I play Eve Online myself, which is a space based game where you can fly an assorted variety of ships and play different roles, such as space fighter, miner, merchant trader, mercenary, pirate, etc. And believe you me, that game is sheer *massive* in size, both in the size of the play area, and the number on online players playing at the same time. One time it got to over 25,000 online at once, all in the same galaxy! (Ie., All playing in the same persistant game world, for the technically minded game players) :o
Anywho, some of the phrases that I hear over there, in addition to many of yours, is:
carebear = someone who plays in a totally (most of the time anyway) non-aggresive manner towards other players
'roids = short for asteroids, which are often used for mining ore and minerals
rats = short for piRATe, usually reserved for the computer generated enemy ships that attack your ship when you come into the area
cans = usually containers of either ore (from mining), or loot (that appear when you shoot down another ship)
ore thieves = people who usually sneak up on you while you're mining and steal the ore out from the can you're putting the mined ore into, and then split before you can do anything about it. Also very uncool, like the ninjas.
macrominers = ships used by certain players that operate on running macros that usually mine the crap out of asteroid fields (leaving little for others), and is a practice that is forbidden by CCP. Ie., if you get caught by CCP, you're account is terminated. Permantly!
nerf = same thing as in Zix's post, and also highly complained about when CCP (the authors of Eve) 'tweaks' the game and limits a capability or piece of equipment.
noob ship = the ship that you start out with when you first start playing and learning Eve
skills = different abilities that your character train for that cover a *wide* range of subjects/areas. And they come at different levels too, where the first lvl (defined below) takes the shortest time (about half an hour or so), and the fifth lvl, which can take you up to a month!
lvl = short for level
corp = No, not Way Corp (thankful for that, ehh? ;) ), but short for space corporations, literally hundreds to choose from, and are either computer generated or are player made corps, each one having different agendas and goals to accomplish.
corp wars = when different corp(orations) go to war against each other
podded = when not only your ship gets destroyed, YOU (in your escape pod) get smoked by enemy fire. BUT, not to worry, you are regenerated as a clone at a nearby space station. :)
character name = a name that you can assign to your character that other folks can call you by. Mine is ((ahem)) Garth Skytrader. ..... Ahhhh shaddap!!
Anywho, that's just a few of them, and here is the link to find out more about Eve Online.
Warning: Due to its size and incredible depth of play and content, it can be VERY addictive and time consuming once you get started. It is THAT fun! Believe me! I spent many an hour per week playing this game when I first started (June 2004), and it is to date my favorite online game, bar none. (So I know the feeling, Zix! :B) )
There ya go, Dave! :) And that's another thing about Eve: it's superb graphics. ..... which brings up the point that, to really play the game, you'll need 1 gigabyte of memory, 3D graphics card wtih 128meg of onboard video memory, 400-600 meg of HD space, and a 1.5-2.0 ghz Pentium 4 (or equivalent) box to run w/o any real problems.
I think each game (I know Eve does) has a downloadable client software package that installs, and then you can then subscribe on the web site for monthly charges. When you run the game, it'll ask you to log in (using the login info provided you by the site), and then you can start playing.
You buy the World of Warcraft client at your local gamestore. It comes with your first month of play included, but after that you either pay by credit card or buy pre-paid timecards. It's currently $14.95/month, with discounts for 3-month/6-month/12-month advance purchases. Sounds like a lot, but it's cheaper than a single movie for two, and you can play it 24 hrs a day for that month. Cheap entertainment, really.
WoW, as it's called, is the most popular online Role-playing game out there, with reportedly over 5.5 million users worldwide. I'll warn you, though, it can be extremely addictive.
There are multiple servers, but there isn't any communication between them. So, if you're inclined to play and want to play with me, select the "Khaz Modan" server to create a character on. I mostly play Alliance characters on Khaz Modan, although I have a couple of Horde characters for variety. (You can create characters on all the servers, but you can only share things between your characters on the same server. You can have up to 10 characters on any 1 server.)
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Zixar, Master Online Game player I see.
