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This is a glossary of terms that the player may encounter in-game alongside other terms used by the community.
List of terms[]
- ADS
- Acronym of Aim(ing) Down Sights.
- AFK
- Acronym of Away From Keyboard.
- Bang
- Abbreviation of Bangalore.
- Barrels
- Caustic's
Nox Gas Traps.
- Batt
- Abbreviation of
Shield Battery.
- BH
- Abbreviation of Bloodhound.
- Bubble/Gibby Bubble
- The domed shield Gibraltar's
Dome of Protection creates.
- Gibby
- Abbreviation of Gibraltar.
- 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.
- KP
- RP awarded for kills in Ranked Leagues
- LL
- Abbreviation of Lifeline.
- LTM
- Abbreviation of Limited Time Mode.
- No-reg
- A shot that does not deal any damage even though it is clearly hitting a player.
- 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 labeled on the minimap.
- Premade/3 stack
- A full squad that queued together, with no game-assigned squadmates.
- Rev
- Abbreviation of Revenant.
- Rotating
- Moving to find a new position to hold, especially in anticipation of the Ring.
- Moving to find new enemies to fight, usually for players seeking conflict.
- SBMM
- Abbreviation of Skill-Based Matchmaking.
- Shield swapping
- Quickly swapping an empty Body Shield with a full-health one in a Death Box, especially during combat.
- Solo queue
- Queuing for game modes without any lobby teammates and letting matchmaking create a squad with random teammates.
- 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
- Acronym of Town Takeover.
- Acronym of Triple Take.
- Valk
- Abbreviation of Valkyrie.
