Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Glossary of Underworld Terms

GLOSSARY

Many games have their own languages. UWE is no exception. I'll collect these for a while, then attempt to organize them. Please offer suggestions in comments.

Toon - a slang term for your character.
Army code - your individual player ID. Can be viewed on the Allies page, the My Allies tab. Many players who want more allies put this code in their profiles, so other players can add them easily.
X - in Empire games, execute. As in "X in B5."
BR - Battle Rank. Your rank in PvP duel and war.
BP - Battle Points. The statistic that determines your Battle Rank. You get more or less from each Battle, depending on the relative BR of the combatants, and whether you win or lose.
SP - Stat points - the points you use to increase your stats. You get 5 when you level up, one when you complete a district job, and others as rewards for achievements.
XP - Experience Points. These are what you acquire to reach the next level. There are several kinds of experience points. The general ones affect your level in the game. But there are also Class XP - which impact your class level.
PM - Private Message. Looks like a 1-1 chat or message board.
Stam - Stamina. You get a stamina unit every 5 minutes, and your stamina refills when you level up.
EvE - Empire vs Empire, or Empire Games, or Empire War, or Battles
PvP - Player vs Player. Two forms of fighting are categorized as PvP.
Fortress Properties - the properties introduced in late 2013, including a Fortress, Dojo, Science Facility, etc.
LT - Lieutenant.
Inner Circle - the five seats that you use for LT's to help you in fights.
Farm. To perform a task repetitively. Ex: "I just want to farm some CC's."

EMPIRE SLANG


Back door - In EvE, a building on your opponent's back row which can be clearly seen by assassins. Often called "Building 9" "B9" or simply "9."
Stack tokens - In EvE, an order to wait, and to save up your tokens as the armory issues them.
Caller - the person coordinating action in EvE - calling the shots.
Start your timer - when an EvE game begins, all players are asleep, with "ZZZ" displayed above their images. When sleeping, you get half as many "action points" or "tokens" from the armory as when you are awake. By taking a single shot, a player tells the game that she is awake, and receives action points every time the armory cycles (between five minutes and nothing flat, depending on the level of your empire's armory).
CC's - Class Coins. These are acquired by playing empire games. They are necessary for buying Class Skills and upgrades to Class Skills.

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