Rifleman Archive

as a side note-- people throw around the term "nerf" like curse words on a Naval vessel.

frequently, any bug fixes and content changes are considered "nerfs" by a subgroup of players somewhere.

i'll throw in a bunch of misc terms also:

MOB-- term common to many MMORPG's, like everquest. Means a creature, NPC, or other mobile target

Agro-- a mob that will come after you if you get too close, regardless of whether you shoot it first or not. Also used to denote "was attacked by...". as in, " i was agro'd by the gaping spider..."

Social-- when used to describe a MOB, indicates that if you shoot one, and others like it are around, they all come after you. Non-social MOB's can be picked off one at a time-- the others around remain oblivious to the fact you're attacking their friends.

Special-- an advanced attack or skill gained from acquiring skill boxes. For example, Headshot is a special which hits the targets mindpool only

HAM-- Health, Action, Mind. used as a generic term to indicate the "hit points" or potential damage a target can absorb before death/incapacitation, or the cost to your own health/action/mindpools associated with using a special, buff, etc

Buff-- a temporary increase in stats to beyond normal levels. this can be done with chef products (food, drink), smuggler's drugs (spices), and doctor's medical skills (enhancement packs), among other things.

there are lots of others-- don't feel stupid for asking someone what a term means if you've never heard it before. Sometimes, SWG conversations are like an alien language. My wife occassionally looks over my shoulder while i play, and she frequently asks me what something means when observing conversations.

also, see this page.. it's the glossary from the SWG main site.

http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Glossary