text for lazy people) Troll = Person who posts inappropriate or offensive messages to gain a response or start an argument Ty = Thank you Tyvm = Thank you very much U0-3 = Upgrade level of a card, where U0 stands for no upgrades and U3 to a completely upgraded card unholy = unholy power or Unholy Hero UA = Undead Army UBF = UrBestFriend UP = Underpowered w81m = Wait a minute Wb = welcome back /worldbreaker gun WL = Watchlist WoG = wheel of gifts WotN = Ward of the North Wp = well played WTB = Want to buy WTF= what the f***? WTH = What the heck/hell? WTS = Want to sell WTT = Want to trade WW = Windweavers YW = Your Welcome -copied from the old BattleForge Forum, Thread "The Battleforge dictionary" from DragonOfTime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alendorf Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 OMG this list but you forgot GJ = good job xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrakool Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 cba? nope never heard of it. how did you have access to the old thread from dot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perendi Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 OMG this list but you forgot GJ = good job xD hehe, i just copied it from the old thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalade Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 TY for recovering the old thread Perendi, now we can keep DoT's work OMG this list but you forgot GJ = good job xD Added along with GW :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestas3 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 id say add tbh hru wbu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalade Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 id say add tbh hru wbu Could you explain the last two ones? I haven't heard them as of now :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestas3 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 hru - how r u? wbu - what bout u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalade Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 hru - how r u? wbu - what bout u? Updated ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrXLink Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 PPD - Permanent Power Disadvantage, a term used to indicate a player has lost more wells and monuments in a game than their opponent. The power to construct these is lost forever, and can give the player a serious disadvantage within the game. PPD also happens when a player does not have the same amount of power wells as their opponent for a prolonged period. IPD - Indirect Power Disadvantage, a term used to indicate a player falling behind on power pool level due to them having too much bound power through units or buildings that are not used in combat. Simply destroying/killing those entities would resolve this problem, but it is often not losing a player the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perendi Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 cba? nope never heard of it. how did you have access to the old thread from dot? I have like the whole old battleforge forum on my external hard drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alendorf Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 hehe, i just copied it from the old thread i hope for you xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatcherOfSky Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 GJ, this list is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykole Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Pretty long but useful, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke2902 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Add this one BFR = BattleFrogeReborn :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destoyerfros Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Debuff - removing a buff from a unit to reduce it to its original state..at least i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykole Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 [quote='Destoyerfros' pid='857' dateline='1434731596'] Debuff - removing a buff from a unit to reduce it to its original state..at least i think [/quote] ?? It's a word lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destoyerfros Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 [quote='Sykole' pid='858' dateline='1434732190'] [quote='Destoyerfros' pid='857' dateline='1434731596'] Debuff - removing a buff from a unit to reduce it to its original state..at least i think [/quote] ?? It's a word lol [/quote] shh they dont know that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestas3 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 smh - shaking my head(out of dissapointment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destoyerfros Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 AWK - Away with Keyboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalade Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 I know some of these are pretty obvious but pretty much all of the dictionary is straight out of the old forums, and maybe not everyone knows everything about internet jargon ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alendorf Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 [quote='Destoyerfros' pid='892' dateline='1434737321'] AWK - Away with Keyboard [/quote] Euh just no ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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