The ESO Slang and Abbreviation Dictionary

Dawnblade

Nyghthowler wrote: »

I've seen a lot of new players asking in /z this week "Why is everyone typing 'X' ?"
The reason is someone will call out "LFG to run (insert Delve/Dolmen/WB)" in zone chat. Everyone who wants in that group types 'X'.

X =send me a invite.

This is tied to an add-on that will automatically invite anyone who types a specific character (typically set to 'x' for whatever reason, but can be changed) into chat so that the group leader doesn't have to manually handle invitations - usually found in zone groups farming dolmens or world bosses and such where the group doesn't care who is joining.

ArnoTerranova

AIK: Arrow in the knee : "He's got AIK" : to speak of someone who's too slow or unwilling to participate. xD

RamiroCruzo

GG := 'Good Game usually said after duel'

dpencil

Bravo, OP! (Original poster )

SydneyGrey

Thanks. I didn't know what ganking, PUGs or zergs were. I'm now enlightened.
Although, I was starting to understand "ganking" just based on the context in which people were using the word.

rotaugen454

WTF= "balance changes"

AndrewQ84

I've seen "Chievo" used a lot for Achievements.

Belidos

Gold Sink - An activity that costs so *** much and isn't worth the high price. Examples buying something from someone who is selling it for much higher than the average price, and repairing your gear at low level when you're going to replace it quickly.

That isn't quite right.

Buying items from players is not a gold sink, no matter the price.

A gold sink is a game mechanic specifically designed to remove gold from one player without giving it to another player, it's an artificial way to keep the economy balanced by removing generated capital from the game. Things like bag purchases, horse riding skills, equipment repairs, skill resets and so forth are gold sinks, trading with another player is not a gold sink because the gold still remains within the games economy.

Meu_Reggaeis

It's very helpful for casual gamers like me. (or whatever you call it ) Thanks!

KeiruNicrom

I am dissapointed i did not see Team Purple, Team Orange, and Team Green mentioned. The terms for when 2 alliances team up or bully one alliance

Sixsixsix161

Great list.

Thanks.

Serjustin19

KeiruNicrom wrote: »

I am dissapointed i did not see Team Purple, Team Orange, and Team Green mentioned. The terms for when 2 alliances team up or bully one alliance

Would this work? I'm kinda Team Orange, me thinks. (long story, but trying to find my Alliance all the same) Keep being told I AD this, I EP that. So very confusing, hence I'm Team Orange? Or this below?

I'm on a perilous journey, of a sad conquest, A conquest that I been battling with myself for very long time, hence the name "My Enemy Is Myself" (AD) Would I stay in my old alliance for long? That I'm uncertain . But my questions must be answered of what and whom I Am. To whom and what my Allegiance truly belongs and lies within, to hopefully no longer dwell, instead of Being a tarty fruit with seeds.

Amadis001

"Temp" is almost always a Temper, not a Templar. As in "WTS 10 temps. Whisper me with offer'.

Dalewyn

Syntse wrote: »

ez2k.stoobzzub17_ESO wrote: »

Please ad 'QQ' as I still have no idea what this means...even Google doesn't know lol

QQ is crying... think it tries to illlustrate two eyes with tears.

Actually it originally meant and still means for a lot of people (urging someone to) quit. Back when MUDs were still new quitting was often done by qq, as just one q would've caused a lot of accidental quits in a text based game where compass directions were used for movement.

The meaning has naturally been interpreted by younger generations with no context and end result is pretty much what you said

jaschacasadiob16_ESO

This post should get sticked to the first page, really.

chaz

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

Can add a few more now.

Cradle of Shadows: COS or vCOS
Ruins of Mazzatun: ROM or vROM
Aetherian Archive: nAA and vAA
Hel Ra Citadel: nHRC and vHRC

Can't recall if the trials were in the list already but as they are rescaled and retitled, new abbreviations are needed.

Thank you, I was wonder what vRoM HM was.

Beautiful guide to slang my friend.

Can you update your original post to include all missing slang terms. It's took me forever to learn what the other use for RoM was LOL and then I quickly forgot. I have you bookmarked and posted to my discord channel.

OP Please up date this soon ;-)

""Edit"" OP means original poster, not over powered. Although the op probably thinks at this point he is op LOL

ldzlcs065

Could you add the meaning of snb please? I really don't know what does that mean.

Fodore

Did you mention UA for PvP?

UA: under attack, used when a player notices a location is under attack from the enemy, e.g. Fare UA

deepseamk20b14_ESO

Did you get

OP-over powered or "I just lost because their class is OP and in no way is it my own inability to play the game, must nerf."

Horowonnoe

you haven't added "GG"

mocap

I think ESO community exclusively use word "resources" to name HP, magicka and stamina pools. Never heard that communities of other games use it like this. Anyway, you may want to add that too )

altemriel

ldzlcs065 wrote: »

Could you add the meaning of snb please? I really don't know what does that mean.

I think that is "sword and board" setup, meaning someone using sword and shield

Jaimeh

Thanks for putting this together, I found quite a few new terms! I don't know if anyone else mentioned these already:

-BoP: bind on pick up, for gear you cannot trade/sell
-BoE: bind on equip, for gear you can trade/sell as long as you don't equip them

pod88kk

blanerbur banana, ingredient used in crafting

SugaComa

Lfg looking for group
Inv plox invite please hugs n kisses

Rickter

in the pvp section i'd add:

Wrapping: the act of cutting off keep transit by taking all three resources. ex: "Chalman is getting wrapped" "alright guys lets wrap this keep to cut them off"

Keep Burst: indicating that the keep is below 50% and no rezzing or travel can occur to it or from it

Crossed Swords: indicates where a battle is taking place.

Farming (is that on the list already? sorry if it is): any act of accumulating large amounts of AP (resource farming, tower farming, etc)

Gate Keeps/Tri Keeps: The three faction keeps that govern the north and south scroll gates

Home Keeps: the 6 keeps that when all obtained by the faction, provides a 5% increase to all gains in cyrodiil

TFJ68

I've searched this thread and haven't found a definition for this one: TYFG.

I know it's a way of saying "thank you" and I've seen it several times but I just don't know the second half. Anyone?

OutLaw_Nynx

Thank you for group?

I dunno

rootimus

Gold Sink - An activity that costs so *** much and isn't worth the high price. Examples buying something from someone who is selling it for much higher than the average price, and repairing your gear at low level when you're going to replace it quickly.

This isn't even in the same zip code as correct.

A gold sink is a mechanic that removes gold from the game, not your wallet. Gold sink examples include successful bids on guild traders, NPC repair bills, gold used to purchase houses. The counterpart to this is a gold faucet which conjours up gold out of nowhere, such as quest rewards. If money moves from one player to another then it's neither a sink nor a faucet.

jnelson1182

awesome post man, I may sound like a noob saying this but I actually learned a few new ones off this list.