Other [Issue 37] The Word "Noob" and its Karma

[sleepalot 8]

You cannot make the world a nice place through the repression of speech, or the abolition of words.

See Orwell 1984.

[goldentankpro_PRO 3]

the word noob is literally the only insult you won't get banned for.

[Cke1st 102]

How to Recognize a Noob

The Lesser Noob (tankius noobus) is a common species, found in chat rooms and battlefields all over the world.  However, it can easily be mistaken for other species, like the Having-a-Bad-Day Destroyer (tankius badluckus) or the Low-Bandwidth Battler (tankius laggus).  Some Tanki-watchers automatically assume that a tanker with the markings of high rank cannot be a Noob.  This is a false assumption, as some Noobs have reached the highest ranks by virtue of determination and pure stubbornness, even though they lack all but the most basic skills.  These are the most common spotting features to help you recognize a Noob.  Nearly all of us make these goofs at one time or another, but if someone keeps doing them repeatedly, you've got a genuine Noob on your hands:

1. They keep shooting a tank after it has already blown up.
2. They ask “Are there any girls here?” in chat, and if there are, “Will you be my girl friend?”
3. They blaze away at their own teammates in team games.
4. They bring a Firebird to a Monte Carlo battle.
5. They bring a Shaft to an Arena battle.
6. The only paint they ever use is Holiday.
7. Their name has “the_best” or “the_master” in it.
8. They use a Ricochet and repeatedly hit themselves with their own bullets.
9. They brag about their high-level equipment, which they never use, and which they couldn’t possibly own at their current rank (unless they were hacking), so you know they’re lying.
10. Their idea of a perfect sniping place is right in the middle of a narrow street, so their teammates can’t get past them.
11. They use an Isida in a team game, and use it only for attacking, not for healing their teammates.
12. They believe people who say “I’ll give you 50,000 crystals if you’ll give me your password.”
13. They try to circle-strafe you with a Freeze, and drive straight into a wall.
14. They brag about all the crystals they bought with the money their parents gave them for their birthday.
15. They take over a control point in a CP battle, and then sit on it until someone blows them up.
16. They use Twins and drive around perpetually shooting, whether there’s a target there or not.
17. They ask if anyone wants to be their teammate in a death-match with only four players.
18. They complain that they don’t have enough crystals, mostly because they spent them them all on micro-upgrades for weapons they never use.
19. They fall for the same trick (like backing away and dropping a mine in their path) twice in a row or more.
20. They ram into teammates who are obviously trying to aim their Shaft or Railgun, and ruin their shot, rather than wait for the shot to go off and then go by.
21. They say, “This is my low-ranking account, I’m really a Generalissimo.”
22. They use a Shaft, and it takes them five or six seconds to wiggle their laser around on you until they’re satisfied and pull the trigger.
23. They think gold boxes are dropped by the game administrators.
24. They’re the first to scream “Drugger!” when someone uses supplies.
25. They call other tankers “Noob” for the crime of killing them with a lucky shot.

[i..0R4NG3 745]

Noob: A new person/player not someone who destroyed you.

[shauun267 2]

i guess you shall ban NOOB or Noob or nOob or noOb or nooB

Edited August 4, 2015 by shauun267

[Captin_XLAB 276]

Using noob?
Why not say "Newbie" instead? Sounds much more "Polite"... xD

 

Anyways, YES I AGREE.

 

Most annoying thing on RU1 is to see 2-3 generalissimos calling each other noob FOR EVER and going for a duel -_-

STOP IT Generalissimos! (And others too)

 

- Thanks xD

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

How to Recognize a Noob

 

The Lesser Noob (tankius noobus) is a common species, found in chat rooms and battlefields all over the world.  However, it can easily be mistaken for other species, like the Having-a-Bad-Day Destroyer (tankius badluckus) or the Low-Bandwidth Battler (tankius laggus).  Some Tanki-watchers automatically assume that a tanker with the markings of high rank cannot be a Noob.  This is a false assumption, as some Noobs have reached the highest ranks by virtue of determination and pure stubbornness, even though they lack all but the most basic skills.  These are the most common spotting features to help you recognize a Noob.  Nearly all of us make these goofs at one time or another, but if someone keeps doing them repeatedly, you've got a genuine Noob on your hands:

 

1. They keep shooting a tank after it has already blown up.

2. They ask “Are there any girls here?” in chat, and if there are, “Will you be my girl friend?”

3. They blaze away at their own teammates in team games.

4. They bring a Firebird to a Monte Carlo battle.

5. They bring a Shaft to an Arena battle.

6. The only paint they ever use is Holiday.

7. Their name has “the_best” or “the_master” in it.

8. They use a Ricochet and repeatedly hit themselves with their own bullets.

9. They brag about their high-level equipment, which they never use, and which they couldn’t possibly own at their current rank (unless they were hacking), so you know they’re lying.

