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#1 flawd

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Posted 31 October 2005 - 01:29 AM

It would probably be easiest to use Ctrl+F to find something, if you are looking for something specific.





0.8/0.9/1.10: Patches. Many changes have varied the way the game has been played.
1H: one-handed weapon
2H: two-handed weapon
3d Shield: A socketed shield with 3 perfect diamonds in it giving you 57% resistance to all.
4d Shield: A socketed shield with 4 perfect diamonds in it giving you 76% resistance to all.
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, Act 5
AB: Arctic Blast. A Druid Elemental Tree skill.
AB (Abasin): Amazon Basin. An online community of knowledgeable players spanning many games.
afaic: As far as I'm concerned.
afaics: As far as I can see.
afaik: As far as I know.
afk: Away from keyboard.
Ali Baba: Blade of Ali Baba Exceptional Unique Tulwar.
alvl: Affix Level.
Ama (Azn): Amazon.
Amu (Ammy): Amulet
Amp: Amplify Damage. Necro curse to reduce enemies' resistance to physical damage.
AW: The Ancients' Way in Act 5.
Andy: Andariel. Act 1 super unique monster.
AoE: Area of Effect.
APS: Attacks Per Second
AR: Attack Rating.
Arkaine's (Ark): Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
Arreat's: Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard.
AS: Arreat Summit. Battle.net's/Blizzard's official website for D2.
ASAP: As soon as possible.
Asn (asa, assy): Assassin.
Atlantean: The Atlantean Exceptional Unique Ancient Sword.
Atm: At the Moment.
Atma's: Atma's Scarab Unique Amulet.
BA: Blessed Aim. A Paladin offensive aura.
BA: Bone Armor. A Necromancer defensive skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
Baba (Barb): Barbarian.
Bane: Gladiator's Bane Elite Unique Wire Fleece.
Baranar's (Banana): Baranar's Star Elite Unique Devil Star.
Bartuc's (Barts): Bartuc's Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
Basher: The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
BBL: Be Back Later
BC (BCry): Battle Cry. A Barbarian warcry to decrease an enemy's damage and defense.
BC (BCom): Battle Command. A Barbarian warcry to increase skill levels.
BF (BFury): Blade Fury. An Assassin Trap Tree skill.
BG: Blood Golem.
BH: Blessed Hammer. An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
Big D: Diablo
BK: Bul-Kathos. Usually refers to the Bul-Kathos set items, or the unique Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring.
Blk: Block.
BM: Bad Manners.
B.net (Bnet): Battle Net. Blizzard's game server for Diablo II.
BO: Battle Orders. Barbarian warcry to increase life and mana.
B/O: Best Offer. Used in trading items.
BoI: Blades of Ice.
BoS: Burst of Speed.
BotD: Breath of the Dying. A v1.10 Runeword.
Bp: Breakpoint. A mark at which something improves.
BP: Bone Prison. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
Brb: Be right back.
Brt: Be right there.
BS (BShield): Blade Shield. an Assassin skill on the Trap tree.
BS (BSentinel): Blade Sentinel. an Assassin skill on the Trap tree.
BS (Bspirit): Bone Spirit. A Necromancer attack skill.
BS (BSpear): Bone Spear. A Necromancer attack skill.
Btc: Back to channel.
BTS: Blizzard Technical Support.
Btw: By the way.
Burrito (Buriza): Buriza-Do Kyanon Exceptional Unique Ballista.
BvB: Barbarian Versus Barbarian Dueling.
BW: Bone Wall. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
CA: Cyclone Armor. A Druid Elemental Tree skill.
CA: Chilling Armor. A Sorceress skill on the Cold tree.
Cat 2: Catacombs Level 2 in Act 1.
CB: Charged Bolt. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
CB: Crushing Blow.
CB: Colossus Blade. Elite Sword.
CBS: Charged Bolt Sentry. Assassin Trap Tree skill.
C/C: Claw/Claw. Refers to an Assassin wielding dual claws.
CBF: Cannot be frozen.
CCB: Cruel Colossus Blade.
CCS: Cruel Colossus Sword.
CD (CDam, CDmg):Cold Damage
CE: Cold Enchanted.
CE: Corpse Explosion. A Necromancer attack skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
CG: Clay Golem.
Cg (grats): Congratulations.
Cg: Chipped Gems
Chan?: Go to channel.
