Difference between revisions of "Common Terms"
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Revision as of 20:55, 12 June 2011
This is a list of some terms and abbreviations found in the game (and many other games as well).
| [S] | Shiny: A Pokemon which is sparkly and is a different colour than its normal counterpart. These pokemon also have stat bonuses and are highly sought after. (eg. [S]Zubat = a Shiny Zubat). Sometimes [NS] is used to refer to non-Shiny Pokemon, but this is not as common a term. |
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| AFK | Away from keyboard. You will be kicked from the server if you are inactive for 10 minutes |
| Ban | To have your account or iP address blocked from the game server or forum. May be the result of repeated rule infractions. |
| Beta | A final stage in game developing. PWO is currently in this phase. |
| Buff | Any ability that increases the stats of your Pokemon in a positive way. |
| Debuff | Any ability that affects your Pokemon in a negative way. |
| DEV | Developer. |
| EXP | Experience Points. You must get a certain amount of these to level up your Pokemon. |
| FL | Fishing Level, levels go up the more you fish. |
| GL | Guild Leader. Not to be confused with GML. |
| GM | Game Moderator. Game moderators are in charge of moderating and working on cases which involve the game or the forums. |
| GE | Game Editor. Game editors are in charge of editing existing content or adding new content into the game. |
| GUIDE | Those who mitigate, or solve problems and maintain order. |
| Hack | To modify the game's programming to do as one desires. WILL result in ban. |
| Lag | When your client is not synchronized with the server. This causes slowness, skipping, or randomly jumping around the map. |
| Mart | Short for the Pokémart, where you can buy items. Also refers to the shop where players put things up to sell that's inside the Pokémart. |
| MMORPG | Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, PWO is one such example. |
| Newb/Noob | "Newbie" A person who is new to the game. Also refers to someone derogatorily who complains or spams a lot, etc. |
| NPC | Non-Player Character, refers to a character controlled by the game's AI. |
| OHKO | One Hit Knock Out, caused by moves such as Fissure |
| PC | Pokemon Centre or Personal Computer, which is in the Poke Centre. |
| Poke, Pokes, Pkmn | Short for Pokémon. |
| Pots | Potions |
| Pball | Pokéball |
| PM | Private message. This is a message sent to individual users, rather than the whole chat. To send a PM, right click a player's name and choose "Message". |
| PvP | Player versus Player, refers to battling another live person. To send a battle request, right click a player's name and choose "Battle" |
| PWO | Pokemon World Online. |
| Relog | To log into the game again, by logging out of or closing the game, and then logging in again. |
| Rep | Reputation Points, points you earn for battling. |
| STAB | Same Type Attack Bonus. This feature does not currently exist in PWO. |
| Troll | Doing things in game or on the forums considered idiotic/mean while also being irrelevant. May result in ban. |
