ghetto hearth = Enter an instance while in group. Leave group and you get teleported to your hearthstone Term used in the World of Warcraft MMORPG meaning a way to reuse your hearthstone (a device that teleports you to a specific location you've selected as your "home") before the 1 hour cooldown has expired. To accomplish this, you must be in an instance group with at least one other person. Once you're in the group, you enter any dungeon/instance and then leave your group while inside. WoW Terms WoW terminology you MUST know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Roleplaying RL = Real Life Guild = An in-game association of player characters - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Guild BUFF - DEBUFF - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_effect#Buffs Ninja = https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Loot_ninja Noob = https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Newbie Nerfed = something changed to be less effective - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Nerf Twink - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Twink Alt - alternate character Bank Alt - Alternate character used for keeping items - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mule_(game_term) Power leveling - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Power_leveling Multiboxing - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Multiboxing Farming - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Farming Talent build = Specialization = defines a player's abilities, strengths and role in the game depending on their class - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Specialization XP = Experience PVP = Player versus Player PVE = Player versus Environment NPC = Non-Player Character Mob = non-player entity whose primary purpose is to be killed for experience, quest objective, or loot - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mob Respawn - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Spawn DC or D/C = Disconnect WTB = Want to Buy WTS = Want to Sell AH = Auction House LFG = Looking for Group LFM = Looking for More DPS = Damage per second = DD = Damage dealer role - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Damage_dealer Role - Tank, Healer, DPS - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Class_role Dungeon - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon Raid - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Raid Class - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Class Tradeskill = Profession - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Profession Ghetto Hearth - is when you use an instance to Hearth while your Hearthstone is on cooldown. Must be in an instance group, you enter any dungeon/instance and then leave your group while inside. Then you get teleported to your HS home. Meta = Meta is use when talking about something that relates to the game but isn’t inherently part of it. In general, it’s used in relation to people’s evaluations of what’s the best route to take as far as gear, talents, and so on - https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/what-does-meta-mean/664311 AFK = Away from keyboard DND = Do Not Disturb AoE = Area of Effect - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Area_of_Effect DoT = Damage over Time - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Damage_over_Time HoT = Heal over Time Stats = the basic building blocks for a character's combat ability. The four primary attributes are strength, agility, stamina, and intellect - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Attribute        for stats, also check this - https://wowwiki-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Item_suffix BoP = Bind on Pickup - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bind_on_Pickup BoE = Bind on Equip - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bind_on_Equip BiS = Best in Slot - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/BiS Proc = refers to a weapon, item or ability activating with the "Chance on Hit" or "Chance on Use" - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Proc DW = Dual wield - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dual_wield 1h = One handed weapon 2h = Two handed weapon OH = Off-hand weapon CoD = Cash on Delivery (mail) - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Cash_on_Delivery Imba = Imbattable Solo - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Solo_adventuring PUG = Pickup group - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pickup_group Aggro = means the aggressive interests of a monster/NPC - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Aggro Aggro reset - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Aggro_reset Kite, Kiting - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Kiting Corner pull - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pull Body pull - the player (usually the tank) moves close enough to aggro a mob - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Body_pull Wipe = Wipeout = a situation where the entire party or raid is killed - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Wipe Spirit Healer = angelic being usually encountered at a graveyard after death - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Healer Instance reset - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Instance_reset OP = Overpowered Ganking = a player or group of players using overwhelming force to kill an opposing player in Player vs. Player combat - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Gank CC = Crowd control - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Crowd_control Camping = when a player waits near an opposing player's body for them to resurrect, allowing them to kill the player easily and without warning Stun lock = the act of using multiple stuns and immobilizing effects in succession to prevent an enemy from fighting back or escaping - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stun_lock Raidroll - A raid roll is where an item e.g a bag or orb is usefull to every player in the raid. Only the raid leader rolls /roll 1-40 FFA (loot) = Free for all Respec = reset talents and chose another talent tree - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Specialization Reroll = The act of deleting a player character and creating a new one Quest chain = a series of quests which must be completed in a particular order - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Quest_chain PLS = please FML = flux my life Mats = materials = crafting reagent - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Crafting_reagent Corpse running = means to run your character's ghost to the site of your fallen body to resurrect there HS = Hearthstone FP = Flight Path SS = Soulstone VW = Voidwalker (warlock pet) BG = Battleground AV = Alterac Valley AB = Arathi Basin WSG = Warsong Gulch SW = Stormwind IF = Ironforge BB = Booty Bay WPL = Western Plaguelands EPL = Eastern Plaguelands BS = Burning Steppes BL = Blasted Lands SoS = Swamp of Sorrows XR = Crossroads MC = Molten Core BWL = BlackWing Lair BRD = Blackrock Deeps AD = Argent Dawn CC = Cenarion Circle TB = Thorium Brotherhood LW = Leatherworking BS = Blacksmithing FA = First Aid LP = Lockpicking (rogue) DE = Disenchant Portrait - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Portrait Character Sheet = Character info = Paper doll = displays information about the player's character = https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Character_info Dressing room - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dressing_room Ding = level up, from the sound of leveling up GZ = Grats = Congratulations PM = DM = Private message = Direct message mb = mana break oom = out of mana ooc = out of combat CD = cooldown brb = be right back brb bio = be right back, need toilet wb = welcome back atm = at this moment rn = right now mvp = most valued player pog = used in response to something causing excitement or delight sup? = what's up? Faceroll - an ability or class that seems overpowered. You might as well bind all the keys on your keyboard to the overpowered ability and roll your face on the keyboard. The thought behind this term is that because it is overpowered there is no need for skill or timing. PTR = Public Test Realm More abbreviations: ofc = of course tbh = to be honest nvm = nevermind asap = as soon as possible idk = I don't know itc = I don't care wth = what the heck? wtf = what the flux? ta = thanks anyways Ic = I see m8 = mate 2 = to, too 4 = for b4 = before imo = in my oppinion imho = in humble my oppinion iirc = if I recall correctly afaik = as far as I know ftw = for the winner LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing omg = Oh my god! zomg = stronger omg :) omfg = Oh my freaking god! stfu = Shut the flux up ppl - people hth = how the hell lmk = let me know wdym = what do you mean? bac = beer and cigarets fap = The sound that it makes when your balls hit your hand when masturbating. Or another name for the action of rough masturbating. rng = Random Number Generator wc = wrong chat vc = voice chat Item quality (or rarity): Poor (junk) - gray, Common - white, Uncommon - green, Rare - blue, Epic - purple, Legendary - orange, Artifact - light gold - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Quality Examples:
