Abbreviations and Terms

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Below is a list of the more common **abbreviations and terms** used in the game. Most of these refer to in-game terms.

Note that abbreviations may vary between servers; for example some servers may refer to Rank 9 Third Cast as R9R3, R999, or R9S3 depending on which server the player is on.

**Contents:** Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

## 0–9

1-1, 1-2, 1-3
References to Twilight Temple, Chapter 1. Requiem of the Wraith, Chronol (TT1-1), Dimensic (TT1-2), and Substancia (TT1-3).
10char
Text added to a forum post to make sure it is over the 10 character minimum length for posting. (No longer necessary)
1K, 1K Streams, 1K City
City of a Thousand Streams, a city in the Northwest corner of the Midlands.
1Ked
A term used for an old glitch that has since been fixed. It involved being killed in a Valley of Reciprocity run, and unintentionally being kicked out of the dungeon to City of a Thousand Streams.
1K Woods
Thousand Wood Ridge, an area in the Northern central part of the Midlands.
1x, 2x, 3x, ..., 10x
An abbreviated way of indicating a level range. A "4x" character is level 40-49, for example.
or
May also refer to an increased experience/drop/coin rate event (applies to 2x and 3x only).
2-1, 2-2, 2-3
References to Twilight Temple, Chapter 2. Symphony of Fate, Substancia (TT2-1), Naught (TT2-2), and Null (TT2-3).
20/20/20, 202020, 20x3
A term for kill quests in dungeons such as Wraithgate, which previously required you to kill 20 of three types of Wraiths. These quests have since been updated to only require 10 of three types of Wraiths.
2nd Map
Old Unicorn Forest, the second map to be unlocked in the Chrono Quest chain.
3-1, 3-2, 3-3
References to Twilight Temple, Chapter 3. Aria of Dawn, Null (TT3-1), Vacuity (TT3-2), and Doom (TT3-3).
3rd Map
Old Valley of the Scarred, the third map to be unlocked in the Chrono Quest chain.
3v3
Usually refers to an Arigora Colosseum squad or battle, so-called because the battles are 3 players vs 3 players.
4-1, 4-2
References to Twilight Temple Revisited, Rhapsody of the Revived (TT4-1) and Cloud Adobe (TT4-2).
4th Map
Old Moonshade Desert, the fourth and final map to be unlocked in the Chrono Quest chain.
6v6
Usually refers to an Arigora Colosseum squad or battle, so-called because the battles are 6 players vs 6 players.
#9 (i.e. 19, 29, 39, 51, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99)
The various FB dungeons. Note that the term 51 is more commonly used than 49. Also sometimes used to refer to cultivation levels (e.g. Oggo, Quillhog King is a boss for your 59 cultivation).
999, 999s
Icebound Underworld, so-called because the run lasts 999 seconds.
X/Y
Usually seen as "4/6", "5/10", etc. The number of players currently in a squad and the maximum amount of players that can join that squad. For example, "4/6" means "there are currently 4 players in the squad, we can have a total of 6 players in the squad".
XXX YYY, XXX YYY (ZZ)
Map coordinates. For example, "**585 665 (22)**" are the X and Y map coordinates for the Faction Supervisor NPC, with the vertical position (height) shown in parentheses. The height is usually left off in the case of coordinates for things on the ground.
A

AA
Arcane Armor, the armor type that primarily provides magic defense. AA requires many magic stat points and some strength stat points to wear.
ABBA, ABA
Abaddon, the FB99 dungeon for demons.
AC
Armor Class or Defense, usually 'PDef' in this game.
ADC
Ancient Dragon City, a PW-MY name for Archosaur, the capital city of the Midlands.
Add(s)
An additional monster that has spawned during a boss battle, or follows around a boss.
AE
Area Effect, see AoE.
or
Ancient Evil, a Twilight Temple boss.
AEU
Advanced Endless Universe.
AFAIK
As Far As I Know.
AFK
Away From Keyboard, meaning that the player is away from their computer.
Aggro
Short for "Aggression", the act of a monster being provoked to attack the player. This usually happens if the player moves too close to the monster. May also mean generating threat, or "gaining aggro".
Aggro Radius
The radius around the monster where they will be provoked to attack player.
Agi
Agility, an old name for the Dexterity stat.
AH
Auction House, where you can buy and sell items with other players, available through the Auctioneers in any major city.
Alt
An alternative character or secondary character that you own that you do not primarily play.
AoS/AOS
Altar of Saintess, a dungeon in the Western Steppes.
Amp
Amplify Damage, a venomancer skill that causes the target to take extra damage.
AoE
Area of Effect, a skill that can affect multiple targets in an area.
Apo, Apoth
Apothecary item; a potion, powder, pill, or other consumable item that gives a temporary boost in stats.
APS
Attacks Per Second, the Attack Rate stat in your Character window.
Arch/Archo
Archosaur, the capital city of the Midlands. May very rarely mean Archer. Can also be a reference to old server **Archosaur**
Arena
Arigora Colosseum.
ASAP
As Soon As Possible.
Atk
Attack.
ATM
At The Moment.
Avatar
Your character.
or
The picture that appears next to your forum posts by your name.
B

