MU chat looks like another language on day one. That is because it is: twenty
years of the game created an abbreviation for everything. This is the
translation.
| Word |
What it means |
| set |
the five-piece set: helm, armour, pants, gloves and boots |
| exc |
excellent — item with an extra option, marked in blue on the sheet |
| anc |
ancient, the old-set item, with the name in blue |
| +13 |
the item level. Goes up to +15 |
| option, additional |
the +4 / +8 / +12 next to the level, which comes from a Jewel of Life |
| luck |
gives crit — and +20 chance in the Chaos Machine |
| full |
complete set, usually all at the same level |
| socket |
item with holes where you mount bonuses |
| wings |
the back item. See wings |
| dura |
durability. It hits zero, the item stops giving bonuses |
Almost everyone calls them by the first name:
| Abbreviation |
Jewel |
| bless |
Jewel of Bless — raises an item up to +6 |
| soul |
Jewel of Soul — raises it from +7 to +9 |
| chaos |
Jewel of Chaos — the base of the recipes |
| life |
Jewel of Life — puts on the additional option |
| creation, cre |
Jewel of Creation |
| guardian, gua |
Jewel of Guardian |
| harmony, harm |
Jewel of Harmony |
Five of them drop from hunting. See jewels.
| Word |
What it means |
| reset |
going back to level 1 in exchange for points. See reset |
| GR |
grand reset — the reset of resets |
| ML |
master level, the tree that opens at the end |
| rate |
the world speed: x200, x500, x1000 |
| evolution, change |
becoming the second or third class |
| stat, point |
strength, agility, vitality, energy, command |
| build |
how you distribute the points |
| Word |
What it means |
| spot |
a good place to hunt. "someone is in my spot" = someone arrived at the place |
| drop |
what falls off the monster |
| farm, to farm |
hunting on repeat, after an item or zen |
| kundun |
the big bosses — and the villain of the MU story |
| invasion |
special monster that spawns at a set time |
| AFK |
away from keyboard |
| off, off-attack |
hunting with the game closed, through /offattack |
| Acronym |
Event |
| BC |
Blood Castle |
| CC |
Chaos Castle |
| DS |
Devil Square |
| IT |
Illusion Temple |
| CS |
Castle Siege |
| CM |
Chaos Machine — the Chaos Goblin bench |
| Word |
What it means |
| PK |
someone who killed another player, and got marked |
| party, pt |
party. See party and guild |
| guild, gt |
the guild |
| GM |
member of the server team |
| buff |
temporary improvement someone casts on you |
| Acronym |
Class |
| DW |
Dark Wizard, the wizard |
| DK |
Dark Knight, the warrior |
| ELF, FE |
Fairy Elf, the archer |
| MG |
Magic Gladiator |
| DL |
Dark Lord |
| SUM, SU |
Summoner |
And, once the person has evolved: SM and GM (wizard), BK and BM
(warrior), ME and HE (elf), DM (Duel Master, from the MG), LE
(Lord Emperor, from the DL), BS and DM (Summoner).
| Word |
What it means |
| zen |
the game money, which drops from monsters |
| WCoin, WC |
the outside coin, earned in events and bought on the site |
| warehouse |
the account storage. It is per world: the x500 one is not the x1000 one |