Talk:BU

This just might be the single dumbest acronym I've ever seen. Ever, in any context. Quizzical 20:49, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * How does that even work?--Łô√ë [[Image:Gigathrash_sig_G.jpg|Roar.]]îğá†ħŕášħ 21:34, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * It stands for "backup" as in, a backup celerity in case your speed run takes too long and the first one runs out. I had to ask someone else what it meant when I first saw it, too :P --Macros 22:22, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * It would make a lot more sense if BU actually stood for something in another language. It would make a lot more sense if BU were the acronym for something vaguely related to Essences of Celerity; if you had asked me what item was commonly referred to as a "backup" six months ago, my best guess would probably have been the down arrow (or equivalently, the S key).  It would even make more sense if Essence of Celerity actually had either a B or a U in the name.  But it doesn't.  My guess is that the name started as a joke or a prank.  Either that or whoever started this abomination of an acronym is completely illiterate and can't read the name "Essence of Celerity" so he started calling it a "backup" (on Vent, since he can't type if he's illiterate).  Quizzical 23:26, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Supposedly, it's widely used among the speed farming community. Since it is a strange and counter-intuitive term, a lot of people will probably be looking it up. I say either leave the redirect, or move the note that's already on the Essence of Celerity page to a glossary article. --Macros 05:17, September 4, 2009 (UTC)


 * Sure, leave the redirect. The wiki is meant to document the game as people play it, not as we wish they'd play it.  But it's still a stupid acronym.  Quizzical 13:59, September 4, 2009 (UTC)


 * Having now gone to Temple of the Ages to sell off some consumable sets, I'm convinced that the way this acronym got started involved a large fraction of the players using it speaking little to no English. I'm not sure if it's gold farmers, non-English speakers coming to an English language district, or what, but that seems to be the clientele who buys the consumable sets.  Still, I'm tempted to start using BU to refer to The Big Unfriendly Jotun.  Quizzical 18:26, September 4, 2009 (UTC)