Acronyms, abbreviations, and common terms

2016-07-14T07:34:10Z

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'''ACC''' = [[Accuracy]]

'''ACN''' = [[Arcanist]]

'''Adds''' = Additional Enemies that spawn during boss fight

'''AF''' = [[Artifact Armor]]; The iconic armor of your [[jobs|job]] that is obtained by completing the level 45 and 50 job quests. (iLvl 50)

'''AFK''' = Away From Keyboard

'''Aggro''' = Drawing the attention of enemies

'''AK''' = [[Amdapor Keep]]; An entry-level level 50 dungeon that drops iLvl 60 gear.

'''ALC''' = [[Alchemist]]

'''Animus''' = The second upgrade step in the [[Zodiac Weapons|Zodiac]] series of weapons. Animus weapons are ILvl 100.

'''AoE''' = Area of Effect: Abilities that do damage or inflict debuffs to multiple enemies

'''AP''' = [[Attributes|Attribute Points]]: points you get from leveling. You can spend the points to gain extra [[Attributes#Attributes|base attributes]].

'''ARC''' = [[Archer]]

'''ARM''' = [[Armorer]]

'''ARR''' = A Realm Reborn

'''AST''' = [[Astrologian]]

'''Atma''' = The first upgrade step in the [[Zodiac Weapons|Zodiac]] series of weapons. Atma weapons are nominally iLvl 100, but with stats between 90 and 100. Also refers to a set of items that are required to perform the upgrade.

'''BCoB''' = [[The Binding Coil of Bahamut]]; The game's main raid instance. The dungeon is split into 13 parts called "Turns", with turns 10 to 13 currently being the hardest instance in the game and also known as the Final Coil of Bahamut.

'''BiS''' = Best in Slot; The single best item for a specific [[classes|class]] / job to use in a specific gear slot.

'''BLM''' = [[Black Mage]]

'''BRB''' = Be Right Back

'''BRD''' = [[Bard]]

'''BSM''' = [[Blacksmith]]

'''BTN''' = [[Botanist]]

'''CC''' = Crowd Control - abilities that disable or immobile enemies such as [[Sleep]] and [[Tri-disaster]].

'''CD''' = Cooldown of abilities

'''CM''' = [[Castrum Meridianum]]; The penultimate dungeon of the story line quests.

'''CNJ''' = [[Conjurer]]

'''Coil''' = [[The Binding Coil of Bahamut]]; The game's main raid instance. The dungeon is split into 9 parts called "Turns", with turns 6 to 9 currently being the hardest instance in the game and also known as the Second Coil of Bahamut.

'''Crit''' = Critical Hit

'''CRP''' = [[Carpenter]]

'''CT''' = [[Crystal Tower]]

'''CUL''' = [[Culinarian]]

'''DD''' = Damage Dealer, a [[classes|class]]/[[Jobs|job]] that focuses on dealing damage.

'''DEF''' = [[Defense]]

'''DEX''' = [[Dexterity]]

'''DF''' = [[Duty Finder]]; A system implemented to automatically create parties of players that are wishing to enter a specific [[duties|duty]] or [[dungeons|instance]].

'''DL''' = Darklight; An iLvl 70 gear set obtained from some level 50 dungeons. Before patch 2.2, played the same role that is now played by [[Allagan Tomestones of Mythology|Myth]] gear.

'''DoH''' = [[Crafting|Disciples of Hand]]; Classes that utilize crafting materials to create various items and gear (ALC, ARM, BSM, CLN, CRP, GSM, LTW, WVR).

'''DoL''' = [[Gathering|Disciples of Land]]; Classes that gather raw materials from the [[Eorzea]] (BTN, FSH, MNR).

'''DoM''' = [[Disciples of Magic]]; Battle classes that output primarily magic damage (ACN, CNJ, THM).

'''DoT''' = Damage over Time; An ability that deals consistent damage over a given amount of time to a target.

'''DoW''' = [[Disciples of War]]; Battle classes that output primarily physical damage (ARC, GLA, LNC, MRD, PGL).

'''DPS''' = Damage Per Second or a [[classes|class]]/[[Jobs|job]] that focuses on dealing damage.

'''DRG''' = [[Dragoon]]

'''DRK''' = [[Dark Knight]]

'''EN''' = English: English speaking players

'''EM/EX''' = Extreme Mode. A third difficulty level for trials, above NM (Normal Mode) and HM (Hard Mode).

