Personplacething's Guide to MapleStory Terminology

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Introduction

Hello, and welcome to my guide to MapleStory's terminology! Now, there will be two different groups of users, no prejudice involved. There will be the experienced players who understand the common terminology of RPG games and then there is the part for the fresh players that are completely new to the Role Playing Game system. For all you experienced players, you can skip anything that's heading ends in "(Newb)" (which is just a little endearment term I use for the new players :DD). Well, without further ado, let's get started!

Basic RPG Terminology (Newb)

As with any RPG game in which you take the role as a character in a universe that is created by the game, there exists languages that derive from pidgin invented by players attempting to communicate between two different languages and the common AIM-like messages that are sometimes used.

So, what better place to start than defining the word RPG?

RPG - Role Playing Game, a game in which players take the role of a character that is able to interact with NPCs and other players. NPC - Non-Player Characters, characters which the player can interact with, but are not players themselves.

Certain RPG games that have leveling (the majority) will have the term LVL(lvl), which means "level".

Those are the most basic terms in any RPG. From this point on, any more vocabulary will be completely game-related and won't be seen in other games (with a few exceptions, of course).

Derogatory RPG Language (Newb)

Yes, I know all of you people there who hate HATERS will tell me not to make this portion of the guide, but I feel that compiling a list of derogatory language is necessary. For our own protection and those of new players, this is pretty useful.

Noob (also spelled "n00b", "nub", "nuub", and many other variations) - a contraction of the word "new" or "newbie", it is used either for players with terrible stats, new players who don't understand the game, or players that just piss off other players (excuse the bad language).

Hater - actually a commonly used word in our own lives, meaning someone who speaks or acts in a derogatory way against certain people or things. Hacker(also spelled "hax0r", "haxor", and other variations) - A person that either uses illegal software or changes game files to get an unfair advantage over other players.

Somewhat Derogatory Language

Some words might not be taken so negatively, so I have included them here.

1337(though the numbers spell "leet", the official way of writing this word is "1337") - contraction (and symbolization) of the word "elite", used by some to promote themselves as powerful, but usually just gets themselves called a n00b.

Pro - short for "professional", this word is also used for self-promoting, but has the same negative effect as "1337".

Chatting/Gaming Terminology (NewbNewb)

This category is for those people that are COMPLETELY new to the world of RPGs and chatting (hence the double Newb).

JK - Just Kidding

LOL - Laugh Out Loud

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

LMAO - Laughing My A** Off

ROLFMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** Off

ROFLCOPTER - Not an acronym, a rarely used version of ROFL that is used by fans of Arby 'n' the Chief

BRB - Be Right Back

GTG or G2G - Got To Go

AFK - Away From Keyboard (i.e. not responding)

DC - Disconnected (happens to most people with bad lag)

LAG - Slow internet response

BTW - By The Way

IKR? - I Know Right?

ATM - Automated Teller Machine (lol jk, it means At The Moment)

MapleStory Jobs

Now we begin the real in-depth MapleStory stuff. If you still have played this for a while, you can still skip ahead, but if you just graduated from "Newb" status, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Warrior - Has the Highest HP in all of MapleStory, but the lowest MP and generally the highest damage. They can "tank" which will be explained in a bit.

Magician - Exactly the opposite of the Warrior. has abysmal Weapon Defense and has the lowest amount of HP in the whole game, but has the highest amount of MP and practically owns the 15 ~ 30 level range. Also, Clerics are considered the game's richest class.

Bowman - Has the farthest range of any other class in MapleStory, and excels in ranged attacks. In melee combat, however, it may have some difficulty.

Thief - Has approximately the same range as a bowman, faster shooting, and better melee, which explains it popularity.

Pirate - New class that uses either melee or guns.

Okay, enough of the explanations. Now for the lingo.

Tanking