[Calico Pants] [Scimitar] - [Sweet Nectar] - [Iron Ore] [Darkwater Talwar] - [Jade] [Zealot Blade] - [Large Brilliant Shard] [Nightblade] - [Elementium Ore] [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] - [Eye of Sulfuras]
Creature groups: Aberration, Beast, Critter, Demon, Dragonkin, Elemental, Giant, Humanoid, Mechanical, Undead, Uncategorized creature - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Template:Creaturefooter

more info: World buffs:
Blasted Lands - 1 hour buffs: Lung Juice Cocktail - 25 Stamina - 3 x [Blasted Boar Lung] + 2 x [Scorpok Pincer] + 1 x [Basilisk Brain] - it stacks with Fortitude buff (from priests) Ground Scorpok Assay - 25 Agility - 3 x [Scorpok Pincer] + 2 x [Vulture Gizzard] + 1 x [Blasted Boar Lung] R.O.I.D.S. - 25 Strength - 3 x [Snickerfang Jowl] + 2 x [Blasted Boar Lung] + 1 x [Scorpok Pincer] Gizzard Gum - 25 Spirit - 10 x [Vulture Gizzard] + 2 x [Snickerfang Jowl] Cerebral Cortex Compound - 25 Intellect - 10 x [Basilisk Brain] + 2 x [Vulture Gizzard] - it stacks with Arcane Intellect buff (from mages) Winterspring - 30 min buffs: Juju Guile - 30 Intellect - 3 x [Wildkin E'ko] Juju Power - 30 strength - 3 x [Winterfall E'ko] CC items: [Magic Dust] - requires level 10, dropped by Dust Devil in Westfall [Large Rope Net] - requires level 2, dropped by Murloc Netter in Westfall and Greymist Netter in Darkshore (5%) AoE items: [Naglering] - Equip: When struck in combat inflicts 3 Arcane damage to the attacker [The Hand of Antu'sul] (mace) - Chance on hit: Blasts nearby enemies with thunder increasing the time between their attacks by 11% for 10 sec and doing 7 Nature damage to them. Will affect up to 4 targets. [Skullflame Shield] - Equip: When struck in combat has a 1% chance of dealing 75 to 126 Fire damage to all targets around you. Special items: Hydrocane (staff) - Equip: Allows underwater breathing. Dartol's Rod of Transformation - Use: Transforms you into a Furbolg for 3 min. Skull of Impending Doom (off hand) - Use: Increase your run speed by 60% for 10 sec, but deals 100 to 501 damage and drains 100 to 501 mana every 2 seconds. (cooldown 5 min)
ZG - [Heart of Hakkar] Dire Maul - Tribute run Items that you can read: * [Grape Manifest] * [Marshal McBride's Documents] * [Maybell's Love Letter] - [Gramma Stonefield's Note] * [William's Shipment] * [Stormwind Armor Marker] * [The Collector's Schedule] - [Furlbrow's Deed] * [Lewis' Note] * [Wiley's Note] - [Shaw's Report] - [A Mysterious Message] * [Verner's Note] * [The State of Lakeshire] - [The General's Response] - [Solomon's Plea to Westfall] - [Stoutmantle's Response to Solomon] - [Solomon's Plea to Darkshire] - [Ebonlocke's Response to Solomon] * [Calor's Note] * [Merrin's Letter] * Stalvan questline: [A Dusty Unsent Letter] - [An Undelivered Letter] - [A Torn Journal Page] - [A Faded Journal Page] - [Muddy Journal Pages] - [A Bloodstained Journal Page] * [The Story of Morgan Ladimore] * [Letter to Ello] - [Translated Letter] - [Translated Letter from The Embalmer] * [Book from Sven's Farm] - [Jitters' Completed Journal] * [Letter to Jorgen] * [Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Chapter I] - [Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Chapter II] - [Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Chapter III] - [Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Chapter IV] * [The First Troll Legend] - [The Second Troll Legend] - [The Third Troll Legend] - [The Fourth Troll Legend] * [Decrypted Letter] (Alterac Mountains) * [Foreboding Plans] (Alterac Mountains) * [Snapshot of Gammerita] * [Words of the High Chief] (Winterspring) * [Faded Photograph] (Un'Goro) * [Crystallized Note] (Azshara, drop) * [An Exotic Cookbook] * [Bonegrip's Note] (Badlands) * [Rabine's Letter] (Silithus) * [Tinkee's Letter] * [Legends of the Gurubashi, Volume 3] * [The Feast of Winter Veil] Loch Modan: * [Brock's List] - [Ironband's Progress Report] Darkshore: * [Letter to Delgren] STV: * [Ripped Note] - [Torn Note] Feralas: * [A Short Note] Deadmines: * [Report on the Defias Brotherhood] Dun Morogh: * [Hildelve's Journal] * [Stormpike's Request] * [Ironband's Progress Report] * [Merrin's Letter] Ashenvale: * [Teronis' Journal] Rogue: * [Encrypted Letter] * [Kearnen's Journal] Mage: * [Glyphic Letter] * [Ur's Treatise on Shadow Magic] * [Tabetha's Instructions] Paladin: * [Consecrated Letter]


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