Showing posts with label geekopedia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geekopedia. Show all posts

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Gamer Spotlight: toofoxy

Names
Aka: NY Gangsta
Gamer Name: toofoxy and 0hmygosh

Been a gamer since: 2005

Quotes: "omg noes!"

Currently Playing
WarRock (WR), Call of Duty (CoD) Halo, Tunguska, Sim City 4, Traitors Gate 2.
(I'm gonna get Counter Strike: Source and Call of Duty 2 really soon ^.^ :D 8D <(^>^)> :)

User Names:
WarRock: 0hmygosh, playboyrat, foxyfox, rumblytum, supernifty
Call of Duty: toofoxy or 0hmygosh
Halo: toofoxy, iroxursox
xfire: toofoxy

Online:
If I play I'm on at about 7:00 PM PST -10:00 PM PST.

Tips:
If you get killed, don't whine. It makes you look like a looser and it's useless to do it. Oh yeah, and don't start yelling "gay!" either.

Do you want to be in our next Gamer Spotlight? Just let us know by mentioning in your comment, that you would like to enroll for our next Gamer Spotlight.

Monday, November 5, 2007

MMORPGs Top games

The MMORPG type game, has been very popular/rapidly gaining popularity. Here are top MMORPGs games, that are causing the MMORPG type game is to rise.



Rappelz
Probably the fastest rising f2p MMORPG out there. The graphics are sweet and the game play is fun. It's almost too good to be an f2p. Therefore I wouldn't be surprised if they come out with a "special membership fee" or start selling expansions. (I say, that Rappelz could become Guild War's up and coming rival in no monthly fee MMORPG game arena.)







Flyff
Another f2p, but unlike Rappelz Flyff is about f2p quality. This game is very time consuming, and a game that I would suggest not to play unless you got alot of time on your hands. But, Flyff has been very popular, I think people like the light hearted play, and how it's such a "cute MMORPG" Therefore, this game also is on the rise. (It's a good pickup game, as long as you're fine with your character getting stuck at level 20 or so.)
Related blog entries: Teh Geekopedia's Game Review: Flyff





Guild Wars
Not a f2p, because the game is too good to be one. Guild Wars is probably the second most popular MMORPG game. With good reason, because it has; Good and deep game play and pretty good graphics. (I don't suggest buying the Eye of the North expansion)
I would say Guild Wars was probably the fastest rising MMORPG out there, but in my mind it has kind of peaked out and is now starting to decline. Therefore, I don't think Guild Wars will start to rise again, until the release of Guild Wars 2.
(The people in Guild Wars American Districts are not the nicest peeps around, and beware there are fake girls everywhere.)


World of Warcraft
The leader in MMORPG games, with good reason. Great graphics, and great, deep and entertaining game play. So entertaining that it's addicting.. 0_0 As we say here at Teh Geekopedia, "WoW is a drug."
It isn't a f2p and they charge a monthly fee, but it's totally worth it, if you can afford it.....
Related blog entries: Guild Wars v.s. World of Warcraft



Runescape
This game was rising fast awhile ago.. But has also peeked out awhile ago. The game is basically a pitiful attempt to copy WoW. But it's free, therefore it did very well.. But now, most of Runescape's players are quiting and not many new players are joining.




Everquest
Everquest was probably the first big MMORPG game to hit the market. But now years later, it has lost alot of it's popularity, due to WoW and Guild Wars. Therefore, it has peaked out..









Knight Online
This game is on the rise fast, but I think it's gonna peak out soon. Pretty good game play considering the fact that it's f2p.. But there are so many hackers in that game, it's sad.
Final summary regarding Knight Online is, it's gonna go down soon, it just isn't a well run or maintained game.

Things to keep an eye on:

NC Soft, they have been producing some good, solid and popular MMORPGs. Also the game.
Last Chaos they are growing, they'll either become big, or fade into obscurity.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Typed emoticons part 1

These below will be EASY to perform in a game.

("")(-_-)("") - a panda bear

("")(o_o) - a waving nublet

{::__::} - a PSP

($)_($) - a greedy boy.

<((__Crayola__(( - a Crayola crayon!

These below will be of MEDIUM difficutly to perform in a game.
(()) (()) A Bunny (not an Playboy bunny)
..(O.0)
..(") (")

These below will be of EXTREME difficulty to perform in a game.

{ (*) (*) }- A scared face... BOO!
....( )

(( )) - A dude...I think... lol
.* *
.W

Screenie of teh Week!

Paws up little squirrel. DO IT NOW!
Screenie supplied by: Nate

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Geek Speak (General Gamer Slang)

Emotes

Lol
Stands for, laughs out loud. And is probably the most used term in online games.
"Good joke lol!"

Lawl/Lawlz
The way of phonetically saying "lol"
"I pwned you with a level 1 lawl!

Lool
Another spin off, of the word "lol"
"Look at me, lool!"

Lmao
Stands for "laughing my a** off".
"Man I was lmao last night."

Rofl
Stands for, Rolling on the floor laughing.
"Rofl! This is halarious!!"

Roflmao
Stands for, Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off.
"That is the funniest thing ever roflmao!"

Roflcopter
A geeky spin off the word "rofl"
"roflcopter!"

Statments

GG
Stands for "good game". Although it means good game. Saying gg is also another way of saying "hah!".
"I just pwnd you and I have a screenie to prove it, gg"
"Very gg, you put up a good fight."

OMG
It can either stand for oh my god, or oh my gosh.
"Omg I pwned that guy!"

WTF
Stands for, What the f**k
"WTF was that?"

GTFO
Stands for, Get the f**k out.
"Oh GTFO!"