B>, B
Buying. usually found in consignment shop names and in world chat messages.
Barb
Barbarian.
Barbar
An uncommon term for barbarian.
BB
Blue Bubble, the nickname of Regeneration Aura, the cleric AoE heal.
BBL
Be Back Later.
Bell
Aura of the Golden Bell, the blademaster's physical defense buff.
BG
Battleground
or
Background.
BH
Bounty Hunter, the daily quest you get starting at level 40 from the Head Hunter in the center of Archosaur. BHs often take place in FBs, so BH39 would be a Bounty Hunter quest that takes place in FB39 (Gate of Delirium).
BIDS
Black Ice Dragon Strike, a wizard skill.
BR
Big Rooms. Typically refers to the largest room in Frostcovered City, a popular place for leveling.
BK
Back; something you say right after you come back from being AFK.
BKI
Beast King's Inspiration, the barbarian max HP buff.
Blink
A nickname for the wizard spell Distance Shrink, which jumps the wizard forward very quickly.
BM
Blademaster.
BoA
Barrage of Arrows, an archer skill for doing continuous AoE damage.
BoI
Battle of the Immortals, a retired PWE game.
Boss
A monster that is tougher than regular monsters. Usually drops better loot.
BP
Bloodpaint, the assassin squad buff that affects assassins, barbarians, blademasters, duskblades, edgerunners, and seekers, giving them some HP for each physical combat attack.
BQ
Base Quests. A daily series of quests received from faction bases that allows players to level the base, and get points to spend on various items and some gear. You must be in a faction that owns a base to do these quests.
Bramble
Bramble Guard, a venomancer buff that reflects damage dealt from monsters or players.
BRB
Be Right Back.
BRT
Be Right There.
BS
Blacksmith, a crafting skill.
BTW
By The Way.
Buff
A positive effect on a monster or player, caused by a skill or apothecary item.
C

C/O
Current Offer, the current price in a player "auction", normally done in World Chat. If nobody offers more, then the person who made that offer will get the item(s) at that price.
Camping
The act of waiting in an area to hunt a specific monster that tends to appear there.
Carebear
A term for a player that prefers PvE (Player versus Environment) gameplay over PvP (Player versus Player) gameplay.
Caster
A magic class, such as a wizard.
Catshop
A Consignment Shop, or a shop players can set up to sell to or buy from other players. So-called because the shop by default appears as a cat standing on its tail.
CC
Crowd control. A skill or a class that can cast skills which prevent other players from moving or being able to attack, for example a psychic who can freeze and stun a large number of players in one spot.
CD
Cooldown, when a skill or potion requires time to pass before you can use it again.
Channeling, Chan
The amount of time it takes to channel a skill in order to cast it. Not to be confused with casting, the act that occurs after channeling and cannot be interrupted.
Char
Character.
Chi
The yellow bar that's below your health and mana gauge, allowing you to use certain skills.
CM
Community Manager, a staff member that interacts with the community. May occasionally also refer to Community Moderators, non-staff volunteers that moderate the game's forums.
CN
China or Chinese, from the two letter country code.
Clr
Cleric.
Co-ords,Coords
Coordinates, your position on the current map that you are on. Can be found above the minimap in the top-left corner of the window.
CoA
City of Abominations, a weekly level 50+ event.
CoF
Cube of Fate, a level 40+ "game" of skill, wits, and chance. More commonly abbreviated to "Cube".
CON
Constitution, an old name for the Vitality stat.
CQ
Cultivation Quest(s), the Spiritual Cultivation quests you get every ten levels or so that give you the ability to learn new skills and the like.
Crit
Critical hit, a hit which deals your Rage Damage, normally 200% damage. It may also refer to your critical hit rate, the chance of performing a critical hit.
CS
Crazy Stone, a daily quest that begins at level 30.
or
Cash Shop, a.k.a. the Boutique
or
Customer Service, i.e. the tech support branch at PWE.
CTD
Call to Duty, the level 19, 29, 39, etc. FB quests. Also the Tabs for those quests. See Call to Duty for details.
Cube
The Cube of Fate, a level 40+ "game" of skill, wits, and chance.
Culti
Short for 'Spiritual Cultivation'; referring to both your characters cultivation level and the quest chains to get there.
CV
Crescent Valley, an old name for Lunar Glade.
D

