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Abbreviation and translation of game terms

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A
AC – armor class
Account – account number, as opposed to password
Add – a player joins the team. If you ask others to form a team, you can say add me pls
AOE – area effect damage, area effect magic, refers to a magic that can damage a group of monsters in an area, that is, the so-called group attack, which is not specific to magic attack
AE – area effect
AFK – away from keyboard, temporarily leaving (keyboard), which means that the player no longer controls the role of the game and informs other players to pay attention
Aggro – refers to some hostile, aggressive monsters, when the character approaches it, it will try to attack the character, and this behavior becomes aggro
Aggro radius – the area around the monster, entering it means the monster will "wake up" and attack you actively
AGI – abbreviation for agility, which means agility and refers to the attributes of characters in the game
Avatar – your role, often used in the Internet to refer to avatars, such as members' avatars in forums, etc
B
Beta - Game Testing
Bind (bound) - Resurrection point
Boss - the ultimate monster in the game. Usually there are different bosses at different levels. In Chinese, it can be called king, old man, etc
Buff - it mainly refers to the beneficial state imposed by auxiliary characters for others, which is commonly known as "plus state", such as increasing defense, blood return speed, avoidance rate, etc
Bug - vulnerability in the game
C
CareBear - players who like to help others attack monsters
Caster - characters who can't resist monsters, such as mages
CBT – closed beta test
CD – cool down
Character – character in the game
Cheat - cheating in the game is only a game secret
Cheese – make profits from game imbalances
Combat pets - NPCs controlled by players to help players and their teammates in battle. Literal translation also means pets
Cr – acronym for corporate retrival, which refers to retrieving the corpse, depending on the specific game settings. Many games do not have this setting
Creep - Monster
Creap jacking – take the opportunity to attack other players when they are fighting monsters
Critters - monsters that don't fight back in the face of player attacks
Clock speed: game execution speed.
D
DD – direct damage, direct damage, non persistent damage effects
Dbuff – shorthand for de buff, which has a negative state for monsters or hostile players, such as slowing down, reducing defense, reducing accuracy, etc
Defense - defense, which is a popular name. It also includes physical defense, magic defense, etc
DKP – abbreviation of dragon kill point, literal translation is dragon slaying point, a measure of player contribution
Dmg – short for damage
Dot – damage over time, causing continuous damage to the target for a period of time
DPS – short for damage per second
Dungeon - refers to the underground palace, underground city, etc. It refers to the difficult terrain in the game, and also the place where boss lives
Doom like: 3D shooting game.
E
E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo): E3 exhibition in the United States. At present, the world's largest trade show of computer games and video games is held in May every year.
Easter egg: Easter egg. A section of unexpected content hidden in the program is often funny content designed for the producer, often about the producer's own introduction and ridicule.
Ects (European computer trade show): European computer trade show. Known as Europe's E3 exhibition, it is held in London in March and September every year.
Electronic game: video game.
Engine: game engine. That is, the main program of a game.
Experience point: experience point.
F
FH – short for full health, which means full health
FM – full mana short for full force
Forge - fortress, which can be the scene and map in the game
The abbreviation of FS full sport refers to the role that is fully responsible for assisting; in Chinese, it can be used as the abbreviation of mage, pay attention to the difference
FTG (fighting game): fighting game.
First person: first person perspective.
Flight sim: flight simulation games.
FMV (full motion video): full motion video. That is, the dynamic picture of the game's title, transition and tail.
Forward scrolling: forward scrolling. That is to say, the scrolling mode that the background is constantly approaching the player often appears in the first person shooting or simulation games.
FPS (frames per second): displays the number of frames per second.
Free guy: extra life. In the game, you may get extra life, such as collecting a certain number of treasures.
G
Gank – PVP: take the opportunity to attack other players when they are fighting monsters, similar to creep jacking
Gate (Gateway) - transport in the game, similar to portal
Short for GM – game master, it refers to game administrator, service player and person who maintains normal operation in the game
Griefer - someone who tries to harass or annoy other players
Grinding - hunting monsters in one place for a long time, mostly for upgrading or obtaining special game props
Guild - guild, group
Gameplay: playability of the game. That is to say, the playing method of a game is an important factor in determining how much fun a game is.
Genre: game type. That is, to classify the games with different playing methods, such as role-playing, adventure, action, simulation, etc.
GPU (graphics processing unit): graphics processor. The auxiliary CPU handles graphic operation.
Graphics accelerator: graphics accelerator. Special hardware to improve display speed and effect.
Graphic Adventure: Graphic Adventure Games. Is a category of adventure games, relative to the text adventure games.
