Dictionary
This was found at PlanetQ3.com
I think and then I added more terms
Deathmatch - term used to describe a fight to the death by
two or more players.
Frag - in the quake world simply means killing another
player.
Gib - used to describe the flying body parts of players.
Map - the levels that you play in.
Skin- the clothes that your player model has on.
Server - the computer that players call in to play the game.
Players connect by typing in the ip of the server into the game. ip stands for internet
protocol. The ip may be a number (ex.206.10.20.13:26910) or a name, such as
quak3.brainerd.net
In Quake 2, try typing in the console "connect raptor.kickbutt.com" (without the
quotes) for an example of how you connect to a server.
Console - this is the information bar that drops down when you hit the ~ (tilde)
key. It allows you to see various information, and you can type in different commands to
change the game.
Frag limit - the maximum number of frags that a player may get before moving on to
the next level. Once any player in the game gets this number of frags the server
automatically moves on to the next level.
Time limit - the server automatically moves on to the next
level once it has been running for the specified amount of time.
Mod - short for modification. A user programmed addition to
the game which can enhance existing gameplay or add in a new element, or make a totally
different type of gameplay.
TC - short for total conversion. This mod uses user created
textures, models, and levels to make a completely different game than the original.
CTF - short for Capture the Flag. Two (or more) teams try to
steal the other teams flag and bring it back to their base.
brb- means I wll be right back, the player is
leaving the game for a few minutes for me its to get a pepsi or go to the bathroom.
GG or gg short for good game or gotta go
Rocket Jump - a method for jumping very high by shooting the
rocket at the ground and jumping at the same time.
LOL - short for "Lots of laughs" or "laughing out loud".
ROTFLMAO - short for "Rolling on the floor laughing my
ass off!".
: ) cynical smile, which can represent happiness, put after
sarcastic phrases, or after talking smak to tell the person you were just kidding.
j/k - short for "just kidding".
hehe - a laugh
Camper - a player who stays in a certain place with a
powerful weapon and kills players as they spawn or as they run by. Many people complain
that camping is a cheap way to fight, but without camping the game can become boring. Your
choice. I hate campers but they are fun to frag.
Newbie - a player who is new to the game and doesn't know the
ins and outs of it yet. May not know the layout of the levels and may not be that good of
a player. Sometimes scorned by better players.
LAG - latency between when you do the action on the output
device, to when it appears in the game.
Ping- the counting of lag in milliseconds, how long it takes
in ms for each packet of data to be sent to the server. The lower your ping, the less lag
you get.
Disconnection - when you disconnect from the net
Disconnection symbol - the icon that appears when your
connection to the server is on the fritz it is a small pone jack thing in quake2-3
CLAN - a group of players who forms a team. They usually have
a webpage dedicated to the clan that tells people who's in it, when their practices are,
etc.
CLAN Match - When two clans go at it in a tournament against
each other.
Bot - an artificial intelligent computer player, which acts
like a player in most cases
Zbot - a bot that autoaims form the user while the user runs around in the level
Lamer - someone who just isn't cool
Owns, Ownz, Rule - When you are
much much better than someone, and with that in mind, you basically own the poor sucker
LPB- low ping bastard, players with great net connections,
that play the game with low ping times. This gives them a HUGE
advantage. Anyone that consistently pings below 175 is an lpb. Feel free to insult them.
HPB - high ping bastard, The rest of us with crappy modems.
About 230 ping.
Smurf - Really good players in clans that change their name to "I suck"
or "newbie" to beat the crap out of unsuspecting jobbers.