DB
The wizard skill The Dragon's Breath, a continuous AoE fire attack.
or
Duskblade.
DC, DC'd, DCed
Disconnected, usually due to some glitch, lag spike, or bad connection.
or
Dragons' Conquest.
DD
Direct Damage, a skill that does all of its damage in one hit rather than spreading its damage over time.
or
Damage Dealer, a squad role for players that primarily damage monsters and bosses.
Debuff, De-Buff
A negative effect on a monster or player that makes them less powerful, usually caused by skills.
Devs
The developers or programmers of Perfect World. The developers are based in China.
Dex
Dexterity, one of your four primary statistics.
DH
Dawnlight Halls.
DHD
Dawnlight Halls Deicide mode. May also be used when announcing the day's Master Bounty Hunter quest as Dawnlight Halls, even though players can complete the Bounty Hunter quest outside of Deicide mode.
DHJ
Dawnlight Halls Judgment mode.
Ding
An announcement to say you have reached a new level.
DMG
Damage.
DO
Dragon Order; at the end of the Dragon Quest you get a Copper, Silver, or Gold Dragon Order.
DoD
Dragon of the Depths, a mid-level cultivation boss.
or
Diamond of Dragon, a grade 14 shard that adds +1 to your defense level.
Doll
An old nickname for the Guardian Angel, now called a Guardian Scroll. So-called because the item looked like a Kewpie doll.
or
Shadow Doll, a World Boss.
DOT
Damage Over Time.
or
Diamond of Tiger, a grade 13 shard that adds +1 to your attack level.
DP
Dragon Quest Points, currency of the now-retired Dragon Quest Point System.
DPH
Damage Per Hit.
DPS
Damage Per Second.
Drops
The items dropped or potentially dropped by a monster or player when they are killed.
DQ
Dragon Quest or the items used for Dragon Quests.
DQ Points
Dragon Quest Points, currency of the now-retired Dragon Quest Point System.
DW, DWP
Dreamweaver Port, a city on the Southeast corner of the main landmass.
or
Dreamweaver, the name of an old server.
E

EA
Elven Archer, a.k.a. archer.
Edge
Edgerunner.
EG
Earthguard.
Elite
When referring to a monster, one that is stronger than a regular monster but not particularly a boss.
EP
Elven Priest, a.k.a. cleric.
ER
Edgerunner.
ESO
Ether Saga Odyssey, a retired PWE game.
Eso
Training Esoterica.
EU
Endless Universe, a level 95+ instance in the Morai area.
or
Europe/European. May be used in the context "EU Server", which refers to the Dawnglory server which is in a European timezone.
EXP
Experience Points.
EXPed, Exped
Experienced, i.e. "EXPed cleric looking for squad".
F

F2P
Free to play, meaning that the game does not cost a subscription fee to play.
Fac, Fact
Faction.
FB
Fuben (副本, Chinese for "duplicate object" or "copy of", better translated here as "instance"), the instanced dungeon quests you usually receive at levels 19, 29, etc.
FCC
Frostcovered City.
FC
Frostcovered City.
or
Faction Chat.
FF
Frostcovered City; previously the dungeon was named or referred to as Forgotten Frostland.
FH
Full Health.
FJS
Flowsilver Palace Judgment mode.
FM
Full Mana/Magic.
Fox
Venomancer.
FQ
Friendship Quest.
FSD
Flowsilver Palace Deicide mode.
FSJ
Flowsilver Palace Judgment mode.
FSP
Flowsilver Palace, a dungeon in the Primal World.
FTL
For The Loss or For The Lose, a sports or game term.
FTW
For The Win, a sports or game term.
FUBAR
Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition.
FW
Forsaken World, a different PWE game.
FYI
For Your Information.
FWS
Full Warsong City. Running the full length of Warsong City plus Vile bosses for Basic Badges and high-level molds.
G

