Lineage 2 Slang: A Player's Dictionary
What WTB, GK, "soski", "train" and other words mean
When a newcomer meets another player - say, in a tavern in Dion - they often can't make out a single word. This dictionary explains the most common words of Lineage 2 slang as used on Russian servers; transliterated Russian slang is given in quotes.
Greetings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hello | hello |
| Hi | same as hello, but shorter and used more often |
| Hey | a greeting or a call for attention |
Many altered forms come from these words: "khai", "khayushki" and so on. There are also native Russian greetings: "zdarova", "privet", "pryu".
Farewells
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| "Bai", bye | goodbye |
| bb | short for bye bye, the most popular farewell |
| "Poka" | Russian "bye", also in the forms "pokushki", "poki", "puki", "pok" |
Dictionary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| LOL, "lol" | laughter |
| "Gy" | also a happy emotion, like LOL |
| WTB | want to buy |
| WTS | want to sell |
| LFG | looking for group |
| GLF | a group looking for new members |
| "Pati" | party (group) |
| "Senks" | thanks; also "senki", "spasibki", sps |
| "Privat" | private message: "write to me in private". To whisper, put a double quote before the name: "Sensei hi! |
| "Soski" | soulshot, spiritshot and blessed spiritshot charges |
| GK, gate | the teleporter (Gatekeeper) - the lady in white who takes you to a town or location for money |
| Ress | a request to be resurrected |
| "Kill" | a kill; usually an order to attack |
| Buff | beneficial spells (shield, critical boost and so on) - used to ask for them |
| PK | player killer |
| "Khil" (heal) | a request to be healed |
| Rest | resting to recover health or mana |
| "Resp" | the spawn point of monsters or a character: "We're standing on the spawn! The orcs will be here soon!" |
| Loot, drop | items that fall from monsters or players |
| Event | a quest or an organized event |
| PvP | a fight between two players |
| PvM | a fight between a player and a monster |
| SoE | Scroll of Escape |
| Spoil | the skill of "robbing" monsters, available only to Dwarves |
| Ding, level up | gaining a new level |
| HP | a character's or monster's health |
| MP | a character's or monster's mana |
| SP | skill points |
| M.Def / P.Def | magic / physical defense |
| "Mb" | maybe |
| "Gud" (good) | agreement or approval |
| Warehouse, WH | the warehouse (bank) |
| GM | 1) game master - the administration (usually written in capitals); 2) guild master - the head of a guild |
| Reboot | relog or log in with another character |
| Char | the character you play |
| Mobsteal | stealing monsters from other players |
| Lootsteal | stealing someone else's loot |
| Noob, nub | a low-level player or one who knows the game poorly |
| "Parovoz" (train) | a crowd of monsters a character drags behind them |
| Enchants | armor or weapon enchant scrolls |
| "Yuzat" (use) | to use |
| "Ekspa" | experience from killing a monster |
Abbreviated names
New words appear every day and can't all fit in one article. But people make them up, so you can almost always work out the meaning yourself. Names are often shortened to their first letters: the RoD location is Ruins of Despair, the SoR weapon is Sword of Revolution.