Abbreviations
The following pages are for everyone like me who continuesly gets confused about all those abbreviations used in WoW and other MMORPG’s. In time the lists will grow in complexity which is why I’m trying to keep all words in alphabetically order. If anthing is wrong or if something is missing, please let me know.
thcgirl77 said
afk=away from keyboard
brb bio, bio break = toilet break
MT= main tank
OF = off tank
warcraftonline said
Thanks a lot for your comment… included them.
thcgirl77 said
oh! and l2p=learn to play :p
warcraftonline said
I take it you had use for this abbreviation once
? Anyway I included it so thanks for it 
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NewMaster said
I miss:
LFG = Looking for group
One of the most used abbreviation in the TradeChannel
Want to add all abbreviations of commom places (like capitals etc.)?
warcraftonline said
@NewMaster: I’ve had already LF and LFxM, but I’ll add LFG as well… thx.
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I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have the names of all cities and instances etc. too
NewMaster said
Ok, so let me try. I’m not sure about all horde cities, so someone may correct me:
IF = Ironforge/Eisenschmiede
SW = Stormwind/Sturmwind
Darnassus … hmm, there is no short form imho, because no one wants to be there
OG = Ogrimmar
UC = Undercity/Unterstadt
TB = Thunderbluff/Donnerfels
For the instances, i’ll add the german names, since i’m playing on a german server, i’m not used to all english abbreviations.
DM = Deadmines/Todesminen
RF(C) = Ragefire Chasm/Ragefire Abgrund
WC/HDW = Wailing Caverns/Höhlen des Wehklagens
BSF = Shadowfang Keep/Burg Shattenfang
Gnome = Gnomeregan (is that the right spelling?)
BFT = BlackFathomDeep/BlackFathomTiefe
Kloster = Red Monastery/Scharlachrotes Kloster
Scholo = Scholomance
Strat = Stratholme (with two parts: Monastery/Kloster and Baron)
DM Nord/East/West = DireMaul/Düsterbruch
That’s all about the “old” world, if i forgot one please let me know
warcraftonline said
@NewMaster: thanks a lot for your help completing my abbreviations! As soon as I got more time, I’m gonna complete all instances including their level.
NewMaster said
Ah, you’ve added alot of Abbreviations (split in 3 categories). That’s really nice!
warcraftonline said
Yep, thought it might be time to split all those abbreviations in order to keep track of them all
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I also added some more instances and raids as well as their levels… hope they’re all correct.
If something is missing, just shout
Enaya-Mannoroth-EU said
wtb = want to buy (in german sometimes vk = verkaufe)
wts = want to sell
AH = auction house (Auktionshaus)
oom! = out of mana!
TPS = Threat per Second
DPS = Damage per Second
DPM = Damage per Mana(cost)
more locations:
ZG = Zul’Gurub
ZA = Zul’Aman
Kara = Karazhan
UBRS = Upper Blackrock Spire
LBRS = take a guess
BRD = Blackrock Depths
BWL = Blackwing Lair
Enaya-Mannoroth-EU said
damn, should have looked into the sub-categories, to see what you’ve already got ;(