G#
Grade number, such as g15. Gear, weapons, and shards have different grades, and the gear or weapon's grade determines the maximum grade shard that can be put in any sockets it has.
G16
Commonly used term for third cast Nirvana Gear. Also referred to as NV3.
G17
Dragonbreath Weapons when referring to weapons.
or
Twilight Warsoul Gear when referring to armor.
G17.5
The fifth and final cast of a Dragonbreath Weapon.
GA
Guardian Angel, the old name for Guardian Scrolls. So-called because they looked like Kewpie dolls.
Gamma
A version of Valley of Reciprocity for players level 71-85.
Gank
The act of multiple players attacking a single player in PvP. May also be used as a term in PvE against monsters.
GC
Guild chat, or faction chat.
GF
Good Fight.
GG
Good Game.
G.I.R.L.
Guy In Real Life, usually used when referring to a female character that is played by a male.
GJ
Good Job.
GM
Game Master. A PWI staff member that helps players through customer support and may appear in-game.
GoF
God of Frenzy, a weapon add-on that gives you a chance with each hit to temporarily get an increased crit rate at the cost of 5% of max HP.
Grats, Gratz
Congratulations.
Griefer
A person who purposely tries to annoy or anger other players.
Grinding
Staying in the same area fighting the same types of monsters for a very long time for the purposes of gaining Experience, Spirit, coins and/or items.
GS
Guardian Scroll, a Boutique item that prevents EXP loss (and item drops if PKed) upon death.
GTG
Got To Go.
Guild
Another name for faction.
Gunner
The unofficial name of the Human class, officially called the Technician.
GV
Godless Valley, the old name for the Valley of Reciprocity.
GZ
Congratulations.
H

HA
Heavy Armor, the armor type that primarily provides physical defense. HA requires many strength stat points and some dexterity to wear.
Heiro
An old name for the HP or MP charms, usually gotten from the Boutique.
Herb
Any material that can be used for production of potions at an apothecary.
Herc
Baby Hercules, a legendary battle pet, created using Boutique items.
HF
Heaven's Flame.
or
Have Fun.
or
Heavenfall Temple.
HFT
Heavenfall Temple.
HH
Holy Hall, an old name for Twilight Temple
or
Head Hunter, the NPC that hands out Bounty Hunter quests.
HOT
Heal Over Time. Ironheart Blessing, for example, heals over a short period.
HP
Hit Points or Health.
HT
Heaven's Tear, a centrally located city. May also refer to Heaven's Tear, one of the old servers.
Hybrid
A character build that is not focused entirely on one purpose but instead multiple purposes. A wizard that wears heavy armor would be an example.
I

IBU, IU
Icebound Underworld.
IBU10, IU10
The 10th boss in Icebound Underworld, Lord of Disaster Soulshriek. Commonly used when referring to the Master Bounty Hunter quest.
IBU15, IU15
The 15th boss in Icebound Underworld, Night Templar Kivon. Commonly used when referring to the Master Bounty Hunter quest.
ICR
I Can't Remember/Recall.
IDC
I Don't Care.
IDK
I Don't Know.
IDM
I Don't Mind.
IDTS
I Don't Think So.
IH
Ironheart Blessing.
IIRC
If I Recall/Remember Correctly.
IJS
I'm Just Saying.
IMO, IMHO
In My (Honest/Humble) Opinion.
Inc
A short warning of incoming danger.
Instance
A dungeon.
Int
Interval, the time between each of your melee attacks, shown as "Attack Rate" in the Character window. May also be seen as -Int, a reference to the Interval Between Attacks add-on for some gear.
or
Intelligence, an old name for the Magic stat.
Index
Link to a summary of your characters instance combat capability. Click the yellow arrow to right of chat box.
Inv
Short for invite.
or
Inventory.
IRL
In Real Life.
J

Jades
Jade of Steady Defense.
JD
Jade Dynasty, a different PWE game.
JJ, JoJ, JJ orders
Jolly Old Jones. May refer to the daily bounty order quest chain received from Jolly old Jones.
JK, J/K
Just Kidding. Also short for "joke".
Jones
Jones' Blessing, a free 7-day blessing redeemable from Arc Codes. May also refer to Jolly old Jones.
JoSD
Jade of Steady Defense.
K

K, k
Thousand. So an item that someone says is "100k" costs 100,000 coins.
or
Shortened term meaning 'Ok'
KK
Million.
Kiting
A style of combat in which a player continually stays out of combat range of an enemy, usually by running from it, while simultaneously causing ranged damage to it.
KoS
Kill on Sight, a PvP description used for a person or faction that you are supposed to attack when you see them and are able.
KS
Kill Steal. Stealing or trying to steal another person's kill, by finishing the monster off after they attacked it first.
L