GUI (graphical user interface): graphical user interface. That is, the interactive interface between computer and user.
H
Heart – heart and blood, which refers to the attributes of the game character
Abbreviation of hot – health over time, referring to the effect of continuous treatment
HP - as a shorthand for health point, it refers to health value; as a shorthand for hit points, it refers to injury value, of which the former is more commonly used
Hidden level: Hidden level. It refers to the hidden part of the game and finds it by itself.
High res: high resolution.
Hint: strategy tips.
HUD (heads up display): flight dashboard. Common words in flight simulation games often provide players with operational information such as ammunition status, speed, target tracking, etc.
I
ID – the abbreviation of identification. In the network, it represents various accounts. When it represents an account, it has the same meaning as account. It usually refers to ID card and certificate
Inc – shorthand for incoming, to guide strange people to warn other players
Instancing - the copy in the game. Now many online games have introduced this method
Int – short for intelligence, which refers to intelligence, and more to the attributes of characters in the game
Item - generally refers to the props in the game
Interactive movie: interactive movie.
Interface: game interface.
J
Joypad: gamepad.
Joystick: game joystick.
K
Killing – a tactic used by players to keep out of the enemy's combat range, to run away from the enemy and cause damage to them at the same time
Short for Ko – knock out to beat people in a challenge
The abbreviation of Kos – killed on sight refers to the settings in the game, and the attack behavior of game NPC against players in hostile camp
KS – short for kill steal, trying to kill the monster another person is dealing with in order to gain experience (main purpose), props (not much)
L
Lag - delay, which is what we usually call a card
LFG – looking for a group
LFM – looking for more
Lol – the abbreviation of lots of laugh / shouting out loud, which refers to laughter, a very common chat vocabulary, equivalent to "ha ha" and "ha ha" in Chinese. Rofl (laugh to roll) is not commonly used
Lom – short for low on mana, insufficient Mana
Login - the same meaning as logon and log in, indicating the meaning of login account
Los – line of sight
Loot - take game props, trophies, etc. from the killed monster or treasure chest
Lure - Guide monsters, commonly used in 3D games. When killing monsters in teams, some players are responsible for directing monsters to teams, and then killing monsters collectively with group attack skills
Short for LVL – level, game character level
Low res: low resolution. That is, rough screen display mode, but the operation speed can be slightly improved.
M
Maintenance - maintenance, generally refers to game downtime maintenance
Mana - Magic, commonly known as blue
Map – map, scene in the game, or zone
Mental – meaning, which refers to the attributes of the game character, is similar to spirit below
Mez - an abbreviation for mesmerize, which refers to hypnosis and other states in which the player temporarily loses control of the character
MMO – massively multiplayer online, large multiplayer online
MMOG – massively multiplayer online game, large multiplayer online game
MMORPG – massive multiplayer online role playing game
Mob - refers to the monster in the game. Any monster can be called mob, or all the characters controlled by computer in the game. The second usage is not common
MP – magic point is a popular name for magic. The official name should be mana
MT – abbreviation of main tank, the main anti monster character in wow, which can not be described in other games
Muscle – muscle, which refers to the attributes of a game character
Motion capture: dynamic capture. The process of digitizing the movement of objects in 3D environment.
Motion tracker: motion tracker. Device to use when dynamic snapping.
Moves: move. That is, the fighting game characters skills.
Mud (multi user dungeon): commonly known as "mud". A real-time game on the Internet that allows multiple people to participate.
N
Nerf – weakening
Nerve – nerve, which refers to the attributes of the game character
Newbie - rookie, describes new players, sometimes also refers to those players who are not skilled and skilled
Newb – short for new people, same as above
Ninja – taking loot without permission of relevant players or without others' attention
N00b – an impolite term for a new person
NPC – non player controlled character, non player controlled character, pure computer character, controlled by game
Network games: online games.
O
Obt – open beta test
Short for oom – out of mana, exhausted mana, remind team members to pay attention
Orz – a person kneeling in a silent position, pictograph, expressing admiration
Ot – abbreviation of over taunt. Other people's translation is hatred out of control. Monster's hatred of player's character is mostly used in wow
P
Party - team up, close to team
Password - password in general
Patch – patch
PC – player controlled character, the player controlled character, is opposite to the NPC above; PC is also common in the network, which refers to personal computer
Pet - non player creatures controlled by the player, such as pets, summoners, etc
PK – player kill or player killer, the player attacks and attempts to kill another player without his consent
Player – player, the person who manipulates the characters in the game
PM – short for personal message, which refers to a private conversation between one player and another
Pop – short for repetition, refers to monster refresh
Portal - in game

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