I play Eve Online myself, which is a space based game where you can fly an assorted variety of ships and play different roles, such as space fighter, miner, merchant trader, mercenary, pirate, etc. And believe you me, that game is sheer *massive* in size, both in the size of the play area, and the number on online players playing at the same time. One time it got to over 25,000 online at once, all in the same galaxy! (Ie., All playing in the same persistant game world, for the technically minded game players) :o
Anywho, some of the phrases that I hear over there, in addition to many of yours, is:
carebear = someone who plays in a totally (most of the time anyway) non-aggresive manner towards other players
'roids = short for asteroids, which are often used for mining ore and minerals
rats = short for piRATe, usually reserved for the computer generated enemy ships that attack your ship when you come into the area
cans = usually containers of either ore (from mining), or loot (that appear when you shoot down another ship)
ore thieves = people who usually sneak up on you while you're mining and steal the ore out from the can you're putting the mined ore into, and then split before you can do anything about it. Also very uncool, like the ninjas.
macrominers = ships used by certain players that operate on running macros that usually mine the crap out of asteroid fields (leaving little for others), and is a practice that is forbidden by CCP. Ie., if you get caught by CCP, you're account is terminated. Permantly!
nerf = same thing as in Zix's post, and also highly complained about when CCP (the authors of Eve) 'tweaks' the game and limits a capability or piece of equipment.
noob ship = the ship that you start out with when you first start playing and learning Eve
skills = different abilities that your character train for that cover a *wide* range of subjects/areas. And they come at different levels too, where the first lvl (defined below) takes the shortest time (about half an hour or so), and the fifth lvl, which can take you up to a month!
lvl = short for level
corp = No, not Way Corp (thankful for that, ehh? ;) ), but short for space corporations, literally hundreds to choose from, and are either computer generated or are player made corps, each one having different agendas and goals to accomplish.
corp wars = when different corp(orations) go to war against each other
podded = when not only your ship gets destroyed, YOU (in your escape pod) get smoked by enemy fire. BUT, not to worry, you are regenerated as a clone at a nearby space station. :)
character name = a name that you can assign to your character that other folks can call you by. Mine is ((ahem)) Garth Skytrader. ..... Ahhhh shaddap!!
Anywho, that's just a few of them, and here is the link to find out more about Eve Online.
Warning: Due to its size and incredible depth of play and content, it can be VERY addictive and time consuming once you get started. It is THAT fun! Believe me! I spent many an hour per week playing this game when I first started (June 2004), and it is to date my favorite online game, bar none. (So I know the feeling, Zix! :B) )
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There ya go, Dave! :) And that's another thing about Eve: it's superb graphics. ..... which brings up the point that, to really play the game, you'll need 1 gigabyte of memory, 3D graphics card wtih 128meg of onboard video memory, 400-600 meg of HD space, and a 1.5-2.0 ghz Pentium 4 (or equivalent) box to run w/o any real problems.
At least!
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Abigail
Just wanted to say hi, Zix.
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coolchef1248 @adelphia.net
ok i gotta ask
how you get to play this game
thanks
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BikerBabe
|337 5p3@k? WTF w0u|d 7h@7 b3?
Nah, never heard of it. LOL.
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I think each game (I know Eve does) has a downloadable client software package that installs, and then you can then subscribe on the web site for monthly charges. When you run the game, it'll ask you to log in (using the login info provided you by the site), and then you can start playing.
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excathedra
my son (11) is level 47
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And it's not "noob", it's "n00b", you n00b, you!
n00b: from "newbie", its usually a new person still stumbling with something and not up to speed.
L337: from "elite", it's both something cool and first-rate (or "uber-"),
or the online slang and typing style we're discussing.
As in "I am teh L337 gamer!"
"Or 'OMG do u speek l337?'" (That's usually meant ironically, as a slam.)
r0x0rs: something really cool-
"This game r0x0rs!"
And 2 terms from Japanese animation fans (otaku):
kawaii: cute (meant in an innocent way-
a kitten can be kawaii, but that hot babe is not)
chibi: the miniturized, somewhat more kawaii version of something
I once shocked one teenager by replying,
in perfect AOL/L337 slang:
"OMG!!11! Teh chibis r so kawaii!!1!!"
I commented that us old folks can still learn languages.
And you'll want to look this instructional flash video over...
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php
And here's a list of some common internet abbeviations:
http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiqu...eviations_2.htm
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You buy the World of Warcraft client at your local gamestore. It comes with your first month of play included, but after that you either pay by credit card or buy pre-paid timecards. It's currently $14.95/month, with discounts for 3-month/6-month/12-month advance purchases. Sounds like a lot, but it's cheaper than a single movie for two, and you can play it 24 hrs a day for that month. Cheap entertainment, really.
WoW, as it's called, is the most popular online Role-playing game out there, with reportedly over 5.5 million users worldwide. I'll warn you, though, it can be extremely addictive.
There are multiple servers, but there isn't any communication between them. So, if you're inclined to play and want to play with me, select the "Khaz Modan" server to create a character on. I mostly play Alliance characters on Khaz Modan, although I have a couple of Horde characters for variety. (You can create characters on all the servers, but you can only share things between your characters on the same server. You can have up to 10 characters on any 1 server.)
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