Members tactics
Attitude and Manners
The main difference between a single player game and a multiplayer game is … the people! You are interacting with real, live, flesh-and-blood people. So treat them on the computer exactly as you would in person: with courtesy. Nothing ruins a game more than some childish boor who uses profanity and accuses everyone who “frags” him of cheating. And it isn’t necessarily a function of age. I have seen 12-year-old boys playing with style, humor and ability, being both polite and professional. On the other hand, I have seen 40-year-old men acting like 3-year-old babies, crying to their mama because a better player has constantly hammered them. A multiplayer game is a very good way to see into the real personality of someone, simply because his behavior is not limited by any other factor than the game and their own internal attitude. Plus, there is a wide range of people playing the game, from rough and tough construction workers, to retired grandfathers, to professional military men from countries around the world, to eight year old handicapped kids. Especially the younger kids. I am just waiting for the story of a boor who uses foul language, unknowingly on his boss's son, and what the boss does to him when he finds out. Or the teenage that shows up in class one day, and has the “pleasure” of discovering one of his teachers was the player he “flamed” the night before. But most of the people ARE quite nice, and don’t use profanity. Please don’t be the exception. You may occasionally make a mistake, or say something that you really didn’t mean. Apologize! Or leave if you cannot handle it. Better yet, break your game CD and uninstall your program. You will never have much fun, anyway, and no one will want to play with you. To talk to other players during the game, it is simple: Press the “T” key to let everyone see your message. Press the “Y” key to let only your own side or team see your message. Messages need to be short, as you only get about 50 or so characters, depending on the length of your screen name and the resolution you are playing in. When using the text chat during the game, talk to the other players. It doesn’t have to be anything intricate, discussing the fine points of wine tasting or the political fortunes of your favorite candidate, but an occasional acknowledgment of a good job by the other team would let people know that you are human, and you do appreciate them in the game (even if you lost).
Text Chat
During text chat, you may see some acronym or abbreviations. Many of them are regular computer shorthand, symbols or emoticons, which you can find in any chat room on the net. Some are very DF1 specific. Below is a list of the most common and their meaning:
BB Bathroom Break
brb be right back
btw by the way
ci Connection Interrupt
cya or cy see you later: bye
gg,gga good game, all
g/s or gs good shot
hehe self evident ?
htg
Have to go (thanks to Triad)
htg-gg Have to go, Good Game
(thanks to Triad)
j/k just kidding
k short form of ok
lmao laughing my a** off
LMBO Laugh my butt off (for the kiddies)
lol laughing out loud
n1 nice one
np no problem
n/s or ns nice shot
OMW On my way!
rgr roger
rofl rolling on the floor laughing
thx thank you
tk killed me while i was typing (typing kill)
ty thank you
W1 Wait 1 min
wth what the heck?
:-) a smile
;-) a wink
:-( a frown
:-p sticking your tongue out (good naturedly)
? did not understand or am awaiting a response
8^) a smiley, with glasses
M8 m+eight,
like bud