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RH=[[Rabbit Hunt]]
 
RH=[[Rabbit Hunt]]
 
TK=Team Kill, to kill one's own team.
 
TK=Team Kill, to kill one's own team.
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RF=Red flag
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GF=Green flag
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BF=Blue flag
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PF=Purple flag
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G=Genocide flag, often accompanied with a ! or a "watch out!"
 
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Geno=Genocide Flag
 
Geno=Genocide Flag
 
Ours=Protect your team flag
 
Ours=Protect your team flag
Spamming=Either filling the chat box with meaningless text, or filling the list server with empty servers.
 
 
Theirs=Attack the other team's flag
 
Theirs=Attack the other team's flag
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Spamming=Either filling the chat box with meaningless text, or filling the list server with empty servers.
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Laser Spamming=Uselessly filling the game world with laser shots, often causing team kills.
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Watch!=Watch out!
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Pyr=Pyramid
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Jump/Launcher/Jumper=Either a world object that launches a tank in the air, or a tank that has used said world object.
 
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Revision as of 18:55, 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.

Acronyms

CTF Capture the Flag
FFA Free For All
GG Good game
RH Rabbit Hunt
TK Team Kill, to kill one's own team.
RF Red flag
GF Green flag
BF Blue flag
PF Purple flag
G Genocide flag, often accompanied with a ! or a "watch out!"


Jargon

Bots Non-human-player tanks.
Camping Staying in one place with the same flag for a long time. If you do this you are a camper.
Capping Capturing the other teams flag, verb to cap.
Geno Genocide Flag
Ours Protect your team flag
Theirs Attack the other team's flag
Spamming Either filling the chat box with meaningless text, or filling the list server with empty servers.
Laser Spamming Uselessly filling the game world with laser shots, often causing team kills.
Watch! Watch out!
Pyr Pyramid
Jump/Launcher/Jumper Either a world object that launches a tank in the air, or a tank that has used said world object.