tl;dr: a short (or long, depending on your attention span) attempt at satire
A warm welcome to all frequent and seldom forum goers! In this age of technology we are constantly being reminded that time is a valuable commodity and that it should be spent cautiously.
With that in mind I’ve taken on an ambitious project of compiling a list of commonly used GW2 phrases and their meanings. Instead of wasting your time reading walls of text or deciphering someone’s intent, with this marvelous dictionary, you’ll be able to sum up the entirety of a post in 2 seconds flat (feel free to comment the irony).
One thing to note before we start is that, although the language might be the same, the meaning behind some words/phrases may differ greatly depending if they were used by common forum goers or by developers. Therefore all entries for developer-speak are marked with an asterisk (*) in front of them. Enjoy.
GW2 game and official forum dictionary:
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class is OP - Someone just killed me in hotjoin using this class.
class is UP - This is the class I’m playing.
everybody knows - I think I’m right.
everybody agrees - My mom thinks I’m right.
fun is <insert rant> - Let me tell you how I like to play.
fun is not <insert rant> - Let me tell you how I don’t like to play.
too hard - I can’t AFK and get rewards
holy trinity - My imagination bone was surgically removed on birth.
mounts - I like horses.
ANet should just <insert “simple” solution> - I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, whatsoever.
ANet is <insert conspiracy> - I firmly believe that the manbearpig is real, and Al Gore agrees with me.
I’m quitting the game - Hello, they call me Drama Queen.
I quit playing GW2 6 months ago, but I’m still bashing the game on forums - I’m a sad person with allot of time on their hands.
this game is dead - I don’t like this game anymore and I desperately need to share that opinion.
this game is dying - ANet didn’t implement what I wanted them to, so now I’m raging on forums.
why did ANet do <instert content I want> instead of <insert content I didn’t like> - I don’t care about what other people want, and I have no clue about game development.
customer support - Guardian Angel, Captain Mexico, Virgin Mary, Santa Claus and Joan of Arc, all in one package.
Gaile Gray - See above.
TP is killing the game - I’m jelly.
TP is controlled by manipulators - Why won’t anybody believe me that manbearpig is real?
lfg only warriors - I think I’m pro, but in reality I only ever played CoF p1.
lfg only heavy classes - I have no idea how this game is played, I only copy what other people say.
selling path x - There’s a good chance I’ll be banned in next month or so
selling path x, no exploits - Bow to me peasants, I can solo Lupicus.
elitist - Anyone who thinks I’m doing it wrong.
zerker - Typical GW2 player.
zerger - Also typical GW2 player.
zerging - The only proper way of doing the content.
1111111 - See zerging
splitting up the zerg - Blasphemy.
where’s the commander? - Typical zerger mating call
GvG - The game mode chosen by Odin and all venerable ancestors and forefathers. The one thing that can not only save GW2 but grant it eternal glory in Valhalla.
ANet should balance the game based on WvW - Of course I know what balance is, I drink it every day with my corn flakes.
*rewards - Blues.
*valuable rewards - Greens.
*rare rewards - If you get this, you should definitely try lottery next, you lucky SoB.
*zerging - Oh, God, why?
*splitting up the zerg - Holy Grail
*GvG - Oh, God, why?
*you should hang on to it - Lol, suckers.
*we are aware some players had trouble progressing through content - YOU DENSE MOTHERCRACKERS
*we have a dedicated QA team - Scruffy the janitor.
*we are monitoring the situation - This is on back burner.
*we are aware of the issue - Karl, what the hell did you do?
*we are working on a solution - KAAARL!!!
Not sorry for the long post, so no potato for you, I’m too poor to afford it anyway.