L8R
Later, Generally used in "cya l8r" or other such expressions.
LA
Light Armor, the armor type that provides a balanced mix of magical and physical defense. LA requires a moderate amount of both strength and dexterity stat points to wear.
LC
Lost City or City of the Lost, the capital city for the Untamed. May also refer to Lost City, one of the old servers.
or
Lucky Coins.
Leeroy, Leroy
To run into a group of monsters by yourself unprepared, usually resulting in getting yourself along with anyone who tries to help. A reference to the "Leeroy Jenkins" video circulating online.
LF
Looking For.
LFG
Looking For Group.
LFM
Looking For More or Looking For Members. Usually used when finding players for a squad.
LFP
Looking For Party.
LFS
Looking For Squad.
LG
Lunar Glade.
Link
May be used on its own or with an item type, e.g. "Link Weapon". Usually a request to show an item in chat, which can be done by `⇧ Shift` + left-clicking the item.
Link Weapon
Usually a request to show your main weapon in chat, which can be done by `⇧ Shift` + left-clicking the weapon. Players usually request this for more difficult dungeons to determine whether your gear level is high enough to join the squad. It may also be used for squads that want to nuke bosses quickly (kill bosses before they have a chance to do anything).
LMAO
Laughing My Ass Off.
Log
When you log off; disconnect from the game.
LOL
Laughing Out Loud or Lots of Laugh.
LoM
Low on Mana.
Loot
Items dropped from a monster that has been killed. Or items received from a diggable source, or the act of retrieving items from said source.
LoS
Line of Sight, as in "No LoS to target".
Lost
City of the Lost, or Lost City, the capital city for the Untamed. May also refer to Lost City, one of the old servers.
LP
Lucky Points, the accumulated total of the random 1-10 points a genie gets every 10 levels.
Lunar
Lunar Glade, a high level dungeon accessed from the castle flying above King's Feast. May also refer to gear acquired from Lunar Glade.
Lurer
Person who lures monsters for the squad. Usually a venomancer or a player with a Zeal genie with the Earthflame skill.
Luring
The act of attracting one or more monsters back to a group of players so that they can attack the monster(s) safely.
Lv, Lvl
Level.
M

Mag
Magic, one of your four primary statistics.
Mag Pen
Magic Penetration, a stat primarily found on Star Charts.
Mage
May mean wizard or any magic user in general.
Mana
Magic Points.
MAtk
Magic or Magical Attack, a damage type and a stat. May also refer to a piece of equipment's stats or add-on.
Mats
Raw materials used for the crafting of other items.
MBH
Master Bounty Hunter, an advanced type of Bounty Hunter quest for level 100+ players.
MDef
Magic Defense. A group name for metal, fire, water, earth, and wood resistance stats, used to reduce damage from various types of magical attack.
MG
Magician or Human Mage, an old name for wizard.
MMO, MMOG, MMORPG
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
MOB
A monster. Short for "Mobile" or "Mobile Object".
Moria
An incorrect spelling of Morai.
MP
Magic Points or Mana Points, used for most skills.
MPen
Magic Penetration, a stat primarily found on Star Charts.
MQ
Marriage Quest, the daily quest that two married players can take together.
MT
Main Tank, the tank that keeps aggro in a squad with multiple tanks, or rarely Magic Tank, a tank that's good against magic damage.
Mys
Mystic.
N

Nab
An alternate way of saying noob.
Necro(ed)
To bring an inactive, or dead, forum topic back to life by posting on it. Generally results in the forum thread being locked.
Nerf
To downgrade or make less effective. Usually referred to when a game patch has downgraded a feature.
New TT
Twilight Temple Revisited.
Newbie
A term used to describe a player who is new to the game. Sometimes confused with "noob".
Newb
Short for "newbie".
Ninja'd
When someone posts some or all the same information before you managed to write it or finish book writing.
Nix
Baby Blazing Phoenix, a legendary battle pet, created using Boutique items.
Noob, N00b
An inexperienced player.
NP
No Problem.
or
Nuema Portal, a 6-card War Avatar Card S set.
NPC
Non-Player Character, a computer controlled character. Usually refers to non-player characters players can interact with such as a Banker.
NR
The Northern Realm (also known as the Northern Wastes), a region located to the north of the Midlands.
Nub
An alternate way of saying noob.
Nuke
High damage in one hit, or the act of killing a monster of boss quickly before it has time to properly react.
NV3
Third cast Nirvana Gear. Also referred to as G16.
NW
Nation Wars, a biweekly group PvP event.
O

OBO
Or Best Offer.
OBP
Old Book Page.
OHT
Old Heaven's Tear.
OMW
On My Way.
One Shot Sin
An assassin with a high level of Soulforce, capable of killing certain bosses using Death Chain.
OoM
Out of Mana.
OP
Original Poster or Original Post in forums.
or
Overpowered when discussing a class, skill, or item.
Order
Divine order quests, a quest set you can take daily from Divine emissaries.
or
The factions found in Morai.
OT
Orchid Temple.
OVS
Old Valley of the Scarred, used to refer to the Chrono World version of the Valley of the Scarred.
P

