Everyone knows that online games have their own special languages. EverQuest II is no exception! This can be a bit daunting for folks new to the game (even if they're old MMO veterans). So here, we've tried to compile a list of commonly used EQII slang.
If you don't see your favourites listed here, please feel free to drop us a line and share your terms and definitions!
| add | additional mobs |
| af | auto-follow |
| affliction | types of debuffs - trauma, noxious, elemental, magic, curse |
| afk | away from keyboard |
| aggro | the mob's hate or aggression |
| aggro range | the distance at which an aggro mob will "see" you |
| alchy | alchemist |
| anon | anonymous |
| aoe | area of effect |
| assist | person who determines which mob to target |
| avatar | representations of the gods on Norrath |
| bb | Blackburrow |
| bbm | Butcherblock Mountains |
| bio | potty break |
| blue aoe | area of effect spell that lands on any nearby mob |
| bm | bonemore |
| box/boxer | someone who plays multiple characters in game simultaneously |
| brb | be right back |
| brig | brigand class |
| brt | be right there |
| bs | barren sky |
| btw | by the way |
| buff | a beneficial spell cast on yourself or allies |
| burn | kill a mob quickly with lots of dps |
| carp | carpenter |
| cc | crowd control |
| cl | Commonlands |
| CoM | city of mist |
| combine | to craft an item out of raw materials |
| conjy | conjuror class |
| contested | mob or zone that is not instanced and anyone can access |
| CoV | crypt of Valdoon |
| crafter | someone who makes items, armour, food, etc |
| csp | crush, slash, pierce |
| ct | cazic-thule |
| cu | see you |
| custom ui | 3rd party ui - profit, fetish, etc |
| dd | direct damage |
| dd | daily double - quest obtainable in the Moors that offers bonuses for running specific dungeons in TSO |
| de-aggro | usually a spell or combat art to make the mob hate you less |
| de-buff | removes beneficial stats of mobs |
| detrimental | debuffs on you or your allies |
| ding | to gain a level |
| dkp | dragon kill points |
| dlw | darklight wood |
| dof | desert of flames - EQII's 1st expansion |
| dot | damage over time |
| dps | damage per second |
| ds | damage shield |
| EF | Everfrost |
| efp | east freeport |
| EL | Enchanted Lands |
| encounter | a mob or group of mobs |
| eof | echoes of faydwer - EQII's 3rd expansion |
| epic | level 80 class specific weapons, mobs that are labeled epic, crafting epics |
| epic crafters | crafters who can make the updates for the crafting epics |
| Evac | spell that transports you/group to the nearest safe point. |
| farmer | someone who repeatedly kills the same content to acquire items of value to sell for in-game wealth |
| fd | feign death |
| feather | healer spell that gives everyone in the group a healer only res |
| ffa | free for all |
| fg | fallen gate |
| fp | freeport |
| fp/frep/freep | freeporter |
| frontal | refers to direction that the mob can attack, cast spells |
| ftl | for the lose |
| ftw | for the win |
| fuel | crafting component required for recipes |
| gank | negative term to refer to killing another player |
| gfay | greater faydark |
| gm | game master |
| group aoe | area of effect spell that lands only on linked mobs |
| guard | guardian class |
| guide | volunteers who run quests and other activities in game |
| hate list | the mob's mental tally of who it hates and in what order |
| heals | healer classes (Inquisitor/Templar/Mystic/Defiler/Warden/Fury) |
| ho | heroic opportunity |
| immunity | state of not being able to attack or be attacked |
| imo/imho | in my opinon/in my humble opinion |
| inc | incoming |
| inq | inquisitor class |
| instance | single group/raid content |
| jk | just kidding or joking |
| jw | jarsath wastes |
| KC | karnor's castle |
| kj | kunzar jungle |
| kk | okay |
| knockback | ability to push a mob/player away |
| kos | kingdom of sky - EQII's 2nd expansion |
| kp | kylong plains |
| ks | kill steal - to purposely jump ahead of another player to kill a mob |
| l8r | later |
| leash | the point at which a mob will no longer pursue you if you run away |
| lf | looking for |
| lfay | lesser faydark |
| lfg | looking for group |
| lfm | looking for more |
| lfr | looking for raid |
| lfw | looking for work |
| lock | warlock class |
| locked | a player is unable to enter a zone because of their lockout timer |
| lockout/zone timer | the time that must pass before you can revisit a completed zone |
| lol | laugh/ing out loud |
| loot | rewards gained from killing mobs |
| lp | loping plains |
| LS | Lavastorm |
| m8 | mate |
| ma | main assist |
| master crafter | a crafter who has completed their epic quest and earned the title Master of their chosen tradeskill |
