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Old 2012-06-21, 05:07 AM   [Ignore Me] #1
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Planetside abbreviations?


Excuse me if it's been asked before, but search didn't come up with any results.


Every MMO has it's own lingo and specific abbreviations for places, items and people in game, is there a list of abbreviations available somewhere so I know what the vets are talking about?

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Old 2012-06-21, 05:28 AM   [Ignore Me] #2
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Re: Planetside abbreviations?


squishy - foot zerg (not max)
vanny - vanguard
mag - magrider
baby tank - lightning
bang bus - sunderer
mossy - mosquito
sg - skyguard
ce - deployables from comat enginner

Didn't use much else, no need for them on TS.
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Old 2012-06-21, 01:05 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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Some of them are pretty straightforward, like mossie for Mosquito or gal for Galaxy. There's also

noobhammer - jackhammer
disco - lasher
biffer - BFR (not relevant in PS2)
cc - control console (maybe this will be cp now for capture point)

And of course
Elmos - TR
Barnies - VS
Smurfs - NC
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Old 2012-06-21, 02:19 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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Adding to the list:

Gal - Galaxy dropship
Gal drop - Gal dropping troops on a target
Sanc - Sanctuary (won't matter in PS2)
Sanc locked - Being pushed back to your sanctuary
Gen - Generator
BD - Back Door (won't matter in PS2)
WG - Warp Gate

Then there is the usual AI, AA, AV which I assume you already know.
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Old 2012-06-21, 02:24 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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Re: Planetside abbreviations?


A bit longer list/thread from about two days ago.

http://www.planetside-universe.com/s...ad.php?t=43076
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Old 2012-06-21, 04:38 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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Should this be something this is located on the Wiki so that new players can learn them all if they like, or at the very least so that there is a common list?
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Old 2012-06-22, 03:32 AM   [Ignore Me] #7
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Originally Posted by TeraBlue View Post
Should this be something this is located on the Wiki so that new players can learn them all if they like, or at the very least so that there is a common list?
Would most definitely be easier to navigate and find acronyms in a wiki
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Old 2012-06-22, 03:57 AM   [Ignore Me] #8
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Originally Posted by Trolltaxi View Post
A bit longer list/thread from about two days ago.

http://www.planetside-universe.com/s...ad.php?t=43076
Cheers, that's useful.
Didn't show up in my search as I didn't use "slang" as a search word

Nothing on the Wiki either, where I searched first which made me search here. Other MMOs I played had either a compiled list on the Wiki or a sticky post on on the newbie forum.

Some abbreviations are indeed easy to figure out, but it's good to be able to read a thread and not going WTF?
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Old 2012-06-22, 12:38 PM   [Ignore Me] #9
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Here's the acronym and slang list from Planetside Syndicate wiki:

http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/...nyms_and_Slang
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Old 2012-06-22, 02:34 PM   [Ignore Me] #10
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This link should help:

http://planetside.station.sony.com/howto/jargon.vm

It's on the official PS1 site, and was how I got started on learning the jargon.
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Old 2012-06-24, 04:50 AM   [Ignore Me] #11
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Originally Posted by Azren View Post
baby tank - lightning
No one actually said that... shittest slang ever, sounds wank and is longer than the original word....
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Old 2012-06-24, 05:17 AM   [Ignore Me] #12
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Gay Bike - Fury *8)
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Old 2012-06-24, 10:02 AM   [Ignore Me] #13
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Originally Posted by Redshift View Post
No one actually said that... shittest slang ever, sounds wank and is longer than the original word....
I heard the Lightning tank referred to as a Paper Tank on more than one occasion, but yeah, never heard Baby Tank.
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Old 2012-06-24, 10:16 AM   [Ignore Me] #14
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Double flamethrower MAX in PS2 shall be called KFC MAX!
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Old 2012-06-24, 12:43 PM   [Ignore Me] #15
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Originally Posted by Electrofreak View Post
I heard the Lightning tank referred to as a Paper Tank on more than one occasion, but yeah, never heard Baby Tank.
I think I heard people calling it a tincan.
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