P2P
Pay to Play, usually refers to a game that requires a subscription fee to play.
P2W
Pay to Win, a term for a free game where players can use real money to quickly and easily reach end-game.
Paint
Bloodpaint, the assassin squad buff that affects assassins, barbarians, and blademasters, giving them some HP for each physical combat attack.
Paladin
The unofficial name of the Winged Elf class, officially called the Edgerunner.
Paper Clip, Paperclip
A nickname for World Quest.
Party
Another name for squad.
PAtk
Physical Attack, a damage type and a stat. May also refer to a piece of equipment's stats or add-on.
Pav
Pavilion, an area in Warsong City.
PC
Price Check
or
Personal Computer.
PDef
Physical Defense, a statistic granted mainly by armor (also by vit and level), used for resisting physical attacks.
Pet
A NPC companion such as a Wolf. Can be a battle pet or an all-class pet.
Phy Pen, Phys Pen
Physical Penetration, a stat usually found on Star Charts.
PK
Player Kill, a type of PvP. May also mean Player Killer.
PKK
Player Killer Killer, a term that was commonly used on PvP servers for someone who usually only killed players who killed other players.
Plvl
Power level(ing), the act of rapidly gaining levels on lower level characters, such as being in a squad with high level characters while they kill lots of high level mobs.
Plz
Please.
PM
Private Message, to whisper a message directly to a single player.
PM Pav, PM Pavilion
A term someone may use when looking for players for a full Warsong City run and want players to private message them saying which pavilion(s) the player can handle and possibly which pavilion the player wants to defend. In the first part of the dungeon, players must defend each of the pavilions (water, fire, earth, wood, metal).
PM Weapon, PM Weap
Usually a request to show your main weapon in a private message to another player, which can be done by `⇧ Shift` + left-clicking the weapon. Players usually request this for more difficult dungeons to determine whether your gear level is high enough to join the squad. It may also be used for squads that want to nuke bosses quickly (kill bosses before they have a chance to do anything).
PoF
Page of Fate.
Port
Teleport, using the teleport NPC, or Khatru pup, or Illusion stone, etc.
Pots
Potions, generally referring to any item that can be consumed to give you HP, MP, chi, or some sort of buff or protection.
P PEN
Physical Penetration, a stat usually found on Star Charts.
PQ
Public Quest. A special type of quest where multiple players can work together without being in a squad, however usually comes with a competition element. Usually refers to the quests found on Shattered Cloud Island.
Proc
The act of an effect being activated. Usually used to reference when an effect from an add-on on a weapon activates.
PS
Pious Sky, the seventh Boundary tier.
PST
Pacific Standard Time.
Psy
Psychic.
Pull
Luring a single monster out of a group of monsters.
Puller
Person who pulls monsters for the squad.
Pulling
One of the players in a party heads out and leads one or more of the monsters back to the squad so that the party can attack the monsters. The idea is to prevent too many monsters from attacking at once.
Pure
Usually referred to in stat builds. For instance, a character with a pure magic build would have the majority of their stat points put into Magic, with only enough points in their Strength stat to wear their equipment.
PV
Phoenix Valley, a dungeon for players level 55+ that awards high experience.
PvE
Player vs. Environment. Combat between players and monsters.
PvP
Player vs. Player. Combat between players.
PW
Perfect World.
PWCN
The Chinese version of Perfect World.
PWE
Perfect World Entertainment, the company that controls the "International" version of Perfect World.
PWI
Perfect World International, the North American version of Perfect World.
PWMY
The Malaysian version of Perfect World.
PWBR
The Brazilian version of Perfect World.
PWRU
The Russian version of Perfect World.
PWPH
The Filipino version of Perfect World.
PWJP
The Japanese version of Perfect World.
PWTW
The Taiwanese version of Perfect World.
PWID
The Indonesian version of Perfect World.
PWM
The mobile version of Perfect World. It is based on the same IP but it is unrelated to the MMORPG version of Perfect World.
Q

QFT
Quote(d) For Truth, a way of saying that you agree with something someone says.
QQ
An emoticon that looks like two crying eyes. May be used when complaining or to refer to someone who is complaining, or "QQing".
QSM
Quicksand Maze.
R

