MU's chat looks like another language on day one. That's because it is: twenty
years of the game produced an abbreviation for everything. Here's the
translation.
| Word |
What it means |
| set |
the five-piece outfit: helm, armor, pants, gloves and boots |
| exc |
excellent — an item with an extra option, marked in blue on the sheet |
| anc |
ancient, an item from an old set, with the name in blue |
| +13 |
the item's level. It goes up to +15 |
| option, additional |
the +4 / +8 / +12 next to the level, which comes from Jewel of Life |
| luck |
gives critical hits — and +20 chance in the Chaos Machine |
| full |
a complete set, usually all at the same level |
| socket |
an item with slots where you mount bonuses |
| wings |
the back item. The Dark Lord uses a cape instead. See wings |
| dura |
durability. At zero, the item stops giving its bonus |
Almost everyone calls them by the first name:
| Abbreviation |
Jewel |
What it does |
| bless |
Jewel of Bless |
takes the item up to +6, always succeeds |
| soul |
Jewel of Soul |
takes it up to +9 — and here it never fails |
| chaos |
Jewel of Chaos |
the base of the Chaos Machine recipes |
| life |
Jewel of Life |
adds the additional option |
| creation, cre |
Jewel of Creation |
|
| guardian, gua |
Jewel of Guardian |
|
| harmony, harm |
Jewel of Harmony |
|
Five of them drop while hunting: Chaos (from monster level 12 up), Bless and
Soul (25), Life and Creation (46). Guardian and Harmony drop from no monster at
all — they come from events, from recipes or from another player. See
jewels.
From +10 up it's no longer a jewel: it's the Chaos Machine, and it can break
the item.
| Word |
What it means |
| reset |
going back to level 1 in exchange for points. See reset |
| GR |
grand reset — the reset of resets, ten at most |
| ML |
master level, the tree that opens at 400 |
| rate |
the world's speed. Here it's x200 |
| evolution, change |
becoming the second or third class |
| stat, point |
strength, agility, vitality, energy, command |
| build |
how you distribute your points |
| Word |
What it means |
| spot |
a good place to hunt. "you're in my spot" = someone took the place |
| drop |
what falls from a monster |
| farm, farming |
hunting on repeat, after items or zen |
| kundun |
the big bosses — and the villain of MU's story |
| invasion |
special monsters that spawn at a set time |
| AFK |
away from keyboard |
| helper |
the client's automatic hunting. See the Helper |
| Word |
What it means |
| PK |
someone who killed another player and got marked |
| party, pt |
group. See party and guild |
| guild |
the guild |
| GM |
a member of the server staff |
| buff |
a temporary boost someone casts on you |
| Abbreviation |
Class |
| DW |
Dark Wizard, the mage |
| DK |
Dark Knight, the warrior |
| ELF, FE |
Fairy Elf, the archer |
| MG |
Magic Gladiator |
| DL |
Dark Lord |
| SUM, SU |
Summoner |
And once someone has evolved — there are two evolutions, and the second is
the top:
| Class |
1st evolution |
2nd evolution |
| Dark Wizard |
Soul Master (SM) |
Grand Master (GM) |
| Dark Knight |
Blade Knight (BK) |
Blade Master (BM) |
| Fairy Elf |
Muse Elf (ME) |
High Elf (HE) |
| Magic Gladiator |
— |
Duel Master (DM) |
| Dark Lord |
— |
Lord Emperor (LE) |
| Summoner |
Bloody Summoner (BS) |
Dimension Master (DM) |
Yes, DM is ambiguous: it works for the Magic Gladiator and for the Summoner.
In practice you can tell from the model.
| Word |
What it means |
| zen |
the game's money, which drops from monsters |
| WCoin, WC |
the outside currency, earned in events and bought on the site |
| vault |
the account's warehouse, separate from the character's bag |
Old MU guides are full of event acronyms. These show up everywhere on the
internet and have no use on this server:
| Abbreviation |
What it is |
Why it doesn't apply |
| CC |
Chaos Castle |
never ran here |
| IT |
Illusion Temple |
never ran here |
| IG |
Imperial Guardian |
never ran here |
What actually runs is in events.