How to play guide for Apex Legends/Game terms

This is a glossary of terms that you will encounter in-game alongside other terms used by the community.

List of terms

 * ADS
 * Abbreviation of Aim(ing) Down Sights.


 * Barrels
 * Caustic's.


 * Bubble/Gibby Bubble
 * The domed shield Gibraltar's  creates.


 * Ground loot
 * The common loot pool found on the ground or in supply bins, as opposed to Care Package loot, Vault loot, etc.


 * Hot dropping
 * Dropping in a popular POI in the hopes of getting in an early fight.


 * Jumpmaster
 * The player assigned to initiate the drop sequence from the dropship at the start of the game. This is usually the player who picked their legend last.


 * LTM
 * Abbreviation of Limited Time Mode.


 * One-shot
 * An enemy who has taken enough damage that one bullet will down them.


 * PK
 * Abbreviation of Peacekeeper.


 * Point of Interest/POI
 * A location on the map, especially one labelled on the minimap.


 * Premade
 * A full squad that queued together, with no game-assigned squadmates.


 * Rotating
 * Moving to find a new position to hold, especially in anticipation of the Ring.


 * SBMM
 * Abbreviation of Skill-Based Matchmaking.


 * Shield swapping
 * Quickly swapping your empty Body Shield with a full-health one in a Death Box, especially during combat.


 * Solo queue
 * Allowing the game to assign you squadmates rather than queuing with friends.


 * Third-partying
 * Attacking a squad who is already fighting another squad. Can increase to fourth-partying, fifth-partying, etc. in larger fights.


 * Thirsting
 * Finishing off a downed enemy rather than going after the rest of their squad. This can either be for quickly looting their Death Box, or just to guarantee a kill in an uncertain fight.


 * TT
 * Abbreviation of Town Takeover or Triple Take, depending on context.