Editing Abbreviations and Terms - Alphabetical (section)

== D ==

* '''DB''' - The [[wizard]] skill The Dragon's Breath, a continuous AoE fire attack.  This skill is often used when Zhenning, that is, dragging many mobs into one location to be killed by an AoE attack.
* '''DC''', '''DC'd''', or '''DCed''' - Disconnected, usually due to some glitch, lag spike, or bad connection.
* '''DD''' - Direct Damage or Damage Dealer. This is a skill that does all of its damage in one hit rather than spreading its damage over time or the squad-role of using such attacks.
* '''Debuff''' or '''De-Buff''' - A negative spell cast on a unit that makes it less powerful. An example of a "debuff" is the [[venomancer]] skill "Soul Degeneration".
* '''Devs''' - The programmers and other developers of PW in China.
* '''Dex''' - Dexterity, one of your four primary statistics.
* '''Ding''' - An announcement, "Hey guys!  I reached a new level!"
* '''DMG''' - Damage.
* '''DO''' - Dragon Order; at the end of the [[Dragon Quest]] you get a Copper, Silver, or Gold Dragon Order.  Collect enough of them and you can turn them in for rare armor, weapons, mounts, or other items.
* '''DoD''' - Dragon of the Depths, a mid-level cultivation boss.  Found by itself to the East of Misfortune island, or in a pair following the Nightspike Bloodguard (a.k.a. Mantavip Scout) South of Misfortune.  May also mean [http://www.pwdatabase.com/pwi/items/21378 Diamond of Dragon], a grade 14 shard that adds +1 to your defense level.
* '''Doll''' - An old nickname for the Guardian Angel, which used to look like a cupie doll, but was renamed Guardian Scroll and changed to look like a scroll.  May also refer to Shadow Doll, a World Boss.
* '''DOT''' - Damage Over Time.  May also mean [http://www.pwdatabase.com/pwi/items/21377 Diamond of Tiger], a grade 13 shard that adds +1 to your attack level.
* '''DP''' - Dragon Points, these are the points gained by selling most Dragon Quest (DQ) items, and which can be redeemed for items at the [http://pwi.perfectworld.com/dqrewards DQ Rewards] page.
* '''DPH''' - Damage Per Hit.
* '''DPS''' - Damage Per Second.
* '''Drops''' - The items dropped or potentially dropped by a thing when you kill(ed) it.
* '''DQ''' - Dragon Quest or the items used for the Dragon Quest (which is noted in the items' descriptions).  A series of repeatable quests starting at level 20 which can earn you mounts, high level molds, and other rewards.  See [[Dragon Quests]] for details.
* '''DW''' or '''DWP''' - Dreamweaver Port, a city on the Southeast corner of the main landmass.  Dreamweaver is also the name of one of the [[servers]].