Final Fantasy XI Dictionary of Terms and Slang


 * Aggro : (n.) the quantifiable amount of the monster's attention or ire you have.
 * (v.) to gain a monster's attention or ire.


 * AM : (n.) Acronym for Ancient Magic.


 * BCNM : (n.) Acronym for Burning Circle Notorious Monster.


 * Camp : (n.) The location where I party chooses to fight. Prime camp locations are free of wandering mobs or other hazards that would prevent a party from killing their intended targets one on six. Where are we camping?


 * Cap : (n.) Refers to maximum or restricted maximum. This fight has a level 20 cap.
 * (v.) to reach the maximum. I just capped my Healing Magic Skill!


 * DD : (n.) Acronym for Damage Dealer. Refers specifically to melee damage dealers, or Physical damage dealers. We have a tank and two healers, we need some DD.


 * Delevel : (v.) to lose a level, due to the loss of xp from death. Don't let me die guys, or I'll delevel.


 * Ding : (v.) Slang for gaining a level. I dinged 30! Not to be confused with Ding Bats.


 * Gimp : (adj.) Slang for a character who's choices have left him below the expectations for his level. Examples are gear, subjob type, subjob underleveled, missing key spells, etc.


 * Gob : (n.) Short for Goblin.


 * Hate : (n.) see Aggro.


 * HNM : (n.) Acronym for High-level Notorious Monster.


 * HNMLS : (n.) Acronym for High-level Notorious Monster Linkshell. These are linkshells of people who gather together to hunt and kill HNMs.


 * Link : (v.) Aggro from multiple mobs; usually refers to mobs that aggro because you aggroed a mob of the same type. The goblins linked, pulling to zone.
 * (n.) refers to the mob that linked to the target mob.  Someone sleep the link.


 * LOL : (v.) Acronym for Laughing Out Loud.  That level 30 just attacked Serket?? LOL


 * LS : (n.) Acronym for Linkshell. Gotta go guys, my LS needs me


 * Magic Burst : (v.) An action possible only directly after a Skillchain, which allows magic spells of a certain element to do more damage and be resisted less.


 * MB : (v.) Acronym for Magic Burst. Skillchain is Distortion, MB ice and water.


 * Mob : (n.) shortened form of monster. Grab a mob, I want XP already.


 * Moon : (n.) Refers to a portion of Ro'Maeve


 * NPC : (n.) Acronym for Non-player Character or for the roleplaying enthusiast Non-participating Citizen.


 * Nuke : (v.) Refers to dealing damage thru Magic.
 * (n. nuker) a party member who's role is to deal damage primarily thru Magic Spells. Cool it on the nukes, you're pulling hate.


 * PC : (n.1) Acronym for Personal Computer. Refers to one of the platforms that FFXI can be played on.
 * (n.2) Acronym for Player Character. Any character in the game that is controlled by a real person is a PC.


 * PL : (v.) Acronym for Powerlevel, the act of gaining levels via the assistance of someone much higher level than you.
 * (n.) the high level person making the assist. Do you have a PL?


 * PS2 : (n.) Acronym for Playstation 2. Refers to one of the platforms that FFXI can be played on.


 * Pull : (n. puller) Refers to a party member who's role is to attract a mob's attention (see Aggro), and lure the mob back to the party's Camp.
 * (v.) the act of luring the mob back to camp. I'm tired of waiting, I'm pulling!


 * Pwned : (v.) common mispelling of the word owned. Now used instead of the correct spelling to mean 'We beat this monster' with an emphasis on the skill required to do so, or the use of overkill. Pwned!!!!!!!!!


 * ROFL : (v.) Acronym for Rolling on the Floor, Laughing. Often suffixed with 'MAO', making the full acronym Rolling on the Floor, Laughing My Ass Off.


 * SC : (n.) Acronym for Skillchain.


 * Skillchain : (n.) An effect created by the use of one weapon skill used after another (a chain of weapon skills). This is a precise art, and only works with certain combinations. See also Renkei.


 * Sea : (n.) Nickname for ??


 * Support : (n./adj.) a party member who's role is primarily to enhance the party members abilities.


 * Sky : (n.) Nickname for Ru'Ann Gardens, Palace of Ve'Lun, and Shrine of Ru'Avitu.


 * Solo : (v.) to gain xp without the aid of a party or alliance.


 * Tank : (n.) a party member who's role is to keep the mob's attention on himself, and away from the other members.
 * (v.) the act of retaining the monster's attention.


 * XP : (n.) Acronym for Experience Points.
 * (v.) the act of gaining experience points.


 * Zone : (n.) another name for an area of the game.
 * (v.) the act of moving from one area of the game to another.