What is BU?

sunh3h3

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

ppl say wtb/wts BU, what is BU?

CronkTheImpaler

CronkTheImpaler

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

midwest

AE

W/Me

it stands for back up. in this instance im assuming its a back up essence of celerity. (consumable)


Cronk

The forth fly

The forth fly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

england

Mo/

Buff up
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Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

Back Up, aka Essence of Clerity

The forth fly

The forth fly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

england

Mo/

in my guild we call the buff ups,back up does not work,Half the builds we run wont work without a BU so they back up nothing cause u cant do shit without them

N E D M

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10401461
on the first page is this

Songbringer

Songbringer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

EastCoast

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by The forth fly View Post
in my guild we call the buff ups,back up does not work,Half the builds we run wont work without a BU so they back up nothing cause u cant do shit without them

Acroynms are based on the larger of the population. Just because 20 people you know say it as buff up doesn't make it right.

In the community bu stands for back up. Which is an essence of celerity. It is reffered to as that because before all the sc dungeons exsisted there was fow and uwsc. They use a full conset to make them easier. However, in reality only an essence can be used. So, people bring a 2nd essence(a bu) incase someone fails and you can't finish under a conset.

Masmar

Masmar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

Aberdeen, Scotland

We Gat Dis [HRUU]

E/

It stands for backup, because of the large amount of pug groups that need to use another Essence of Celerity after the conset expires in a UWSC.
Its really stupid that they have adopted this name, even when not to be used as a "BU." But hey, who said the community made sense

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

It stands for "Back Up" - it's actually just an ordinary Essence of Celerity, but some people try to sell them as "BU's" because they hope that noobs will not know the difference and pay more for them. (Or, they are too stupid to realize that it would be easier to sell them by just calling them by their actual name. )