Jargon

This page hopes to clarify some common jargon, acronyms and slang used by many players in game. They can be useful to know, especially in team situations, as other players will assume that you know what they are talking about.

Many players use map "landmarks," like "mid tower" or "@ R jump," to signify places on the map, so it's a good idea to learn your maps as well as the jargon.

Acronyms

<properties> CTF=Capture the Flag FFA=Free For All RH=Rabbit Hunt R=(Team's) Right L=(Team's) Left RF=Red flag GF=Green flag BF=Blue flag PF=Purple flag CL=Cloaking GM=Guided Missile G/Geno=Genocide. Often said to warn the whole team that an enemy is advancing with genocide flag ST=Stealth. Used with outside and side to signify an opponent not on radar. HF=Have fun GJ=Good Job. Often said to the team when a teammate has just captured the opposing team's flag GL=Good Luck GS=Good shot. Generally used when a particularly difficult shot kills you GG=Good game G1=Good One (shot) NP=No Problem - mostly used as a response if you're teamkilled NS=Nice Shot N1=Nice One (shot) SRY=Sorry THX=Thank You TK=Team Kill, to kill one's own team. TY=Thank You WTF?=Something's not quite right..... (Vulgar) WTH?=Similar to WTF - cleaner version </properties>

Jargon

<properties> Bots=Non-human-player tanks. Capping=Capturing the other teams flag, verb to cap. Ours=Protect your team flag, or used to signify your team's base. Theirs=Attack the other team's flag, or used to signify the other team's base. Geno=Genocide Flag, usually when seen it chat by itself it means an opposing team player has the flag so be careful Pass=Send the flag to the middle, or to a safe zone. See this article. Pyr=Pyramid Triangle=An incorrect term for a pyramid often used by new players. Base=Usually referring to your own base. (ex: st base!) In=Inside the base (if applicable) Out=Directly outside the base (if applicable) Mid=Middle of the map Jump/Jumper/Launcher=Either a world object that launches a tank in the air, or a tank that has used said world object. Spamming=Filling the chat box with meaningless text. Laser Spamming=Uselessly, blindly, rapidly shooting with the laser flag, often resulting in team kills. Camping=Staying in one place with the same flag for a long time. If you do this you are a camper. Flag Running=Working against your own team, and taking your flag towards the other team's base. If you do this you are a flag runner. Flag Shopping=Rapidly picking up and dropping flags, in order to find a particularly powerful or useful one. Also known as flag farming. Lang=Language, Watch your language. (Please don't respond with the language you speak.) Watch!=Watch out! or Guard! (ex: Watch ours!) </properties>