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Terminology
MMO's in general have a set terminology, or words that are used exclusively in MMO's. To newcomers of the genre, the terminology can be daunting to get around. This page will list and explain common terms in MMORPG's as well as terms specific to Sword of the New World.
| Term | Definition |
| Aggro | Term used to define the attention of a mob. |
| AoE | AoE is short-hand for "Area of Effect". It usually refers to a spell or power that targets an area as opposed to a single enemy. |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AR | Attack rating or attack level. This is an attribute which shows the efficiency of your attacks. |
| AM | Ambassador, the Game Masters of Sword of the new world. Note: They are the only ones able to use "AM" at the start of their name. |
| B> | Buying... |
| Brb | Be Right Back |
| DPS | Damage per second = the attack speed * damage of a character |
| Cath | Catherine, a UPC that is annoyingly hard to get without buying all the required body parts |
| DR | Defense rating or defense level. This is an attribute which shows the efficiency of your defense. |
| Ea | Each |
| Ele | Elementalist |
| FTW! | For the WIN! or For the World! |
| Gg/gb | Good game (or good going)/good battle. It's always good to finish a battle saying "gg" or "gb" even if you lose. |
| Grinding | Killing monsters for a long time in the same place to level up faster or to gain items. |
| Healer | In this game, the scout. |
| Ks | Kill Stealing = When someone steals your spot/mob/place. |
| Lol | Laughing out loud |
| Mob | Used to call a monster |
| Nerf/un-nerf | A "nerf" happens when a specific stat or feature of a character gets removed or lowered. the "un-nerf" happens when a nerf gets removed. |
| Noob/n00b | Basically an annoying newbie (a player new to the game). |
| Npc | Non player characters. These are the ones you can't control. |
| Pk | Player kill, or player killer. Stands for the person that kills another player. |
| PvE | Player versus environment, is a fancy word for doing quests, or leveling up in the game world. |
| PvP | Player versus player, usually ends in PK. |
| RL | Real life, so when someone asks you where are you from in rl, he means where do you live in real life. |
| Rofl | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| S> | Selling... |
| Stfu | Shut the F*** up. |
| Tank | The character that takes damage to protect others, usually the one that has more HP and defense. |
| T> | Trading |
| Upc | Unique player characters. These are the characters you get for completing quests. |
| Vet | Veteran |
| Wiz | Wizard |
| WTB | Want to buy. |
| WTS | Want to sell. |
| WTT | Want to trade. |
| Letter/Number or Coords | Usually they refer to the coordinates of the maps; look at your area map and find the Letter and Number (example; A1, A5, C8, etc). |
| Musk | Musketeer |
| Fig | Fighter |
| MP's | Mysterious Powder |
| AA | Ancient Area (Cash Shop area with high spawn rate) |
| FA | Forgotten Area Cash Shop area with high spawn rate) |
| Farm | to kill in a certain area to collect items for sell to make money |
| PY | Poison Yard (PvP area) |
| EA | Each; When buying something in surplus, the price is ___ ea. |
| LoD | Land of the Dead (Baron area) |
| Baron | The status you get when you kill another player in a non PvP zone |
| Penetration | Penetration - Ignores X amount of your enemies’ DEF, RES, Block and Evasion depending on the value. |
| Absorb | Short for Absorption - Gain X amount of absorption of the enemies’ Penetration depending on the value. |
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| Ashlord | noob | 1 | Oct 23 2008, 6:29 PM EDT by Anonymous | |
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Thread started: Oct 23 2008, 12:44 AM EDT
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as i understand noob is not a new player.. rookie is a new player.. noobs are those who have played the game for some time or a long time and still dont understand much of anything. basically a dummy :)
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| Anonymous | whats ea? | 3 | Sep 3 2008, 12:28 AM EDT by Addice | |
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Thread started: Jul 22 2007, 7:33 PM EDT
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whats ea or EA means in game?
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| Darkvind | Damage Per Second... | 1 | Feb 9 2008, 4:28 PM EST by Lothmak | |
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Thread started: Feb 9 2008, 2:45 PM EST
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Its actually calculated (Min Dmg + Max DMG)/2 * Time between attacks... but in this game the min and max dmg is pretty much the same and theres nothing telling whats the time between you attacks...
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