Char: Character.
Chips: Chipped Gems.
CI: Cold Immune.
CL: Chain Lightning. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
Closed: Closed Battle.net. Online play with characters saved on a Battle.net Server.
clvl: Character Level.
CM: Claw Mastery.
CM: Cold Mastery. Sorceress Cold tree skill.
C/O: Current Offer. Used in trading items.
Conc: Concentration. A Paladin offensive aura to increase physical damage.
Conv: Conviction. A Paladin offensive aura to reduce enemy resistances.
Coop (Co-op): Co-operative play.
CoH: Chains of Honor. A v1.10 Runeword.
CoS: Cloak of Shadows.
CoT: Claws of Thunder.
CP: Crystalline Passage in Act 5.
CR (CRes): Cold resistance.
Cranium (C basher): The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
Crest: Harlequin Crest Elite unique Shako
Crit: Critical Strike.
C/S: Claw/Shield. Refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield.
CS: Chaos Sanctuary in Act 4.
CS: Cobra Strike.
CS: Critical Strike.
CS: Colossus Sword.
CTA: Call to Arms. A v1.10 Runeword.
CTH: Chance to Hit.
CU: Cursed.
Cube: The Horadric Cube.
cya: See you.
D: Diablo.
D2: Diablo II.
D2C: Diablo 2 classic.
D2M: Damage to Mana.
D2X: Lord of Destruction Diablo 2 expansion.
D/A/E: Dodge/Avoid/Evade. Trio of Amazon defensive skills from the Passive and Magic skill tree.
Dam: Damage
DC: Dragon Claw. A skill on the Assassin's Martial Arts Tree.
DC (D Clone): Diablo Clone.
Decrep: Decrepify. A Necromancer curse that slows and weakens.
Def: Defense.
DEX: Dexterity.
DF: Dragon Flight. A skill on the Assassin's Martial Arts Tree.
Dii.net: Diabloii.net. #1 Fan site of Diablo 2 and a source of vast information.
Ding: Used online to express someone has leveled.
DISO = Desperately in search of
Dmg: Damage.
Doombringer (Doom): Doombringer Elite Unique Champion Sword.
DOT: Damage Over Time.
DPS: Damage Per Second.
DPA: Damage Per Attack.
DR (DR%): Damage Reduced. Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
Dru: Druid.
DS: Deadly Strike.
DS: Death Sentry. A skill on the Assassin's Traps Tree.
DT: Dragon Tail. A skill on the Assassin's Martial Arts Tree.
Dupe: Duplicated Item (copied illegally or due to a bug)
Dur: Durability.
Dur 2: Durance of Hate Level 2 in Act 3.
Dvd: Damage versus Demons.
Dvm: Defense versus missiles.
Dvu: Damage versus Undead.
Eagle (Eaglehorn): Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
ED: Enhanced Damage. A mod that increases physical damage.
ED: Enhanced Defense. A mod that increases defense on an item.
ED/IAS: Enhanced Damage/IAS. Typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a jewel.
EIAS: Effective Increased Attack Speed.
ENE (ENG. ERG): Energy.
EF: Extra Fast.
eg = exempli gratia (Latin). Used to mean 'for example'
ES (e-shield): Energy Shield. Sorceress lightning tree defensive skill.
ES: Extra Strong.
ETF: European Trade Forum.
Eth: Ethereal.
EXP: Experience.
Eye (EoE): Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
FA: Freezing Arrow. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow skill tree.
FA: Frozen Armor. A Sorceress skill on the Cold Tree.
Face: Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard.
Fana: Fanaticism. A Paladin offensive aura to increase attack speed and physical damage.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
FB: Fireball. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
fb: Fire Bolt. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
FB: Fire Blast. Assassin Trap tree skill.
FBR: Faster block rate.
FC: Fire Claws. A Druid shape shifting skill.
FCR: Faster cast rate.
FD (FDam, FDmg): Fire damage.
FE: Fire Enchanted.
FG: Fire Golem.
FHR: Faster hit recovery.
FI: Fire Immune.
FI: Find Item. A Barbarian War Cry Skill.
Fists: Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets.
FM: Fire Mastery. Sorcerees Fire Tree skill.
FN: Frost Nova. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
FoH: Fist of the Heavens. An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
FoF: Fists of Fire. An Assassin attack skill on the martial arts tree.
FO: Frozen Orb. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
