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Action Points (AP) - This is the yellow bar on your character box. It gets used up when you use skills and different skills use different amount of Action Points. This is identical to Mana/MP in some other games.
Alpha/Alpha Tester - Alpha refers to the short period of time in public testing before Beta. Alpha testing was only available to then-active AQW members, although anyone who had supported a previous AE game could have created a character. Alpha players received a badge for testing.
Armors - Armor/clothing that go over your default look. They're just costumes to make you look different.
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Beta/Beta Tester - Beta refers to the short period of time in public testing before, usually, full release. Beta testing is currently available to all players.
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Experience / Experience Points (XP) - Used to level up your character. Earned by defeating monsters and completing some missions. Go here to see the amount of experience needed for each level.
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Faction - These are groups of NPCs throughout HeroSmash. Do quests for them and you will earn Reputation (Rep), increasing your rank among the factions as people learn to respect (or fear) you. Go here to see the amount of reputation points needed for each rank. Factions can be found here.
Fame - The game's currency, similar to "Gold" in most other games.
Founder - Founders are players who purchased a HeroSmash upgrade before June 1st, 2011, at midnight. These players gained founder status, shown as an achievement on their character page, and access to the Founder Shop.
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Health Points (HP) - This is the red bar on your character box or the green bar under your name (Keyboard Shortcut of V). It gets used up when you are attacked and hit by enemies. Once you reach 0 Health, you die and you must wait 10 seconds before you are allowed to continue playing. Currently, there are no other penalties. Slowly regenerates over time.
Heroes Heart Day - AE's version of Valentines Day. Occurs every February.
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Member / VIP Member - A HeroSmash member is one who has purchased a VIP Membership by paying real cash. A VIP Membership grants membership benefits to both HeroSmash and AdventureQuest Worlds. Member-only items are marked by "
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Rare - Items that are not obtainable all the time. Rare items are marked by "
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Reputation (Rep) - Used to increase you rank within Factions, much in the same way XP works. Reputation is gained by completing specific quests and will allow users to gain access to the items in the faction shops as they rank up. See Factions for more details. Go here to see the amount of reputation points needed for each rank.
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Smash Coins (SC) - Currency attained by paying real cash. Items that cost SCs are marked by "
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Smashmas - AE's version of Christmas. Occurs every December.
Special Offer - Items that are only available to those who have purchase an item from the Heromart, or completed a special achievement in the game that unlocks special offer items/shops. These items are marked by "
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War - Wars are events, that require the defeat of a set amount of monsters, to complete. Wars have War Meters, which keeps count of how many waves people have completed across ALL servers. Once the meter hits 100%, the war boss will be released.
