Abbreviation
Meaning
ACN
Arcanist, the base class that evolves into Scholar and Summoner.
ARC
Archer, the base class that evolves into Bard.
AST
Astrologian, the card-based healer job.
BLM
Black Mage, the high-damage offensive magic job.
BLU
Blue Mage, the special ‘limited job’ that absorbs enemy skills.
BRD
Bard, the archery & performance-focused ranged physical DPS job.
DNC
Dancer, the fast-paced melee DPS job.
DRG
Dragoon, the acrobatic lance-using melee DPS job.
DRK
Dark Knight, the edgy, heavy sword-wielding tank job.
GLD
Gladiator, the base class that evolves into Paladin.
GNB
Gunbreaker, the gunblade-wielding tank job.
LNC
Lancer, the base class that evolves into Dragoon.
MCH
Machinist, the firearm-wielding ranged DPS job.
MNK
Monk, the fist-wielding melee DPS job.
MRD
Marauder, the base class that evolves into Warrior.
NIN
Ninja, the stealthy dagger-wielding melee DPS job.
PLD
Paladin, the sword-and-board holy tank job.
PUG
Pugilist, the base class that evolves into Monk.
RDM
Red Mage, the multi-magic wielding melee DPS job.
ROG
Rogue, the base class that evolves into Ninja.
RPR
Reaper, the scythe-wielding melee DPS job.
SAM
Samurai, the katana-wielding melee DPS job.
SCH
Scholar, the fairy-based healer job.
SGE
Sage, the shield-based healer job.
SMN
Summoner, the pet-based magical DPS job.
THM
Thaumaturge, the base class that evolves into Black Mage.
WAR
Warrior, the axe-wielding tank job.
WHM
White Mage, the white magic-based healer job.
MIN
Miner, the gathering class.
BTN
Botanist, the gathering class.
FSH
Fisher, the gathering class.
ARM
Armorer, the crafting class.
BSM
Blacksmith, the crafting class.
GSM
Goldsmith, the crafting class.
LTW
Leatherworker, the crafting class.
WVR
Weaver, the crafting class.
ALC
Alchemist, the crafting class.
CUL
Culinarian, the crafting class.
CRP
Carpenter, the crafting class.
These skills can usually be instantly cast.
Adds
Adds are ‘additional’ enemies that arrive during a boss encounter in a dungeon or raid.
Aggro
Aggro is the term for an enemy wanting to attack you.
To get aggro, it’s crucial that you increase emnity using various abilities.
Emnity-increasing skills are standard to tank classes.
Alt
An Alt is an alternate character.
Boosted
Boosted refers to a character using one of the paid ‘job skip’ potions.
This is a paid item that instantly advances your character to level 80.
Buff
A buff is any trait that affects your characters' performance in a positive way.
These are gained from spells, abilities., food items and potions.
D/C
D/C refers to disconnection from the game due to an internet failure.
Debuff
Debuff refers to any negative trait your character can gain.
These are usually applied by enemy abilities.
DoT/DoTS
DoT refers to Damage over Time: any effect that applies damage over a period of time.
DoTS refers to a Damage over Time spell.
DoW
Disciples of War refers to any combat class/job.
DPS
Damage Per Second.
Drop
A Drop is any item ‘dropped’ by an enemy after defeat.
Can include both cool and boring items.
Farming
Farming is the art of repeating content to get certain items (usually mounts or armour).
GC
Grand Companies, the guilds of Final Fantasy 14.
GCD
Global Cooldown - the rate at which your basic weaponskills must ‘cooldown’ before using your next weaponskill.
HPS
Heals Per Second.
This is a state that crafted items can achieve when crafted skillfully.
Item level determines what content you’ve got the option to participate in.
Kite
To Kite an enemy is to drag them to a specific location as a Tank.
LB
Limit Break - the special ability that you’re able to use in party-based content.
LS
LS stands for Linkshell, which serves as a private group chat between players across servers.
Meld
To meld is to attach a piece of stat-enhancing materia to your gear.
You’ll want to do this to get the most out of your gear.
MSQ
Main Scenario Quest.
NQ
Normal Quality - as opposed to High Quality materials or items obtained from crafting or gathering.
o/
An emoticon depicting someone raising their hand to wave hello.
OT/Off Tanking
The Off-Tank is as opposed to the Main Tank (see above).
This tank will usually leave their tank stance off unless a tank switch needs to occur.
Pop
To ‘pop’ a skill is to use it.
Pots
Short for ‘potions’.
Pre-Pull
Pre-pull means before you engage the enemy (see ‘pulls’ below).
Prog
To prog is to progress through content.
Pull
To pull is to draw enemies towards you by engaging them in combat and increasing emnity.
PvE
Player Versus Environment.
PvP
Player Versus Player.
Relic
Referring to Relic Weapons, which are frequently the best weapons possible to obtain.
Rotation
Rotation refers to the set of skills you ‘rotate’ through when dealing damage (or healing).
Slidecast
To Slidecast is to move slightly during the last moments of a cast timer.
Sprout
A Sprout is a new or inexperienced player.
Stack
This can refer to the act of stacking on a player when they have a stack marker.
ToS
Terms of Service.
UwU
Ultima Weapon (Ultimate) or The Weapons Refrain, the hardest difficulty of the ultimate weapon battle.
Also, an emoticon expressing a cute face.
BCoB
Binding Coil of Bahamut, the A Realm Reborn raid series.
SCoB
Second Coil of Bahamut, the A Realm Reborn raid series.
FCoB
Final Coil of Bahamut, the A Realm Reborn raid series.
UCoB
Unending Coil of Bahamut, A Stormblood raid series.
HoH
Heaven on High, the level 60+ Deep Dungeon.
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