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AFK:

• Away from Keyboard

AGI:

• Agility. Varying by game, this stat typically enhances: dodge (evasion), critical strike, aim

BRB:

• Be Right Back

Cash Shop:

• In-game shop requiring real currency to buy in-game items to enhance a character's stats or appearance. From clothes and weapons to pets and mounts, most cash shop items have expiration dates and need to be purchased regularly to maintain a certain look.

CON:

• Constitution. Varying by game this stat typically enhances: physical defense, total health pool

DEX:

• Dexterity. Varying by game, this stat typically enhances: dodge (evasion), critical strike, ranged damage, aim

DND:

• Do Not Disturb

EXP:

• Experience Points. Points required to level up in a game.

F2P:

• Free to Play

FPS:

• First-Person Shooter. When referenced as a control scheme it means to move your character using W, A, S, D.

Grind:

• Mindlessly kill monsters for EXP as opposed to questing. Some quests requiring grinding.

HP:

• Hit Points

INT:

• Intelligence. Varying by game this stat typically enchances: total mana pool, magic spellpower, magic defense, mana regeneration

loot:

• Treasure dropped from a monster when it dies.

MMOG:

• Massively Multiple Online Game

MMORPG:

• Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game

mob:

• Any monster in the game can be referred to as a 'mob'.

MP:

• Magic Points

MT:

• Micro-Transation. The game's hosting fees are paid for by revenue from the in-game/website item shop.

NPC:

• Non-Player Character

P2P:

• Pay to Play

PC:

• Player Character

PVE:

• Player vs. Environment - Player(s) attack monsters in the game world.

PVP:

• Player vs. Player - Players kill each other.

RPG:

• Roleplaying Game

SPR:

• Spirit. Varying by game this stat typically enhances: total mana pool, magic spellpower, magic defence, mana regeneration

SP:

• Special/Spell Points (Often games that do not use MP use SP instead).

STM:

• Stamina. Varying by game this stat typically enhances: total health pool, physical defense, total stamina pool

STR:

• Strength. Varying by game this stat typically enhances: physical attack power, physical defense

VIT:

• Vitality. Varying by game, this stat typically enhances: total health pool, physical defense

WASD:

• Character movement controls. The assignments vary by game, but typically they are: W - Forward, A - Turn left, S - Move backward, D - Turn right.