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edited April 2012 in Ten Forward
I see the term EVERYWHERE in STO these days. What is it?

Thanks
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Pick Up Group.

    A randomly made team.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    It stands for "Pick Up Group" and refers to getting a random group of people together to run an STF or other event together.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    TRIBBLE... She beat us by seconds.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Element_0 wrote:
    TRIBBLE... She beat us by seconds.
    *squirts lemon and throws salt while I'm at it* :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    It stands for;

    'Ok does everybody know the plan? we all go left on the count of 3.

    Everyone got it? Left.

    Left.


    on 3.....2.....1......NOOOOOOO. LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    'pug' is a more constructive term for a group of newbie players who dont have a clue what they are doing in the team and the mission they are on.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Thanks.

    I looked up PUG and STO and got nothing useful. I was unaware it was a general MMO term I hadn't seen it anywhere else.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    A team which does not consist of a group who all know each other (a Premade)
    in many cases PUG will wipe the floor with premade simply because there is no "everyone remember the plan" stuff.

    There are however premade "sitter" teams if you encounter one of these ABORT you can not win
    they play the same mission the same way 20+ times a day
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Yes its just a random grab bag of players, you can most of the time ignore each other and get the job done. Or it goes like

    OK, you two will go left, i well stay right and draw fire, and you...

    LEROY JENNNNNKINSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Yes its just a random grab bag of players, you can most of the time ignore each other and get the job done. Or it goes like

    OK, you two will go left, i well stay right and draw fire, and you...

    LEROY JENNNNNKINSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
    Ironically that was a staged event. :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Doblinian wrote: »

    Irony is, that it took you just as long to get the proper link and copy paste it, as it would have to write it yourself.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Here check this old thread out OP, don't raise it though or I'll have to kill it. :)

    STO Acronyms and Contractions Database.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Chat wrote:
    Ironically that was a staged event. :p

    True, but the recreation is so realistic to what can happen ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    OtakuboyT wrote: »
    I see the term EVERYWHERE in STO these days. What is it?

    Thanks
    PUG is the cousin of THUG which is the cousin of BUG--who has a friend called DUG and they drink out of a MUG. If you give them a TUG they'll give you a HUG. :D:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I approve this message...
    Docroadie wrote: »
    PUG is the cousin of THUG which is the cousin of BUG--who has a friend called DUG and they drink out of a MUG. If you give them a TUG they'll give you a HUG. :D:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    It stands for;

    'Ok does everybody know the plan? we all go left on the count of 3.

    Everyone got it? Left.

    Left.


    on 3.....2.....1......NOOOOOOO. LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!

    You don't get it.

    In PUGs, you turn right to go left.

    Tell them to go to the right and everyone will go left. Subterfuge is an effective command and control technique :D

    My other favourite on Cure is this.

    I will post "Attacking R" to indicate I'm leading the shipyard assault force, so someone (usually the last man) will take care of the Kang.

    The actual reply from the PUGs is EVERYONE will go attack the shipyard. This is the cue for me to guard the Kang.

    Likewise if I want people to defend the Kang, I will post that "I got the Kang, assault the yards". 4 ships will activate eng battery/evasive and make a beeline for the Kang while I assault the shipyards and cubes myself.

    This is how I make epic videos out of PUG runs, which for the record hit optionals every time :D
    (unless I got a gang with totally no DPS with Mk 8 equips or something. No matter, I soloed everything on the map with my failboat cruiser).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    PUG = Pretty Useless Group :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    A small dog apparently ..

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pug
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    jkstocbr wrote:
    A small dog apparently ..

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pug

    I'm a cat person, not a dog person, so I shall call my pugs kittens :3
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Pugs. Reminds me of my wow days, especially after the advent of dungeon finder.... brought a totally new meaning to "pug".
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    PuG = Pernicious underdeveloped Gamer
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