Quote Originally Posted by Eecka View Post
It's not necessarily that people forget, it's just that these are terms that have been going on for so long that most gamers know them. That combined with the fact that you can use the power of Google to figure out terms like "AoE" means that most guide makers won't bother. If they're going through the effort of making a guide, you should put in the effort to learn the most basic MMO vocabulary IMO.
If people go through the effort to make a guide they should also be including a sub section that makes a key for stuff for AoE meaning Area of Effect. To not do so is making an incomplete guide that rides on assumption that everyone knows what you are talking about. Hence the confusion. Especially if a player chose XIV as their first MMO. They are in the minority yet they still exist.