The System Wars Informational Thread.

Seeing how there isn't one, and this place seems to have a flood of new forumites this thread might help. And feel free to add things that might be missing.

how gamespot's review system works. http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25882132

Forum definitions.

• Gamespot (GS)
• System Wars (SW)
• General Games Discussion (GGD)
• Offtopic Discussion (OT)

Noob- Refers to someone with out knowledge, such as to the System Wars board itself, gaming in general, or anything else.

Fanboy- Refers to someone who supports a system with great enthuziasm. the following fanboy names are the only acceptable alternatives.

Sheep- A Nintendo fanboy. Called so because their willingness to be herded by Nintendo, seen as their shepard.

Lemming- A Microsoft (console) fanboy. Follow what MS says even if it's leading to their demise.

Cow- A Sony (console) fanboy. Follows the herd.

Hermit- A PC fanboy. Loner, no friends gamer who playes by himself.

Manticore- Someone who owns and enjoys all systems equally...Impossible to achieve total equality and to be complety unbiased... but someone who at least tries.

Casual- A gamer who is not into gaming as intently as others, may not own to many systems or have been gaming for very long.

Hardcore- Someone with a vast amount of gaming history, knowledge, and/or collection and greatly enjoys videogames.

Kiddy- a name used to insault cartoon like graphics as being something a child would enjoy.

Mod- A Gamespot moderator who has the ability to lock threads, delete posts, suspend users or ban them from the site.

Spoilers- When posting about a game, adding *Spoilers* before any pertinant information will prevent the post from ruining the story, or game, for others; prevent the thread or post from being deleted; and the poster from being suspended or banned.

Bump-Typing "bump" to revive a thread or move it closer to the top of the forum is considered disruptive behavior and will get you moderated. Don't do it.

Lock- When an inappropriate thread is no longer able to be posted in.

Hype- The amount of attention a game gets.

GS Rating- The numerical worth of a game. To be used to judge how good or bad a game is in System Wars, though in the real world personal opinions are what matters.

AAAA- The rare and perfect game which recives a 10.

AAA- A game rated 9.0 - 9.9

AA- A game rated 8.0 - 8.9

A- A game rated 7.0 - 7.9

Flop- A game that has not lived up to System Wars expectations, such as when a game is hyped AAA and gets below AAA status, or when a game is hyped to a certain score and fails to achieve it. DOES NOT determine the worth of the game.

Owned- To own someone, to prove them wrong in a big way, to embarass them.

Self-Owned- To post information that is completly wrong to the point where it embarasses oneself.

Damage Control- Making up excusses after being owned in order to try and avoid the ownage that did infact occur.

LMAO- Laugh My A** Off.

ROFL- Roll On Floor Laughing.

LOL- Laughing Out Loud.

J/K- Just Kidding.

T(S-L-C-H)HBO- The (Sheep-Lemmings-Crabs-Hermits) Have Been Owned.

Fakeboy- When a poster knowingly bashes a system he enjoys to start an argument, or bashes a system in order to make the fanboy group as a whole look bad.

Troll- Someone who for no reason tries to start an arguement.

Flambait- Lame and inflamitory arguments used mostly by trolls to try to start an argument.

Flooding- When the board is filled with new threads all about the same topic.

Multiplatform- A game that can be found on more than one system.

Exclusive- A game that can be found on only one system.

Time Exclusvie- A game that can be found on only one system but then goes multiplatform after the exclusive period has expired.

Port- When a game that has been out for a while on an older system comes to another system with no, or very little improvment.

Rehash- To recreate an older game without making significant changes.

B/C- Backwards compatability, the ability for a new system to play the games found on the previous generation(s) of systems.

Gimmick- An innovative accessory that is seen more as a lame attempt than a new ****of gaming.

Milked- To be forced bo buy or recieve something that is the norm, or should have been included originally.

1337- Somehow became known to mean "elite"

Teh- A common mispelling, to make someone look unintelligent on purpose.

IMO- Abbreviation for "In My Opinion".

QFT- Abbreviation for "Quoted for Truth". (don't use it. it'll get you moderated)

Abbreviations- Game titles (most often the more popular games) are sometimes abbreviated such as famous ones-

• LOZ:OoT- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
• GTA- Grand Theft Auto.
• GOW- God of War... sometimes confused with Gears of War (GEOW)

System names-

• GC- Nintendo Gamecube.
• Xbox- Microsoft Xbox
• PS2- Sony Playstation 2
• PSX- Sony Playstation (original model)
• PS1- Sony Playstation (smaller model)
• N64- Nintendo 64
• NES- Nintendo Entertainment System
• SNES- Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• REV- Nintendo Revolution.
• PS3- Sony Playstation 3
• Xbox 360- Microsoft Xbox 360
• SAT- Sega Saturn
• DS- Nintendo Duel Screen (DS)
• PSP- Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)

False System Names- Some fanboys use clever names to insault the competition. Some examples:

• Xflop- a combination of Xbox and Flop.
• Kiddycube- named for Gamecube and being "kiddy".
• POS2- refers to the PS2 as a piece of ****.

