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== Important Terms ==<br />
* '''Metagaming''' - When game information outside of what is available in a game is used to give a player an advantage in-game. Most commonly seen and frowned upon in many forms of role playing especially when consent has not been given.<br />
* '''Powergaming''' - Powergaming, consists in achieving end game results (getting the highest and most favorable output possible) , ignoring everything else that constitutes the game as a whole. Another way to put it in words, would be taking shortcuts in the game in a counter-intuitive way.<br />
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== Common Slang in Roleplay ==<br />
* '''RP''' - Roleplay<br />
* '''ERP''' - Known as Erotic RolePlay and banned on both the server and twitch. Don't do it.<br />
* '''Roleplayer''' - The person at the keyboard playing the character.<br />
* '''OOC/Out of Character''' - Things that the roleplayer is saying outside of game. Your character can also behave 'OOC' which is out of the norm/to be expected for that specific person.<br />
* '''IC/In Character''' - Things that the character is saying.<br />
* '''NPC/Non-playable character''' - A fictional character created by the roleplayer or admin. Not to be played.<br />
* '''AU/Alternate Universe''' - A storyline happening in a different world.<br />
* '''Canon''' - The orignal source for the game e.g. GTA gangs.<br />
* '''Retcon/Retconning''' - The rescinding of a plot or In Character occurence. Not encouraged.<br />
* '''Fourth Wall''' - Known as the barrier between a fictional universe and reality. This shouldn't be broken.<br />
* '''Godmodding/OP''' - God-like and overpowered. Big no-no.<br />
* '''Mary Sue/Gary Stu/Marty-Stu''' - A character that is so perfect they are annoying e.g. perfect body/personality/life.<br />
* '''NSFW''' - Not safe for work. May be because of language or otherwise.<br />
* '''RDM''' - Random Death Match - Attacking without reason/story.<br />
* '''NLR''' - New Life Rule - When you die, you forget the events leading up to your death.<br />
* '''LEO''' - Law enforcement officer.<br />
* '''EMS''' - Emergency Medical Services.<br />
* '''SAST''' - San Andreas State Police.<br />
* '''LSPD''' - Los Santos Police Department.<br />
* '''Pink Cage''' - The name of a famous set of crappy apartments in the game.<br />
* '''Pillbox''' - The name of a specific hospital near the pink cage.<br />
* '''Mission Row''' - The name of a specific police station.<br />
* '''Head exploded''' - A game crash.<br />
* '''Locals''' - A name for AI or non-player controlled pedestrians.<br />
* '''ELS''' - Emergecy Lighting System.<br />
* '''BOLO''' - Be On Look-out, basically police terminology for alert if you see a certain license plate.<br />
* '''ANPR /ALPR ''' - Automatic Number/License Plate Recognition.<br />
* '''MIA''' - Mission in action.<br />
* '''KIA''' - Killed in action.<br />
* '''XMIT''' - Transmit.<br />
* '''OPP''' - Opposite.<br />
* '''BAC''' - Blood alchol content.<br />
* '''PDM''' - Premium Deluxe Motorsports, a city car dealership.<br />
* '''NPC''' - Non-player character. A computer controlled character.<br />
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== Other Slang ==<br />
* '''TOS''' - Terms of Service, typically referring to [[Twitch]]'s TOS but not limited to it.<br />
* '''VOIP''' - Voice over IP, basically the technology used to have voice calls, be it TeamSpeak or Discord, or in-game.<br />
* '''CCTV''' - Closed Circuit Television - Security cameras.<br />
* '''AFK''' - Away from Keyboard.<br />
* '''Whitelist''' - Basically a restriction on something where you need to be on a list to have access, this might relate to certain jobs with perks or queue priority.</div>Admin