There are many acronyms in ESO, so many that they can be sometimes overwhelming. This short guide should help you start to understand what some of these mean, whether you are new to ESO or MMORPG games entirely.
General
Zone
LFG – Looking For Group LFM – Looking for More
Trials
+1 – One Additional Mini Boss +2 – Two Additional Mini Bosses +3 – Three Additional Mini Bosses
Dungeons
n – Normal Mode v – Veteran Mode HM – Veteran Hard Mode I – Part One of the Dungeon; Story Begins Here. II – Part Two of the Dungeon; Story Continues Here. Harder Than Part One.
Example
LFM vBCII HM = Looking For More Veteran Hard Mode Banished Cells 2.
Trials
Craglorn
AA – Aetherian Archive HRC – Hel Ra Citadel SO – Sanctum Ophidia
DLC
MoL – Maw of Lorkhaj HoF – Halls of Fabrication AS – Asylum Sanctorium CR – Cloudrest SS – Sunspire KA – Kyne’s Aegis
Dungeons
Base Game Dungeons
FG – Fungal Grotto SC – Spindle Clutch BC – Banished Cells EH – Elden Hollow DC – Darkshade Caverns WS – Wayrest Sewers AC – Arx Corinium CoA – City of Ash CoH – Crypt of Hearts DK – Direfrost Keep TI – Tempest Island VF – Volenfell BH – Blackheart Haven BlC – Blessed Crucible SW – Selene’s Web VoM – Vaults of Madness
DLC Dungeons
ICP – Imperial City Prison WGT – White Gold Tower CoS – Cradle of Shadows RoM – Ruins of Mazzatun FH – Falkreath Hold BF – Bloodroot Forge FL – Fang Lair SCP – Scalecaller Peak MHK – Moon Hunter Keep MoS – March of Sacrifices DoM – Depths of Malatar FV – Frostvault MGF – Moongrave Fane LoM – Lair of Maarselok UHG – Unhallowed Grave IR – Icereach SG – Stone Garden CT – Castle Thorn