People (gamers who play Online Mass Multiplayers, in particular) who seem to play without any coherent idea as to what they should do, and remain oblivious about the positions of their team, the enemy, or even complete functions and aspects of the game they're playing.
Their gameplay is so atrociously bad, that it gives the impression they suffer from Attention Decifit Disorder, or have never even heard of computer or video games until that very moment, despite having played the game a couple hundred times by then.
In most cases, they're completely detrimental to the team, dying early on without contributing much, or even hindering the game for others.
In the rare occasions they're actually helpful, it's more by accident than by willful act from their part (i.e. acting as cannon fodder, or spotting enemies and giving them something to concentrate on)
Their gameplay is so atrociously bad, that it gives the impression they suffer from Attention Decifit Disorder, or have never even heard of computer or video games until that very moment, despite having played the game a couple hundred times by then.
In most cases, they're completely detrimental to the team, dying early on without contributing much, or even hindering the game for others.
In the rare occasions they're actually helpful, it's more by accident than by willful act from their part (i.e. acting as cannon fodder, or spotting enemies and giving them something to concentrate on)
*match starts, players on friendly team split to try and cover all sides of the map.*
Joe: Follow me, guys!
*Joe rushes ahead, out into the open*
Mack: Joe, stop, they'll spot you!
*Joe gets shot, spots an enemy stops in the middle of the open field to engage it*
*Joe gets obliterated by multiple enemies*
Joe: Stupid team! Why didn't you help me?!
Mack: Because you're tactically retarded, Joe, that's why. Why did you rush ahead?!
Joe: Follow me, guys!
*Joe rushes ahead, out into the open*
Mack: Joe, stop, they'll spot you!
*Joe gets shot, spots an enemy stops in the middle of the open field to engage it*
*Joe gets obliterated by multiple enemies*
Joe: Stupid team! Why didn't you help me?!
Mack: Because you're tactically retarded, Joe, that's why. Why did you rush ahead?!
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It is a simple and fancy name for piracy.
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by zwirth June 24, 2022
Get the tactically acquire mug.1. To obtain an item or resource through secret or stealthy means, so as not to be seen or discovered.
2. To steal something of importance; sometimes given as a command from a superior who does not want to tell you to outright steal something, but has few other options.
2. To steal something of importance; sometimes given as a command from a superior who does not want to tell you to outright steal something, but has few other options.
Sergeant: Listen Specialist Horton, I need you to find me some blank firing adapters.
SPC Horton: But sarge, I don't have access to the supply cage!
SGT: then you need to tactically acquire them; we have field exercises tonight and all soldiers need one. I don't care how you get them.
SPC Horton: But sarge, I don't have access to the supply cage!
SGT: then you need to tactically acquire them; we have field exercises tonight and all soldiers need one. I don't care how you get them.
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by Starchylde July 31, 2016
Get the Tactical Military Flashlight mug.A bad-faith debating tactic where the debater selectively rejects commonly understood concepts, systems of classification, or terminology used by their opponent, halting any substantive debate, but supports their own viewpoints using those same concepts.
Instead of evaluating the logic of an opposing argument, the tactical nihilist will feign confusion, and attack a term used by their opponent. If the opponent, unaware of the tactic, takes the debater's apparent confusion in good faith, the conversation is quickly derailed into long discussions where the debater will continually request more and more evidence simply to establish the term's definition or validity, which the debater really understood in the first place. The debater will split every hair, attempt to deconstruct other words and concepts, and request more evidence. The original argument is forgotten and appears to be unaddressed by the opponent, and the debater is then able to feel victorious.
Instead of evaluating the logic of an opposing argument, the tactical nihilist will feign confusion, and attack a term used by their opponent. If the opponent, unaware of the tactic, takes the debater's apparent confusion in good faith, the conversation is quickly derailed into long discussions where the debater will continually request more and more evidence simply to establish the term's definition or validity, which the debater really understood in the first place. The debater will split every hair, attempt to deconstruct other words and concepts, and request more evidence. The original argument is forgotten and appears to be unaddressed by the opponent, and the debater is then able to feel victorious.
Alice: White people, becoming a dwindling and hated minority in the United States, face challenges as a group and should be allowed to advocate for their interests as a race.
Bob: Race? What even is that, really? And what is white? What about Italians and the Irish? I don't even know what you're talking about.
Alice: Wait, you support black, Hispanic and Asian minority activism. You know what race is, and I've never heard you try to deny or deconstruct any of those other racial identities before. And you sure seem to know what white people are when you're attacking them for white privilege, or when you think there are too many of them. Please stop with the tactical nihilism.
Bob: Race? What even is that, really? And what is white? What about Italians and the Irish? I don't even know what you're talking about.
Alice: Wait, you support black, Hispanic and Asian minority activism. You know what race is, and I've never heard you try to deny or deconstruct any of those other racial identities before. And you sure seem to know what white people are when you're attacking them for white privilege, or when you think there are too many of them. Please stop with the tactical nihilism.
by shar.nite January 11, 2020
Get the Tactical Nihilism mug.Blowing all the air out of your lungs and tensing your abs as tightly as possible, to the point that you can barely speak. This is generally done at pool parties or the beach, in order to look like your waist is smaller and your body fat is lower than it actually is. This is particularly used by shirtless people when a photo is being taken of them or when their crush is nearby.
Greg: Dude do you want a beer
Terry (in a quiet, strained voice): Dude I can't talk, Jenny is over there so I'm pulling a tactical ab tense.
Terry (in a quiet, strained voice): Dude I can't talk, Jenny is over there so I'm pulling a tactical ab tense.
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