Glossary

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AFK(Away from Keyboard)
This means the player is away from their computer.
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To cause hostile mobs to atttack by attacking or getting to close to them.
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The radius around the mob or computer controlled character where they will "wake up" and attack the player.
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A character on your account other than your main character.
Show related articles AoE(Area of Effect)
An attack which affects a group of mobs within a certain range of the target.
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The visual representation of your character on screen.
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An effect (usually cast as a spell) which beneficially enhances the targeted players stats or abilities.
Show related articles Camp
The act of sitting and waiting for a unique mob or NPC to spawn, usually in order to kill it repeatedly for the item it has a small chance of dropping. Can also mean to stay in one place killing a particular type of mob repeatedly. Also can mean to sit and log out of the game.
Show related articles DD(Direct Damage)
A spell or item the does damage directly to the target and normally does this damage with one hit rather than spreding it out over time. It can also mean Damage Dealer.
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A negative cast spell or used item which makes the targeted entity less powerful in some way.
Show related articles DirectX
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.
Show related articles DMG(Damage)
Damage
Show related articles DoT(Damage over Time)
Usually related to spells or items that do no do direct damage but instead do steady damage over a given time.
Show related articles DPS(Damage per Second)
The DPS (Damage per second) is listed on every single weapon in Hyboria to help players gauge the amount of damage they do. Other factors, such as a player's attributes, can modify this value.
Show related articles DxDiag
DxDiag ("DirectX Diagnostics") is a utility designed to display the specifications of the user's hardware, as well as to test DirectX software, including sound and video.
Show related articles EULA
End User License Agreement. These are the terms and conditions which players must accept before playing Age of Conan.
Show related articles FFA(Free For All)
Used in a team instance meaning loot goes to whoever grabs it first. Used in a raid instance to indicarte loot will go to whichever team does the most damage and wins loot rights.
Show related articles FPS(First Person Shooter)
A game genre that are in first-person perspective where the gamer can only see the character's hands holding a weapon on screen.
Show related articles fps(frames per second)
A measure of how much information is used to store and display motion video. In 3D gaming, the more fps the smoother the motion appears on screen.
Show related articles GM(Game Master)
A person employed by Funcom whose purpose is to assist and help players.
Show related articles GUI(Graphical User Interface)
A general computing term which in game refers to the parts of the game window the players use to control their play, such as the map window, action bar, etc.
Show related articles HoX(Herald of Xotli)
The Herald of Xotli is one of the three classes within the Mage Archetype. This class uses both magic and two-handed weapons, making the Herald a force to be reckoned with.
Show related articles HP(Hit Points)
A finite value used to determine how much damage a character takes from an opponent.
Show related articles Kiting(Killing in Transit)
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 damage to it.
Show related articles KOS(Kill On Sight)
A term used to define your standing or status with another NPC. If you are severely disliked by a NPC or monster you will immediately be attacked when encounterd by such.
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