R
Ready. Usually used when in dungeons to indicate that you are ready to start the next boss or section.
or
Rank. Usually followed with a number to indicate what rank you are, such as R9 when saying you are Rank 9.
R8R
Rank 8 Recast equipment.
R999, R9R3
Rank 9 Third Cast equipment.
R9999, R9R4
Rank 9 Fourth Cast equipment.
RA
Reawakening. May be used with a number to indicate how many times you have reawakened, such as RA2 when saying you have reawakened twice.
Raid
A large-scale attack on an area by a group of players.
RB
Red Bubble, the nickname of Heaven's Wrath, the cleric AoE attack buff
or
Rebirth, another name for Valley of Reciprocity. Usually followed by its mode e.g. Rebirth Delta.
or
Rebirth, another term for Reawakening. May be used with a number to indicate how many times you have reawakened, such as RB2 when saying you have reawakened twice.
Rep
Reputation.
Res
Resurrect.
Respawn, Re-Spawn
A monster that has spawned (been created) again sometime after being killed. A "respawn point" is the area where it will reappear. May also refer to the act of a player returning to town after death.
Req
Requirement or prerequisite.
Rez
Resurrect, to bring a dead player back to life using the cleric Revive skill.
RL
Real Life.
ROFL
Rolling On the Floor Laughing.
RPK(er)
Random Player Killer, someone who may kill another player without a specific reason for it. A common term on PvP servers.
RT
Raging Tides, the starting area for the Tideborn race. May also refer to Raging Tides, an old server.
RTG
Ready To Go. Usually used when seeking squad members as a way to say the squad is prepared to go once they get the squad member(s) they need.
Runner
Monsters that run away from melee attacks. Usually in reference to archer-type monsters. The term may also refer to "walkers", monsters that move around in a predetermined path by running instead of walking.
Rush
When the tank attracts the attention of all the mobs so that everyone else can run past.
S

S>, S
Selling; usually found in catshop names or in World Chat.
Saintess
Altar of Saintess, a dungeon in the Western Steppes.
SB
Stormbringer.
SB Ulti
Refers to the Stormbringer's ultimate or Homestead skill called ∆Dark Maelstrom, a popular debuff in PvE and PvP squads.
SC
Spiritual Cultivation.
SF
Soulforce.
Shard
Another name for a soulgem.
Sharding
To put shards into empty sockets on armor or weapons.
Sin
Assassin.
Socket
A feature of some armor and weapons that allows you to add soulgems (a.k.a. "shards") to the gear in order to improve its stats.
SoF
Source of Force.
SoT
Seat of Torment
or
Scroll of Tome, a pack item that can be traded for some of the highest level tomes available.
Soulgem
An item that can be added to an empty socket on armor or weapons to improve its stats.
Spirit
Refers to the current number of Spirit you have. Can be checked by pressing default `C` on keyboard or clicking the character icon on bottom right.
or
A stat that increases the effectiveness of Attack Levels and Defense Levels when in combat against other players. Can be increased with Boundary levels, Star Charts, etc.
SQ
Squad.
Spawn
The location or process of monsters appearing when they are created in the world.
SP
Usually Spirit Points, used to learn new skills.
or
Secret Passage.
Spark
An additional 100 chi beyond what is shown in the chi bar, shown to the right of the bar. May also refer to the Spark Burst, Spark Burst+, or Celestial/Demonic Eruption skills, which use up one, two, or three sparks, respectively, and cause your attacks to do extra damage while providing brief invulnerability. May also refer to the venomancer Lending Hand skill.
Squishy
Characters that are easily killed or being in a state where you are easily killed. Usually those with low HP and low defense.
SS
Sacrificial Strike, a weapon add-on that gives you a additional chance with each hit to do x2 damage at the cost of 5% HP.
or
Screenshot.
or
Subsea Strike.
or
Soul Shatter.
Stack
To put several copies of something (usually a heal-over-time or damage-over-time) on at once, or a number of identical items placed in a single inventory slot, to conserve space.
Sticky
A "sticky" or "stickied" forum thread, a thread that stays at the top of the forum, even above other newer threads. Usually used for important forum threads.
Str
Strength, one of your four primary statistics.
Stun Locked, Stunlocked
A term used for when you are constantly stunned/silenced/frozen/etc for a long period of time, being unable to attack or move.
Sub
Ultimate Substance.
Subber
The person who pays the Ultimate Substances used to enter some areas of Twilight Temple.
SZ
Safe Zone, an area where PKing isn't possible, such as a city or town.
T