Game genre types / abbreviations.

• FPS- First Person Shooter- ex- Halo, Half-Life 2, Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark.
• FPA- First Person Adventure- ex- Metroid Prime, Geist.
• RPG- Roleplaying game- ex- Final Fantasy, Fable, Paper Mario.
• Platformers- Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario 64, Sonic 2, Crah Bandicoot, Rachet and Clank.

Emoticons- Emotional icons used in place of words.examples.

• :roll: The rolling eyes, showing disbelief or your full of it.
• :shock: Shock, something that is shocking.
• :| Indiffirent, meh, don't care, to disagree in a mocking mannor.

Types of Threads

• Floated Threads- At the top of page one on some boards are threads that are in a different color and may be locked, these threads serve to 1) Give specific instructions as to the conduct of the board, rules and such. 2) Give pertinant information. 3) May contain a popular discussion that should be kept in the floated thread instead of flooding the board with new threads.
• Poll Threads- Simply ask a question that is looking for a response, may contain certain choices.
• Survivor or Vote Off Threads- A list of possible items (games/characters/genres/etc) are presented, each forumite is to respond with the One (1) choice that they would like to see eliminated from the list. When an item has reached a certain number as Ten (10), the item is taken off of the list and the voting starts over again, until a single item remains.

There... there's a start, tell me what i'm missing and i'll add it.

1) *Bump.

2) Anything I'm missing, or needs correction?

There's still some stuff I don't understand...

Question... I heard the name Hedgehog for Sega fanboys... should that be added?

And what is a Panda and how is it different than a manticore (personally I think this name should just go extint?)

There's still some stuff I don't understand...

Question... I heard the name Hedgehog for Sega fanboys... should that be added?

And what is a Panda and how is it different than a manticore (personally I think this name should just go extint?)

VGKING

There's still some stuff I don't understand...

Question... I heard the name Hedgehog for Sega fanboys... should that be added?

And what is a Panda and how is it different than a manticore (personally I think this name should just go extint?)

VGKING

Well, I'm level 29, and here's the rules, which I have set out before:

9.0 or greater at GS is never a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

7.9 or worse at GS is always a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

8.0 - 8.9may or may not be a flop depending on the hype. These are the only games debatable in SW as to whether it is a flop.

There you go, thats the rules.

I may be Sheep/Hermit, but PS2's RE4 did not flop. However, Sheep have bragging rights.

Well, I'm level 29, and here's the rules, which I have set out before:

9.0 or greater at GS is never a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

7.9 or worse at GS is always a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

8.0 - 8.9may or may not be a flop depending on the hype. These are the only games debatable in SW as to whether it is a flop.

There you go, thats the rules.

I may be Sheep/Hermit, but PS2's RE4 did not flop. However, Sheep have bragging rights.

AFBrat77

You could possibly define the following terms:

-Casual
-POSP
-Xflop 1.5
-Nintendo BS

sneekite

Indeed.

Questions-

MMORPG- Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.. right? and some examples would be?

RTS- Real Time Strategy- examples?

Japenese RPG- examples?

regular western RPGs are just RPGs right?

A status = below 7.0 I thoughtWarp_2567

I don't know... "A" is still considered "good"... shouldn't really throw it in with fair-bad games.

[QUOTE="Warp_2567"]A status = below 7.0 I thoughtVGKING

I don't know... "A" is still considered "good"... shouldn't really throw it in with fair-bad games.

You forgot 1337, Teh, :|, port, Tacos, wombats, and fakeboy.

You forgot 1337, Teh, :|, port, Tacos, wombats, and fakeboy.

YellowPik

Added port, fakeboy, and explained some types of faces often used.

as for Tacos, wombats, and other things like Pandas... I think they can go extinct...

and what exectly is 1337, I never used it or cared to ask what it meant... legendary or something?  and Teh?

[QUOTE="YellowPik"]

You forgot 1337, Teh, :|, port, Tacos, wombats, and fakeboy.

VGKING

Added port, fakeboy, and explained some types of faces often used.

as for Tacos, wombats, and other things like Pandas... I think they can go extinct...

and what exectly is 1337, I never used it or cared to ask what it meant... legendary or something?  and Teh?

1337 means "leet" or "elite".  "Teh" is a common misspelling of "the" and is now usually done on purpose, in a mocking fashion.

Try bolding, underlining, or increasing the font size of the section titles. It will make it easier to read. sneekite

done.

