User:Wizardboy777/Newbie Guide/Terminology

=Game Terminology=

Terms
-way - A common naming scheme for PvP, especially HA, teams. Originated from the original IWAY team. Some examples are Tainted Heroway and DoA Ritway.

Backline - The part of the team consisting of healing and support, usually Monks and occasionally Ritualists or other support classes.

Cancel Stance - A second stance brought for the purpose of canceling another stance (usually Frenzy or Shadow Walk). Originated from Koreans.

Frontline - The part of the team consisting of physical attackers, usually Warriors or Dervish.

Infuser - The monk in organized PvP that uses Infuse Health to counter spikes.

Midline - The part of the team consisting of ranged attackers/shutdown/support, usually Rangers, Paragons, Mesmers, Necromancers, and Elementalists.

Nuker/Nuking - A character, usually an Elementalist, that specializes in dealing large amounts of AoE damage, usually by using Fire Magic.

Pre-Prot - The act of a monk using Protection skills to prevent players from taking damage before it happens.

Pressure - A combination of snares, conditions, hexes, and damage designed to win in PvP by splitting the other team's monks' attention and energy until they run out and collapse.

Pre-Veil - The act of a monk casting Holy Veil on themselves or a target in order to remove a hex from them later without having to cast anything to do so.

Rune Suicide - The act of losing an unsafe amount of health to runes. Considerably more dangerous in PvP.

Shutdown - Shutdown means to render a foe useless in terms of their ability to affect the battle. A spell-caster who cannot get off their spells or a warrior who cannot damage their intended target are considered to be "shut down".

Snare - A skill that reduces the opponent's ability to move.

Spike - The act of hitting one chosen enemy with a huge amount of damage in a very short span of time.

Tainter - A character, usually a Mesmer or a Necromancer, that uses Tainted Flesh. Common in HA. Usually best used by a hero.

Thumper - A Ranger/Warrior that uses a hammer, Rampage as One, Hammer Bash, Crushing Blow, and Bestial Mauling.

Acronyms/Contractions

 * AB - Alliance Battles
 * AoE - Area of Effect
 * BA - Burning Arrow
 * BHA - Broad Head Arrow
 * Cripshot - Crippling Shot
 * Cripslash - Crippling Slash
 * Dshot - Distracting Shot
 * DoA - Domain of Anguish
 * DW - Deep Wound
 * FoW - Fissure of Woe
 * GvG - Guild versus Guild
 * HA - Heroes' Ascent
 * HB - Healer's Boon or Hero Battles
 * KD - Knockdown
 * MB - Magebane Shot
 * PBAoE - Point Blank Area of Effect
 * PvE - Player versus Environment
 * PvP - Player versus Player
 * RA - Random Arenas
 * RC - Restore Condition
 * SoA - Shield of Absorption
 * SB - Spirit Bond or Spell Breaker
 * TA - Team Arenas
 * TotA - Temple of the Ages
 * WoH - Word of Healing
 * SF - Searing Flames
 * SH - Savannah Heat
 * SP - Shadow Prison
 * SS - Spiteful Spirit
 * SV - Spoil Victor
 * UW - Underworld
 * ZB - Zealous Benediction

=Player Terminology=

FTW - For the Win. Used by players who want to express a good thing about a skill/build/tactic. I.E. "SF Nukers FTW!" means "Searing Flames Nukers For the Win!". The user or player saying this is in support of Elementalist Nukers using the Fire Magic Elite, Searing Flames.
 * Similarily, FTL means For the Loss. Opposite of FTW.

IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly

IMO - In My Opinion
 * Also, IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

QFT - Quoted For Truth  OR   Quite Fucking True

QFE - Similar to QFT, this acronym stands for Quoted For Emphasis

TBH - To Be Honest

TTIUWOP - This Thread Is Useless Without Pics

WTB - Want to Buy. Used by players looking to purchase a specific in-game item. Also used to show deficiencies in certain builds. I.E 'WTB more snare' means that the build in reference needs to be able to decrease the movement speed of foes more to be effective. Leet - Short for elite. Used to describe something that is good. Also used for 1337 (LEET upside down).
 * By the same logic, we have WTS - Want to Sell. Pretty much opposite of WTB. Also means that a user commenting with WTS on a talk page for a build means that he wants to get rid of something.
 * Likewise, there is also WTT. Want to Trade. It's not used as much as WTS or WTB, but helpful if you don't want an item and you're looking for something else.

Noob - The opposite of leet. Simply put, it means idiot or just plain bad.

GTFO - Get The Fuck Out.

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