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Complexity (Dungeoneering); usually refers to either Complexity 1 or 6. Can also refer to the class of clay, resources or sacred clay objects in Stealing Creation, up to 5.
Insult directed towards players with high Defence or players who wear armour (particularly in free-to-play worlds where dealing damage through armour is much more difficult than it is in pay-to-play worlds). Usually used in the context of PvP.
Def tank, Defence tank
Player with a Defence level of upwards of 90 or higher. Usually a player who is not pure and has Defence as one of their highest combat skills.
Complete set that usually consists of a helm, shield, body piece and leg piece (such as full dragon armour); or inventory being full (e.g. picking flax).
Group Bank, usually when doing bosses such as the Corporeal Beast to suggest everyone banks at the same time then regroups; God Book, God bird (usually used when saying "God bird egg")
Removal of an in-game item (that holds a monetary value) or currency. For example; training Prayer through the usage of a gilded altar is considered a gold sink.
Someone who does nothing in a team-work based game, like Soul Wars and Castle Wars. Many look down upon these people because of the fact that they earn rewards without helping.
Referring to the Magic skill, a player who uses Magic more than Range or Melee; an NPC Wizard; a player with 99 Magic; a player currently using Magic for combat.
When a stat has reached level 99 (e.g. maxed Strength); when someone hits their max hit on a person (maxing); when someone has a combat level of 126 (free to play) or 138 (members) – often referred to as "maxed cb" or "max melee"; or when a player has reached the maximum experience (30,000) through the Assist System and cannot assist for a few hours.
Melee Distance, used during nex to tell people to get within melee distance of nex to prevent her from spamming her powerful magic attacks and running around.
Usually means the buying of very large amounts of an item on the Grand Exchange to cause the price to unnaturally go up, then selling that same item later on in order to make a profit. It is also a term referencing free trade, when a player could buy an item at one price and then flip it for a profit without restriction.
May also refer to other profit-making activities using the Grand Exchange and/or NPC stores such as 'flipping', however these alternate uses are less common.
Jokes that refer to an anti-climactic ending to a quest; often used to either refer to Salt in the Wound or a quest currently in production with low expectations. The term originated after players were disappointed with the ending to the quest Salt in the Wound. Most commonly used in the forums and is often used in conjunction with other memes.
PJ
Pile jumping. The act of interrupting a player vs player fight by attacking one or both of the players, or attacking the winner of a fight, aiming to get the loot pile.
PJer/PJing
Someone who PJs/Going out into the Wilderness specifically to PJ.
PK, PKer, PKing
Player Killer/Player killing. Someone who is fighting other players - specifically in the wilderness or other high risk PvP areas.
Term used to open a Trade screen to find the price of the item if sold in the Grand Exchange for the middle price; used before the Price Checker was released.
Prod/product
Someone that relies on a certain weapon or special attack when Pking/PvPing to defeat their opponent. For example, "AGS prod", "Turmoil prod", Korasi prod". Can also refer to the way someone got quick experience: "BXPherb prod", PC prod".
Pure
Someone who trains only one skill; someone who only trains combat skills, or only non-combat skills.
A player who plays without trading any player, or using the Grand Exchange and also does not player kill. The only exception to this is in the quests they rely on having two different players complete it (i.e. Heroes' Quest, Shield of Arrav).
Term often used in pking as someone with inferior or cheap gear.
Rags
Shorthand for "fragments", sacred clay pieces found in Stealing creation. Came into use because "frags" used to be censored by the chat filter. Alternatively, people often refer to 'poor gear' as rags within the Wilderness.
Rambo, Rambo spec, Rambo special
Term often used in pking for a high-hitting special attack, or a combination of regular hits that surprises the opponent. A word derived from John Rambo, a muscular hard lined character from the movie "Rambo".
Ragequit. Often described as when a player leaves an activity because they are angry at occurences within. An example of this is within Dungeoneering, when a player dies, or if the floor contains a barrel puzzle room on a critical path.
PKing tactic, in which a player is attacked directly after finishing a fight by someone using a high-powered spec weapon (eg. Dragon Claws, Armadyl Godsword)
Someone who heals at a life points value that is greater than the maximum hit of the opponent or in some cases eating to full lifepoints. Typically used in the context of one-on-one PvP Although, some use it in multi-way combat incorrectly.
A weapon (usually slower, but deadlier) that a player uses when their opponent is in low health in the hopes of killing them. Examples: non-members rangers often use a rune 2h sword as a spec wep,while members often use dragon claws, korasi's sword, or dharok's greataxe.
A Shooting Star that has been mined to its center, revealing the Star sprite. This term refers to the TV show Teletubbies, which many believe the Star sprite resembles
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