An FAQ on Abbreviations and Acronyms

Familiarize yourself with the following common abbreviations and acronyms used in Final Fantasy XIV chat. Note that server culture can influence abbreviation usage.

AK: Amdapor Keep (dungeon).

Alt: Alternative adventurer (another character owned by the player). This is less common in Final Fantasy XIV than in some other MMOs due to the job system.

AoE: Area of Effect.

AV: Aurum Vale (dungeon).

BiS: Best in Slot (a piece of gear that is the best a class/job can be equipped with at the moment).

Bray: Brayflox's Longstop (dungeon).

CM: Castrum Meridianum (dungeon).

CT: Crystal Tower, or Labyrinth of the Ancients. Some veterans use "CT" to refer to the Labyrinth of the Ancients because it was the Crystal Tower until Syrcus Tower launched.

CTx, 1 <= x <= 3: Refers to the three turns of the Crystal Tower: 1=Labyrinth of the Ancients, 2=Syrcus Tower, 3=World of Darkness.

DD: Dzemael Darkhold (dungeon) or Damage Dealer. In Final Fantasy XI, attackers were called DDs instead of DPSes, so some veterans of that game still use this acronym.

DF: Duty Finder.

DoH: Disciple of the Hand (crafting classes).

DoL: Disciple of the Land (gathering classes).

DoM: Disciple of Magic (magic DPS and healer classes/jobs).

DoT: Damage over Time.

DoW: Disciple of War (physical DPS and tank classes/jobs).

DPS: Damage Per Second. This can also be used as an adjective for classes/jobs that primarily attack the enemy.

Dread: Clockwork Dreadnought (a monster that appears in some raids, resembling a Warmech from previous Final Fantasy games).

ER: Expert Roulette (a type of duty roulette).

EX: EXtreme mode (used for primals).

FC: Free Company (a player-made guild).

FF: Final Fantasy.

GC: Grand Company.

HLR: High Level Roulette (a type of duty roulette).

HM: Hard Mode (used for primals and dungeons).

HoT: Healing over Time.

IEx, GEx, TEx, etc.: Ifrit Extreme, Garuda Extreme, Titan Extreme, etc. This naming convention was used on some servers but fell out of use after the battle with Shiva was introduced.

Lala: Lalafell (an in-game race).

Limsa: Limsa Lominsa (the capital city of La Noscea).

LF: Looking For...

LS: Linkshell (a type of chat channel).

LoS: Line of Sight.

LotA: Labyrinth of the Ancients (raid).

Mat(s): Crafting material (item(s)).

MT: Mis-Tell (when someone sends a message to the incorrect chat channel).

Myth: Allagan Tomestone of Mythology (an obsolete scrip currency; deprecated in patch 2.40 and to be removed in a future patch).

Nobuo: Nobuo Uematsu (composer for most Final Fantasy games, partially involved with Final Fantasy XIV's soundtrack).

Philo: Allagan Tomestone of Philosophy (an obsolete scrip currency removed in patch 2.40).

PF: Party Finder.

PSN: PlayStation Network.

PST: Please Send Tell (meaning you should send a whisper to that player).

PUG: Pick-Up Group. Sometimes incorrectly used for Pugilist.

Shroud: Shroud of Saints or Black Shroud (an overworld area), depending on context.

SS: Stoneskin or Super Slug (a strategy for clearing a turn of the Second Coil of Bahamut), depending on context.

ST: Syrcus Tower (raid).

SVP: French acronym for "if you please".

Tx, 1 <= x <= 13: Divisions, or "turns," of the three Coils of Bahamut. T1-5 are the original 5 turns, T6-9 are the four turns of the Second Coil of Bahamut, and T10-13 are the four turns of the Final Coil of Bahamut.

TxS, 6 <= x <= 9: The Second Coil of Bahamut, Savage Difficulty (raid).

Than: Thanalan (an overworld area).

Tome: Allagan Tomestones (scrip currencies for end-game gear).

Toon: Adventurer. This term comes from other MMOs and is not common among players new to the genre.

W: Japanese acronym for "double" or "LOL," depending on context (e.g., "wwww" = "LOLOLOLOL").

WoD: World of Darkness (raid).

WP: Wanderer's Palace (dungeon).

XM: eXtreme Mode (used for primals).

Yoshi-P: Naoki Yoshida (the game's producer and director).