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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited March 2010 in The Academy
So, this is the first MMO I've *ever* played, and I'm quite lost on acroynms and other shorthand. Things like Proc, Mob, QQ, CC, DoT, HoT, etc.

Would you users be so kind to list and define all the various terms that get tossed around? It'd be real helpful.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    So, this is the first MMO I've *ever* played, and I'm quite lost on acroynms and other shorthand. Things like Proc, Mob, QQ, CC, DoT, HoT, etc.

    Would you users be so kind to list and define all the various terms that get tossed around? It'd be real helpful.

    No idea on Proc, but the others in order are

    MOB = Bad Guys
    QQ = Crying in forums or chat, basicallt whining
    DoT = Damage over Time
    HoT = Heal(ing) over time

    If there are other specific ones you need to know feel free to ask
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Proc - Chance for a special ability to happen. Example=Plasma DoT from plasma weapons.
    Mob - Classically Monster or Beast, refers to any enemy controlled by the computer.
    QQ - Looks like crying eyes, used to cry and/or complain.
    CC - Crowd Control. Example=Viral Matrix
    DoT - Damage over Time
    HoT- Heal over Time

    Here are some others you will probably see:
    LFG/LFT - Looking for Group/Team
    LFM - Looking for More, for a group
    BoE - Bind on Equip, item will bind to you(untradeable, but can sell to vendor) when equipped
    - Also, Badge of Exploration. Currency used in Sol to buy equipement, reward from explore missions
    BoP - Bind on Pickup, item will bind to you when you pick it up
    - Bird of Prey, Klingon warship
    DSE - Deep Space Encounter, any random encounter on the sector map
    AoE - Area of Effect, any ability which affects an area instead of a single target
    PBAoE - Point Blank AoE, centered on the person using the ability

    Hope that gets you started, and welcome to the world of MMOs:cool:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    WLMF wrote:
    Proc - Chance for a special ability to happen. Example=Plasma DoT from plasma weapons.

    That's an OK definition, but it doesn't really explain why it's called a "proc". Same goes for mob.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    That's an OK definition, but it doesn't really explain why it's called a "proc". Same goes for mob.

    I dunno where proc actually came from, but I thought Monster Or Beast was pretty clear, back from EQ/DAoC.

    Found proc, computer term for Programmed Random Occurance
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    That's an OK definition, but it doesn't really explain why it's called a "proc". Same goes for mob.


    Proc: Programmed Random Occurance, or sometime as an abbreviation of Procedure

    MOB: Mobile Object
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Valdure wrote:
    Proc: Programmed Random Occurance, or sometime as an abbreviation of Procedure

    MOB: Mobile Object

    Also sometimes: Monster OBject
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