Acronyms, abbreviations, and common terms/deprecated

These terms have fallen out of use in the current game, but are kept here for historical purposes.

A

ACC = Accuracy, a stat that later became Direct Hit Rate.

AK = Amdapor Keep; An entry-level level 50 dungeon that drops IL 60 gear.

C

CM = Castrum Meridianum; The penultimate dungeon of the 2.0 storyline quests.

D

Darkness Damage = Unique Damage

DL = Darklight Armor; An IL 70 gear set obtained from some level 50 Dungeons. Was the first set of uncapped tome gear.

F

FCoB = Final Coil of Bahamut

M

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

P

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

Pike = To stand and do nothing while in a dungeon. Very rarely used. AFK is the more common term.

S

Sol / Sold = Allagan Tomestones of Soldiery; A obsolete currency that was used to purchase Item Level 100 equipment and crafting materials.

Stance Dance = An obsolete combat term wherein support jobs must toggle certain stance-based actions to choose between dealing more damage versus healing or tanking more effectively. For example, prior to patch 4.0, healers toggled Cleric Stance to maximize their damage at the cost of inhibiting their healing. Prior to patch 5.0, tanks had a "tank stance" that increased enmity generation and a "DPS stance" that increased damage dealt.

T

TP = Tactical Points; Old resource similar to MP. Completely deprecated. TP can also stand for Teleport.

V

VA = The Void Ark

W

WP = The Wanderer's Palace, an entry-level level 50 dungeon that drops IL 55 gear