Glossary

Please organize terms by category, and alphabetize within categories.

--Waldo (talk) 11:30, 1 July 2013 (WEST)

Combat terms

Airshot 

When a player hits someone on the enemy team in midair with a projectile. Usually used to refer to a Soldier hitting someone in midair with one of his rocket. Also known as a middie.

Airpipe 

When a Demoman hits someone on the enemy team in midair with one of his grenades.

Buff 

The excess health granted (up to 150% base hp) by any of the Medic's Mediguns when he continues to heal a player after they already have full health.

Clutch 

Adjective used to describe plays that went well, but could have easily gone wrong. "Wow, that was such a clutch Medic pick!"

Crit Heals

Term used to describe the Medigun's mechanic of healing faster based on how long it has been since a player has taken damage.

Focusing 

As a combat class, focusing means intentionally targeting a single player to prioritize kills on the most important players. Usually, multiple players focus targets together to kill them faster.

Hardscope

When a Sniper stays scoped for enough time to fully charge his shot.

Hurt, Lit, Destroyed, etc. 

Used to describe players who have taken varying amounts of damage.

Kritz 

An abbreviation for the Medic's KritzKrieg's ability.

Meatshot 

An close range shot with a Shotgun or Scattergun where all pellets hit the target. Popularized by ESEA-Invite Level Scout player carnage.

Middie

When a Soldier hits someone in midair with one of his rockets. Also known as an airshot.

Pill 

A Demoman's grenade.

Pipe 

A Demoman's grenade.

Quickscope 

When a Sniper scopes in and fires very quickly.

Roller 

A Demoman's grenade after it hits the ground/wall.

Spam 

Area denial, usually in a choke area and cause by Soldier and Demoman projectiles.

Uber pop(ped) 

When a Medic activates his ÜberCharge.

Uber Force 

When a player forces an enemy Medic to activate his ÜberCharge earlier than desired by presenting an immediate threat to the Medic's life.

Wipe 

A wipe is when an entire team dies in a single fight.

Metagame terms

Combo 

The Medic and the players that play near him. Their job is to use Uber to spearhead pushes and secure main areas to control objectives on offense and to deny access to the objectives and shut down Ubers on defense. In 6v6, the combo is usually a Medic], Pocket Soldier, and the Demo. In Highlander, the combo varies but is most often made up of the Medic, Heavy, Demo, and occasionally Pyro.

Domino Cap 

When a point is lost because the previous point was taken with such force that a defense of the next could not be set up in time (ex. after a wipe on a 5CP map, a team is likely to lose two control points before they are spawned and ready to fight back).

Drop 

When a Medic dies before using his fully charged Uber. A uber drop can change the course of a game.

Leapfrogging 

When the two Medics have Ubers out of sync, they can get free Uber pushes into each other without much risk because the other team can't stop invulnerable players without invulnerable players of their own. However, if the push doesn't result in an enemy Medic pick, then the other team will have advantage and can push back in the same manner. This is called Leapfrogging. The occurs commonly on midpoints of 5CP maps when the team that loses their Medic wins the Midfight.

Pick(s)

Kill on player who is on the other team. Generally used to indicate the kill obtained when the enemy team was off guard.

Midfight 

The initial battle that takes place on the central control points in a 5CP match at the start of each round.

Pocket 

As a noun, it's the player (usually a Soldier in 6v6 or a Heavy/Demoman in Highlander) who protects the Medic and gets the most heals. As a verb, it's the act of focusing heals onto a single player as a Medic.

Trade 

When one person from each team kills each other; also when an offclass such as a Spy or Sniper kill a class of equal value like a Scout or Soldier.

Tunnel Vision 

Originally a reference to camping snipers who look down their scope too much and have no peripheral vision (as if looking through a tunnel), in Team Fortress 2 it usually just refers to a player who focuses too much on an objective or player and fails to notice other players around him, which usually results in death to ambushers or flankers.

Uber Advantage 

When a Medic is significantly closer (usually ~20% or more) to having a full uber or gets his uber before the other team's Medic.

Push 

The act of a team moving forward onto the enemy team.

Map terms

Choke 

General term applied to several maps referring to narrow hallways, rooms, or entrances.

Flank(ers) 

The Flank is any area where the combo isn't. The Flank can also refer to the players who watch those areas. They are the players that don't rely on their Medic for heals and who prevent enemy flankers from getting into any positional advantage from which they can ambush the Medic. They tend to spark pushes by forcing Uber or securing significant picks.

Rollout 

The sequence of jumps and paths each class takes to the mid point. While there are many different strategies and rollouts employed for each map, the general objective is for each team to have the fastest rollout to the middle point that leaves everyone with a full buff, as that gives immediate point presence and area advantage to the faster team.

Mid 

The 3rd (or center) point. Usually where the fighting begins at the start of a round after players complete their rollouts.

General Terms

DM 

A term used to describe a player's individual ability to deal kill enemy players.

Fatkidded 

Commonly used term to describe not being picked in a PUG.

LFT 

An abbreviation for Looking For Team. A person who wishes to join a currently active team.

Pub 

Commonly used term to describe public games and/or servers.

PUG 

An abbreviation for Pick-Up Game. A semi-competitive format in which players sign up for classes they wish to play. Two players are then assigned as "Captains" and pick their teams.

Scrim 

An abbreviation for scrimmage match. A practice match between two teams.