The Pre-Sequel Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

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As the title says this list is only for the terms “MOST COMMONLY” Used in the TPS forum.

Here are some as an example and a start to the list, which will be updated as new terms are submitted that qualify as “MOST” Commonly Used.

AoE = Area of Effect
BAR = Bad Ass Rank
CQB = close quarter battle (one of the modifiers in the mutator arena Claptrap DLC)
CT DLC = Clartrap DLC
DLC = Downloadable content
DOT = Damage over Time
DPS = Damage Per Second
DSR = Denial Subroutine, the boss in Overlook (Claptrap DLC)
FFYL = Fight For Your Life
FTS = Fast Travel Station
GBX = GearBox
Min-Maxing = minimizing character’s weaknesses and maximizing its strengths
NPC = non-player character
NVHM = Normal Vault Hunter Mode
RNG = Random Number Generator “the mechanism by which loot drops are determined”
BL TPS or TPS = Borderlands The Pre-Sequel
TVHM = True Vault Hunter Mode
UCP = Unofficial Community Patch (PC Users)
UVHM = Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode

OP = This has two meanings depending on how its used,
“This Skill is very Over Powered” or
“The Original Poster was asking------”

Note: A Number of these terms are also used in Borderlands 2

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#2

this post is for added space if needed

Please feel free to post suggestions for common terms to add.

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#3

Will this just be common ones or any acronyms we think of?

BFF - Best Foot Forward
YHMS - You Have My Shield
TTF - Take Their Freedom
Cache - Jack’s Cache
OMM - On My Mark
PtR - Promote thr Ranks
MiP - Money is Power
AA - Absolute Advantage

These are all the ones I’ve seen used for jacks skills

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#4

CS = Ceraunic Storm
VoH = Veins of Helios
HHoH = Hyperion Hubl of Heroism
SWaB = Start With a Bang
OLT = Money Shot, I mean One Last Thing

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#5

Just common ones that are used the most

Edit: I have added to the list, have not put in any of the suggestions yet, been skimming the threads looking for ones that commonly used and to verify the submissions.

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#6

Hmmm I’ve played this game a ton and I’m sitting here struggling to think of any. I guess there aren’t nearly as many in this.

Might not be too common, but some of the ones I use:

E&E: Eclipse/EOS
R&D: Research and Development (pretty obvious, but still)
ProRev: Proletarian Revolution
Shift weapons: Machine, Boomacorn, Ol Painful, Jack o Cannon

Then there’s stuff like loot haxorz and Claptastic legendaries; not necessarily an acronym but might be worth explaining. I dunno, might just be drawing blanks but it doesn’t seem like there’s nearly as many for TPS.

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#7

found this in my search through the forum,

getting to DSR after glitching the mutator with a full cake was tough

Shows up several times, Who’s DSR in the Mutator rounds?

What’s CQB?

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#8

Oh yeah! DSR is Denial Subroutine, the boss in Overlook. (he doesn’t show up in the mutator arena, but there is a bug with him that’s associated with it)

CQB is one of the modifiers…I think it’s the one for bonus damage on shotguns and splitters. No clue what it stands for. lol

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#9

CQB means close quarter battle.

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#10

anyone else know the abbreviations for the other modifiers in the Mutator Arena?

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#11

CQB is the only acronym that’s used as-is, as far as I know. The list of actual modifiers is here:

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#12

I suggest two more, and they are Wilhelm-related:

  • FtF — First to Fight
  • OC — Overcharge.
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