'''FATE''' = [[FATE|Full Active Time Event]]

'''FC''' = [[Free Company]]; The FFXIV iteration of a guild. A large collection of players that can communicate together. A Free Company can use company-wide bonuses such as EXP gain and reduced [[teleportation]] rates.

'''FCoB''' = [[Final Coil of Bahamut]]

'''FFXIV''' = Final Fantasy XIV

'''FPS''' = Frames per second

'''FR''' = French: French speaking players

'''FSH''' = [[Fisher]]

'''GC''' = [[Grand Company]]; The 3 main military forces of Eorzea ([[The Immortal Flames]], [[The Maelstrom]], and [[The Order of the Twin Adder]]). You may join one of these forces and climb the ranks of the company after defeating [[Ifrit]] in the main story arc (lvl 20).

'''GCD''' = Global Cooldown - cooldown shared by multiple abilities

'''GG''' = Good Game.

'''GH''' = [[Guildhest]]

'''GL''' = [[Guildleve]]

'''GM''' = Game Master

'''GLA''' = [[Gladiator]]

'''GSM''' = [[Goldsmith]]

'''HM''' = Hard Mode [[Trials]] or [[Dungeons]]; A variation of a duty that is attainable at level 50. Hard mode variations are, as implied, increased difficulty and include more complex boss mechanics.

'''HoT''' = Heal over Time; An ability that consistently heals a target over a given amount of time.

'''HP''' = [[HP]]

'''HQ''' = High Quality; A higher quality version of a craftable item or gear that will give higher stats than it's Normal Quality (NQ) counterpart. It is required that a crafter attain enough quality points in the crafting process to produce a High Quality item.

'''iLvl''' = Item Level; A property of a piece of gear that denotes the approximate effectiveness of the item. This is not the level required to equip the item. The highest item level of gear available at this time is iLvl 210.

'''INC''' = Incoming: warning for incoming enemies

'''INT''' = [[Intelligence]]

'''IRL''' = In Real Life

'''JP''' = Japanese: Japanese speaking players

'''Kite''' = To attack a monster while running away often done by ranged attackers to deal damage while avoiding taking damage though it makes it difficult for the tank to pull the monster off.

'''LB''' = [[Limit Break]]; A powerful party ability in Final Fantasy that must be charged up prior to use and has varying effects depending on the class it is used by.

'''LF''' = Looking for; A common term used when searching for things or people. Variations include LFG, LFM and LFP being Looking For Group, Looking For More, and Looking For Party.

'''LNC''' = [[Lancer]]

'''LoS''' = Line of Sight

'''LoV''' = [[Lord of Verminion]]

'''LoVM''' = [[Lord of Verminion]]

'''LS''' = [[Link Shell]]; A permanent chat channel in which a collection of players can communicate together. Often formed to find players of similar interests with which you can play with together.

'''LTW''' = [[Leatherworker]]

'''MB''' = [[Market Board]]

'''MCH''' = [[Machinist]]

'''MIN''' = [[Miner]]

'''MGP''' = [[Manderville Gold Saucer Points]]

'''MND''' = [[Mind]]

'''MNK''' = [[Monk]]

'''Mob''' = Monster

'''MP''' = [[MP]]

'''MRD''' = [[Marauder]]

'''MSQ''' = [[Main Scenario Quests]]

'''MT''' = 1) Miss Tell, sending a whisper/tell to the wrong person. A previously sent message was sent to the wrong recipient or chat room. 2) Main Tank, the tank responsible for handling the main/hardest hitting enemy in a fight.

'''Myth''' = Obsolete. [[Allagan Tomestones of Mythology]]; A currency used to purchase end-game gear and crafting materials. This currency is no longer obtainable.

'''Nexus''' = The fourth upgrade step in the [[Zodiac Weapons|Zodiac]] series of weapons. Nexus weapons are iLvl 115.

'''NIN''' = [[Ninja]]

'''Novus''' = the third upgrade step in the [[Zodiac Weapons|Zodiac]] series of weapons. Novus weapons are iLvl 110.

'''NPC''' = Non-Player Character

'''NQ''' = Normal Quality

'''OMW''' = On My Way

'''OOM''' = Out Of Mana/[[MP]]; Used to announce to allies that you are very low or completely out of MP.

