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Since we’ve been seeing a lot more people joining the community lately, I thought it would be neat to make a guide for all the different abbreviations and phrases you’ll see around here. If I missed anything (as I’m sure I did!), let me know and I’ll add it to the list. I mostly included terms which only apply to this subreddit, although some more general terms pertaining to gaming are included if they are heavily used. Without further ado, here is the r/StarWarsBattlefront Unofficial Terminology Guide!
BF: abbrv. Battlefront. Usually used when referencing the current or previous renditions of the game (BF 2015, BF 2017, BF2, OG BF2)
BP: abbrv. Battlepoints. These are points gained over the course of a game that allow players to purchase heroes, reinforcements, and vehicles.
Buff: A change to something which makes it more effective. These usually target heroes, abilities, and vehicles. See also Nerf
Credits: In-game currency which allows players to purchase cosmetics
CS: abbrv. Capital Supremacy
CT: abbrv. Community Transmission
Community Transmission: Highly anticipated dev posts which provide information on upcoming updates or events.
CT when?: Very common phrase, used around the sub to ask when the next Community Transmission is. This is seen in both posts and comments.
Devs: abbrv. Developers
Dev Post: Posts by DICE developers that are almost always Community Transmissions, however are sometimes shorter posts that provide information about upcoming events and when they go live.
DICE plz: A plea for the developers to add something to the game, commonly included in post descriptions or used alone as a comment. This phrase is typically seen as “low effort” when used standalone
GA: abbrv. Galactic Assault
HoK: abbrv. Health on Kill, a type of Star Card which awards heroes a small amount of health after every elimination
HvV: abbrv. Heroes vs. Villains
HS: abbrv. Hero Showdown (most common usage) also Hero Starfighters
Just block: A response that people use when others complain about force abilities, most notably Anakin’s Retribution. Typically seen as a response when something unfortunate and unavoidable happens to someone in the game, mocking those who always say it. When in this context, you’ll often see it used as “jUsT bLoCk!” to show that the person isn’t serious
Nerf: A change to something which makes it less powerful. These often target heroes, abilities, and weapons.
NERF ANAKIN: A post title you’ll unfortunately encounter quite often. These posts are players senselessly complaining about Anakin, and you should ignore them. Many variations of these exist, most of which feature persistent caps lock usage, incoherent rambling, and spelling mistakes. Report these to help make the sub a better place. Some posts, however, do provide good insight on how to balance Anakin, and these are fine.
OP: abbrv. Overpowered also Original Poster
OG BF: abbrv. Original Gangster Battlefront. Basically means original Battlefront, used to reference the Battlefront series from the early 2000s. You’ll often see this game talked about with much fondness from the community
QoL: abbrv. Quality of Life, usually used in terms of quality of life changes to the game (small but important tweaks or additions)
Retribution: A highly controversial ability used by Anakin Skywalker, a playable hero. It force chokes anyone within the immediate radius, after which it flings them away. Retribution is one-shot against troopers, and deals significant damage to heroes. Anakin is seen by many as overpowered, and this sparks many tense arguments.
SA: abbrv. Starfighter Assault
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