Gaming Lingo 101 - MMO Speak
03 Nov, 2008, 6:51 pm IST | by Nikhil Singh
The words most MMORPG players spew aren't gibberish! Here's how you can understand them.
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Any valuable items that you gain from a quest, or from slaying a monster, is called loot. Alternatively, when you take dropped items from a fallen creature, it's referred to as "looting" the creature. A "Mob" is a monster that gives you experience points, monetary rewards, loot, or is beneficial to you in some way when killed. Aggro is the system MMOs have in place, that defines which party member a monster is likely to attack. Also known as 'threat', most abilities used by party members generates a certain amount of it, and the one with the highest threat/aggro is the one the monsters attack. Aggro usually resets after a character gets done with a fight. The term can also be used in the following way – "Help me, I have aggro!" – which is a way of telling others that you're on top of the threat list and the mob is attacking you. A monster aggravated by a party member unintentionally while your party's already in combat, is known as an 'add'. Mobs that walk around any area with a fixed route are known as pats or patrols. The amount of health you have is counted numerically, and denoted as hit points. Similarly, the amount of magical energy your character has is counted in MP or mana points. Most classes that cast spells require mana to do so. OOM is their way of informing the raid/party that they're out of mana, so that others can deal with it appropriately. The whole segment of MMOs that focuses on players fighting other players is referred to as PVP. All activities that involve the AI being your primary opponent, or you interacting with the environment of the game rather than being pitted directly against other players, is called PVE. I could go on and on with the limitless terms MMOs feature since every new MMORPG brings with it more features, and thereby more terms and abbreviations. For now, these basic terms should educate you enough to converse with other MMO players quite fluently. |
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