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Talk the (online gaming) talk

Aggro, DDs and squishies: make sense of the jargon used among computer gamers with this handy guide

By Heiko Haupt  /  DPA , HAMBURG. GERMANY

Completing quests brings XP (experience points), which are needed to develop characters. In many cases quests bring a reward that is "BOP" (bound on pickup): The object is tied to that character, with no option to barter it away to other players with a "WTS" (want to sell) in chat.

Should a player find himself alone after surviving an adventure, he can speed up the search for companions with a "LFG" (looking for group) call.

As odd as many of these terms may be, it only takes a few adventures for even the greenest "noob" (newbie) to become an experienced hero. He can then help the next wave of newcomers learn the lingo of the online role-playing world.

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