Talk:Turtle (game term)

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Ive never heard of "Turtle" used as a gaming term, alo I have heard of "Porcing" its very simular to what this article describes.

Perhaps its worth a mention, http://taspring.clan-sy.com/wiki/Porcing

Thats definately a game specific term, "turtle" is the far more common word used in most other RTSs.65.188.254.26 02:18, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I've added a note on "porc", and that "porc" in commonest in the TA community.Philcha 19:11, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

i would imagine the term originated in 2d fighters, as i think i remember the term in streetfighter long before rts's came around. still the same concept, guarding without attacking until a clear opening presents itself. streetfighter and such even redesigned their games to deal with such, introducing marginal block-damage, endurance bars, and whatnot

[edit] Proposed move

Most (if not all) other similar articles uses (computer gaming) in the article title. As such, I propose moving this article to Turtle (computer gaming) for consistency. —Daniel Vandersluis^(talk) 20:24, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Excellent idea for consistency. --Habap 13:40, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't think any actual user will type "turtle (computer gaming)" or "turtle (game term)" in a search box. So the main effect will be on links (e.g. article Master of Orion links to this one), and you'd have to create a redirect. Is it worth the extra work, both for editors (once) and for Wikipedia's servers (indefinite number of times)?Philcha 19:11, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

The issue is more to do with consistency rather than convenience. --Scottie_theNerd 04:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)