Blurring the line

Last night Ali and I were running and I indicated in a breathless sentence that we should go back via Lakeshire. Ali said “what?” I quickly corrected myself and said “Lakewood, I meant Lakewood..” Lakeshire is the name of a town in World of Warcraft…

In the world of MMORPG’s there is a whole new language to learn that is filled with acronyms. Acronyms are used to minimize typing time. One of the acronyms you don’t want thrown your way is “L2P”. L2P stands for “Learn to play”, a way for someone to indicate that they think you are a player with a low skill level. Sometimes it will be even more cutting by saying “L2P noob!” A noob is short for newbie, meaning someone new to the game that knows very little. Few things will piss another player off more than throwing those few letters their way. I have received and delivered that insult many, many times.