Abbreviations,..just a thought.

phaneub17_ESO · March 2016

I'm a master at BS and I make it look good.

Xendyn · March 2016

I agree it can be annoying for the new people. What's worse is the snark when someone asks to clarify.

Knowing that gamers use shorthand though is the reason I pick a 3 letter combo for my names in a given game. I know it's going to get shortened as much as possible anyway for speed and convenience. So all of my characters here (except for the Argonian) have Xen in the name. No matter who I'm on, I'm still Xen.

Typing iz hard, right?

Cadbury · March 2016

starkerealm wrote: »

Cadbury wrote: »

Yo dawg. Ya gotta learn the lingo of da Eee Es Oh and up your street cred, home skillet.

Peeps be slinging dat abbevs on da forum like gangsta g mac daddy. L2P on dat proper

I'm outtie 5000. Peace.

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..That hurt to type that.

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Why would you do that?

Moonshadow66 · March 2016

starkerealm wrote: »

It varies, but basically because typing an abbreviation is faster.

Would you rather type out, "Veteran White Gold Tower" or "VWGT"?

Would you rather type out, "Woodworking" or "WW" or "Werewolf"?

Oh, wait...

"I got a problem with the CS." - "Champion System or Customer Support? Or the Construction Set from Morrowind?"

Sunburnt_Penguin · March 2016

If I'm doing a lengthy reply I'll write certain things out in full initially and then typically abbreviate them the next time. I mean, if I'm referring to Surprise Attack 3 more times after the first one, I'll just write SA (or SuA if I've mentioned Siphoning Attacks). Cba with that hassle tbh m80

Tib · March 2016

Volkodav wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

It varies, but basically because typing an abbreviation is faster.

Would you rather type out, "Veteran White Gold Tower" or "VWGT"?

Would you rather type out, "Woodworking" or "WW" or "Werewolf"?

Oh, wait...

I'd rather type it out.Sorry,but that's what I was taught to do.

Are you implying that younger (eh?) people were not taught to type things properly..? Not even sure what to answer to that

Besides, many people playing ESO are not exactly teenagers. I'd say it's more about somebody's willingness (or resistance) to adapt :P

Abbreviations have always existed, not only in gaming communities... these forums are not even comparable to the language being used by medical professionals for example -,- And yes, Google is your friend, as well as other forum users who likely won't mind helping out and explaining.

I understand your point about new users not being used to the slang, and that they might need additional effort to understand it, but I don't think it's realistic to ask a whole community to stop using something that distinguishes them as a gaming community. Because this is what this discussion is about, more or less.

Oliumzen · March 2016

I agree. I don't like abbreviations much but at times they are useful. However if you read what people are talking about and pay attention to what it is they're talking about. Things like RNG (it took awhile for me to figure out it stood for random number generator) is something that clearly has to do with the way the loot drop system worked. So even if you don't know what it stands for at least you can effectively read the sentence.

Volkodav · March 2016

Cadbury wrote: »

Yo dawg. Ya gotta learn the lingo of da Eee Es Oh and up your street cred, home skillet.

Peeps be slinging dat abbevs on da forum like gangsta g mac daddy. L2P on dat proper

I'm outtie 5000. Peace.

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..That hurt to type that.

LOL! XD

Volkodav · March 2016

nurrtibub16_ESO wrote: »

Volkodav wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

It varies, but basically because typing an abbreviation is faster.

Would you rather type out, "Veteran White Gold Tower" or "VWGT"?

Would you rather type out, "Woodworking" or "WW" or "Werewolf"?

Oh, wait...

I'd rather type it out.Sorry,but that's what I was taught to do.

Are you implying that younger (eh?) people were not taught to type things properly..? Not even sure what to answer to that Besides, many people playing ESO are not exactly teenagers. I'd say it's more about somebody's willingness (or resistance) to adapt :P

Abbreviations have always existed, not only in gaming communities... these forums are not even comparable to the language being used by medical professionals for example -,- And yes, Google is your friend, as well as other forum users who likely won't mind helping out and explaining.

I understand your point about new users not being used to the slang, and that they might need additional effort to understand it, but I don't think it's realistic to ask a whole community to stop using something that distinguishes them as a gaming community. Because this is what this discussion is about, more or less.

