Posts with tag dictionary

Another Sunday has rolled around, and as always, some of the comics are talking about what's in the news, including the sale of BlizzCon tickets, the latest word to be officially adopted into the English language, and the BlizzCon pet!

1. Check out the latest from Cru the Dwarf.
2. Dark Legacy Comics: Donald the Explorer.
3. Experience Points is inquiring into BlizzCon ticket prices, and /rolling for loot.
4. Check out the latest from Flintlocke vs. the Horde.
5. GU Comics: The Shedding.
6. GU Comics: They're Haunting Me.
7. GU Comics: Wait. Ted Said What?. Where do you stand on this issue? Personally, I'm going to take the opportunity to use it in an essay.
   
8. Check out the latest from LFG.
9. Massive Pwnage: Could be Worse.
10. NoObz: Everything in Moderation.
11. NPC: Payback and The Deal.
    
12. Check out the latest from Teh Gladiators.
13. World of Warcraft, eh? KHAAAAAAN! (That is my shortened version of the title).

New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW's newest players to the resources they need to get acclimated. Send us a note to suggest a WoW Rookie topic.

Probably one of the top requests WoW Rookie gets from new players is a plea for an explanation of WoW and gaming terminology. Even a casual skim of WoW Insider's front page can prove challenging to new gamers. Example: what to experienced players is a routine update on new PTR schedules can be an exercise in frustration for readers who are still sorting out WTT from WTF. ("PTR? WTF?!?")

It's not just WoW-specific abbreviations and acronyms that puzzle new players. Add in gaming lingo and internet chat terms, and you have the recipe for a truly intimidating mix.

Apparently this has been wandering around the forums for a while, but I haven't seen it before-- Zami the forum troll (and we mean that in a good way) has put together a dictionary of sorts for those browsing the forums. Not quite sure what people mean by QQ or "weaksauce"? Zami's got you covered. Well, he doesn't so much have you covered (we actually have a post for that), but at least he's entertaining.

"Watch out, the Lion King" was probably my favorite, but Taz'dingo was pretty informative too-- I never knew exactly what that meant. Zami's guide is definitely good for a laugh.

[Thanks, Kevin!]

Lavinia over on WoW Ladies found a pretty funny definition for "gold plz" that got me thinking. What if we "redefined" a few WoW phrases to make them a little more "accurate"?

PUG: (noun) A group of people who probably aren't finishing an instance today.

DEATH KNIGHT: (noun) What we'll call Ret Pallys after WotLK is released.

THE BARRENS: (noun) A section of the world where those who can't play, chat.

OVERPOWERED: (adjective) Anyone who beats me in PvP.

Those are all right, but I bet you all could come up with even better ones. Choose a term from WoW and "redefine" it to better describe what our world is really like.

If the city's Trade and LookingForGroup channels go past you in a blur of indecipherable acronyms, this glossary might help. Part of Wikipedia -- and thus publicly editable if you disagree with a particular word, or want to add one -- it covers a lot of the WoW-specific terminology that crops up.

It can be hard to simply ask "What on earth is UBRS" in chat, so it's useful to have somewhere to go when those inevitable moments of confusion do happen.