that was a joke
To [Solace]: i just mean that i
To [Solace]: its really hard to explain
To [Solace]: but i’m done worrying about what i think other people think
To [Solace]: about anything
To [Solace]: i care what you think
To [Solace]: and about what makes us happy
To [Solace]: can you say something now?
To [Solace]: because this is more than i’ve ever typed in my entire life
To [Solace]: including my a levels
[Solace] whispers: I believe you
To [Solace]: are we going to be okay?
[Solace] whispers: I’d like to be
[Solace] whispers: I think we will be
[Solace] whispers: Anyway, I want to try :)
To [Solace]: me too
To [Solace]: starting like right now
To [Solace]: like i think you can buy food from that random bear person
To [Solace]: so we can have a picnic if you like
To [Solace]: or we could like get our medusas or something
[Solace] whispers: Actually
[Solace] whispers: I mean that all sounds great
[Solace] whispers: But what I’d really like is for you to come over
[Solace] whispers: I mean if you want
[Solace] whispers: It’s just our skull’s gone missing
[Solace] whispers: And my bed is kind of cold
[Solace] whispers: And I’ve still got some strawberries
To [Solace]: omw
Achi
Abbreviation for achievement. Basically, sometimes when you do something in a game, a little text box will pop up telling you that you’ve just done the thing you just did. This is disproportionately satisfying. And often they have amusing names.
Aggro
The attention of monsters. Traditional MMO gameplay places a high importance on making sure enemies are attacking the right people and are not attacking the wrong people. See also: tank, threat.
Alt
Abbreviation for alternate or alternative character. A character you play who is not your main. Some people have far, far too many of these, an affliction known as altaholism. See also: main.
AoE
Abbreviation for area of effect. These are the cool spells that let you do a thing to lots of things all at the same time. This is disproportionately satisfying.
Buff
Something that makes a character better at something. See also: debuff.
Cooldown
After an ability is used, there is usually a period of time during which it cannot be used. This period of time is called the cooldown. It is always longer than you would wish. This is disproportionately frustrating. Somewhat confusingly, the word can also be used to describe the abilities themselves, especially powerful abilities that have long cooldowns. This can often lead to such interesting constructions as “all my cooldowns are on cooldown.”
Crit
Abbreviation for critical hit. This is a hit that does more damage than usual. For players of DPS characters, these are basically the only reason to get out of bed in the morning. See also: DPS.
Debuff
Something that makes a character worse at something. See also: buff.
Deeps
Abbreviation for DPS. More specifically, DPS is quicker to type, being three characters, but deeps is quicker to say. See also: DPS.
DKP
Abbreviation for dragon kill points. This is a loot distribution system dating back to the first ever MMOs. Please note, the guild in this book does not actually use it. This does not, however, stop them joking about it.
DoT
Abbreviation for damage over time. Something that causes a small amount of damage repeatedly for a set period. The experience of watching your enemies slowly wither away from innumerable tiny injuries appeals to a certain sort of player. See also: HoT.
DPS
Abbreviation for damage per second. Confusingly, the term is used both to describe the actual damage done by characters and also characters whose primary role is to deal damage. For example, “The DPS need to do more DPS.” It can also be used as a verb. For example, “We need more DPS on the boss, so the DPS need to DPS the boss more.”
Farming
The laborious or oddly relaxing and Zen-like (depending on who you talk to) process of collecting resources within the gameworld in order to make cool stuff. Or, more commonly, pointless stuff that you need to make five hundred of before you’re allowed to make the cool stuff. See also: grinding.
Gear Check
A fight that is mechanically simple but which can only be beaten if the players have good enough equipment to survive their enemies’ attacks and kill them quickly.
Greed
In loot distribution, wanting an item that you cannot use immediately, either because you wish to sell it, give it to an alt, or use it in a different spec. See also: alt, need, spec.
Grinding
Playing the same content over and over again in order to acquire money, experience, or materials with which to make cool stuff. Distinct from farming in that it usually implies content that is actually