Talk:Spam (video games)

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Merge of Spam (Team Fortress)

Both articles describe the same phenomenon. The Team Fortress article however, only refers to it in the context of one game whereas it occurs in almost all first person shooters.

Agreed on that notion. Spam is far more prevalant on the overall game scene than just Team Fortress. --Scottie theNerd 14:55, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. General topics are more desirable than specific topics. Also, any team fortress specific information can be placed in the team fortress article. --Bakkster Man 00:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed MaxMangel 09:08, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done Natmaka 19:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clarify "other game genres"?

"Spam is a computer game phenomenon prevalent in FPS and other game genres"

Aside from the relatively rare third-person shooters, what other genres is spam common in? --Scottie theNerd 11:56, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MMORPGs have a lot of spam of two kinds. There is, of course, chat spam, and really every online game with a shat system has chat spam. Second there is skill spamming, where a player uses a short skill recharge, low cost, high damage skill repeatedly. Basically any one-trick pony is referred to as spam. It can also have positive meanings, such as "condition spam" where the target is blinded, crippled, bleeding, diseased, dazed, paralyzed, etc simultaneously as a strategy. --Bakkster Man 17:08, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so apart from the universal chat spam and buff spamming in RPGs, what other genres have prominent cases of spam? --Scottie theNerd 04:49, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RTS: tons of missiles (as opposed to a flood, which is actual units) is usually referred to as spam. Really, any large number of anything, intended to be effective with limited skill tends to be referred to as Spam. I would say the sentence could be rewritten to say that FPS is the originating genre and still the most common, but the term can be applied much more broadly than in just FPS. --Bakkster Man 14:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

TeamFortress

Since we've actually merged the TeamFortress spam article with this article, I don't actually see the need to have a Team Fortress section. When we discussed the merge, I assumed we would incorporate the ideas with the current spam article rather than tack on TeamFortress at the end. The TF section essentially repeats the spam content while providing lots of in-depth detail not appropriate for an encyclopedia, and is more welcome in StrategyWiki. What do you think about removing the TF section entirely? --Scottie theNerd 15:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Name change

I think the name of this pageshould be changed, because the current name implies that it is the name of an actual game. I think Spam (gaming term) would be better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Choogle (talk • contribs) 09:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC) ~CortalUX^Talk? 23:10, 3 April 2009 (UTC) To be honest, I don't see why it can't be merged with the general article on Spam.[reply]

Because it's not really spam in the same sense of the word. No one will try to sell you v1agra by throwing grenades at you. Online game messaging spam is already in there.-- DasRakel ✍ 09:23, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RTS gaming

in RTS gaming, "spam" refers to a push done with maximal density of cheap units. Rush is often (if starting resource buffer allows) done by "spamming" workers or cheapest offensive units during the countdown. Specifically, in AirMech, many would spawn as many Assassins as possible with "Destroy" order to attempt to force the enemy into guarding the fortress, giving the one who "spammed" Assassins some extra time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yura87 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress

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