The Gaming Nerds Dictionary
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Also Shogo before the community patch. In the heyday of the online, it was common for so many people to be on a small map that as soon as one person respawned another one would respawn on top of them, telefragging them. I'd imagine that this is the case for quite a few older games, but don't really know for sure.Hawk of Battle said:
Shovelware: often rushed game of low quality that will be bought up by children under 10 years old
Gramer: Jock who claims to be a gamer but really only plays Madden, Halo, and GTA. Commonly characterized by person loudly screaming obscenities at own team or team killing because they find it funny.
Gramer: Jock who claims to be a gamer but really only plays Madden, Halo, and GTA. Commonly characterized by person loudly screaming obscenities at own team or team killing because they find it funny.
"WTMFGOWTF"
WTMFGOWTF - wtmfgowtf is a more advanced form of wtf often used by hardcore gamers "what the mother freaking god of what the freak!"
LOL
LOL - Lol is often used as laugh out loud or When playing co-op on the same console and somebody asks "what for dinner" you reply "LOL (make sure to SCREAM)" reffered to as Let's Order Linguini
WTMFGOWTF - wtmfgowtf is a more advanced form of wtf often used by hardcore gamers "what the mother freaking god of what the freak!"
LOL
LOL - Lol is often used as laugh out loud or When playing co-op on the same console and somebody asks "what for dinner" you reply "LOL (make sure to SCREAM)" reffered to as Let's Order Linguini
Well Doom for one. I don't know if it's something that can be done in modern FPSs as I don't play them.Doc Incognito said:
I'd say add something like "try hard" and "easy mode".
Ninj'ad i have also heard to describe a skillful move in which you out manouver another player to switch positions from an dis-advantagous position to a advantagious positon.
(excuse my truly terribal spelling)
Ninj'ad i have also heard to describe a skillful move in which you out manouver another player to switch positions from an dis-advantagous position to a advantagious positon.
(excuse my truly terribal spelling)
Dropshot
The act of simultaneoulsy going to a prone position and firing your weapon, in order to make oneself more difficult to hit.
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Whore
One who plays objective type games with the intention of upping thier kill/death ratio rather than helping thier team to win the game.
The act of simultaneoulsy going to a prone position and firing your weapon, in order to make oneself more difficult to hit.
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WhoreOne who plays objective type games with the intention of upping thier kill/death ratio rather than helping thier team to win the game.
Host Advantage
The time advantage for gamers who are the host in an online game, or are near the host in relation to other players.
Magic Bullets
Bullets seeming to magically bend around walls and cover, or not hit enemies when aimed spot on, both caused by the aforementioned Host Advantage.
The time advantage for gamers who are the host in an online game, or are near the host in relation to other players.
Magic Bullets
Bullets seeming to magically bend around walls and cover, or not hit enemies when aimed spot on, both caused by the aforementioned Host Advantage.
Bubble - a zone of invulnerability, used for quick retreat from a losing battle
PK/PKer - player kill/er, a gamer who hunts down weak players and attacks them either to gain points or bring overall misery (in games with limited PvP or where PvP is frowned upon)
PvP - player versus player, fighting a human opponent as opposed to fighting Bots.
Bots/NPCs - in game characters controled by AI
PK/PKer - player kill/er, a gamer who hunts down weak players and attacks them either to gain points or bring overall misery (in games with limited PvP or where PvP is frowned upon)
PvP - player versus player, fighting a human opponent as opposed to fighting Bots.
Bots/NPCs - in game characters controled by AI
Addition:
[Knife / Knifing] - killing opponent using a knife/melee weapon. Considered a humiliating manner of defeat (in multiplayer).
The melee weapon itself may vary, so there are variations e.g. chainsaw. But knife is the most accepted one.
Or you could generalize it and say melee attack - hitting opponent with close proximity weapon, using either a specialized weapon e.g knife, or using the butt of a gun.
Feel free to modify it anyway you want.
Oh and also [blindside]:- attacking opponent from behind.
[Knife / Knifing] - killing opponent using a knife/melee weapon. Considered a humiliating manner of defeat (in multiplayer).
The melee weapon itself may vary, so there are variations e.g. chainsaw. But knife is the most accepted one.
Or you could generalize it and say melee attack - hitting opponent with close proximity weapon, using either a specialized weapon e.g knife, or using the butt of a gun.
Feel free to modify it anyway you want.
Oh and also [blindside]:- attacking opponent from behind.
Leroy Jenkins - the act of rushing through a game usually ignoring most enimies in order to quickly get to your objective it is often done in co-op games e.g. left for dead and is accompanyed by a shout of leroy jenkins popularised in a youtube video.
Rambo: used in first person shooters, To break from the group to try and "lone gun" the enemy team, ultimately failing.
L33T SP34K- The language spoken by twelve year olds and scrubs. The only known exception to this is teh pwnerer, who has reached such a level of awesome that rules do not apply to him.
Scrub- OMG u haxx0r!!!11 Quit b4 i get teh adminz 2 ban u, n00b!!!1
Player- ...uh....can you repeat that?
Scrub- *RAGE*
Admin Abuse- When an admin uses their abilities to harass players or to abuse their powers for personal benefits.
Scrub- OMG u haxx0r!!!11 Quit b4 i get teh adminz 2 ban u, n00b!!!1
Player- ...uh....can you repeat that?
