General MMORPG terms:
Aggro = The distance a MOB can spot a player and will attack that player, or the act of the MOB charging the player.
AI = Artificial Intelligence.
Camping / Farming: A player sticking to a single location or killing a single (type of) MOB.
Crit = Critical Hit. When the player or a MOB deals more damage than usual.
CTD = Crash To Desktop. When a game completely shuts down.
DPS = Damage Per Second.
FTW = For The Win. Used to indicate something has the appreciation of the person using the term.
KS = Kill Stealing. When another player steals a MOB that a player already started killing.
Lag = Delay in the game. Usually caused by network latency or slow hardware.
Loot = Item(s) dropped by MOBs after the players kill them. Bounty.
MOB = Any enemy in the game driven by AI.
MMORPG = Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game.
Nerf = A fix by the game creators to a specific item or skill. Usually making it less useful than before.
Newb = A new player.
Noob = A new player. Usually used as a derogatory term.
NPC = Non Player Character.
OWN = To defeat.
PK = Player Killing.
Pulling = The act of getting a mob to aggro a player.
PVP = Player Vs. Player.
PWN = See OWN.
Spawn = Monsters appearing in a general area.
Uber = A player with high-end equipment and/or skills.
WTB= Want To Buy.
WTS = Want To Sell.
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Chat terms: AFAIK = As Far As I Know. AFK = Away From Keyboard. ATM = At The Moment. BB = Bye Bye. BRB = Be Right Back. BRT = Be Right There. BTW = By The Way. CU = See You. HTH = Hope This Helps. GG = Good Going. GTG = Got To Go. IMHO = In My Humble Opinion. IRL = In Real Life. J/K = Just Kidding. LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off. LOL = Laughing Out Loud. NP = No Problem. N(V)M = Never Mind. OMG = Oh My God. OMW = On My Way. PM = Private Message. RO(T)FL = Rolling On (The) Floor Laughing. TY(VM) = Thank You (Very Much). WB = Welcome Back. WC = Wrong Chat. Woot = "Hoorah" or "Yay"! WTB = Want To Buy. WTG = Way To Go. WTS: Want To Sell. YW = You're Welcome.
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s teenagers’ scores on standardized reading tests have declined or stagnated, some argue that the hours spent prowling the Internet are the enemy of reading — diminishing literacy, wrecking attention spans and destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books.
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