10. Their idea of a perfect sniping place is right in the middle of a narrow street, so their teammates can’t get past them.

11. They use an Isida in a team game, and use it only for attacking, not for healing their teammates.

12. They believe people who say “I’ll give you 50,000 crystals if you’ll give me your password.”

13. They try to circle-strafe you with a Freeze, and drive straight into a wall.

14. They brag about all the crystals they bought with the money their parents gave them for their birthday.

15. They take over a control point in a CP battle, and then sit on it until someone blows them up.

16. They use Twins and drive around perpetually shooting, whether there’s a target there or not.

17. They ask if anyone wants to be their teammate in a death-match with only four players.

18. They complain that they don’t have enough crystals, mostly because they spent them them all on micro-upgrades for weapons they never use.

19. They fall for the same trick (like backing away and dropping a mine in their path) twice in a row or more.

20. They ram into teammates who are obviously trying to aim their Shaft or Railgun, and ruin their shot, rather than wait for the shot to go off and then go by.

21. They say, “This is my low-ranking account, I’m really a Generalissimo.”

22. They use a Shaft, and it takes them five or six seconds to wiggle their laser around on you until they’re satisfied and pull the trigger.

23. They think gold boxes are dropped by the game administrators.

24. They’re the first to scream “Drugger!” when someone uses supplies.

25. They call other tankers “Noob” for the crime of killing them with a lucky shot.

 

Nice said. Just i would like to add:

 

26. In Combe CTF noob is taking away the flag and hiding behind the wall and saying only to team mates "This is my flag now".

27. Noob will always when he goes into battle, first thing to say: "Gold plzzzz"

28. Noob will alway at chat start the conversation with: "Who needs a gf/bf"

29. Noob will always ask mod: "What is that question mark at your nickname"

30. Noob will always in Chat when she/he see a lower rank start begin to hold a lecture about real life, work etc only because she/he saw lower rank. And no one asked her/him anything and without knowing the true age of a player.

31. They will always say in the middle of battle: "no kill" or at RU server "мир"

32. Noob shaft will always camp with a fear of going to capture the flag or a point

33. Noob shaft will wait 5 min for just one target and never try arcade shot

34. When you are at 5% of your health your noob team mate will take repair box even she/he is at 100% of health

35. Noob team mate will always keep pushing you against the wall with no reason

36. Noobs are hiding at the top of Stadium map

[Zev_merkava 63]

Nice said. Just i would like to add:

 

26. In Combe CTF noob is taking away the flag and hiding behind the wall and saying only to team mates "This is my flag now".

27. Noob will always when he goes into battle, first thing to say: "Gold plzzzz"

28. Noob will alway at chat start the conversation with: "Who needs a gf/bf"

29. Noob will always ask mod: "What is that question mark at your nickname"

30. Noob will always in Chat when she/he see a lower rank start begin to hold a lecture about real life, work etc only because she/he saw lower rank. And no one asked her/him anything and without knowing the true age of a player.

31. They will always say in the middle of battle: "no kill" or at RU server "мир"

32. Noob shaft will always camp with a fear of going to capture the flag or a point

33. Noob shaft will wait 5 min for just one target and never try arcade shot

34. When you are at 5% of your health your noob team mate will take repair box even she/he is at 100% of health

35. Noob team mate will always keep pushing you against the wall with no reason

36. Noobs are hiding at the top of Stadium map

Sadly, I have seen most (or all) of these behaviors (and maybe even been guilty of a few myself - apologies to my victims...). Thank you both (Cke1st and mserbia) for putting noobology on a scientific basis. ;)

Edited August 5, 2015 by Zev_merkava

[123irule 0]

Nice said. Just i would like to add:

 

26. In Combe CTF noob is taking away the flag and hiding behind the wall and saying only to team mates "This is my flag now".

27. Noob will always when he goes into battle, first thing to say: "Gold plzzzz"

28. Noob will alway at chat start the conversation with: "Who needs a gf/bf"

29. Noob will always ask mod: "What is that question mark at your nickname"

30. Noob will always in Chat when she/he see a lower rank start begin to hold a lecture about real life, work etc only because she/he saw lower rank. And no one asked her/him anything and without knowing the true age of a player.

