Learn the Neverwinter Slang with Our Abbreviations Guide [WIP]
Ever joined an online game for the first time, reading through the ingame chat channels and didn’t understand wtf everyone is talking about? Yeah, every game has its own slang and while we can’t help you with all of them, we at least have compiled a list of the most common abbreviations for Neverwinter. Please note that we’ve only listed those that are frequently being used in conversations and chat channels. There are a lot more used in class specific endgame talk for example that however shouldn’t be too important for your everyday experience.
The table below is fully searchable. So all you have to do is copy the term you don’t understand and hopefully we’ll be able to deliver an explanation. Please note though that this is currently still a work in progress and we’re constantly adding terms. In case you didn’t find what you were looking for, leave a message in the comments below! You can by the way also filter the results by categories. The current ones are:
- General
- Classes
- LFG (Channel)
- Dungeons
- Zones
- Trade
- Heroic Encounters
- Strongholds
- Events
- Modules/Campaigns
Have fun browsing through!
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Nice list, I’d add the “ZAX” word, which comes with “backlog”, as it’s a thing we frequently have to explain to new people.
Maybe also “Alt” for non-main character, “Ballad” for the Maze Engine weekly, and “Tia” and other dungeons (etos, esot, elol etc).
I’m surprised you put “ToA” as I never see that name (always M12 or Chult), but didn’t put “ToD” for the Tyranny of Dragon campaign.
Still a good list for beginners, always appreciated.
Thanks. Will go through your list and add the stuff!
Templock
buglock ;p
LOL! Excellent! Every new player should read this! Although it would be better to avoid ambiguity and reliance on context. EG, AC is only ever Armour Class with me, while Anointed Champion is AC DC and so on.
And how to distinguish between Spellstorm, Storm Spell, Sure Strike, Shadow Strike etc? They can’t all be “SS”. SpS, StSp, SS, ShS?
And Storm Warden HR vs Scourge Warlock? StW and SW?
In PMs, although I avoid most abbreviations with new players, I am always getting asked:
“What’s PE?”,
“What’s AH” etc
“What’s a Mod?”
“What’s BtA/BoP/BtC?”
ROFLMAO! I’d have thought any MMO player would know those.
I have a few different ones, though.
Combat Advantage Bonus I use CAB for CAB and CA.
Companion Influence Bonus I use CIB and so on.
AP I don’t use at all, although many do.
Action Point/Gain I use APG for both,
Armour Penetration is ArP (although I used to use ArPen, ArP is better for my character sheet spreadsheets).
Pow = Power
Crit = Critical Strike
Rec = Recovery
ArP = Armour Penetration
Max hp = duh!
DEF = Defence
Deft = Deflect
LfSt = Life Steal
REG = Regeneration
IncH = Incoming Healing
MV = Movement (Run Speed)
Stm = Stamina
DoTR = Damage over Time resistance
AoER = Area of Effect Resistance
Rch = Recharge
APG = Action Point Gain
CCR = Crowd Control Bonus
CCB = Crowd Control Resistance
CAB = Combat Advantage Bonus
CIB = Companion Influence Bonus
etc
🙂
DOH!
Of course, the CC ones should be reversed:
CCB = Crowd Control Bonus
CCR = Crowd Control Resistance
Thanks. We’ll go through your list and add the stuff.
Nice, help yourself.
I merged my character creation, artifact, enchant and gear spreadsheets a while back and found the ultimate list of stats and abbreviations for those things. Some of the abbreviations they use on the Wiki are a little weird to me, and I never liked 2-letter codes, always prefer three. Or 4, if needed.
EG
AP for ArPen is a bit ambiguous as it can also be Action Points, so I use ArP
And I just find it personally confusing when I see:
Ds for DEF
Dl for Deft
Rg for REG
LS for LfSt
I’ve edited a few errors here and there on some powers and feats (I think they had the wrong name for an HR Archer feat), but I’m not going to touch that abbreviation stuff. Apart from a lot of time, it would just be terribly arrogant and rude to mess with someone else’s work like that, as they put in so much effort. And it works!
I don’t mind updating class powers, features etc, EG some of the classes don’t have the rank up benefits, just the base, 1 rank tool tip.
EG, for GF IV
Ferocious Reaction
When your hp drop below 15/22.5/30/37.5%, you regain 25% of your hp, the foe that hit you takes that much damage, and you gain a Damage Resistance buff for 10 sec. This effect can only occur once every 3.0/2.5/2.0/1.5 min
I might get round to that one of these days, when I’ve double-checked my notes. I am finding GF the most fun at the moment.
🙂
I don’t know how ZAX could have been missed, smh. Also, the most pertinent question: what’s WIP mean?
Part of thy we published this as “WIP” (work in progress) was so that the community could chip in and pitch us stuff. ZAX and other stuff that was mentioned will be added. Cheers!
What is the “B” in BHE?
“Big”
ah = auction house
bind = using a keyboard alias to target a player with a power by name (PC only, primarily for DCs and OPs)
exalt = Exaltation (a DC power)
gs = gear score (out dates, but still used in place of ilvl by some folks)
pe = Protector’s Enclave
req = Random Expert Dungeon
bind should have been bind [player name] = …
(I tried using lt/gt signs but it ate them)
also
dc/dced = disconnect
aggro = refers to having the focus / being the target of attack by an enemy
mob = regular enemy
pull = refers to running to the end of a section of a dungeon before fighting (“pull all the mobs to the end”)
dot = damage over time
You forgot ‘Sent’
But so have the Devs 😛
I used to use RIg for Resistance Ignored,
but now I use DIg for Defences Ignored.
I still use DR for Damage Resistance. I forget what they call it now, I think it’s “Damage Taken”.
🙂