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Old 2012-07-20, 09:38 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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Talking Planetside slang/jargon


Having gone through several topics, it reminded me of the jargon and slang we used back in the good ol' days. The wiki I found about PS jargon didn't include most of the jargon, so I made a little list of most of the PS terminology, but I feel I'm missing out on some... anyone?

Elmo/TR: Terran Republic player
Barney/VS: Vanu Sovereignty player
Smurf/NC: New Conglomerate player
BR: Battle Rank
CR: Command Rank
AA: Anti-Air
AV: Anti-Vehicle
AI: Anti-Infantry
Veh/Air Term/Vterm/Aterm: Vehicle/Aircraft Terminal
Backhacking: Involves hacking a base with a defence force on it OR attack of a rear-line base by a third empire.
Ghosthacking: Involves hacking a base with no defence force on it
CC: Base/Tower Control Console
Gen: Base Generator
BD/Backdoor: Refers to the backdoor of a base/facility
Rep/Repping: The act of repairing
Glue Gun: Repair tool
Glue: Repair ("Need some glue!")
Med Juice/Engy Juice: Healing/Repairing
Cloaker/Ninja/Ghost: Infiltrator using a cloak suit
Ghosting: Seizing a continent or number of bases with no to minimum resistance.
Max crash: A tactic involving masses of MAX units assaulting a target (base/tower)
HA: Heavy Assault
JH/Noobhammer: Jackhammer (NC Heavy Assault weapon)
Mag/Magmower: Magrider (VS Tank)
MCG/McGun: Mini Chaingun (TR Heavy Assault weapon)
Bang Bus/Fun Bus: Slang for the surrenderer troop carrier
Mossie/Skeeter: Mosquito (Light Air Fighter)
Gal: Galaxy Air Transport
GG: Galaxy Gunship
Van/Vanny: Vangaurd (NC Tank)
Libby: Liberator bomber
Phant: Phantasm
AMS: Advanced Mobile Station, also known as the mobile spawn point.
ANT: Advanced Nanite Transport, energy hauler for bases.
OL: Outfit Leader
SL: Squad Leader
PL: Platoon Leader
OS: Orbital Strike
Resec: Resecuring a base
Softy: Non-max or light/medium armored infantry
Rexo: Reinforced Exo-suit / heavy armored infantry
Threeway: Battles involving all three factions
Circle Jerk: When all 3 empire are stuck on the same cont, making no progress for hours or days. Threeway meets stalemate.
Zerg: Unorganized battles where the army with the biggest numbers wins
LFS: Looking For Squad
Cap: Capturing (base/tower capture)
Cont: Continent
Camp: The act of waiting, defending or sieging an area.
Farming: the act of making easy kills
Caver: Players who spent the bulk of their play time in caves.
Hotdrop/Gal Drop: The act of dropping from a Galaxy into a "hot" zone/battlezone
(Hot)Dropper/Bailer: Someone dropping or bailing from an Air vehicle.
Jack/Jacking: Hacking an enemy vehicle
Nades: Granades
Vet: Veteran

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Old 2012-07-20, 09:41 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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Re: Planetside slang/jargon


http://wiki.planetside-universe.com/...nyms_and_Slang

Add to it if need be.
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Old 2012-07-20, 10:20 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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You forgot hillbilly.
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Old 2012-07-20, 10:24 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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Originally Posted by Slide Surveyor View Post
You forgot hillbilly.
That might be the first PS2 nick name
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Old 2012-07-20, 11:29 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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Well the most used acronym I see used lately has to be:

Vet: Veteran
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Old 2012-07-20, 11:57 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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Also, I know it is going to take me awhile to call Heavy Assault by its proper name. I'm just going to say "Rexo" for awhile (REinforced eXO-suit for new comers).
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Old 2012-07-21, 12:00 AM   [Ignore Me] #7
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Originally Posted by Xeller View Post
Also, I know it is going to take me awhile to call Heavy Assault by its proper name. I'm just going to say "Rexo" for awhile (REinforced eXO-suit for new comers).
Well, that is what they're wearing, so I'll always be saying Rexo. Easier to say and we all know what we're talking about.
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Old 2012-07-21, 12:55 AM   [Ignore Me] #8
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Ghost = Infiltrator
GG = Galaxy Gunship
Farming = making lots of kills easily
Gen = base generator

While you were farmed by the GG a ghost sneaked into the gen.

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Old 2012-07-21, 01:03 AM   [Ignore Me] #9
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I'd always heard Backhack to, more specifically, mean attacking a rear-line base, defenders or no. Often done by the 3rd empire not already involved in a cont battle.

"WTF, NC backhack? There goes the cont."
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And while we're at it. Cont: Continent, later turned into planets. Still called conts.
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Lesser used: Circle Jerk: When all 3 empire are stuck on the same cont, making no progress for hours or days. Threeway meets stalemate.

"How's Cyssor going?"
"Circle Jerk, hour 36."
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Libby: Liberator bomber
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Caver: Players who spent the bulk of their play time in caves.
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McGun: TR Heavy Assult Mini-Chaingun
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Old 2012-07-21, 01:26 AM   [Ignore Me] #10
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i always called the 3 way on cyssors at Leza a 3 way fuck fest

Phant: Phantasm

and what about the
AMS and ANT,and of course REXO
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Old 2012-07-21, 01:42 AM   [Ignore Me] #11
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I don't know if anyone will actually remember this, but since PS2 has a flamethrower this time around, is anyone going to call it the Jawa?

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Old 2012-07-21, 02:10 AM   [Ignore Me] #12
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Originally Posted by Emperor View Post
I don't know if anyone will actually remember this, but since PS2 has a flamethrower this time around, is anyone going to call it the Jawa?
Why would you call a flamethrower a Jawa? Jawas usually use blasters or ion weapons...
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Old 2012-07-21, 02:27 AM   [Ignore Me] #13
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Originally Posted by Emperor View Post
I don't know if anyone will actually remember this, but since PS2 has a flamethrower this time around, is anyone going to call it the Jawa?
Nah.

We'll call it the Flammenwerfer.

It werfs flammen.
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Old 2012-07-21, 02:40 AM   [Ignore Me] #14
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lets not forget about the n00bhammer
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Old 2012-07-21, 03:52 AM   [Ignore Me] #15
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Originally Posted by Rivenshield View Post
It werfs flammen.
lolololol

thank you, internet.
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