31. They will always say in the middle of battle: "no kill" or at RU server "мир"

32. Noob shaft will always camp with a fear of going to capture the flag or a point

33. Noob shaft will wait 5 min for just one target and never try arcade shot

34. When you are at 5% of your health your noob team mate will take repair box even she/he is at 100% of health

35. Noob team mate will always keep pushing you against the wall with no reason

36. Noobs are hiding at the top of Stadium map

I would also like to add:

 

37. Whenever noobs destroy someone they say things like "hAhaHa" and "stUpiD"

38. They will be so busy bragging or calling people noobs that they will not get a chance to actually be in the battle

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

"Noobed"

 

A word that evolved from word noob, meaning to be killed in an emberassing way, and/or in a way that requires no skill.

 

Examples:

 

"Camping a respawn point is a good way to noob someone."

"I was chatting and looking in the corner when a lamer came and noobed me with a Rail"

"He noobed me with that overpowered weapon!"

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Attention: Do not confuse noobs with newbies, who are inexperienced players that tend to be more mature and strive to become better.

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- Conversation differences noob - newbie:

 

Noob: can i hav more gems plzzzzz???
Newbie: Would you mind telling me how i can earn more crystals?
-LATER-
Noob: pl0x sir!! diamonds plszzz!!!111111
Newbie: Okay sorry :(

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Now lets get back at the cultural and psychological differences between noob and a newbie

 

1. A noob is a person who is really bad at game but refuses to learn/listen to people who are skilled. Many of them may have been playing the game for a while, but they are still bad at it. They usually have no hope.

2. Noobs generally get extremely upset over being beaten and can not admit that they are bad at the game. Often they will accuse the skilled players of hacking.

3. This word can be an insult if players often wrongly use it and just to call somebody that they do not like a noob, regardless of skill.

4. This term is often confused with the term "newbie" and people who confuse these terms are usually either noobs themselves, or somebody who is good but is just mean (and has a lot of pride for being skilled).

 

- Newbies on the other hand:

 

1. Somebody new to a game and they will generally be bad on it when they start playing it. However, the reason that they are bad is because of their unfamiliarity to the game. They have the potential to become good. This is not a derogatory term.

2. Also, newbies are not always bad at the game, as they may have played similar games in the past, but when it comes to knowing where things are, or information- they don't know.

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Stay tuned for more...later

[Wilson_WarfareLegacy 0]

I am a noob  :(  all m0 but thanks to allin i might buy hornet m1 this week  :D

[Zev_merkava 63]

I would also like to add:

 

37. Whenever noobs destroy someone they say things like "hAhaHa" and "stUpiD"

38. They will be so busy bragging or calling people noobs that they will not get a chance to actually be in the battle

Footnote to point 38: they'll be too busy bragging or insulting other players in battle chat to notice that they're being attacked by some opportunist. 

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

The story continues...

- Cultural - psychological differences between the terms newbie and a noob:

 

Noobs will also boast about their "skill", and rage when they are beaten by a more experienced player.

 

Noob - "Omg last night I got 94 kills ohhhhhh"
Experiencedplayer - (kills noob several times in a row)
Noob - "OMG LETS  REPORT THIS HACKER"

Newbie - "Hi. I'm kind of new. Can anyone give me a hand?"
Experiencedplayer - "Sure. Follow me and I'll teach you how to snie with Shaft."
Noob - "LOL NOOB U DONT KNOW HOW TO SNIPE

(noob shooting with Firebird to kill everyone in sight)
Noob - "come on you noobs ****** (i used Shift + 8, not real insult) come out of spawn"
Experiencedplayer - "I would, except you're spamming with your Firebird"
Noob - "LOL YOUR JUST A NOOB"
(experiencedplayer headshots noob)
Noob - "OMG HACKER"

 

- In chat:

 

Girl: Hey everyone
Noob: H333Y WH4DDUPPP ?
Girl: huh? i dont understant you
Noob: OMG ur such a n00b ROFLCOPTER

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Do we have to stop using the word noob? I do not think so. For all the reasons given, both in the play and cultural - psychological differences listed.

If someone is really acting like a noob in the game and in Chat she/he deserves to be sayed that she/he is a noob.

Warning:

 

Avoid quarrels with noobs, because they stick together and can easily get mad and start with insults and annoying laugh all them together.

Avoid an argument with them - noobs, or simply ignore them. Or if you cant just click the Ignore function in Chat.