STFU
Stands for, Shut the f**k up
"Have a warm cup of stfu."

FFS
Stands for, for f**k sake.
"FFS this weapon is teh sux."

Ftw
Stands for, for the win.
"Teh Geekopedia is ftw dood!"

FTL
Stands for, "for the lose"
"Dood, playing this game with dial-up is ftl!"

ATM
Stands for, "at the moment" or "at this moment". "
Sry, I'm out of gold atm."

Descriptive

Leet
Another way of saying elite, but this word has alot of spin offs, Including; leet sauce, leet juice, 1337.
"I was born leet."

Leet Sauce/1337 sauce
One who has exceptional skill. Something that is uber awesome, also spelled 1337 sauce, by ppl who think they are cool. Many believe the term Leet sauce originated from the Counter Strike players.
"I squirt leet sauce."

Godly/Godlyzor
To be godly is to be divine/perfect/ultimate.
"Sign my chestplate, you're godlyzor!"

Uber
Uber is German for "super". And many gamers like using "uber" rather than "super".
"My uber leet sauce pwns joo, like a noob."

Roxzor
A geeky spin off the word, "rocks."
"I roxzor the pwnzor....BURN!"

Teh sux/t3h sux
Is a spin of off the word sucks, so to say that something is teh sux, basiclly mean it sucks. >.>
"Lawlz, today I'm teh sux."

Action

Own/Owned/Ownage/0wn4g3/ownzor
To own someones bassicly means, you dominated/beat someone so bad, that you practically own them.
"I owned that guy's mage so hard."

Pwn/Pwned/Pwn3d/Pwnzor/Pwner/Pwning
The word "pwn" may have arisen and spread as a typo of the word "own," arising from the proximity of the 'p' and 'o' keys. Sometime in the 1980s, along with the advent of the hacker phenomenon, "pwned" became a synonym for "hacked" or "taken over by exploitation of a vulnerability." The word "pwn" remains in use as Internet social-culture slang meaning: to take unauthorized control of someone else or something belonging to someone else by exploiting a vulnerability. (Alot of people say, that to pwn someone is superior to owning someone.)
"Been pwning noobs since birth!"

Pwnt
A typo of pwned, but the definition is pwn.
"I pwnt joo with meh famas."

Nouns

Noob/newb/newbie/noobie/nub/nubbies
To be a noob, it bassicly means to be: new, inexperienced, dumb, cheap, etc... The word noob, originated from the word "novice". And all the other ones are spin offs. Not all of the spin offs are listed here.) By the way, it isn't a complament to be called a noob.. >.< "O.o He's so noob, I can't believe it!!!" Noobtron
Noobtron is a spin off of the word, noob. (One of our personal favorites)
"Bob goes noobtron roflcopter!"

MISC

Zor/z0r
A all purpose suffix that we gamers like to use.
"I hatezor, that noobzor, because he haxzorz, but I still roxzor him, cuz I'm teh pwnzor."


Did we not list a word, that you think we should of added? Or do you think we defined a word wrong? Please tell us in your comment!

Geek Speak (FPS version)

FPS
First person shooter. It is a type of gameplay.
"Dood, I'm FPS 4 lyfe."

Nade
Granade
"Nice nade"

NN
Nice Nade
"wow nn"

NS
Nice Shot"ouch ns man"

NT
Nice try
"Almost, nt"

Lagger
A person who lags. The effects of a lagger: sometimes harder to kill, a few second delay on a kill, or causes everyone in the lagger's server to receive more lag also."You lagger nub."

Lag
High ping, which usually means either; you have a slow computer, or a bad internet connection.
Causing you to have delayed playtime.
"Sorry guys, I got heavy lag tonight."

Aimbot/Auto Aim
A hack that causes the user's crosshair to automaticly lock on to opponent/target's head."He's an aimbot"

Bot
Either means you're a cheater/hacker.
"Why must you bot, to kill?"

Spawn Camping
A cheap tactic, where you sit near your opponet's spawn, and right after they spawn, you kill them. Giving your target, almost no time to react.
"Stop spawn camping you noob, that requires absolutly zero skill!"

Camper
A person who "camps" in a safe position, refusing to make any offensive action, but rather waiting for the opponent/oppnents to come to him/her.
"All you do is camp, where is the camp fire songs, tent and smores?"

haxzor/haxz0r/haxer
Usually used in a complimatary manner, saying, you are better/just as good as a hack/bot
If it is used in a bad way, it means you're a cheater/hacker and that's why you're doing good. "You are t3h haxz0r"
"You haxzor nub >.<"
Hax
Another way to say, "hack", "hacks" or "hacker"
"You have gay hax"

Kik
Another way to spell kick.
"All kik he's so new!"

Lag kill
A delayed kill.
"Arrgh, i hate getting lag kills >.>"

Heavy nub/noob/newb/newbie
A person who uses a rocket/high explosive/high aoe damage/cheap weapon. To get all their kills. (requires very little skill)
"You're such a heavy nub, use a weapon that actully requires some skill."

Glitcher
A person who exploits hidden glitches in a game. (basicly cheating) Which in some games gives them an unfair advantage.
"All kik he's a glitcher."

Did we not list a word, that you think we should of added? Or do you think we defined a word wrong? Please tell us in your comment!

Hello peeps!

Hey peeps! (“)(0_0)

Thx 4 visiting our blog. We hope when you leave our blog you will be a more kool, savvy and intelligent n00b pwner. The way we hope to do that is by supplying you with kool tipz, commentary and useful gaming info.

Plz visit again XD

-Teh Geekopedia