| General Laziness[1] |
| AFAIK |
As
far as I know |
| AFK |
Away
from Keyboard |
| AI |
Artificial
Intelligence |
| ATM |
At
the Moment |
| B/c |
Because |
| BRB |
Be
Right Back |
| Etc |
et
cetera = and more |
| FAQ |
Frequently
Asked Questions |
| FFS |
For
F***'s Sake |
| FYI |
For
your Information |
| gg (no re) |
Good
Game (no rematch) |
| GJ |
Good
Job |
| GL HF |
Good
Luck, Have Fun |
| IDK |
I
don't know |
| IIRC |
If
I Recall Correctly |
| IM(H)O |
In
my (Honest) Opinion |
| k |
kilo
= 1,000 |
| LMAO |
Laughing
my *** off |
| LOL |
Laugh
out loud |
| m8 |
Mate |
| NP |
No
Problem |
| Nvm |
Never
mind |
| OMG |
Oh
my Gosh |
| ROFL / ROTFL |
Rolling
on the Floor Laughing |
| TBH |
To
be Honest |
| TY |
Thank
You |
| W/(o) |
With
(out) |
| W/e |
Whatever |
| WTF |
What
the F*** |
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| General AoE3 |
| (A)TP |
(Advanced)
Trading Post |
| AoC |
Age
of Empires II Conquerors Expansion |
| AoE |
Area
of Effect |
| AoE3 |
Age
of Empires 3 |
| AoEII |
Age
of Empires II |
| AoK |
Age
of Kings (AoEII was the tag name used to describe the game) |
| AoM |
Age
of Mythology |
| AoT |
Age
of Mythology Titans Expansion |
| BO |
Build
Order |
| Brit |
British |
| Cav |
Calvary |
| Civ |
Civilization |
| CW |
Clan
Wars |
| CW |
Clan
Wars |
| DC(ed) |
Disconnet(ed) |
| DM |
Death
match |
| Eco |
Economy |
| ES(O 2) |
Ensemble
Studios |
| Exp / XP |
Experience |
| FF |
Fast
Fortress |
| FFA |
Free
for All |
| FFG |
For
Fun Game |
| GGL |
Global
Gaming League |
| HC |
Home
City |
| HP |
Hit
points |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| Jans |
Janissaries |
| LOS |
Line
of Sight |
| Mercs |
Mercenaries |
| Mods |
Modifications
of the Game |
| Naders |
Grenadiers |
| OP |
Overpowered |
| Otto |
Ottomans |
| Pop |
Population |
| Port |
Portuguese/Dock |
| QS |
Quick
search |
| Rax |
Barracks |
| Reps/Recs |
Replays/Recordings |
| Res |
Resources |
| Rods |
Rodelero |
| ROF |
Rate
of Fire |
| RTS |
Real
Time Strategy |
| RTSL |
RTS
league |
| SS |
Screenshot |
| TAD |
The
Asian Dynasties expansion package |
| TC |
Town
Center |
| TvB |
Tops
vs. Bottoms (Top Players vs. Bottom Players) |
| TWC |
The
War Chiefs expansion package |
| UI |
User
Interface |
| UP |
Underpowered |
| UU |
Unique
Unit |
| Vil |
Villager/Peon/Settler |
| WC |
War
Chief |
| WW |
War
Wagon |
| Xbow |
Crossbow |
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| General AoE3Terms |
| Boom |
Focusing
on economy, later on military |
| Buff |
To
make something stronger |
| Card |
An
improvement in your deck |
| Deathmatch |
Fast-pace
game mode where everyone starts with 20,000 of each resource, but only lasts
up to the Industrial Age |
| Deck |
The
collection of improvements (cards) from your Home City. |
| Economy |
How
many resources you have, how fast they are coming in etc. |
| Hotkey |
A
button used instead of mouse clicking to get faster speed in game |
| Macro |
Macro
management of your overall empire |
| Micro |
Micromanagement
of your units (maximize what you have) |
| n00b / nub /
newb |
Someone
who is new to the game or possess no skills.
n00b is considered an insult by 13 year olds. If your opponent uses this term, resign and
play with a grown-up. |
| Nerf |
To
make something weaker |
| Patch |
An
improvement to the game |
| Peon |
Settler |
| Pro |
Someone
who is considered very good at the game |
| Raid |
Bringing
down enemy economy |
| Record |
Win
- Lost |
| Rush |
Attack
early and quick |
| Supremacy |
The
standard method of playing Age of Empires 3, where everyone starts with very
little resources. |
| Trade Route |
A
system of trade on the map used to get up and other resources |
| Turtle |
Defensive
play style |
| User
Interface |
The
buttons and layout of the game on the screen (i.e. the mini-map on left
right) |
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| Cavalry |
| Hand or melee attack |
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| Siege Units |
| Siege attack |
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| BBCode Reference |
| Bold |
[B]text[/B] |
| Color |
[COLOR=color]text[/COLOR] |
| Changes text color. Examples: [color=red]Red Text[/color] =
Red Text,
[color=#FFAA55]Colored Text[/color] = Colored
Text |
| Email Links |
[EMAIL]email[/EMAIL] |
| Creates a mailto: link to an email address. For
example, [email]johndoe@mycompany.com[/email] will give you this:
johndoe@mycompany.com. |
| Hypertext
Links |
[URL]url[/URL] |
| [URL=url]text[/URL] |
| The URL code lets you create a link. For example to link to www.heavengames.com,
you would use [url]http://www.heavengames.com[/url] and it would look like
this: http://www.heavengames.com. |
| Another variant is to have text associated with
the URL. For example,
[url=http://www.heavengames.com]HeavenGames [/url] would look like this:
Heaven Games |
| ICQ Status
Indicator |
[ICQ]icqnumber[/ICQ] |
| This will return the standard ICQ indicator (the
flower icon). Note that you must have the "Web Aware" option turned
on in your Security/Privacy settings for this indicator to work. |
| Images |
[IMG]image URL[/IMG] |
| IMG
code is used for displaying images stored on other websites. Please note that IMG tags does not work in
signatures or in forums that have the tag disabled. |
| Italic |
[I]text[/I] |
| Quote |
[QUOTE]text[/QUOTE] |
| [QUOTE=user]text[/QUOTE] |
| [Q]text[/QE] |
| [Q=user]text[/Q] |
| Underline |
[U]text[/U] |
| Whisper |
[WHISPER]text[/WHISPER] |
| [W]text[/W] |
| Indent |
[ind]text[/ind] |
| Bullet |
List item |
| Adds a bullet in the beginning of the line and sorts the lines into a
bulleted list |
| If you enclose the [*] tag within [ol] and [/ol], then you'll
get a numbered list: |
| Superscript |
[SUP]text[/SUP] |
| Subscript |
[SUB]text[/SUB] |
| Strikeout |
[STRIKE]text[/STRIKE] |
| [S]text[/S] |
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