Arena-Inside

AFK [ay:ef:kay]
This is short for “Attack, Fight, Kill” and if you see someone in your team or raid group typing it, it means that he is encouraging you to battle on. Especially if it’s a tank or healer.

Balance [bah:lanz]
When something needs a balance, usually it is something that isn’t working as intended. Like druids. The issue is likely resolved by “balancing it” which can sometimes be seen as a compromise solution so all involved parts are happy. Balance can also have a slightly different meaning, see Cycle of Life.

BG Week [EZ:honor]
Occasionally a specific battleground yields more honor. This means you should try to rush, zerg or moan about things.

CC [cee:cee]
This is short for Crowd Control, and refers to abilities that immobilize or impair enemy players. Examples include  alcohol and dwarven farts.

Cookie Cutter (Build/Setup) [cuh:ki:cut:tah]
This refers to a popular way of distributing your Talent Points or a popular setup for an arena team. If you wonder why, it most likely will be because the build/setup is good. Cookies are good as well.

CTF [zee:tee:eff]
This means Capture the Flag, and is currently the goal in Warsong Gulch and Eye of the Storm.

Cycle of Life [not a song by Elton John]
Warriors complain about Mages.
Mages complain about Warlocks.
Warlocks complain about Rogues.
Rogues complain about Retri Paladins.
Retri Paladins hate Shattering Throw.
Shamans complain about themselves

This is what we know as the Cycle of Life or more commonly Balance.

DK [dee:kay]
Before a change was made, you would recieve a dishonorable kill for each enemy NPC civilian you or your party killed. This had a significant negative impact on your current PvP rank, which decayed. See the pun? These days, it means a deathknight is near you.

Drain Team [hax]
This is a description that covers an arena team with the sole purpose of gaining a victory, by draining the oppositions’  mana, and then unleashing major damage on an unfortunate target. As an example Warlock, Priest and Hunter are classes with mana draining capabilities and can be found in these setups. This was popular in season 3. Suggested counters include melee-only teams.

Gank [Ga:engk]
When you gank someone, it means that you defeated him in combat. Preferably with ease, in a very humiliating way. Many times in a row.

Grind [grai:nd]
A grind is the tedious task of spending hours repeating an action over and over. It can refer to gathering honor, and once refered to gathering ranks.

HAEL [heal]
HAEL!!11 formerly known as HEAL ME PLEASE!!, is a common battleshout used by champions, usually uttered just before they die.

HP [aich:pi]
HP stands for Hit Points, and is the life of a character.

L2P [l0rn:tu:plaij]
This is internet language for “Learn to play” and is commonly used by children as an intended insult.

Nerf [nu:hrf]
A nerf is the description of a certain advantage being changed, or an advantage that is in need of a change. As an example, if an ability did 100.000 damage on use and was reduced to 1000 damage, although being balanced, players would perceive it as an unfair nerf. For further information, see also Whining.

Newb [neeei:uub]
A newb is short for Inexperienced Newcomer, and refers to a beginner. Treat newbs carefully and hone their skills, so they may join the ranks of experienced gamers later on.

Newt [neuvt]
A newt is not a newb.

Node [no:ad]
In Arathi Basin or Eye of the Storm, a node is the flag spot or tower spot that you control.

Noob [nuuuuuuuuuub]
A noob is a more foul version of the term newb and has been generally accepted as an evil insult, most commonly used by noobs. Not newts.

Old School [oald:schuul]
This is a concept that refers to “the good old days…”

OMG [ouh:ehm:gi]
This is short for “Oh My Gnoll” and is an often used phrase in mating rituals.

OP [ouh:pi]
OP is short for overpowered. When something is overpowered, it means that a patch is most likely on it’s way to resolve the issue. When someone complains about something that is overpowered, it means that the person probably lacked the  skills, gear or basic understanding of game mechanics needed to overcome the issue.

PEW PEW [pi:uw:pi:uw]
A pew is a zapping sound, like that of a laser weapon. After the introduction of the Icelance spell, mages in particular have started walking around saying “PEW PEW PEW PEW”.

PvP [pi:vi:pi]
This means ‘Player versus Pillar’ but obviously you knew that.

QQ [kjiu:kjiu]
This means “Cry more”. The QQ represent two eyes with tears.

Rank [rahnk]
Before the system was removed by Blizzard, players could dedicate time to gain a PvP Rank. The ranks spun from rank 1 – Private to rank 14 – Grand Marshal(Alliance) and High Warlord (Horde). Depending on the server population and dedication, it could take you more than half a year to go from rank 1 to rank 13. The indication of being rank 14 meant that from rank 13, you had PvP’ed around 16-18 hours a day, 7 days a week for roughly a month, competing for top standing among all the other pvp’ers on the server. Ranks could decay however, so you were not allowed a single day’s pause if you wanted to reach rank 14. This why many PvP’ers with the old titles moan when PvP’ers without the titles, desire obtaining them in a relaxed manner.

Resilience [will fix it]
Resilience is a term that got introduced with ‘The Burning Crusade’ for the PvP aspect of the game, to create a larger difference between the raiding community and the PvP’ers. In the old days, raid gear was superior to PvP gear, but resilience made a difference by making it more difficult to land a critical hit and reducing damage taken. It also had some complications however, due to scaling with high HP and low mana.

Rouge [ruushj]
A rouge is not to be confused with a rogue. Rouges tend to be more overpowdered.

Rush [raosj]
Just Zerg it!

Spec [spaek]
A spec is short for Distribution of Talent Points, also known as Specialization. If you have a certain spec, you distributed your Talent Points a certain way.

STFU [es:ti:ef:U]
STFU is internet slang for “Would you please be so kind to be quiet?”, and should be seen as an insult.

Whining [wai:ninj]
Whining is a term that describes what happens when anger, moaning and strong opinions about a subject are being expressed on a forum, in tradechat or after a PvP loss.

X-realm [eks:reulmm]
X-realm or Cross-realm refers to the battlegroup system implemented by Blizzard, to create shorter queuetimes for battlegrounds, by letting players from different realms play together. Before that, queuetimes were significantly longer (up to 2-3 hours or more on certain realms).

Zerg [zeeeeeeeeeerg]
Zerg is a race in the Starcraft universe, but in terms of WoW a Zerg refers to players grouping up in large numbers, trying to overrun their enemy.

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