| max range | to fight at the maximum distance your spells or attacks will reach |
| mc | mastercrafted items made from rare materials |
| meatshield | a tank |
| mez | mesmerize - spell that stuns a mob so that it can be dealt with at a later time |
| mini ding | 10% of a level that resets health and power back to full |
| mit | mitigation |
| mob | attackable creature/npc |
| mom | mines of meldrath |
| mt | main tank |
| named | boss mobs |
| ne1 | anyone |
| nek castle | nektropos castle |
| nerf/nerfed | reduction in power/uberness of items, classes, etc |
| newb/newbie | new player to the game |
| nfp | north freeport |
| node stealer | someone who harvests the same node you are currently harvesting |
| nodes | shrubs, dens, roots, etc that yield raw materials for crafting |
| noob | experienced player who should know better |
| np | no problem |
| npc | non player character |
| nuke/nuking | direct damage spells |
| oop/oom | out of power! Out of mana! |
| op | over powered |
| ot | off tank |
| otw | on the way |
| pally | paladin class |
| pao | palace of the ancient one |
| parse | listing of dps or heals tracked through a 3rd party program |
| patrol/wanderers | mobs who move about |
| pb | Peat Bog |
| pb | Pawbuster |
| pc | player character or price check |
| persistant instance | instance that you can partially complete and come back another time to finish |
| ph | place holder - refers to a mob that spawns in the place of a special mob |
| pls | please |
| poa | palace of the awakened |
| pof | pillar of flames |
| port | travel by druid portal/wizard teleport |
| pos | percussion of stone (spell) |
| potm | Precision of the Maestro (spell) |
| proc | effect that triggers from weapons or spells |
| provy/provie | provisioner |
| pug | pick up group |
| pull | to attract a mob's attention |
| pur | pick up raid |
| pvp | player vs player |
| q | qeynosian |
| qfe | quoted for emphasis |
| qft | quotes for truth |
| raider | player who raids |
| ranged | distance attacks |
| rares | rare harvested materials used for mastercrafted items, armour, and spells |
| raws | raw components for tradeskills that can be harvested from nodes out in the world |
| re | runnyeye |
| res, rez, rezzes, etc | resurrect, bringing back to life - revives a character on the spot so they can continue playing without having to run back from the respawn point |
| rev | revive - respawn at safe point |
| rip/peel | pull aggro off the person who currently holds it |
| rmt | real money transaction |
| rofl | rolling on the floor laughing |
| roflmao | rolling on the floor laughing my *** off |
| rok | rise of kunark - EQII's 4th expansion |
| root | spell that immobilzes a mob so that it can't move towards you |
| RoV | ruins of varsoon |
| rp/rping | roleplay/roleplaying |
| run | run away! Flee for your life! Save yourself! |
| sc | station cash |
| sfp | south freeport |
| sh | Stormhold |
| shard/heart | items passed out by conjy's and necros to convert hitpoints to mana |
| shiny/shinie/glowy | collectables found on the ground |
| sk | shadowknight class |
| sos | sanctum of the scaleborn |
| sow | Spirit of the Wolf (run speed buff) |
| spawn point | point at which a mob or player enters the game/zone |
| spawn time | the time between death and when a mob reenters the game/zone |
| squishy | classes that can't take much damage |
| ss | sinking sands |
| static | mobs who remain fixed |
| strat | strategy |
| t1-t8 | (t=tier) term used to designate which block of ten levels players, content, items etc fall into |
| tank | the person in the group designated to keep the mob's hate and soak damage from the rest of the group |
| tank and spank | straight fighting |
| target through | when you keep a member of your party targeted in order to fight/cast on their targetted mob |
| td | timorous deep |
| temp | templar class |
| thx | thank you |
| tso | the shadow odyssey - EQII's 5th expansion |
| trak | trakanon |
| ts | tradeskills or Thundering Steppes zone |
| tt | tenebrous tangle |
| tyvm | thank you very much |
| ui | user interface |
| utility | classes whose main purpose is to buff/debuff |
| vet | veteran reward |
| voes | vault of the eternal sleeper |
| wc | wailing caves |
| wfp | west freeport |
| wheel | ui element that shows the abilities needed to complete/progress a heroic opportunity |
| wipe | when the entire group/raid dies to an encounter |
| wiz | wizard class |
| woe | ward of elements |
| woody | woodworker |
| ws | weaponsmith |
| wtf | what the [insert expletive here] |
| yw | you're welcome |
| zerg | rushing an enemy with no plan, just a mass of bodies |
| zerk/zerker | berserker class |
| zomg | fake surprise/sarcasm |
| zone (noun) | a location in the game |
| zone (verb) | cross the boundaries of the area you are in to move to another |