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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. | 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 = | = Acronyms = | ||
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GG=Good game | GG=Good game | ||
TK=Team Kill, to kill one's own team. | TK=Team Kill, to kill one's own team. | ||
R=(Team's) Right | |||
L=(Team's) Left | |||
RF=Red flag | RF=Red flag | ||
GF=Green flag | GF=Green flag | ||
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Bots=Non-human-player tanks. | Bots=Non-human-player tanks. | ||
Capping=Capturing the other teams flag, verb ''to cap''. | Capping=Capturing the other teams flag, verb ''to cap''. | ||
Ours=Protect your team flag | Ours=Protect your team flag, or used to signify your team's base. | ||
Theirs=Attack the other team's flag | 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 | Geno=Genocide Flag, usually when seen it chat by itself it means an opposing team player has the flag so be careful | ||
Pass= | Pass=Send the flag to the middle, or to a safe zone. See [[Jumping#Dropping_Flags|this article]]. | ||
Pyr=Pyramid | Pyr=Pyramid | ||
Jump/Launcher | In=Inside the base (if applicable) | ||
Spamming=Either filling the chat box with meaningless text | Out=Directly outside the base (if applicable) | ||
Laser Spamming=Uselessly | 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=Either 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''. | Camping=Staying in one place with the same flag for a long time. If you do this you are ''a camper''. | ||
Watch!=Watch out! | Watch!=Watch out! or Guard! (ex: Watch ours!) | ||
</properties> | </properties> | ||
[[Category:Gameplay]] | [[Category:Gameplay]] | ||
Revision as of 22:04, 9 April 2009
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 GG=Good game TK=Team Kill, to kill one's own team. R=(Team's) Right L=(Team's) Left RF=Red flag GF=Green flag BF=Blue flag PF=Purple flag G=Genocide flag, often accompanied with a ! or a "watch out!" </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 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=Either 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. Watch!=Watch out! or Guard! (ex: Watch ours!) </properties>