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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.

 

 

 

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