Acronyms - And what they mean

[Arriverderci]

Here they are called NM, Notorious Monster, not BAM, that is a TERA term.

I knew this was a TERA term here but everyone has their own terms.
Such as DD and DPS, neither is wrong. I just don't want asshole on my case if I use DPS.
[You shoulda seen the hate in Beta forum with DD v. DPS lol.]
Same with me saying PUG and it's PGL. Head chopped off so quick over that lol.

[CrisGer]

Zanthred that is a huge help i have seen these go by in the chat but had no idea what most of them were, now we can know that was very helpful. Much appreciated.

[Punainen]

I knew this was a TERA term here but everyone has their own terms.
Such as DD and DPS, neither is wrong. I just don't want asshole on my case if I use DPS.
[You shoulda seen the hate in Beta forum with DD v. DPS lol.]
Same with me saying PUG and it's PGL. Head chopped off so quick over that lol.

I don't think anyone would chop off your head over 'PUG'...at least not in a legacy server. 'PUG' was the 1.0 abbreviation, just like CNJ used to be CON, and GSM, was GLD.

[crazy0taku]

I would be careful with the use of PUG as its a common gaming term for pick up game, in MMO's its usually for pick up groups. People coming from other games that don't know this one might get confused or they might not. Heck they might not even know what a PUG is either so who knows.

At least in my generation pug was a common term being used. I haven't really played many new MMO's so I'm sorta out of the loop I guess.

[Zanthred]

I would be careful with the use of PUG as its a common gaming term for pick up game, in MMO's its usually for pick up groups. People coming from other games that don't know this one might get confused or they might not. Heck they might not even know what a PUG is either so who knows.

At least in my generation pug was a common term being used. I haven't really played many new MMO's so I'm sorta out of the loop I guess.

This is the reason people started using PGL.

[excessivegamer]

Lf1m - Used primarily in the shout box when building a group for an activity. Means looking for one more.

Mats - Matierials, usually items that are dropped from enemies, or items gathered in land classes used by crafting classes to create new items.

Xp chain - A small bonus % of xp that gets larger as you accumulate kills on mobs within a certain time limit noted above your xp bar. Can be used in conjunction with fates to grind exp on an alt class fairly easily.

Mob - A small enemy who gathers in groups usually easily dispatched and used for farming mats or exp chains.

Adds - Used to describe mobs who are not apart of an initial encounter but join after the main target has been aggroed by either being aggroed themselves or joining after a set period of time usually during boss fights.

Aggro - Referenced as hate in FFXIV also is just shortened for aggravation. Who the target of the attacks from mobs or boss is being sent at. Usually this is held by the tank.

[Lucke]

DoT = Damage over Time: Small damage done per tic for several tics instead of burst damage. ACN are the masters of DoT

Tic = A measure of time, depends on the game, but usually 3 seconds. A DoT does 200 damage a tic, means a DoT does 200 damage every 3 seconds.

Burst Damage = A bunch of damage at once. Fire and most melee abilities are Burst damage, pretty much the opposite of DoT.

Bloodport = Dying to return to your home point rather than using return.

The Eorzean distances are based on Imperial, not Metric.
Yalm = Yard, Malm = Mile, Ilm = Inch

Yeah, I know some of these aren't abbreviations, but it's still useful terminology to know.

EDIT: Also, "Hate" is use along with Aggro, means the same thing.

[Serashae]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I will copy the new stuff into the original topic later today.

Please note also, that the request was originally for both FFXIV terminology and for basic MMO acronyms, so I incorporated both in this thread. I am happy to remove the non FFXIV terms if you think that would help. I put them in here so that if someone did mention the alternative "other" version of the terms, that people would know what they were talking about.

And of course it's not an exhaustive list so all additions are welcome.

That first part of Mob description is kinda weird to me

Sorry I was trying to be a little funny there

List has been updated with feedback give up to this post. Thanks guys!

[CatofNineTails]

MoB/MOB = Monster or beast

this term originates back in the D&D days before digital gaming.

[CrisGer]

I think having any abreviations or commonly used terms is helpful so just add em and lets have them all in one place. thanks for the additions from everyone.