Scrub- *RAGE*
Admin Abuse- When an admin uses their abilities to harass players or to abuse their powers for personal benefits.
Rage quit - playing MW2 for extended periods of time.
Quick scope
Hard scope
Achivement hunting
Boosting
completionist
Mods
Quick scope
Hard scope
Achivement hunting
Boosting
completionist
Mods
These are not in any decernable order, nor is English my first language. If you would like to do more, send me a PM
Ok, let's see; from the R.T.S!
Build Order:
The sequences of structures commonly agreed as being the best to obtain a specific mid/late game play style within an R.T.S
Eco:
The collective name for all resources. Commonly used in R.T.S, but also referring to Civ games or other games with a collectable resource.
Minimap:
An often pixellated representation of the broad gaming environment. Can be held on the user interface or accessed via hotkeys.
Spam: (add entry as second meaning)
The act of creating the same unit, in massive batches or on factory repeat orders, and leaving it to create units.
Waypoint:
A directional path the A.I will make your units travel along. Not to be confused with behavoural pathing.
Behavoural Pathing:
Setting the units to move along a path with a designated behavour attached to the movement, such as Patrol (loops the path) & aggressive (attacks any nearby hostile enemies.
Map:
The gaming environment, specifically, the level in which players will combat against each other or the A.I.
Rush:
Pushing a particular Build Order and cheap unit type in order to gain a quick and decisive victory.
Ghosting:
The act of playing a multiplayer game, and being in communication with someone who has been eliminated, in order to gain unfair information regarding the level without Fog of War, hence, other players units.
Fog of War:
A blackness or faded shroud that prevents the player from seeing areas of the level they have not explored. Can have varying opacity, and may show environment details but exclude enemy units or structures.
Matchmaking:
The act of queuing for ranked games and being placed against an opponent of equal comparitive skill to oneself.
Let's try some from MMO's!
PvP:
A player verses player enviornment, where real players can attack other real players without any warning, provocitation or prior alterations to the default settings.
PvE:
Player verses environment, where players will typically have to change setting in order to be attacked at anytime. Emphasis is on dungeons, raids or end game content exploration.
Ding:
The act of gaining a level within the game.
Level Cap:
The point at which a player will reach until they can no longer gain levels. This is the typical end game content beginnings.
Boss:
Like most games, this is a crecendo creature or monster within an environment that the players must beat in order to progress through the content or finish it. An environment may include a single boss, or several bosses the players must defeat in linar or non-linar progression.
WTB:
Acronym for Want to buy.
WTS:
Acronym for Want to sell.
WTT:
Acronym for Want to trade. Trading raw items for other raw items is actually very unpopular in the MMO genre.
Stat:
Your characters raw stats, often translating into health, casting or melee power and even ability to buy goods and items at cheap/discount prices.
I may post more, but now I sleep.
Ok, let's see; from the R.T.S!
Build Order:
The sequences of structures commonly agreed as being the best to obtain a specific mid/late game play style within an R.T.S
Eco:
The collective name for all resources. Commonly used in R.T.S, but also referring to Civ games or other games with a collectable resource.
Minimap:
An often pixellated representation of the broad gaming environment. Can be held on the user interface or accessed via hotkeys.
Spam: (add entry as second meaning)
The act of creating the same unit, in massive batches or on factory repeat orders, and leaving it to create units.
Waypoint:
A directional path the A.I will make your units travel along. Not to be confused with behavoural pathing.
Behavoural Pathing:
Setting the units to move along a path with a designated behavour attached to the movement, such as Patrol (loops the path) & aggressive (attacks any nearby hostile enemies.
Map:
The gaming environment, specifically, the level in which players will combat against each other or the A.I.
Rush:
Pushing a particular Build Order and cheap unit type in order to gain a quick and decisive victory.
Ghosting:
The act of playing a multiplayer game, and being in communication with someone who has been eliminated, in order to gain unfair information regarding the level without Fog of War, hence, other players units.
Fog of War:
A blackness or faded shroud that prevents the player from seeing areas of the level they have not explored. Can have varying opacity, and may show environment details but exclude enemy units or structures.
Matchmaking:
The act of queuing for ranked games and being placed against an opponent of equal comparitive skill to oneself.
Let's try some from MMO's!
PvP:
A player verses player enviornment, where real players can attack other real players without any warning, provocitation or prior alterations to the default settings.
PvE:
Player verses environment, where players will typically have to change setting in order to be attacked at anytime. Emphasis is on dungeons, raids or end game content exploration.
Ding:
The act of gaining a level within the game.
Level Cap:
The point at which a player will reach until they can no longer gain levels. This is the typical end game content beginnings.
Boss:
Like most games, this is a crecendo creature or monster within an environment that the players must beat in order to progress through the content or finish it. An environment may include a single boss, or several bosses the players must defeat in linar or non-linar progression.
WTB:
Acronym for Want to buy.
WTS:
Acronym for Want to sell.
WTT:
Acronym for Want to trade. Trading raw items for other raw items is actually very unpopular in the MMO genre.
Stat:
Your characters raw stats, often translating into health, casting or melee power and even ability to buy goods and items at cheap/discount prices.
I may post more, but now I sleep.
An example of itself. Okay, Okay, now seriously...farmerboy219 said:
leetspeak: using numbers or a combination of punctuation in place of letters. (4=A, 3=E, 7=T, |\/|=M, 13=B)
zerg: swarming an enemy with numerous cheap, weak units