Cool things to know...

I'll work on formating this so it can be added to the FAQ section.

yay.

1337 = leet, very cool, amazing, cool, good etc (really, some people don't know what 1337 is o.O)

1337 = Nothing, Nada, Non existent. Never has meant anything, never will mean anything.

Wingbug: A flaw in the vulture's design in which the slightest tap on a specific part of the wing causes the ship to spin out of control and issue.
Occurs in all ships, but predominantly on the vulture due to its large wingspan.

You can blame dying on the "WingBug" the same way people call "lag" in most FPS's.

Bump. A bump is a forum message posted for the purpose of bringing a thread back up to the top of the list, so as to gain more visibility.

rp = Role Playing: when a player acts as a character in the game. Players can earn respect if done well, but over-doing it is just annoying.

VO = Vendetta Online: The game we all know and love.

Space Quake: How VO is referred to at times due to its FPS style of movement and combat. Not all people agree with this description.

MMOG/MMORPG = Massive Multi(player) Online (Role Playing) Game

Vet = Veteran: Player who has been playing for a long time, especially since the alpha testing phase.

CTF = Capture the Flag: Long gone feature of the game. Some vets still pine for it.

thanks Wubby, added. I think this list isn't too shabby as is, do you? I'll request again...

FM, can you pin this thread???????????????????????????????
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Read that---^

Thanks in advance.

danielky, looks pretty good to me.

Let me take a whack at it:

Dear ForumModerator,

Some of us in this forum feel this thread is of particular usefulness to all users, but especially new users (aka: newbies).

If you would be so kind as to "pin" this thread to the top of this forum, we would be ever so grateful to you.

In closing, if you can add anything of substance to this subject, that would be smashing. As everyone knows, you have been a valuable part of this community and must be very knowledgible in these affairs.

Deeply yours,
danielky, Wubby and Co.

This thread is 50 posts long and somewhat off-topic. I'd prefer to let Sarahanne reformat it and post it into her FAQ. I'm also concerned about having too many pinned threads.

Yes...it isn't pretty when a board tips over.

j/m or jm - "Just a Minute" used when someone's in combat and cannot spare the time to write a coherant message.

roid warping - warping into a system and promptly smashing into an asteroid

NPC - Non-Player Character (correct me if I've got this wrong). Otherwise known as "bots"

botting - term used for attacking large numbers of bots to gain experience.

suicide bots - term for Aerna Seekers (?) whose primary mode of attack is to self destruct near the target.

oh, you're addressing me directly.

I guess that means I have to get around to adding the vocab section to the FAQ. :)

yeah, yeah , please. sarahanne...pleeeeaaaasssse?

I left the good copy at work so I'll have to wait till I get home tomorrow to add it.

you better get it right... or dieeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or not.

anyways... life...

gank: (v) To attack without cause or provocation. "WTF?! Dude, I was just flying along and you ganked me!"

CTC: Capture The Cargo. This is a competition where the Serco and Itani try to loot cargo from a special convoy belonging to the other nation, while defending their own, and vice-versa. UIT can participate by choosing to help defend or attack one or the other side. The current scores are shown on the Cargo Captures page here on the website.