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  Solo

  The act of playing alone, hunting mobs alone.

  Soulbound

  An item-control mechanic where an item cannot be traded. In other words, only one person can own the object and it cannot be traded. See also BoE and BoP.

  Spawn

  Resurrect

  Stealth

  A type of invisibility that lets stealth characters sneak up on others for large critical strikes or for scouting.

  Stun

  A typical form of crowd control ability that immobilizes an enemy

  Tank

  As a noun, refers to character classes that can take a lot of damage. As a verb, refers to the act of drawing aggro from mobs before other team members strike with their abilities.

  TSB

  Toxic Sperm Buildup

  Uber

  Slang form of super

  Wonder Waffle

  From German Wunderwaffe, a wonder weapon

  WTB

  "want to buy"

  WTS

  "want to sell"

  Zool

  Cool

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  [i] Vladimir Vysotsky, These Aren't the Plains, translated by Max Hrabrov

  [ii] Lazar Kaganovich (1893- 1991), a Soviet politician and administrator and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin.

  [iii] Sources:

  The Daedalus Project. The Psychology of MMORPGs

  alteredgamer.com

  mmoglossary.com

  omegaknights.com

  mmoterms.com