Glossary of common terms

should add explain gdkp, +1 reset at rag/domo etc, as loot systems; mc as mind control; table (back ported to private serverfs from retail) as asking for food/water from a mage; zg jump run, orb run (strat live): DMT, DMNT as alternatives for dire maul tribute;

I'll add more if i think of em :)

should add explain gdkp, +1 reset at rag/domo etc, as loot systems; mc as mind control; table (back ported to private serverfs from retail) as asking for food/water from a mage; zg jump run, orb run (strat live): DMT, DMNT as alternatives for dire maul tribute;

I'll add more if i think of em :)

If you could translate all of that for me I will add it! :lol:

GDKP: Gold DKP; a loot system employed mostly in PUGS, but sometimes in guild groups, in which the item recipient is determined by gold bidding.

Typically, there is a buy-in paid by all members before being allowed to join the run (5g, 10g, 20g, 50g, 100g all relatively common) to ensure that people do not drop out and are invested in the run’s success. All gold obtained is then split among all participants with a certain amount withheld to pay the organizer, tanks, and potentially carry heals/dps.

Often times the hosting guild will reserve all material drops (cores dark iron, ingots, etc.) as well as legendaries, but these could also be sold for bid.

For example a typical GDKP MC run may have a 20g buy in and high value items such as bone reavers edge, onslaught girdle, spell power rings, azuresong mage blade etc may each go for several hundred gold in bids. This would result in thousands of gold then being redistributed among the raiders minus a typical 50-200g fee for the organizer, tanks, and carries.

+1 reset: An extremely common loot system employed by pug groups. In this system the +1 refers to having received an item before. Once a member receives a +1 they are ineligible to roll on an item if any member with a lower + value desires the item. Typically, there are resets in which all participants +values are erased. The resets usually occur at either Major Domo and/or Rag in MC or at Jindo and/or Hakkar in ZG in recognition of the typically much higher value of these bosses’ loots. Usually associated with MS>OS as well (main spec over off spec).

Jump Runs/DME jumps/ DMJR : A common gold farming technique usually employed by a fury warrior and restoration shaman. The duo will clear DM east and skip most trash by jumping. Requires the professions of mining and enchanting for optimal use. The pay off is a large amount of enchanting materials, 1 or more arcane crystals and other gems, a sizeable amount of thorium, and potentially any of the class books including Foror’s Compendium of Dragonslaying. Profits are split by agreement between the duo.

Orb Run: A common gold farming technique in which participants clear Strat Live for the righteous orbs and round robin the drops. Typically the first orb or sometimes 2 are guaranteed to the tank and sometimes the healer is given a guaranteed orb as well.

Sellables reserved: A gold farming technique where a tank/heal combo (typically) will carry newer players through an end game dungeon in exchange for all drops except for bop items that the player can use.

MC could refer to Molten Core or Mind controlling mobs (priest spell)

Table: a phrase often used to request water and food from a mage. Origin is in retail where mages gained the ability to prepare banquet tables that raiders could click on to gain all the water and food they needed.

DMNT, DMT: alternative acronyms referring to Tribute runs in Diremaul

Lne thanks I've update the post :) Good stuff.

loot trading (v) - The ability to trade soulbound items with another player from your group after rolls have been conducted. Regarded as a controversial change to the original game.

I guess this can be updated to raid* now that it will no longer apply to 5-man groups.

LFG - looking for group
LFM - ....... for more
WTS - Willing to sell
WTT - ...... trade
WTB - ...... buy
PST - Please send tell
PM - Personal message
DPS - Damage per second
DD - Damage dealer
+ - Yes
- - No
BG - battleground

Not sure if were laying down the basics or not, but these are some of the more common pieces of terminology I have seen. I updated with terms that were primarily used on private because I think it gives good insight. Most of our primary influencers are previous private players, their audience might magnify private server terminology and how frequently it will be used in Classic.

Here’s one I remembered!

COD or C.O.D = cash on delivery

Used in trade when the seller wants to sell an item on the auction house (AH) or by mailing the item to the buyer. Or when the buyer is looking for an item not listed on the AH (WTB “X” C.O.D me!)

Crazy that I remember most of these weird abbreviations 10+ years later..

OG – Orgrimmar
TB – Thunder Bluff
UC – Undercity

SW – Stormwind
IF – Ironforge
I don't know if people really use an abbreviation for Darnassus.

BB – Booty Bay
CR or XR – Crossroads
SS – Southshore
TM – Tarren Mill

STV – Stranglethorn Vale
WPL – Western Plaguelands
EPL – Eastern Plaguelands

OG – Orgrimmar
TB – Thunder Bluff
UC – Undercity

SW – Stormwind
IF – Ironforge
I don't know if people really use an abbreviation for Darnassus.

BB – Booty Bay
CR or XR – Crossroads
SS – Southshore
TM – Tarren Mill

STV – Stranglethorn Vale
WPL – Western Plaguelands
EPL – Eastern Plaguelands

Proposing a new abbreviation for Darnassus, TTOT = That Tree Over There (pronounced like “THOT”) :)

Could anyone please add and enlighten me on the word 'meta'? I hear it being thrown around a lot for some reason yet I have no idea what it's supposed to mean.

Could anyone please add and enlighten me on the word 'meta'? I hear it being thrown around a lot for some reason yet I have no idea what it's supposed to mean.

The current state of things, the status quo, the universally accepted most optimal way of doing things.