Glossary of Terms

VDM: Short for Vehicle Death Match, engaging in VDM is considered a bannable or kickable offense across most roleplaying servers. An instance of VDM occurs when a player purposefully collides with someone using a vehicle without a valid reason. Failure to roleplay the situation or address it according to your character's fictional persona may result in being kicked from the server.

RDM: Random Death Match, or RDM, mirrors VDM but involves random player interactions. RDM transpires when a player kills another or is killed without any justifiable reason or preceding roleplaying events.

EMS: Emergency Medical Service, or EMS, is the abbreviation you use to signal roleplaying doctors and medical staff. It's a way to seek assistance for healing during severe illnesses or injuries.

Metagaming: Metagaming involves employing real-life knowledge and strategies outside the RP world to influence your in-game experience and outcomes. Resorting to metagaming provides an unfair advantage to the player utilizing it. For example, you may ask someone in your private Discord server to come save you even though they are not currently in the city and aware of the current events.

Powergaming: Powergaming refers to leveraging in-game mechanics, external information, or roleplay concepts to gain an advantage in shaping your story or character within the game world. Powergaming tactics may involve robbing fellow players without affording them an opportunity to escape or defend themselves, incessantly dominating conversations or situations without permitting others to respond or contribute, or imposing dismemberment on another player without their explicit consent.

IC: An acronym for In-Character, IC indicates that all spoken or written expressions within the city mirror the words and actions of the fictional character being portrayed on the roleplay server.

OOC: Out-Of-Character, abbreviated as OOC, indicates that all spoken or written expressions within the city represent the real self of the player rather than the fictional roleplaying character within the server. Speaking OOC is strictly forbidden.

FOIRP: Find out in roleplay. This acronym suggests that certain details or information are to be discovered or revealed through the process of roleplaying within the game.

Fear RP: Sometimes known as Value of Life, Fear RP embodies precisely what its name suggests. It emphasises the realistic fear for one's life, mirroring reactions in real life (IRL). In roleplay, it's crucial to consistently prioritise and respect not only your character's life but also the lives of others. When faced with a life-threatening situation, such as being confronted with a firearm, respond realistically. Avoid fleeing or brandishing a melee weapon that wouldn't stand a chance in a gunfight. Act as you would in real life when your life is genuinely at risk. Diminishing the gravity of serious situations, such as being held at gunpoint or facing physical threats, is one of the fastest ways to disrupt RP dynamics (apart from engaging in out-of-character conversation).

Fail RP: Occurs when someone inadequately roleplays a situation, intentionally behaving in a manner contrary to realistic actions one would take in real life (IRL). An instance of this is failing to portray serious injuries, such as being shot multiple times, yet exhibiting no reaction or consequence.

Combat Logging: Logging out while in combat. For obvious reasons, don’t log out in the middle of combat.

Stream Sniping: This term is likely familiar to those who frequent platforms like Twitch. Stream sniping refers to a player exploiting a streamer's broadcast to gain an unfair advantage by knowing the current status or whereabouts of their character. Importantly, stream sniping isn't exclusive to big-name streamers; it can impact any streamer, regardless of their level of popularity.