Tab
The "Call to Duty: X" tablet items you get for an FB run every 10 levels or so, starting at level 19, or level 29 for Tideborn (see Call to Duty for details), or the act of using them at the pillar (e.g. "Safe to Tab now?").
or
May also refer to the `Tab ↹` key, which can be used to select targets.
Tank
A designated player in a squad intended to take (and is able to take) the bulk of enemy damage, typically bosses.
Taunt
Related to Aggro. An ability that allows a player to pull the attention of a monster off of another player and onto themselves.
TB
Tideborn.
Tech
Technician.
Tele, TP, Tport
Teleport.
Threat
Related to aggro. This is what a character "gives off" to generate or draw monster aggro.
Timer
When you leave a squad in an instanced dungeon you will normally get a 60 second countdown until you are automatically teleported out of the instance; this is the timer. Some players may use the term "timer please" to indicate they need help to leave their current dungeon to enter a new version of it, through inviting them to a squad, giving the player leadership of the squad, and then leaving the squad.
Thx, Thnx
Thanks.
TL;DR
Too Long; Didn't Read. Usually used to summarize a longer forum post, or to say that the post was too long.
TM
Trophy Medal or Trophy Mode, a medal you get for completing a trophy mode run of an instance within the required time.
TNF
Thursday Night Fights, a PvP tournament.
Toon
Another name for player characters in the game.
ToS
Terms of Service, the rules you and PWE agreed to abide by when you signed up for this service.
Tourney
Usually refers to Thursday Night Fights, a PvP tournament.
or
Tournament Event, an older PvP event.
Town
A term used for when a player chooses to respawn instead of being resurrected. So-called because they will respawn at the nearest town.
TS
Twilight Sky, a boundary tier
or
Teamspeak, a commonly used voice-chat utility.
TT
Twilight Temple. May also refer to Twilight Temple, a server.
TT4
Twilight Temple Revisited.
TT4-1
Twilight Temple Revisited Part 1.
TT4-2
Twilight Temple Revisited Part 2
TTR
Twilight Temple Revisited.
TTYL
Talk To You Later.
TTYS
Talk To You Soon.
TW
Territory Wars.
Twink
A low level character who has been made more powerful by higher level characters, usually by getting stronger armor and weapons than the character would normally have at such a low level.
TY
Thank You.
TYSM
Thank You So Much.
TYVM
Thank You Very Much.
U

Uber
German slang for 'super', originally meaning 'over'; exceptionally powerful.
UCH
Undercurrent Hall, a dungeon in the Primal World
UI
User Interface, all of the information windows, text boxes, buttons, and other interactive stuff on the screen that let you see what's going on and control what you do in the game.
Ulti
Refers to the "ultimate skills" characters can get through Homestead daily quests.
UP
Uncharted Paradise, a dungeon in the Primal World.
UPD
Uncharted Paradise Deicide Mode.
US
Ultimate Substance.
V

Vendor Trash
An item that only a vendor/merchant NPC would buy.
Veno
Venomancer.
Vent
Ventrilo, a commonly used voice-chat utility.
Vit
Vitality, one of your four primary statistics.
VotS, VS
Old Valley of the Scarred, the third map to be unlocked in the Chrono Quest chain.
W

W/, W
With "something". For example, "sword w/str bonus" would mean a sword with a strength bonus.
W/E
Whatever.
W/O
Without.
Walker
A monster that wanders around, rather than staying still, or a warning that a wandering monster is approaching.
WB
Welcome Back
or
World Boss
or
Were Beast, an old name for barbarian.
WC
World Chat
or
Wrong Chat, what you say after you sent a message to the wrong chat group.
Weap
Weapon.
WF
Were Fox, an old name for venomancer.
Wine
Items that can be used to get rid of most of the non-boss monsters in some dungeons.
Wined
The dungeon has been mostly cleared of monsters by using a wine.
Wiz, Wizzy
Wizard.
WQ
World Quest.
WR
Warrior, an old name for blademaster.
WS
Warsoul.
WTB
Want(ing) to Buy.
WTH, WTF
What the Heck/What the F---.
WTS
Want(ing) to Sell.
WTT
Want(ing) to Trade.:

**WW**
Wildwalker

X

X
Short form to request an invitation to a squad.
x2
Refers to the special occasions when the game gives everyone on the server(s) twice the EXP and twice the SP for mob kills. Such occasions may or may not also include "x2 drops", meaning that a monster that is killed will drop twice the normal amount of items.
XP
Experience Points.
Xfer
Transfer, usually of items or coin between characters.
xNW
Cross-server Nation Wars.
xTW
Cross-server Territory Wars. Refers to Dragons' Conquest which is a cross-server faction versus faction PvP event.
Y

Y
Short for both "why" and "yes".
YW
You're welcome.
Z

Zen
The pre-gold currency used in PWI.
Zerg
A combat strategy where a large group of players rush in at the target.
Zhen, Zhenn, Zhenning
A special type of grinding where people stand in place using an AoE and a "runner" pulls mobs into the effect.