Not implying anything like that at all.
It was only my feelings on the inside language that those who are new wouldnt understand. I have learned a lot of the abbreviations,but it seems they get harder sometimes.Using just to or three letters for skill or action ingame can be quite frustrating to understand. Like AoE.Area of Effect. If someone doesnt know it,whatever the poster is trying to convey wont mean anything to the person who doesnt know.. I'm not "asking" anything from the whole community.
And,no it isnt about something that "distinguishes" people as gamer. Not more or less.
The need to be distinguished as a gamer by talking in a type of code is silly. Using abbreviations as a way to shorten the time typing I can understand much more than the need for abbreviations as part of an identity.

Elmour0Fudd · September 2016

daemonios wrote: »

Volkodav wrote: »

Why do people need to use abbreviations in the forums so much? So many new players dont know what they are talking about.It would be good to allow them to learn things by using full words. It took me a long while to figure out what was being said a lot,and even now I still have things that people post which are so abbreviated I cant figure them out.Lol.
Just a thought.

Google is your friend

If you're reading the forums, you're online and can google whatever acronym you come across. Some people in these forums have even made nice "dictionaries" you can bookmark:

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/136290/the-eso-slang-and-abbreviation-dictionary/p1

It just occurred to me, ZOS could sticky that post in the general comments section for easy reference. What say you, @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom ?

PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR AND A CHERRY,(sorry if your a diabetic alternatives available (sub mutter why isn't it stickied have been floundering for 4 month's trying to translate zone to UK English lol ) and hope this works cause I don't have a clue yet.)

LrdRahvin · September 2016

Cadbury wrote: »

That hurt to type that.

Not as much as it did to read it.

Alucardo · September 2016

Volkodav wrote: »

Why do people need to use abbreviations in the forums so much?#

idk

UltimaJoe777 · September 2016

OMG inbd! y? Idk y k? K. Ttyl!

psychotic13 · September 2016

It took me ages to realise when people said BoE and BoP they ment bind on equip/pick up.

Some you have a good idea what they stand for, others you can be clueless

SanderBuraas · September 2016

Volkodav wrote: »

nurrtibub16_ESO wrote: »

Volkodav wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

It varies, but basically because typing an abbreviation is faster.

Would you rather type out, "Veteran White Gold Tower" or "VWGT"?

Would you rather type out, "Woodworking" or "WW" or "Werewolf"?

Oh, wait...

I'd rather type it out.Sorry,but that's what I was taught to do.

Are you implying that younger (eh?) people were not taught to type things properly..? Not even sure what to answer to that Besides, many people playing ESO are not exactly teenagers. I'd say it's more about somebody's willingness (or resistance) to adapt :P

Abbreviations have always existed, not only in gaming communities... these forums are not even comparable to the language being used by medical professionals for example -,- And yes, Google is your friend, as well as other forum users who likely won't mind helping out and explaining.

I understand your point about new users not being used to the slang, and that they might need additional effort to understand it, but I don't think it's realistic to ask a whole community to stop using something that distinguishes them as a gaming community. Because this is what this discussion is about, more or less.

Not implying anything like that at all.
It was only my feelings on the inside language that those who are new wouldnt understand. I have learned a lot of the abbreviations,but it seems they get harder sometimes.Using just to or three letters for skill or action ingame can be quite frustrating to understand. Like AoE.Area of Effect. If someone doesnt know it,whatever the poster is trying to convey wont mean anything to the person who doesnt know.. I'm not "asking" anything from the whole community.
And,no it isnt about something that "distinguishes" people as gamer. Not more or less.
The need to be distinguished as a gamer by talking in a type of code is silly. Using abbreviations as a way to shorten the time typing I can understand much more than the need for abbreviations as part of an identity.

There is no reason to create a thread asking people to use less of something as trivial as abbreviations. You will be just fine.

CapnPhoton · September 2016

Volkodav wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

It varies, but basically because typing an abbreviation is faster.

Would you rather type out, "Veteran White Gold Tower" or "VWGT"?

Would you rather type out, "Woodworking" or "WW" or "Werewolf"?

Oh, wait...

I'd rather type it out.Sorry,but that's what I was taught to do.

Same here. I guess because of my work I need to be and professional in speech and writing, so I don't abbreviate much on the internet either. But that is not saying there is anything wrong with leet speak or whatever word people use. People can do what they want, and if others understand it, great. If I don't get it, I just press the back button.