Eve Glossary
From Agony Unleashed
Contents
A
- AB
- afterburner, mid-slot module that boost ship's speed by about two times
- AC
- autocannon, short range projectile turret
- AF
- assault frigate, assault ship, T2 frigate
- AFK
- away from keyboard, not paying any attention to the game
- Alt
- alternative character run by same player
- Apoc
- Apocalypse, Amarr tier 2 battleship often used in fleet engagements for sniping because of optimal range bonus it gets
- Arbi
- arbitrator, Amarr electronic warfare T1 cruiser that specializes in tracking disruptors
- Arti
- artillery, long range projectile turret
B
- BB
- Blackbird, Caldari electronic warfare cruiser that specializes in ECM
- BC
- battlecruiser
- BCU/BCS
- ballistic control unit, also sometimes referred to as ballistic control system, low slot module that increases damage output of missile ships
- Beams
- beam lasers, long range energy turrets
- BM
- bookmark
- BP
- blueprint
- BPC
- blueprint copy, offers limited number of production runs specified in its info
- BPO
- blueprint original, offers unlimited number of production runs
- BS
- battleship
- BYOM
- stands for "bring your own minerals" meaning that the person for whom something is being built has to bring his or her own minerals for production to happen
C
- Cap
- capacitor
- Carebear
- a player who avoids combat, alternative meaning a player who avoids taking risks
- C/D
- confirm/deny
- Cold Warping
- engaging warp from a dead stop, initiating warp instantly
- Convo
- conversation
- Corp
- corporation
- Cov
- covetor, mining barge
- CS
- command ship, T2 battlecruiser with improved resistances and bonus to warfare link modules
- CTD
- crash to desktop
D
- Damp
- dampener, mid-slot module that decreases targeting range and sensor resolution of target ship
- DC
- disconnect, "dc'ed" - lost connection
- Dev
- game developer
- Domi
- Dominix, Gallente tier 2 battleship possessing very large drone bay
- DPS
- damage per second
- DT
- donwtime, one hour lasting from 10:00 to 11:00 EVE time when Tranquility server is shut down
E
- E-war
- electronic warfare, type of warfare aimed to disrupt sensors or weapons systems of enemy ships
- EA
- Empyrean Age, expansion that was released in June 2008, this expansion introduced factional warfare to EVE
- EANM
- energized adaptive nano membrane, low-slot passive module that increases armor resistances to all damage types by about 15-20%
- ECCM
- electronic counter counter measures, refers to modules designed to counter effects of ECM
- ECM
- electronic counter measures, ECM modules break lock of target ship and make it unable to target anything for duration of their cycle time
- Effective Hitpoints
- total amount of hit points of a ship in shield, armor, and hull, taking its resistances into account
- Escrow
- old trading system that has been replaced by contracts in Revelations expansion
F
- Frig
- frigate
- FC
- fleet commander, gang leader
- FOTM
- flavor of the month, in EVE typically refers the the most current setup deemed overpowered and hence often in use by players
- FTL
- for the lose
- FTW
- for the win
G
- Gank
- gank, refers to fights where the target is completely overpowered and killed very fast
- Geddon
- Armageddon, Amarr tier 1 battleship
- GF
- good fight, typically posted into local after a fun fight
- GM
- game master
- Gyro
- gyrostabilizer, increases damage output of projectile weapons
H
- HAC
- heavy assault ship, heavy assault cruiser, T2 cruiser 'on steroids'
- Hed
- hedbergite
- Hem
- hemorphite
- Hybrids
- hybrid weapons, blasters and railguns
I
- IBTL
- in before the lock, posted in threads that are deemed to be soon locked
- Indy
- industrial
- Inty
- interceptor
- Invul
- invulnerability field, mid-slot active module that increases shield resistances to all damage types by about 25-30%
- IPO
- initial public offering, when an EVE corporation/enterprise offers its shares for sale to the public (visit EVE Online main forums, market subforum, to see these in action)
- ISK
- Interstellar Kredit
- Iso
- isogen
J
K
- KOS
- kill on sight
L
- LAR
- large armor repairer
- LF
- looking for
- LVL
- level