'''PC''' = Player Character

'''PGL''' = [[Pugilist]]

'''PIE''' = [[Piety]]

'''Pike''' = To stand and do nothing while in a dungeon.

'''Philo''' = Obsolete. [[Allagan Tomestones of Philosophy]]; A currency once used to purchase end-game gear and crafting materials. This currency is no longer obtainable.

'''PLD''' = [[Paladin]]

'''Poe''' = [[Allagan Tomestones of Poetics]]; A currency used to purchase item level 120 end-game gear and crafting materials. A weekly limit of 450 is currently in effect.

'''Pot''' = [[Potion]]

'''Prae''' = [[The Praetorium]]; The final dungeon of the story line quests featuring several boss battles.

'''PST''' = Please Send Tell; Used when asking replying parties to send a message via tell. Also onomatopoeia for a whisper; whispering is another terminology for sending a private in-game message used commonly in games.

'''PT''' = Party

'''PUG''' = Pick Up Group; Used to refer to a group of players that are found via /shout chat or even duty finder. Generally any group that wasn't already previously associated with each other. Often confused as Pugilist (PGL).

'''Pull''' = To acquire the aggro of a specified monster to attract it to the party or on to the tank and off of a party member.

'''PvE''' = Player vs. Environment - PvE activities are [[dungeons]], [[trials]], [[FATEs]] etc.

'''PvP''' = Player vs. Player - PvP activities are [[The Wolves' Den]] and [[Frontlines]].

'''Relic/Relic Zenith''' = [[Relic Weapon]]; A powerful, iconic weapon that is attained through a considerably long quest chain that takes you through end-game dungeons and boss fights. A Relic weapon can be upgraded, first to a [[Zenith Relic Weapons|Relic Zenith]] and then to a Relic Atma, Animus, Novus and Nexus (see [[Zodiac Weapons]]), with new stages being added regularly.

'''RNG''' = Random Number Generator

'''ROG''' = [[Rogue]]

'''SCH''' = [[Scholar]]

'''SB''' = Spirit Bond

'''SCoB''' = [[The Second Coil of Bahamut]]; also know as Binding Coil of Bahamut turns 6 to 9.

'''SE''' = Square Enix; The company that made Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn.

'''Sol''' = See ''Sold''.

'''Sold''' = [[Allagan Tomestones of Soldiery]]; A currency used to purchase item level 100 equipment and crafting materials. The weekly limit for this currency was removed in Patch 2.4.

'''SR''' = Speed Run; Appended to advertisements when arranging parties for instances, to indicate that you are looking to finish the dungeon as quickly as possible by taking shortcuts and skipping all possible enemies. Speed run groups often look for well-geared and experienced players to run through the dungeon even faster to maximize their gains by getting more dungeons completed.

'''ST''' = [[Syrcus Tower]]; the second raid in the [[Crystal Tower]] series.

'''STR''' = [[Strength]]

'''THM''' = [[Thaumaturge]]

'''TP''' = [[TP]]

'''TT''' = [[Triple Triad]]

'''VA''' = [[Void Ark]]

'''VIT''' = [[Vitality]]

'''WAR''' = [[Warrior]]

'''WB''' = Welcome Back

'''WHM''' = [[White Mage]]

'''WoD''' = [[World of Darkness]]

'''WP''' = [[The Wanderer's Palace]]; Entry-level level 50 dungeon that drops iLvl 55 gear.

'''WS''' = [[Weaponskill]]

'''WTB''' = Wants to buy; Used when advertising that you are buying specific items or services from other players.

'''WTS''' = Wants to sell; Used when advertising that you are selling specific items or services from other players.

'''WVR''' = [[Weaver]]

'''Y''' = Yalm, an unit of distance in FFXIV

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Yarzon Scavenger

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{{Enemy Infobox
| image =
| Type = [[Yarzon]]
| Level = 20-26
| Location =[[North Shroud]], [[Western Thanalan]]
| Aggression = Aggressive
| Description =
| Extra =
}}
[[Yarzon Scavenger]] is a level 20-26 [[Yarzon]] found in [[North Shroud]], [[Western Thanalan]].
==Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Zone
! Coordinates
! Level
|-
|[[North Shroud]]||(x??,y??)||26
|-
|[[Western Thanalan]]||(x14,y8)||22
|-
|}

