=== Names for Players/Player Tactics ===
<u><b>;Fighter</b></u> - : Do I really have to explain? Fighters are people who live for the chase, using fighter ships.
<u><b>;Pirate</b></u> - : A pirate is a player who demands that another player drop their cargo, or face death. Pirates are also notorious for griefing and sometimes using cheap tactics (Rocket Ramming).
<u><b>;Rammer</b></u> - : There are two definitions.
*A rammer is a person who uses a high proximity weapon up close so that the target cannot escape damage regardless of what they do.
*A rammer is also a person who uses a proximity rocket at point-blank range, damaging oneself as well as the target
<u><b>;Spammer</b></u> - : A person who shoots large amounts of homing missiles in the hope that one or more might hit. Common platforms for Missile Spamming are the [[ships:Ragnarok|Ragnarock]] and the [[ships:Hornet|Hornet]] using [[:weapons:Small#Gemini Homing Missile Launcher|Gems]] and/or [[:weapons:Large#Locust Swarm Missile Launcher|Swarms]].
<u><b>;Trader</b></u> - : Self-explanatory, traders are people who trade cargo at assorted stations.
<u><b>;Guides</b></u> - : People who keep others in line with the rules. If you get a white message it is most wise to listen to it.
<u><b>;Dev/Devs</b></u> : Short for Developer(s), Dev usually means one of the following individually, or all of them collectively.*John "Incarnate" Bergman*Andy "a1k0n" Sloane*Waylon "El Guapo/Vlad" Brinck*Ray "Raybondo" Ratelis
<u><b>;incarnate</b></u> - : incarnate is John Bergman, the Managing Director of Guild Software. He is in charge of product oversight, design direction, etc. John's account, forum, and in-game name is incarnate.
<u><b>;a1k0n</b></u> - : a1k0n is Andy Sloane, a programmer who wrote most of the network and server code among other things. Andy's account, forum and in-game name is a1k0n.
<u><b>;Vlad</b></u> - : Vlad is Waylon Brinck, who created much of the artwork you'll see ingame. Vlad is Waylon's account and forum name.
<u><b>;El Guapo</b></u> - : El Guapo is Waylon's in-game name.
<u><b>;raybondo</b></u> - : raybondo is Ray Ratelis, responsible for the bulk of the 3D engine, graphics APIs, and others. Ray's account, forum, and in-game name is raybondo.
<u><b>;Waylonics</b></u> - : Waylonics are also known as Galactic Trade Standard ([[GTS]]). This is the strange writing you'll see in various places on the stations in space. They are named after the Dev who stumbled upon them while exploring deep space.