FI: Find Potion. A Barbarian War Cry Skill.
Fpa: Frames per Attack
Fps: Frames per strike/shot/spell
FR: Feral Rage. A Druid shape shifting skill.
FR (FRes): Fire Resistance.
Frosties (Frosts): Frostburn Unique Gauntlets.
FRW (F R/W): Faster Run/Walk.
FT: For Trade.
FW: Firewall. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
FWIS: For what it is worth.
FYI: For your information.
GA: Guided Arrow.
Gaze: Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
Gc: Grand charm.
Geddon: Armageddon. A Druid Elemental Tree skill.
Gfi: Go for it.
Gg: Good game.
Gheed's: Gheed's Fortune Unique Grand Charm
Gj: Good job.
Gl: Good luck.
Gm: Golem Mastery.
Grandfather (gf): The Grandfather Elite Unique Colossus Blade.
Gris' _______: Piece of Griswold's Legacy set. Made for the Paladin.
GF: GFraizer. Blizzard Representative.
GS: Glacial Spike. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
GSA: Goldstrike Arch Exceptional Unique Gothic Bow.
Gtg: Good to go (or Got to go).
Gull: Gull Unique Dagger.
GW: Grim Ward. A Barbarian War Cry Skill.
H: Hell. Third and last difficulty of Diablo 2.
Harley: Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.
HB: Holy Bolt. A Paladin combat skill.
Hc: Hard Core.
HCMTF: Hit Causes Monster to Flee.
Heph: Hephasto the Armorer. Act 4 super unique monster.
HF: Holy Freeze. A Paladin offensive aura to chill enemies.
HoBL: Hand of Blessed Light Unique Divine Scepter.
HoJ: Hand of Justice. A v1.10 Runeword.
Homunculus: Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy.
Horn (Eaglehorn): Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
Hot: Warning that a portal is dangerous to enter.
HotO: Heart of the Oak. A v1.10 Runeword.
HoW: Heart of Wolverine. A Druid summoning skill.
HoZ: Herald Of Zakarum Unique Gilded Shield.
HP: Hit Points.
HS: Holy Shield. A Paladin combat skill to boost shield characteristics.
HS: Holy Shock. A Paladin Offensive aura.
Jalal's: Jalal's Mane Unique Totemic Mask.
IAS: Increased Attack Speed.
IBS: Invisible Bone Spirit. Bone spirit no longer becomes visible if off screen. Hazard in duels. Contact your local Necro for more details.
IB: Ice Blast. An attack skill on the Sorceress' Cold Tree.
ID: Identify.
IG: Iron Golem.
IIRC: If I recall/remember correctly.
IK _______: Piece of Immortal King's Set. Made for Barbarians.
Ilvl: Item Level.
IMHO: In my humble/honest opinion.
Immo: Immolation Arrow. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
IMO: In my opinion.
IM: Iron Maiden. A Necromancer Curse.
Ind: Indestructible.
Inv: Inventory.
Ire: Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
IS: Iron Skin. A Barbarian mastery to increase defense.
ISO: In Search of.
ITD: Ignore Target Defense.
Izzy: Izual. Act 4 super unique monster.
j/k: Just kidding.
K: Okay.
KB: Knockback.
Kekekeke: Korean Laugh
L: Ladder. (Usually seen in trade Forums)
L337: Elite.
LA: Leap Attack.
Lc: Large charm.
LD (LDam, LDmg): Lightning damage.
LE: Lightning Enchanted.
LEB: Lightning Enchanted Boss.
Leech: Life or Mana steal.
LEM: Lightning Enchanted monster.
LF: Lightning Fury. A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
LI: Lightning Immune.
Lidless: Lidless Wall Exceptional Unique Grim Shield.
Lightsabre: Lightsabre Elite Unique Phase Blade.
Lid D (Little D): Duriel. A Super Unique in Act 2.
LL: Life Leech.
LL: Lurker Lounge. A website dedicated to Diablo statistics, game-mechanics and in-depth analysis.
Lld: Low-level dueling
LM: Lightning Mastery. Sorceress Lightning Tree skill.
LoD: Lord of Destruction. The Diablo II expansion.
LoH: Laying of Hands Disciple Set Bramble Mitts.
LOL: Laughs out loud.
LR (LRes): Lightning resistance.
LR: Lower Resist. Necro curse to reduce enemies' Cold/Fire/Lightning/Poison resistance.
LS: Lightning Sentry. A skill on the Assassin Traps skill tree.
LS: Lightning Strike. A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
Lvl: Level
Lyc: Lycander's Aim Unique Ceremonial Bow.
Mav's _______: Piece of M'avina's Battle Hymn set. Made for the Amazon.
MA: Martial Arts. Usually a description for an Assassin type of build, or reference to one of the Assassin skill trees.
