Defintions | Game Jargon

[Guest Reg_AU]

Not everyone is familiar with the jargon used in on-line gameplay (especially seniors like me), so I'll attempt to add to this list.

 

• Doxxing - Doxing, or doxxing, is the Internet-based practice of researching and publicly broadcasting private or identifying information about an individual or organization. The methods employed to acquire this information include searching publicly available databases and social media websites, hacking, and social engineering.(Wikipedia)
• Nerf/Nerfing - The act of making something worse or weaker (urbandictionary.com). Usually refers to the Game Developers (Dev's), or server administrators, reducing the reward for a particular action. For example, Reducing the amount of reward (loot) for mining a rock or mineral.
• Ganked - To be killed without mercy on a MMORPG for the sport of it (urbandictionary.com). For example, if you are new to the game with only minimal defences or resources, being killed by a more experienced player.  Repeated attacks on newer players is often considered a form of bullying.
• NOOB/Newbie - A new player to the game.

 

[aliensalmon]

This is Dual Universe specific, but you may have seen the unit "su" in use.

 

1 su = 200 km.

[Anopheles]

Voxelmancy = the art of using the voxel tools to make more interesting shapes than a square box.  For example, making a globe then using ctrl × x to slice out a section to make a curved surface using ctrl + v.

 

PvP = player vs player combat (or competition)

 

PvE = player vs Environment where you survive without interference from other players.

 

AvA = avatar vs avatar combat 

 

CvC = construct vs Construct combat

 

Carebear = one who prefers pve, but also complains a lot about pvp and its adherents.   Considered a slur.

 

Murder Hobo = someone who gets enjoyment purely from destroying anyone they meet. A species of troll.

 

Troll = someone who gets enjoyment from inconveniencing/ upsetting other players.

 

Ganking = defeating an enemy easily, with overtones of bullying and seeking mismatched fights.

 

Camper = someone prepared to sit in one place, like a spawn point or crossroads, to attack passersby.  Considered unseemly.

 

White Knight = the gaming version of a virtue signaller.

 

Noob = a less friendly version of newb/newbie with intonation of incompetency, over confidence and not listening to advice.

 

Goldspammer = someone offering in game cash for real world money, usually by spamming a chat channel. Lowest of the low.

 

Market Scammer = someone who hopes you miss a decimal point or two.  Considered scummy but part of life in a game like this or Eve Online.

 

Fast Travel = a system that allows you to instantly, or unusually quickly, get from one place to another.

 

Robot or Surrogate = A DU construct that allows you to explore and communicate quickly, but with limited interactivity with the universe.

 

Space Legs = having the ability to walk around. This game has it, Elite Dangerous doesn't.

 

Forum Wars = a spat that occurs in the game forums.  May or may not be connected to an in game conflict.

 

Forum Hijacking = a now, real world, illegal act of taking over a player's or clan's real world website as an act of war.

 

Goonsquad = (1) a real world band of merry japesters/murdering monsters frim the Something Awful website that join online games to point and laugh at anyone taking in game politics too seriously or just to watch the world burn.  Bound to turn up in DU eventually... or already. (2) someone acting like 1.

 

 

 

[Kezzle]

BP - Blueprint that lets you quickly deploy an arrangement of voxels and elements that you have in your possession. AKA "Bloop".

 

[GraXXoR]

2 hours ago, Anopheles said:

 

 

Robot = A DU construct that allows you to explore and communicate quickly, but with limited interactivity with the universe.

 

I thought they were called surrogates, not robots. 

[Anopheles]

39 minutes ago, GraXXoR said:

I thought they were called surrogates, not robots. 

I'm sure the tut woman called them robots.  I'll add in it.

[PhunkieTown]

Just how senior do you have to be to not know what noobs, nerfs and ganks are!? ?