[Cke1st 102]

There seems to be an informal consensus among experienced players that the main mark of a noob is a player who doesn't turn his turret.  There are other signs, but those don't prove anything.  If you turn your turret, you might still be a noob, but if you don't turn it, you are a noob, no matter what else you do.

 

I have advanced to Brigadier in a little over a year of play, but I rarely turn my turret, and I've been called a noob for that reason.  My standard reply is,

 

Rics and stones may break my bones,

But "Noob" will never hurt me.

 

(Even if I am a noob, I'm a happy noob.)

[NewbieCake 3,067]

I'm here; don't panic.

[anshi_bringitup 16]

But some ppl deserved to be called "NOOBS" ..!!!! :P :P :P

[Draco_314 5]

How to Recognize a Noob

 

The Lesser Noob (tankius noobus) is a common species, found in chat rooms and battlefields all over the world.  However, it can easily be mistaken for other species, like the Having-a-Bad-Day Destroyer (tankius badluckus) or the Low-Bandwidth Battler (tankius laggus).  Some Tanki-watchers automatically assume that a tanker with the markings of high rank cannot be a Noob.  This is a false assumption, as some Noobs have reached the highest ranks by virtue of determination and pure stubbornness, even though they lack all but the most basic skills.  These are the most common spotting features to help you recognize a Noob.  Nearly all of us make these goofs at one time or another, but if someone keeps doing them repeatedly, you've got a genuine Noob on your hands:

 

1. They keep shooting a tank after it has already blown up.

2. They ask “Are there any girls here?” in chat, and if there are, “Will you be my girl friend?”

3. They blaze away at their own teammates in team games.

4. They bring a Firebird to a Monte Carlo battle.

5. They bring a Shaft to an Arena battle.

6. The only paint they ever use is Holiday.

7. Their name has “the_best” or “the_master” in it.

8. They use a Ricochet and repeatedly hit themselves with their own bullets.

9. They brag about their high-level equipment, which they never use, and which they couldn’t possibly own at their current rank (unless they were hacking), so you know they’re lying.

10. Their idea of a perfect sniping place is right in the middle of a narrow street, so their teammates can’t get past them.

11. They use an Isida in a team game, and use it only for attacking, not for healing their teammates.

12. They believe people who say “I’ll give you 50,000 crystals if you’ll give me your password.”

13. They try to circle-strafe you with a Freeze, and drive straight into a wall.

14. They brag about all the crystals they bought with the money their parents gave them for their birthday.

15. They take over a control point in a CP battle, and then sit on it until someone blows them up.

16. They use Twins and drive around perpetually shooting, whether there’s a target there or not.

17. They ask if anyone wants to be their teammate in a death-match with only four players.

18. They complain that they don’t have enough crystals, mostly because they spent them them all on micro-upgrades for weapons they never use.

19. They fall for the same trick (like backing away and dropping a mine in their path) twice in a row or more.

20. They ram into teammates who are obviously trying to aim their Shaft or Railgun, and ruin their shot, rather than wait for the shot to go off and then go by.

21. They say, “This is my low-ranking account, I’m really a Generalissimo.”

22. They use a Shaft, and it takes them five or six seconds to wiggle their laser around on you until they’re satisfied and pull the trigger.

23. They think gold boxes are dropped by the game administrators.

24. They’re the first to scream “Drugger!” when someone uses supplies.

25. They call other tankers “Noob” for the crime of killing them with a lucky shot.

You forgot sitting around RIGHT IN FRONT of a fully charged Shaft trying to take out a key member of the other team. Sitting on a point is not that bad of an idea; I got plenty of kills as a Shaft on point E in Rio because people relentlessly came at me one at a time with enough time in between to recharge. I changed position and continually sniped the ppl flooding to E on top of the building without taking damage. I even asked the other team if they didn't see the lazer of death and kept waving it around in front of the enemy before finally firing. I also had a teammate shove me off a cliff when I was trying to take out the tank carrying our flag. I have a lot of built up rage at teammates destroying my one perfect shot that could have saved us all.

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

Today in Combe TDM i used Shaft and i had 40 kills and just 2 deaths. Players in the opposing team is talking all the time: "You all noooobs", "**** shaft"  (i used asterix not real profanity) :)

 

Like i said before

 

Avoid quarrels with noobs, because they stick together and can easily get mad and start with insults and annoying laugh all them together.

[Scorpenstein 159]

We are all noobs

[Guest]

nice

[Sevdragon 13]

Wow i never knew this good topic viking

[destroyer5817 13]

if the moderaters and the staff of tanki really needs the words "NOOB" to stop being used, its simple to do you don't have to write an article for it, just block the word its that simple guys.