Noobs keep getting Noobier!

Post by **Jetrel** » December 29th, 2007, 8:06 am

The Doctor wrote:
Velensk wrote:and massed woses...... lol
Hey, bulk-buy is cheaper.

With and only with an ally, could you get away with something like that ... but probably not to the degree he is. For example, if I was undead teamed with something else (say, knalgans, or northerners), and was facing drakes, I might mostly (NOT completely) mass adepts and ghosts, under the assumption that my ally would provide all the blade/pierce support better than I could. Vis-a-vis, when you're loyalists teamed with elves, it's generally stupid to hire any bowmen.

But yes, he's obviously a noob, and obviously not attempting some high-falutin' stratagem like I outlined above.

DDR · Post by **DDR** » December 29th, 2007, 9:12 am

ummm... no?

Grand Marshal Aditya · January 6th, 2008, 5:38 am

A while back, I saw someone bash recruiting lvl 2 as noobish....

When I was a noob, I recruited them not because it was more practical...I knew having lvl. 1s are more practical, but lvl. 2s are cooler and have more fun elements to them.

It is not better strategy...it is trying to see all those units. Noobs don't know all the units so they use it to see all of them.

Post by **F8 Binds...** » January 6th, 2008, 7:31 pm

I define noobs as people who make mistakes against all logic and reason. They ignore any advice you give, but aren't necessarily... too downcasting or blaming about the loss of a 2v2 game or the like.

newbs are just new to the game. Most newbs are noobs, but all aren't n00bs. All n00bs are noobs. A good portion of n00bs are newbs.

n00bs are noobs that are jerks.

That's my rating system, however complicated it is.

Grand Marshal Aditya · January 7th, 2008, 2:12 am

I happen have a phd on n00bitis

Martinus · Post by **Martinus** » January 7th, 2008, 11:38 pm

Somehow people decided to explain everyone what term "n00b" means. Weird. I thought everyone in multiplayer game community has a general idea what the word means. Anyway I don't use it, either someone's a newbie, newcomer or just an idiot (for anyone who feeds their ego with being rude and trying to insult others). No n00b word necessary.

The thing that hurts me more is a vast amount of players who can't really speak english on a communicative level.

January 7th, 2008, 11:59 pm

I've yet to see an official definition for the term noob, or its variations. Everyone generally knows the overall idea of it, but apparently it's gotten needlessly convoluted.

Sombra · Post by **Sombra** » January 8th, 2008, 11:49 am

Grand Marshal Aditya wrote:A while back, I saw someone bash recruiting lvl 2 as noobish....

When I was a noob, I recruited them not because it was more practical...I knew having lvl. 1s are more practical, but lvl. 2s are cooler and have more fun elements to them.

It is not better strategy...it is trying to see all those units. Noobs don't know all the units so they use it to see all of them.

Unfortunately the 2nd step is...rush forward with these 2nd lvl units...getting slaughtered...disconnect...join new game...

Grand Marshal Aditya · January 9th, 2008, 4:39 am

I like fighting to the death and delaying the opponent...

TobiasParker · Post by **TobiasParker** » January 9th, 2008, 10:20 pm

king of all noobs

http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1743334

Smartyy · Post by **Smartyy** » January 10th, 2008, 1:28 am

Although I am a noob, I wasn't this noobie:

I was fighting in the one place with the statues/stone units..

he started getting paranoid "How did you turn your wolf into stone????"
"uh... I don't have a wolf.."
him:"YES YOU DO!!!!
me:"nope."
him"YES you do can oyu attack me with it??????"
me"no, it's not mine, it's made of stone, It can't move or attack. Learn how to read."
him"I KNOW ITS YOURS NOW TELL ME HOW TO MAKE MINE STONE"
me"I CAN"T NOW STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS"
him: "NO IM QUITTING NOW GOODBYE NOOB"
him:*quit*

Smartyy · Post by **Smartyy** » January 10th, 2008, 1:39 am

Federalist marshal wrote:I've yet to see an official definition for the term noob, or its variations. Everyone generally knows the overall idea of it, but apparently it's gotten needlessly convoluted.

this is taken from Dictionary.com
-please note that the word "noob" is a variant of "newb" which is a shortened version of "newbie"

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newÂ·bie /ˈnubi, ˈnyu‑/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[noo-bee, nyoo‑] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
â€“noun
a newcomer or novice, esp. an inexperienced user of the Internet or of computers in general.
[Origin: 1965â€“70, Americanism; perh. newb(orn) + -ie]
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newÂ·bie (nōō'bē, nyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Slang
One that is new to something, especially a novice at using computer technology or the Internet.

[From new (with b as in freebie).]

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newbie

noun
any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer]

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newbie [ˈnjubiː] noun
an inexperienced user of computers, especially one who is not familiar with the rules of the Internet

January 10th, 2008, 2:51 am

Ok, perhaps I worded my statement wrong. In retrospect I can see how one would conclude that I was asking for a dictionary definition, but really what I meant was that strictly speaking noob means the above definition, but when I see it in actual usage it tends to be used as if it meant...
-Inferior or less experienced, even if not necessarily new
-Arrogant individual who makes simple mistakes and utterly refuses to acknowledge his mistakes, instead pinning superfluous claims of cheating on the other players
-Cowardly and unwilling to stand directly in combat, even if the person being called a noob is essentially outnumbered, outgunned, or both
-Showing off when not really considered so impressive
-(This one only applies to RPGs and its cousins) Picking up an item or using tactics that would be useful to a certain level of players, but superfluous and useless to higher level players

Essentially the above usages of the term are more or less deviations from the original and strict definition, it's just that I feel as if being called a noob is no longer restricted to just inexperienced players, and the term has become more of a way for the arrogant to pin arrogance on someone else, preferrably someone lower, as thus less resistance it met.

St Stux · Post by **St Stux** » January 22nd, 2008, 9:50 pm

I've had my fair share of noobish moments. Worst was i saw my opponent massing ulfs, i was undead, saw they had no ranged attack and massed adepts.

I won that match barely so y'all newbies, DON'T MASS ADEPTS! EVER!

TruePurple · Post by **TruePurple** » January 22nd, 2008, 10:00 pm

I agree with something said earlier. Noob, especially n00b says more about the person saying it then the target of the term.

Its used as a general insult as a way to claim that the person saying it is so much more experienced/skilled at X then person B and that person B sucks.(because they are are supposedly less experienced/skilled or for reasons related to the claimed lack of experience/skill usually)