READ ME FIRST: Common Guild Wars and internet terms

[tmakinen]

CoP is also Cry of Pain
DoA is Domain of Anguish
SoC is Signet of Capture

[Snow Bunny]

tbh - to be honest
cop - cry of pain
byob - bring your own build
roll - make a character, associated with pvp-only
dshot - distracting shot
evis - eviscerate
WoW- weapon of warding
KC - kaineng center

just quick ones I thought of that i didn't see

[IrisLee]

Gwamm - God Amongst Mere Mortals

[Commander Ryker]

Originally Posted by Quaker

On a related topic - many people here have listed various abbreviations for assorted spells. Basically, of course, any spell-name could be replaced by it's abbreviation, but that would just get confusing. I think this list would be best served by only listing those spell abbreviations that come up most often in regular chat - unfortunately, "most often" can change depending upon what builds are currently in vogue.

Yeah, I agree. In doing this, I'm seeing a lot that are no longer around.

Originally Posted by tmakinen

SoC is Signet of Capture

I've never heard it called that, it's always been called cap sig.


Ok, I updated it with most of your suggestions as well as removed some that no longer are used.

[IrisLee]

I see you've got AD for American District, but most people i know say AmD or Am Dis.

[beregond]

I see lots of people say "QFT".

What does it mean?

[Friday]

Originally Posted by Commander Ryker

Songbringer, I've not seen that one. Most people say grats.

Most of the people I play with say gs or gz for congratulations, and only a few say grats, so I think they do deserve a space on your list.

[Tatile]

Originally Posted by beregond

I see lots of people say "QFT".

What does it mean?

Quoted for Truth, or perhaps Quite F*cking True, depending on the person or context ^.~

[distilledwill]

Just a few ranger ones:

D-Shot = [[Distracting Shot]
Trolls = [[Troll Unguent]
Nat Stride = [[Natural Stride]
Cripshot = [[Crippling Shot]
BA = [[Burning Arrow]
PA = [[Poison Arrow]
BHA = [[Broad Head Arrow]
IA = [[Incendiary Arrows]
Apply = [[Apply Poison]

Cap = Capture (as in shrines in AB, HB, HA etc)
Flagger = Flag Runner
Rit = Ritualist
Para = Paragon
Derv = Dervish
Sin = Assassin
Mes = Mesmer

[Commander Ryker]

distilledwill, those are all abbreviations not acronyms.

[CronkTheImpaler]

tl;dr??? ive searched this and cant find it. funny thing is i get a kick out of trackin this stuff. despite the base iq of 44 we have here in this forumn people sure do get creative with the engrish rangluage.

Cronk

oh yea tl;dr wtf is that imo i think it is ftw.

[Tatile]

tl;dr: Too long; didn't read.

Laziness, essentially.

[Sir Seifus Halbred]

LoD is also Light of Dwayna

[_Nihilist_]

QFT is also = "Quit F***ing Talking", mostly when in a PUG w/ someone who won't STFU

k / Kk = Okay

q = Requirement, mostly seen with WTB/WTS

[fenix]

No WAY will q be for Requirement. Only idiots use it.

But srsly, Ryker, you need to add gtfo.

It gets used more than enough to warrant addition

[Snograt]

Ouch - regretted making this list yet, Rykes?

You may well need this one: tl;dr meaning "too long; didn't read"

Oh, and good ol' IIRC - "If I Recall Correctly"

[Darcy]

Ryker, the reason I suggested adding Light of Deldrimor to the LoD entry is that the Cathedral of Flames runners ask you to bring heals and LoD.

They don't mean Light of Deliverence.

[Pookster]

Another one I use from time to time in chat is.......

WASP in the room

Wife Angry Still Playing

[WhiteAsIce]

At Umbral Grotto, I sometimes see something like "LFG VFS HM"... What's VFS?

[bengance]

You should mention that a lot of people just type "1" or "rdy" to say there ready or as the shortest method of saying okay.

Also, everybody should know that "newbs", "noobs" is a negative term for new players.