NS2 Acronyms/Short-hand
Zuriki
Join Date: 2010-11-20 Member: 75105Members
Join Date: 2010-11-20 Member: 75105Members
I was wondering what the sort of "agreed upon" acronyms/short-hand in NS2 are. The ones I am familiar with as being definite wide-spread acronyms are:
NS - Natural Selection
RR - Ready Room
GG - Good Game (cross-game)
GJ - Good Job (cross-game)
CC - Command Center (but applied to any Lx of com chair)
GL - Grenade Launcher
Shotty - Shotgun
Com - Commander
IP - Infantry Portal
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Some others I've seen:
RT - Resource Tower
RN - Resource Node
Node - Resource Node
Rine - Marine(s)
FT - Flame thrower
FF - Flame thrower (or maybe flamer-f*gs???)
Res - Carbon/Team Resources
MS - Marine Start
AS - Alien Start
ST - Sentry Turret (Team's Start?)
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Have a missed any or got any incorrect? Do you think there should be some "official" short hand list?
NS - Natural Selection
RR - Ready Room
GG - Good Game (cross-game)
GJ - Good Job (cross-game)
CC - Command Center (but applied to any Lx of com chair)
GL - Grenade Launcher
Shotty - Shotgun
Com - Commander
IP - Infantry Portal
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Some others I've seen:
RT - Resource Tower
RN - Resource Node
Node - Resource Node
Rine - Marine(s)
FT - Flame thrower
FF - Flame thrower (or maybe flamer-f*gs???)
Res - Carbon/Team Resources
MS - Marine Start
AS - Alien Start
ST - Sentry Turret (Team's Start?)
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Have a missed any or got any incorrect? Do you think there should be some "official" short hand list?
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DC defense chamber
DC defense chamber<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They aren't in NS2 in the same way as NS.
Doesn't matter, oldschool guys still use it :P
AA- Advanced Armory
D'oh forgot about that one.
True...I'm just thinking about the new people that will be playing and have no idea what DC is. From my time in WoW whenever I see DC i think disconnected.
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/index.php/Acronyms" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/index.php/Acronyms</a>
PP = Power Point? I haven't seen it used[ though...
Obs = Observatory
SG can be either Sentry Gun or ShotGun. Context can be helpful to distinguish, but not in all cases. I think ST=Sentry Turret is probably better.
I can't think of anymore. I'm sure there will be some once more features are completed.
Oh yeah:
JP = Jetpack
If I'm not using voice chat, I usually use the first letter of the Alien species in text chat. If I quickly needed to say that there were 2 Lerks in West then I would type "2 L in W", or 3 skulks somewhere could be "3x S @ ____".
S - Skulk
G - Gorge
L - Lerk
F - Fade
O - Onos
A bunch of other things could be done with 1-3 letters too.
If I'm not using voice chat, I usually use the first letter of the Alien species in text chat. If I quickly needed to say that there were 2 Lerks in West then I would type "2 L in W", or 3 skulks somewhere could be "3x S @ ____".
S - Skulk
G - Gorge
L - Lerk
F - Fade
O - Onos
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronyms" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronyms</a>
I went from the first line of that. Acronyms also sounds cooler. :D
agreed, rolls off the tongue better than rr
SG = shotty = shotgun (cross-game) (I use that order, sg, if someone asks, shotty, if they ask again, shotgun)
PPTX = power point (no idea why someone dubbed PN that :S)
PN = powernode
Other random notes:
RT = resource tower - seems handy, as I usually call them extractor, which is long to type. I might end up using this, or a variation.
AA = advanced armory - I never seen it used, and I always read (and always will) AA as Anti-Air...
Some ns2 acronyms you missed
FWLBT = Fans With Lights Behind Them (there is a few variations on this)
BUS = Big Unannounced Secret (afaik dates back to ns1, but is often refered to for ns2 aswell)
FF = friendly fire (cross-game)
N1 = nice one (cross-game)
AW = awesome whipping (not really, but I usually say aw when I get my ass whipped and figured I could add a joke in the list xD)
And how did you miss this?!?
NS2 = natural selection 2 (you only had NS)
F4 - quit
RQ - ragequit (actually l4d language), also F4
WOL - wall of lame
howar - to be awesome :P
co_ - combat
ns_ - an actual natural selection game
proc - processing
maint - maintenance
power - power generator/power
gen - generator/ power generator
equi - equilibrium generator
noname - hive that was later called "mother"
you can go on with the map locations if you want :P there are just too many.
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NS = Natural Selection
NS + 2 = Natural Selection + 2
So really, no need to include NS2 *as well* as NS.
Oh and F4 = Quit?
Ef-four sounds nothing like a word, I'm guessing F4 on the keyboard RR'd?
CF = Command facility (lvl2)
CC = Command center (lvl3)
Though, I frequently see people use cc (as in command chair) for all three. For resources now, I like to use (although I'm not sure how common it is)
PRes = personal resources
TRes = team resources
CF = Command facility (lvl2)
CC = Command center (lvl3)
Though, I frequently see people use cc (as in command chair) for all three. For resources now, I like to use (although I'm not sure how common it is)
PRes = personal resources
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I use CC for all three, which is why I referenced it on my main post.
F4 is the back to the RR key, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealFlayra#p/u/21/PxfjfBeC6tQ" target="_blank">the initial NS2 Trailer</a> has a reference to it as it was usually used like this, look on the door:
<b>OMG ONOS!!! F4!!!</b>
its the big unannounced system
who announces secrets? school girls maybe
F4 is the back to the RR key, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealFlayra#p/u/21/PxfjfBeC6tQ" target="_blank">the initial NS2 Trailer</a> has a reference to it as it was usually used like this, look on the door:
<b>OMG ONOS!!! F4!!!</b><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Haha that's awesome. I would have never known about that, my life is now complete. :D
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who announces secrets? school girls maybe<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Big Unnanounced Surprise (Ie. they say there is a surprise, but *obviously*, don't tell you what it entails).
Also:
Exp = <team> Expansion
bXXX (where X is a number) build XXX (b163 = build 163)
CatPak/CatPack = Catalyst Pack
quick someone give this man a scorpi<i>a</i>n
:-D
Only if it HOVARS without flapping.