N
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n1:
Nice one, in some cases meaning great shot.
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n2b: not too bad
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Newb: see Newbie
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Newbie:
Also known as rookie, this is someone who is new to a game.
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nj: nice job
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n00B: see Newbie
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ns: nice
shot!
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n/m or nm:
nevermind
O
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o/c: overclock.
As in your processor/video card and so forth to get maximum fps as Quake
players like to do.
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omg: oh my gawd
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oom: out of mana (EQ/DAOC terminology)
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oop: out of power (EQ/DAOC terminology)
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ooe: out of endurance (EQ/DAOC terminology)
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Owned:
When you are beaten by so much that your opponent "owns" you
P
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Ping:
The time in milliseconds between when you do something in the game and it
actually happens. The lower the ping you have, the better. When you fire a gun on a net server, you
click the mouse and the gun fires a short time later. This is lag in action, baby!
√ Peeps:
A term that spread wild fire
from my buddy Pookie. This means people, friends or simply crowd in general.
√
pineapples:
grenades... usually fired by a pineapple launcher. ;-)
√
ppl: people
Q
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Q3F: Quake 3 Fortress, a popular modification
for Quake III Arena.
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Q3W: Quake3world.com, id Software's
official fansite for Quake III Arena.
√
qt: cutie
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qw: (see Quakeworld)
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Quad:
Quad Damage. A power-up in every Quake game that normally multiplies your weapon's damage
by four.
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Quakeworld: This is a version of the
original Quake game, with some tweaks to make the game run better through
multiplayer.
R
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RA:
1) Red Armor 2) Rocket Arena, a popular
modification for Quake III. 3) Red Alert (strategy game) by Westwood
Studios.
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Rail:
RailGun
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Rape: In the real world this sounds really
bad. In the gaming world, this just means you got owned at a match or
game.
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rdy: ready
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Respawn:
This bring your player in the game back from the dead after you have been
killed. FACT - The
first time repining became a major part of the game was in Doom's nightmare mode, where
the monsters respawned about a minute after they were killed, and came back at
you.
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RJ: rocket jump
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RL:
Rocket Launcher
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RTS:
Real-Time Strategy game
√
Rune: 1) A power-up
in some games 2) There's also a game
called Rune.
S
√
ss: screenshot
√
Shaft:
Lightning Gun
√
Skins:
A texture that is wrapped around a 3D model, commonly refers to the texture
around the actual character model, hence the term "Skin".
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Sniping: This normally is like the
movies, you find a safe area to snipe other players while they are walking or
running by. In some cases, you can be called a camper if you only stay in one
place to not defend your headquarters but to camp weapons or other items on a
map.
√
spam:
1) Normally stated when you receive
lots of junk mail through email.
2) Gamers use this context when
continuously firing a weapon (usually plasma gun or machine gun for
finishing off) at an area an opponent might stick his head out of, in the
hope of getting a few 'free' hits.
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Spawn:
(see respawn)
√
Splash Damage:
In many different games, there's certain areas in a map that can cause a
type of blast radius, where if you are standing near a wall, the ground or
other type of areas, a rocket launcher or other types of blasting type of
weapons, you'll be hit with damage.
√
Strafe Jump: A technical jump which
involves Strafing while jumping and turning to attain greater heights. This
can also be a type of jump to very hard places such as a ledge or other
angled areas on a map.
√
Strogg:
The enemy race in Quake II
√
Stroggos: Home planet of the Strogg
T
√
T2UL: talk to you later
√
T2YS: Talk
to you soon
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TA:
1) Team Arena, expansion for
Quake III Arena
2) Thanks Alot
√
TC:
Total Conversion (see Mod)
√
TDM: Team
Death Match
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tele:
(see
Teleporter) , an item in Quake III Arena
and Unreal Tournament games.
√
Telefrag:
If more than one player dies at the same time they are sometimes re-spawned
in the same area, this causing in some cases both players being killed
again. This is also caused when somebody teleports into the space where you
are, they will burst out of your body, killing you instantly. To counter
this, don't stop to look around. As soon as you appear, hotfoot it out of
there.
√
Teleporter:
An item in Quake III Arena
and Unreal Tournament games.
√
tg: thank
god
√ stfu:
Shut the Funk Up (PG version)
W
√
w2g: way to go
√
wb:
Welcome Back
√
Whore: Whore is used in a lot of id Software
games. When you camp something like Quad or any other power-ups, most terms
that are used are Quad-Whore, Mega-Whore and so forth. (see also
camping)
√
w00t!:
Excitement. Terms used by XP-Torak: "W00T HE DEFUSED!", or "w00t he killed them all!", or "w00t she's
naked!"
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Wtf: What the fudge (PG version)
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Wth: What the hell (PG-13 version)
