spawn camping

Kill at rebirth

Spawn camping is a video game tactic where a player waits near an opponent's spawn point—the location where characters reappear after dying—to kill them immediately upon respawning.

The practice is widely considered cheap or unsportsmanlike, as it denies opponents any chance to orient themselves or fight back: Their whole team was spawn camping us.

Some games implement countermeasures like temporary invincibility to discourage it.

Related
  • griefingDeliberate gameplay harassment
  • respawnReappear after dying digitally
  • fragAttack with grenade
  • noobInternet slang for beginner
  • cheapLow in price

cheap shot · exploit · killstreak · frustration · unfair · shooter · multiplayer · player versus player · base · safe zone · choke point · ambush · trap · revenge · toxic · harassment · spawnpoint · death

Opposites
fairness/sportsmanship in gaming

spawn campingfair play

Honorable conduct in games

good sportsmanship · gentlemanly conduct · giving space

tactical engagement style

spawn campingrun and gun

Mobile aggressive shooting

roaming · flanking

Family

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Used worldwide · Negative · Rated PG