==Item Drops==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Item
! Icon
! Type
|-
|[[Yellow Yarzon Leg]]||[[file:yellow yarzon leg icon1.png]]||[[Bone]]
|-
|}
==Hunting Log==
*[[Archer Hunting Log|Archer 23]]
*[[Lancer Hunting Log|Lancer 23]]
*[[Marauder Hunting Log|Marauder 23]]
*[[Thaumaturge Hunting Log|Thaumaturge 22]]
==FATEs==
[[Tripped up by the Fruit of Another]]

==Images==

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Yarzon]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 Enemies]]

Mandragora Prince

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{{Enemy Infobox
| image =
| Type = [[Mandragora]]
| Level = 13
| Location =[[Lower La Noscea]]
| Aggression = Aggressive
| Description =
| Extra =
}}
[[Mandragora Prince]] is a level 13 [[Mandragora]] found in [[Lower La Noscea]].
==Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Zone
! Coordinates
! Level
|-
|[[Lower La Noscea]]||(x19.5,y37)||13
|-
|}

==FATEs==
[[One Prince]]

==Images==

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Mandragora]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 Enemies]]

Giant Gnat

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{{Enemy Infobox
| image =
| Type = [[Gnat]]
| Level = 14-19
| Location =[[East Shroud]]
| Aggression = Aggressive
| Description =
| Extra =
}}
[[Giant Gnat]] is a level 14-19 [[Gnat]] found in [[East Shroud]].
==Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Zone
! Coordinates
! Level
|-
|[[East Shroud]]||(x19,y27)||16
|-
|}

==Hunting Log==
*[[Archer Hunting Log|Archer 17]]
*[[Conjurer Hunting Log|Conjurer 17]]
*[[Lancer Hunting Log|Lancer 17]]
==FATEs==
[[Stopping the Spread]], [[What Have You Done for Mead Lately]]

==Images==

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Gnat]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 Enemies]]

Boar Poacher

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{{Enemy Infobox
| image =
| Type = [[Enemy Humanoid]]
| Level = 18
| Location =[[East Shroud]]
| Aggression = Aggressive
| Description =
| Extra =
}}
[[Boar Poacher]] is a level 18 [[Enemy Humanoid]] found in [[East Shroud]].
==Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Zone
! Coordinates
! Level
|-
|[[East Shroud]]||(x19,y29)||18
|-
|}

==Hunting Log==
*[[Lancer Hunting Log|Lancer 17]]

==Images==

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Enemy Humanoid]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 Enemies]]

Treant Sapling

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{{Enemy Infobox
| image =
| Type = [[Treant]]
| Level = 12-17
| Location =[[Central Shroud]], [[East Shroud]], [[North Shroud]]
| Aggression = Passive
| Description =
| Extra =
}}
[[Treant Sapling]] is a level 12-17 [[Treant]] found in [[Central Shroud]], [[East Shroud]], [[North Shroud]].
==Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Zone
! Coordinates
! Level
|-
|[[Central Shroud]]||(x27,y15)||12-17
|-
|[[East Shroud]]||(x13,y25)||14
|-
|[[North Shroud]]||(x??,y??)||12-17
|-
|}

==Hunting Log==
*[[Archer Hunting Log|Archer 13]]
*[[Lancer Hunting Log|Lancer 12]]

==Images==

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Treant]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 Enemies]]

Treant Sapling

2016-02-08T16:02:50Z

Cirkaydien:

{{Enemy Infobox
| image =
| Type = [[Treant]]
| Level = 12-17
| Location =[[Central Shroud]], [[East Shroud]], [[North Shroud]]
| Aggression = Passive
| Description =
| Extra =
}}
[[Treant Sapling]] is a level 12-17 [[Treant]] found in [[Central Shroud]], [[East Shroud]], [[North Shroud]].
==Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Zone
! Coordinates
! Level
|-
|[[Central Shroud]]||(x24,y18)||12-17
|-
|[[East Shroud]]||(x13,y25)||14
|-
|[[North Shroud]]||(x??,y??)||12-17
|-
|}

==Hunting Log==
*[[Archer Hunting Log|Archer 13]]
*[[Lancer Hunting Log|Lancer 12]]

==Images==

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Treant]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 Enemies]]

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Acronyms, abbreviations, and common terms

Yarzon Scavenger

Mandragora Prince

Giant Gnat

Boar Poacher

Treant Sapling

Treant Sapling