DS- Nintendo Duel Screen (DS)

I think DS stands for developer's system. Nice work though.

[QUOTE="sneekite"]Try bolding, underlining, or increasing the font size of the section titles. It will make it easier to read. VGKING

done.

[QUOTE="VGKING"]

[QUOTE="sneekite"]Try bolding, underlining, or increasing the font size of the section titles. It will make it easier to read. sneekite

done.

Step 2, actually getting it floated.

hey i think that :| just is a sarcastic way of looking down on people

eg

:lol::|.... as if to say

LMAO... err no

or trying to make something seem not funny or make somebody else look inferior

hey i think that :| just is a sarcastic way of looking down on people

eg

:lol::|.... as if to say

LMAO... err no

or trying to make something seem not funny or make somebody else look inferior

Leejjohno

Done... I also added Rehash.

Hmm.. a ban-dodger.

Congrats on the sticky. Very informative indeed my friend.

seems like a good enough thread...if any of you regular SW mods don't like it just yank it down...carry on ;)Omni-Slash

YES! No more "Whats a sheep?" threads.

AAA- A game above 9.0

A game 9.0 OR ABOVE.

7.9 or worse at GS is always a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

AFBrat77

That is the only thing I disagree with in your post.

[QUOTE="sneekite"] [QUOTE="VGKING"]

[QUOTE="sneekite"]Try bolding, underlining, or increasing the font size of the section titles. It will make it easier to read. VGKING

done.

Step 2, actually getting it floated.

Glad to see that it did.

Good post .I don't need it though cuz I have 2 accounts and I'm not a n00b.(Can't tell u what my other screen-name is :D)Mitsusugi

Because you are ban-dodging, maybe?

Well before this gets locked here are some I think need to be added.

Definitions:

!!11!!! -Used to make a poster or fanboy sound stupid. Often used along with teh.

Bump -Posting in an old thread to move it up so it can be seen or posted in again.

Self owned -When someone owns himself by saying or doing something stupid.

Ban dodger -Someone who creates multiple accounts after the others are banned.

Forumites -Anyone who posts in GameSpot forums. Often used to refer to regulars or veterans.

Milkage -When a company makes you pay extra for something that should be free, or when a character is used over and over again.

Console sheep -A fanboy of consoles who bashes PC gaming.

GameSpot Rule -Only GameSpot scores count in System Wars. However, when the GS review isn't up, outside scores can be used as an indication to what the game will get.

Types of threads:

Hype records -Used to record the hype for a game so there is a record of the hype it got when it's reveiwed.

Sig bets -A bet where the loser must where a sig of the winner's choosing for a set amount of time, usually one week. These thread are often created a month in advanced and bumped several times.

Emoticons:

:P -Just kidding or no offence.

 And some corrections:

Teh- A common misspelling, to make someone look unintelligent on purpose, and used in sarcasm.

Fakeboy- A troll who flamebaits in order to make members in that fanboy group look stupid. Fakeboys are considered to be the worst forumites.

Hype- The amount of attention a game gets, or the score a game is predicted to get.

[QUOTE="AFBrat77"]

Well, I'm level 29, and here's the rules, which I have set out before:

9.0 or greater at GS is never a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

7.9 or worse at GS is always a flop at GS, hype is not a factor

8.0 - 8.9may or may not be a flop depending on the hype. These are the only games debatable in SW as to whether it is a flop.

There you go, thats the rules.

I may be Sheep/Hermit, but PS2's RE4 did not flop. However, Sheep have bragging rights.

tonicStyles

You were a little wrong on your definition of manticore.  It is as below

manticore - Someone without a spine.

You were a little wrong on your definition of manticore. It is as below

manticore - Someone without a spine.

sonicare

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

You were a little wrong on your definition of manticore. It is as below

manticore - Someone without a spine.

Poochie0709

:P  I mean I like to game on all 3 big systems as well, but everyone knows what is my favorite.  Same with Moogle - you could always tell he had a predilection for Nintendo.  Nothing wrong with that.

[QUOTE="Poochie0709"] [QUOTE="sonicare"]

You were a little wrong on your definition of manticore. It is as below

manticore - Someone without a spine.

sonicare

:P  I mean I like to game on all 3 big systems as well, but everyone knows what is my favorite.  Same with Moogle - you could always tell he had a predilection for Nintendo.  Nothing wrong with that.

Fixed it up a bit.

[QUOTE="Poochie0709"] [QUOTE="sonicare"]

You were a little wrong on your definition of manticore. It is as below

manticore - Someone without a spine.

sonicare

:P I mean I like to game on all 3 big systems as well, but everyone knows what is my favorite. Same with Moogle - you could always tell he had a predilection for Nintendo. Nothing wrong with that.