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When I first joined Flight Rising I had a hard time trying to decode what other users were saying - even now I'm still piecing together new terms! I can't be the only one, right? So here we are now with a compiled list of terms and abbreviations you'll come across on Flight Rising!
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This thread was revamped on March 8th, 2016 for easier navigation
Common Terms
Terms you'll come across throughout your forum escapades.
When I first joined Flight Rising I had a hard time trying to decode what other users were saying - even now I'm still piecing together new terms! I can't be the only one, right? So here we are now with a compiled list of terms and abbreviations you'll come across on Flight Rising!
Windows: Press Ctrl + F to quick search
Macs: Press Command + F to quick search
This thread was revamped on March 8th, 2016 for easier navigation
Common Terms
Terms you'll come across throughout your forum escapades.
FR - Flight Rising
HD - Hibernal Den
HibDen - Hibernal Den
HibiDen - Hibernal Den
Coli - Coliseum
Dom - Dominance
Fest - Festival (typically in reference to a flight's monthly festival)
CR - Crossroad(s)
1WT - One-way Trade
PA - Private Auction
PM - Private Message/Personal Message
DM - Direct Message
AH - Auction House
MP - Marketplace
GG - Glimmer & Gloom
G&G - Glimmer & Gloom (is also used for 'Give & Get')
Scry - to preview a dragon by using the Scrying Workshop
UM - User Made
UMA - User Made Accent
UMS - User Made Skin
Skincent - combination of the words 'skin' and 'accent'; they are labeled by the site as skins since they cover more than 30% of the dragon but do not cover the majority of the dragon as most skins do (approximately between 31% and 80% coverage)
Fam - familiar(s)
Fams - familiar(s)
LAH - Lowest Auction House price
KS - Kickstarter
NPC - Non-Playable Character
WL - Wishlist
Newb - newbie; a new player on Flight Rising
Sniper - a user who instantly buys things or dragons (often to resell at a higher price or to exalt)
Mod - Moderator
Liquidating - selling items for pure currency (EX: Liquidating a Twice-Dyed Cowl for treasure)
Cycled - on a rotating stock basis, often refers to items not always available but return seasonally or on rare occasions
Cycling - on a rotating stock basis, often refers to items not always available but return seasonally or on rare occasions
px - pixel
pg - page; often used in threads/forums
Impulse Buy - buying randomly on the spot with no prior planning
Temp - Temporary
Perma - Permanent
RNG - Random Number Generator
Dom Push - when a flight pushes for Dominance
Dom Battle - when two (2) or more flights are fighting for Dominance at the same time
Profit Push - exalting for the only purpose of gaining profit
Conquest Push - exalting to win first place in Dominance
Fest Push - exalting to win first place for a flight's respective festival (EX: Nature is 'fest pushing' the week prior to their holiday, the Greenskeeper Gathering)
Trainer - users who train dragons to a high level to net more when the dragon is exalted
Babysitter - users who hold dragons for Dominance, they may hold permanent dragons of others so those exalting can have more lair space, or they may hold fodder until it is ready to be trained (varies per user and flight)
Boarding - the act of holding dragon in one's lair or Hibernal Den ahead of a dom push
Alliance - an alliance between two or more flights as a pledge to help each other win Dominance when not striving towards their own
Mats - materials, often refers to Baldwin transmutation materials
G - Gem
T - Treasure
k - thousand; placed after a number (Example: 10k = 10,000)
mil - million; placed after anumber (Example: 1mil = 1,000,000)
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