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Generic Gaming Abbreviations

AFK Away from keyboard.
BRB Be right back.
BBL Be Back Later.
NPC A computer-controlled character or any character that is not under a player's direct control.
nerf A change intended to weaken a particular item, ability, or character, for balancing purposes.
Aggro To Have hostile attention from NPCs.
DPS Damage per second.
Ninja looting To unfairly loot the corpse of a fallen enemy.
OOM Out of mana.
HoT heal over time, An effect that restores health over a period of time; antonym of DoT.
CD Cooldown or The delay between skills.
XP/EXP The Experience Points.
Gank 'ganking' usually indicates an unwelcome attack on an unwilling or unsuspecting participant.
GG Used as parting words exchanged at the end of a competitive game or match as a gesture of good sportsmanship.
WP Well Played, Used in the same way as "gg".
GF Good Fight, Also used as the same was as "gg".
Mob Mob is a term for an in-game enemy who roams a specific area. An Enemy NPC.
Griefer A player who deliberately irritates and harasses other players. Many MMOs enforce rules that forbid griefing.
Adds The Reinforcements that a boss summons.
min-maxing Creating the "best" character by means of minimizing undesired or unimportant traits and maximizing desired ones.
OTW/OMW On the way/On my way.
Rubber Banding The result of network latency during a multiplayer game; players teleporting to locations. (lag)
kiting A maneuver in which a player-character gets an enemy NPC to chase after them so as to lead them somewhere else (like a kite on a string).
PUG Pick-up group.
Teabagging An act usually considered disrespectful and provocative, consisting of a player-character repeatedly crouching and standing back up right next to or over a knocked down or dead opponent.

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