The number that decides aggro; tanks build it, dps avoid it
угроза, трит
amenaza
Tank
The player who holds aggro
танк
tanque
Healer, heal
The player who keeps the group alive
хил, хилер
sanador, healer
DPS
Damage dealer, or damage per second
дд, дпс
DPS
CC
Crowd control: sheep, sap, shackle, fear
контроль, цц
control
Pull
Starting a fight by engaging a pack
пул
pull
Wipe
Everybody dies
вайп
wipe
Pat
A patrolling monster
патруль, пат
patrulla
LoS
Line of sight; hiding behind a corner so casters must come to you
лос
LoS
Kite
Keeping a monster moving so it cannot hit you
кайт
kite
Buff, debuff
A beneficial or harmful effect
баф, дебаф
buff, debuff
Res, rez
Resurrection
рес
res
BR
Battle resurrection in combat
БР
BR
Summon
Warlock summoning a group member to the dungeon
саммон, призыв
invocación
Attunement
A quest chain required to enter a raid
аттюн
sintonización
Lockout, ID
Your saved raid progress for the week
ид, лок
ID
Loot and gear
Term
Meaning
RU
ES
BoP
Binds when picked up
бои, персональный
ligado al recogerlo
BoE
Binds when equipped; can be traded or sold
бое
ligado al equipar
BiS
Best in slot: the best item for a slot
бис
BiS
Pre-raid BiS
The best gear obtainable before raids
пре-бис
pre-BiS
Need, greed
Loot roll options: need for what you will use, greed otherwise
нид, грид
necesidad, codicia
Ninja
Someone who takes loot they should not
ниндзя
ninja
DKP
Dragon kill points, a guild loot currency
дкп
DKP
Proc
A random effect triggering
прок
proc
ilvl
Item level
илвл
ilvl
Enchant
Permanent bonus added to gear
энчант, чары
encantamiento
Consumables
Potions, flasks, food and elixirs for raids
расходники, консумы
consumibles
Leveling and world
Term
Meaning
RU
ES
Rested XP
Bonus experience accumulated while logged out in an inn
отдых
experiencia de descanso
Grind
Killing monsters for experience or drops
гринд
farmeo
Farm
Repeating content for a specific drop or materials
фарм
farmear
Quest hub
A camp with several quest givers
хаб
centro de misiones
FP
Flight path
ФП, перелёт
ruta de vuelo
HS
Hearthstone
ХС, камень
piedra de hogar
Gank
Killing a low-level or busy player in world PvP
ганк
gankeo
Camp
Waiting at a corpse to kill a player again
кемпить
campear
Twink
A low-level character with the best possible gear, usually for battlegrounds
твинк
twink
Alt, main
Secondary and primary characters
альт, мейн
alter, main
Reroll
Starting a new character of a different class
реролл
reroll
Legacy
Forever’s account-wide challenge and perk system
Legacy
Legacy
Ruleset
Forever’s replacement for realms: Normal, PvP, RP, RP-PvP
набор правил
conjunto de reglas
Chat shorthand
Term
Meaning
LFG, LFM, LF1M
Looking for group, looking for more, need one more
WTS, WTB
Want to sell, want to buy
PST
Please send tell (whisper me)
AFK, BRB
Away from keyboard, be right back
OOM
Out of mana
INC
Incoming (enemies on the way)
GG, GJ
Good game, good job
Ty, np
Thank you, no problem
Dungeon shorthands
RFC Ragefire Chasm, DM Deadmines (sometimes VC, Van Cleef, to avoid confusion with Dire Maul), WC Wailing Caverns, SFK Shadowfang Keep, BFD Blackfathom Deeps, Stocks Stockade, Gnomer Gnomeregan, RFK Razorfen Kraul, SM Scarlet Monastery (GY, Lib, Arm, Cath for its wings), RFD Razorfen Downs, Ulda Uldaman, ZF Zul’Farrak, Mara Maraudon, ST Sunken Temple, BRD Blackrock Depths, LBRS and UBRS Lower and Upper Blackrock Spire, Scholo Scholomance, Strat Stratholme, DM Dire Maul. The nine new Forever dungeons get their shorthands from the community over the first weeks and will be added here.