MA: Magic Arrow. An Amazon skill in the Bow and Crossbow skill tree.
Manald: Manald Heal Unique Ring.
Mara's: Mara's Kaleidoscope Unique Amulet.
Max: Maximum
MB: Mana Burn.
MB: Mind Blast. An Assassin Shadow Disciplines Skill.
MB: Molten Boulder. A Druid Elemental tree skill.
MD (MDam, MDmg): Magic Damage.
MDR: Magic Damage Reduced. Items with this mod reduce magical damage.
Meph: Mephisto. Act 3 super unique monster.
Merc: Mercenary.
MF: Magic Find.
MI: Magic Immune.
Min: Minimum.
ML: Mana Leech.
mlvl: Monster Level.
Mod: Modifier. Adds a characteristic to an item such as a weapon or charm.
Mod: Moderator. A member responsible for moderating a forum or channel.
Mod: Modified game version of diablo 2. (allowing varied game play of an old favorite)
Moser's: Moser's Blessed Circle Exceptional Unique Round Shield.
MP: Market Place. Trading site for D2 at market.diabloii.net.
MP: Multi-Player.
MP: Mana Points.
MP: Mana Price. Mana cost of a skill.
MPK: Mana per kill.
MR: Magic Resistant.
MS: Multiple Shot. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
MS: Multi-Shot. A mod available to boss monsters.
MSLE (MSLEB): Multi-Shot Lightning Enchanted.
Nat's _______: Piece of Natalya's Odium set. Made for the Assassin.
Nbd: No big deal.
Nec (necro): Necromancer.
Newb: Newbie. Newcomer to the game. (often used as an insult)
NK: Naked Kill. Killing someone who doesn't have his equipment.
Ng: New game or next game
NL (N-L): Non-ladder. Usually seen in Trade Forums.
NM: Nightmare. The second level of difficulty in Diablo II.
Nm (nvm): Never mind.
N00b: Newbie. Newcomer to the game. (generally used as an insult)
Norm: Normal. Usually refers to the first level of difficulty in Diablo II.
NP: No Problem.
NPC: Non-Player Character. Ec: Cain.
NR: Natural Resistance. A Barbarian mastery to increase resistance to magic damage.
NRG: Energy.
Nr=Nt: No Response means No Thanks.
Oak: Oak Sage. A Druid summoning skill.
Occy (Occu): The Oculus Unique Swirling Crystal.
OK (O-Knight, OBK): Oblivion Knight. Act IV monster
OMG: Oh my god.
Open: Open Battle.net. Online play with characters saved on your computer.
OTOH: On the other hand.
OTF: Off-Topic Forum
OT: Off-Topic.
OW (OWounds): Open Wounds.
Pally (Pali, Paly, Pal): Paladin.
Pand: Pandemonium Fortress.
Parking: parking or to park a boss normally refers to having a monster follow you to a certain point and then runing away fast enough to leave it there
P/B: Necromancer's Poison and Bone skill tree.
PC: Price Check. This means they want to know how much something is worth
PC: Poison Creeper. A Druid Summoning Tree skill.
PDR: Physical Damage Reduction.
PD (PDagger): Poison Dagger. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
PD (PDam, PDmg): Poison Damage.
PE: Poison Explosion. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
PG (PGems): Perfect Gems
PH: Psychic Hammer. An Assassin skill on the Shadow Disciplines Tree.
PI: Physical Immune. A monster immune to physical damage attack.
PJ (PoiJ): Poison Javelin. An Amazon skill on the Javelin and Spear skill tree.
PJ (PlJ): Plague Javelin. An Amazon skill on the Javelin and Spear skill tree.
PK: Player Killer.
PKK: Player Killer Killer. A player who kills player killers.
PMH: Prevent Monster Heal.
PN: Poison Nova. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
Pots: Potions
Porter: Teleporting Boss.
PP: Party Please
PR (PRes, PsnRes): Poison resistance.
PS: Phoenix Strike.
PS: Perfect Skull.
Psn: Poison.
PvM: Player versus Monster.
PvP: Player versus Player.
PW: Password.
Qlvl: Quality level.
r: Ready. This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
Reaver (Messy Reaver): Messerschmidt's Reaver Elite Unique Champion Axe.
Rec: Recovery.
Regen: Regeneration.
Rejuv: Rejuvenation Potion.
Req: Requirement.
Res: Resurrect.
Res: Resistance.
Rl: Real life.
Rlvl: Required Level
RoF: River of Flame in Act 4.
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing.
RS: Raise Skeleton. A Necromancer summoning skill.
RtM: Read the Manual
R/W: Run/Walk
SA: Shiver Armor. A Sorceress Cold skill.
Sc: Small charm.
