General Category > AI War II - Lore, Vfx, Sfx, Code, & Meta
Can we retire the term "Whipping Boy"?
Nuc_Temeron:
Fair enough. Mum's the word.
Tridus:
Seems like this thread should be in the "main" forum, since it's about a community term rather than anything in the game itself.
tadrinth:
'Scapegoat' is sort of similar in meaning, but is a more common term. 'Martyr' captures the self-sacrificing part of the idea. They're both names of units, though.
I think they're still a useful concept, and will remain so as long as waves and gate raiding stick around.
x4000:
I actually started using this phrase prior to the first version becoming public, so it's my bad on this one. ;)
BadgerBadger:
I somewhat capriciously suggest the term "hedgehog". To quote wikipedia, "The Hedgehog defence is a military tactic in which a defending army creates mutually supporting strong points in a defence in depth which is designed to sap the strength and break the momentum of an attacking army". It's not 100% accurate, but it's pretty close. So I'd say "The AI got through the outer hedgehog, but the final line of defense stopped the Exo"
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