loot and scoot

The art of acquiring items in an online multiplayer video game whilst avoiding all manner of conflict with other players.

This tactic, despite usually being frowned upon due to players seeing it as a cowardly playstyle, is extraordinarily effective at accruing wealth in a looter-shooter such as Escape From Tarkov or making it to endgame circles in Battle Royales such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone.

Typically synonymous with being called a rat, as the player tends to scurry along unnoticed and flee rapidly when found.

"We loot, we scoot, we barely even shoot." - the loot and scooter

loot and scoot by chaooo November 25, 2021

loot and scoot

Ninja looting or power-up stealing in an online game, usually at the dispair of the enemy or disregard to teamplay by taking health or armor from a flag carrier or injured teammate... then running off, hiding or immediately getting killed, thereby wasting the power-ups or leaving the other victim high and dry to get killed themselves. Usually happens in pickup games or MMOs

In Unreal Tournament pick-up games, someone almost always pulls a loot and scoot with the shield seconds before the flag carrier comes by... then we lose the game beacuse the FC dies at the last second.

In World of Warcraft, rogues often perform the loot and scoot while you finally engage the monster standing next to a chest.

Taking ALL the ammo at the start of a fps round does constitute as a loot and scoot, leaving everyone else without ammo until it respawns; thus crippling the entire team.

loot and scoot by lootnscoot April 5, 2007

loot and scoot

A loot and scoot is basically a one night stand. You loot the booty and scoot scoot scoot away.

Guy 1: Did you hook up with that one girl last night?
Guy 2: Emily? Yeah I took her home.
Guy 1: You going to see her again?
Guy 2: Nah, it was a loot and scoot.

loot and scoot by Thequick April 21, 2008