Sc: Soft core.
Schaefer's: Schaefer's Hammer Elite Unique Legendary Mallet.
SD: Shadow Disciplines. One of the Assassin skill trees.
Sec: Hang on a second.
SF: Static Field. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
Shaft: Shaftstop Exceptional Unique Mesh Armor.
Shako: Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako. (Technically, a Shako is the entire class of elite Shako helms, but the term almost always refers to its Unique version.)
SH: Spectral Hit.
Silks: Silks of the Victor Unique Ancient Armor.
Sin (Sinner): Assassin.
Skullder's: Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
Slow: Slows Target. Item mod that slows enemies.
slvl: Skill Level.
SM (Master): Shadow Master.
SM: Slow Missiles. A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
SM: Skeleton Mastery. A Necromancer summoning skill.
SM: Skeleton Mage. A Necromancer summoning skill.
Slvl: Skill Level
SoB: Spirit of Barbs.
SoJ: Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
Sorc (Soso, Socer): Sorceress.
SP: Single Player. Usually refers to single-player mode of Diablo II.
Sparky: Bremm Sparkfist. Super Unique in Act 3.
Spec: Spectral Hit.
SPF: Single Player Forum
Spear: Bone Spear. A Necromancer attack skill.
Spike: Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
Spirit: Bone Spirit. A Necromancer attack skill.
SPoints: Skill Points.
SS: Stone Skin.
S/S: Sword/Shield.
SS (Storm): Stormshield Elite Unique Monarch Shield.
Stam: Stamina.
Stormspire: Stormspire Elite Unique Giant Thresher.
STR: Strength.
Strat: Strategy.
String (SoE): String of Ears Exceptional Unique Demonhide Sash.
SW (Warrior): Shadow Warrior.
SW: Shock Wave. A Druid shape shifting skill.
SW: Shock Web. An Assassin Trap Tree skill.
Tal's ________: Piece of Tal Rasha's Wrappings Set. Made for Sorceresses
Tarn: Tarnhelm Unique Skull Cap.
TE (Tele): Teleport. A Sorceress Skill on the lightning tree.
Thx: Thanks.
TGod (TGV): Thundergod's Vigor Exceptional Unique War Belt.
Tiamat's: Tiamat's Rebuke Exceptional Unique Dragon Shield.
Titan's: Titan's Revenge Unique Ceremonial Javelin.
TK: Telekinesis. A Sorceress Skill on the lightning tree.
T/O: Top Offer. Used in trading items.
TP: Town Portal.
TP: Teleport. A Sorceress skill on the lightning tree.
Trang's _______: Piece of Trang-Oul's Avatar set. Made for the Necromancer.
Trav: Travincal in Act 3.
TS: Thunderstorm. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
TS: Tiger Strike.
ttyl: Talk to you later.
Tucs: Bartuc's Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
Twitch: Twitchthroe Unique Studded Leather Armor.
ty: Thank you.
tyt: Take your time.
tyvm: Thank you very much.
Uber: Awesome, Ultimate, Elite
Ume's: Ume's Lament Unique Grave Wand.
Unid'd: Unidentified.
Uped (Up'd. Upd): Upgraded version of the item. Achieved with the Horadric Cube
USETF: United-States East Trade Forum.
Valk: Valkyrie. A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
Valor: Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
Vamp: Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
VIT: Vitality.
Vlld: Very low-level dueling.
W8: Wait.
Wb: Welcome back.
WB: WereBear. A Druid shape shifting skill.
WB: Weapon Block. An Assassin Shadow Disciplines Skills.
WC: War Cry. A Barbarian warcry.
Weap: Weapon.
WF (Windforce): Windforce Elite Unique Hydra Bow.
WizSpike (Wiz): Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
WoF: Wake of Fire.
WoI: Wake of Inferno.
Wote (WOE): Wall of the Eyeless Unique Bone Shield.
Wounds: Open Wounds.
WoW: World of Warcraft. An on-coming Blizzard game.
WP: Waypoint.
WSK (WK2): Worldstone Keep Level 2 in Act 5.
WUG: "What you got?". Common B.Net Trade talk meaning "What do you have to offer?"
WUW: "What you want?". Common B.Net Trade talk meaning "What do you want for that item?"
WW: WereWolf. A Druid shape shifting skill.
WW: Whirlwind. A Barbarian combat skill.
WWS: Witchwild String Exceptional Unique Short Siege Bow.
Xbow: Crossbow.
Xfer: Transfer.
XP: Experience.
YMMV: Your mileage may vary.
y: Yes.
yw: You're welcome.
Zerk: Berzerk. A Barbarian combat skill.
Zon: Amazon.


