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* '''''Warmonger/Bounty-gatherer: '''''A player with powerful ships creates a faction and then either waits for powerful players to join his faction, or invites any of his powerful friends into their faction. They then upgrade their [[Starbase]] and declare war on all of the factions in the server. This is usually dangerous or annoying to other players, and can result in a player losing a valuable ship. | * '''''Warmonger/Bounty-gatherer: '''''A player with powerful ships creates a faction and then either waits for powerful players to join his faction, or invites any of his powerful friends into their faction. They then upgrade their [[Starbase]] and declare war on all of the factions in the server. This is usually dangerous or annoying to other players, and can result in a player losing a valuable ship. | ||
* '''''Warrior: '''''A player who will destroy any ship around them no matter what type of ship it is. They tend to be players who are Warmongers, but may strike at any time. While Warmongers are predictable in what they tend to hunt, warriors will kill anything, including freebie ships. | * '''''Warrior: '''''A player who will destroy any ship around them no matter what type of ship it is. They tend to be players who are Warmongers, but may strike at any time. While Warmongers are predictable in what they tend to hunt, warriors will kill anything, including freebie ships. | ||
* '''''Panic-Warper:''''' A player who quickly charges and engages their warp, only travelling about 10-25k studs, in an attempt to save their ship from death. This usually results in the Panic-Warper getting '''''Dived.''''' | |||
* '''''[[Money Making#Looting|Vulture:]] '''''Usually a freighter. Vultures loot the wrecks of ships and starbases that others have destroyed. They generally cause anger among more experienced players, and can be annoying after large sieges. | * '''''[[Money Making#Looting|Vulture:]] '''''Usually a freighter. Vultures loot the wrecks of ships and starbases that others have destroyed. They generally cause anger among more experienced players, and can be annoying after large sieges. | ||
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* '''''Capital:''''' A capital ship is a [[:Category:Battleship|Battleship]], [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]] or [[:Category:Carrier|Carrier]]-class ship. | * '''''Capital:''''' A capital ship is a [[:Category:Battleship|Battleship]], [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]] or [[:Category:Carrier|Carrier]]-class ship. | ||
*'''Gamma''': A term most players use as an insult. Basically the modern day version of 0 score. | *'''Gamma''': A term most players use as an insult. Basically, the modern-day version of 0 score. As a verb (He gamma'd!), '''''Gamma''''' also refers to a player doing something as that of a 0 score. | ||
* '''''Nub:''''' A small ship, usually a Frigate, a Freighter, or a Miner, that yields little bounty upon its destruction. | * '''''Nub:''''' A small ship, usually a Frigate, a Freighter, or a Miner, that yields little bounty upon its destruction. | ||
*'''''Partshift''''': A term used by Developers where certain parts of the ships become misaligned from their usual positions over time. | *'''''Partshift''''': A term used by Developers where certain parts of the ships become misaligned from their usual positions over time. | ||
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* '''''Capital/Capital Ship:''''' A [[:Category:Capital Ship|Capital Ship]] is a ship with a large size commonly found in the following ship categories: [[:Category:Battleship|Battleships]], [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]], [[:Category:Carrier|Carriers]] and [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capital]]-class ships. | * '''''Capital/Capital Ship:''''' A [[:Category:Capital Ship|Capital Ship]] is a ship with a large size commonly found in the following ship categories: [[:Category:Battleship|Battleships]], [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]], [[:Category:Carrier|Carriers]] and [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capital]]-class ships. | ||
* '''''Dread:''''' Short for [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]. | * '''''Dread:''''' Short for [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]. | ||
* '''''Diving'':''' If a ship is on low health, or is a prime target, players may decide to dive the ship. The players warp to the target in question and attempt to destroy it, at the risk of losing their own ship. (See '''''Chaser''''' above) | |||
* '''''SC:''''' Short for [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capital]] Ships. | * '''''SC:''''' Short for [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capital]] Ships. | ||
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