RPG Buzzwords that have effectively lost their meaning due to poor over-use

[Gradine]

Every word has purpose and meaning; what is frustrating and annoying is when a term is overly misused. This is especially true for any negatively-inclined descriptor, which most commonly just become a catch-all for "thing that I dislike".

 

[aco175]

Every word has purpose and meaning; what is frustrating and annoying is when a term is overly misused. This is especially true for any negatively-inclined descriptor, which most commonly just become a catch-all for "thing that I dislike".

Is this a good place to insert the race/species/template/genus/etc... debate?

 

[Jd Smith1]

Is this a good place to insert the race/species/template/genus/etc... debate?

Sure, pour some gasoline into the fire.

 

[aco175]

I just seen on another thread- Mary Jane / Mary Sue / Billy Bob, whatever we call the name besides Superman.

To be fair Mary Jane Rotten-Crotch was a name we used back in the Army. She was not that powerful unless you came back from leave with a little extra.

 

[Jd Smith1]

To be fair Mary Jane Rotten-Crotch was a name we used back in the Army. She was not that powerful unless you came back from leave with a little extra.

Oh, man, that just took me back hard.

 

[Desdichado]

"Gygaxian" too, since over the years, Gary contradicted himself enough times that almost no-one can even say what Gygaxian even is (outside of Gygaxian Prose).

Ironically, I don't have any problem with Gygaxian; it works well for Gygaxian naturalism, for example. Not sure what else it would be used for. "High Gygaxian", on the other hand, I find pretentious. YMMV, I suppose.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"High Gygaxian", on the other hand, I find pretentious.

Pretty sure that was EGG's goal.

 

[Seramus]

Generic adjectives used to advertise your game. It's lost all meaning for me! Your character creation options are deep and engaging? Says who? Your setting is rich and full of colorful characters, with a gripping narrative? A reviewer can say those things, but using those adjectives to describe your own product tells me nothing.

 

[The Soloist]

I have no problems with these terms. It's part of the vocabulary we use to talk about the games we play.

Tuning Guy #1: I'm so sick of the over use of TurboInjected. What does it mean anymore?
Tuning Guy #2: Agreed, Zero-to-one-hundred speed ratio, is my pet peeve!
Tuning Guy #3: Let's not talk about High Performance Tires. Everyone uses it now. It's just marketing.

 

[dragoner]

I have no problems with these terms. It's part of the vocabulary we use to talk about the games we play.

Tuning Guy #1: I'm so sick of the over use of TurboInjected. What does it mean anymore?
Tuning Guy #2: Agreed, Zero-to-one-hundred speed ratio, is my pet peeve!
Tuning Guy #3: Let's not talk about High Performance Tires. Everyone uses it now. It's just marketing.

Also on the car and truck forums, there is internet fast, plus vast age differences. Some that might apply here, though also the money is different.