Glossary of D2 Terms

Dropping (of items): The act of entering a game to present any player in that game with items as freely given gifts, to be distributed among the players in the game as they see fit.
Flaming: Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
Hork(ing): Using the Barbarian skill Find Item on corpses of slain enemies can yield items, dubbed horking.
Leaching: Gaining experience by partying with higher level characters in late game areas (rather than actually playing the game)
Muling: The process of transferring items involving 2 or more characters not currently playing in the game.
No-Twink (Untwinked): No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find in no-twink play. No items are brought into no-twink play from outside games or sources.
Nerf: Generally refers to spells or weapons that have their effectiveness reduced in a patch.
Purist: Characters who only use items they found themselves. No trading, transfering of items from other characters, or Magic Finding.
Rushing: A low level character getting pushed through levels of the game by a much higher level character, where the lower character could not play effectively alone.
Storing: Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
Transferring: Interchanging items between characters, including activites referred to as muling, twinking and storing.
Trolling: Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response.
Twinking: Transferring items from one character not currently in-game to a character in game for the latter character's use, and the reciprocal transer of items from the playing character to a mule. "Twinking" is often referred to as using muled items to equip a character with superior items than would be found solely in playing that character.
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#2 globster2000

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Posted 01 November 2005 - 03:46 PM

Nice guide, so i pinned this thread because it is worthy to last for a long time. However, I am wondering if this topic should goto here Anyways, your call if you like it to remain here or at  where the link shows.

Keep up the good work,

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#3 Kaos_Rulez

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Posted 02 November 2005 - 12:25 AM

nice guide , one of the better ones I've seen

#4 flawd

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Posted 03 November 2005 - 12:29 PM

globster2000, on Nov 1 2005, 02:46 PM, said:

However, I am wondering if this topic should goto here
Yeah, I posted it here before I asked prez to make that forum, i think i may move it :)

#5 JAVA_Gib

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Posted 03 November 2005 - 03:55 PM

Wow, great work here.

#6 gazoo

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 12:15 AM

What does FS mean? I saw it here in the item values section. example: pul = 5FS.

#7 Uchiha-Sango

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 03:04 PM

thats Forums Stones

#8 gazoo

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Posted 03 February 2006 - 03:56 AM

what are those? what are they used for? why should i trade my stuff for them?

#9 Ret

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Posted 20 February 2006 - 08:13 PM

i always thought that "baba" stood for ali baba.. i've never heard it used in reference to a barbarian. but that's just me. lol

#10 mosis

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Posted 09 April 2006 - 12:58 AM

*drag from my point of view g/j with the post.  but not positive but it lookd like u didnt do      gd      good duel        just sharin my opinion though

Edited by mosis, 09 April 2006 - 12:59 AM.


#11 billibr

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 10:33 PM

im sure there are quite a few that are not on the list but it is a very good start and a good guide for those who are clueless sometimes.

#12 BreCalmor

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Posted 21 April 2006 - 01:19 PM

Another good one to add is FG, since there are some people who use d2jsp's fg for trades...

Yes, I know that is pointing to another site, but its still a valid acronym used in D2.

Bre

#13 palcente

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 04:25 PM

visio / fool ?