why is a kill called a frag in this game?

[sun tzu]

is this some kind of jewish ploy?

[Catchin' The Vibe]

Cause the word 'kill' is so permanent, negative and harsh. It might offend the 12 year old russian kids.

[FillyCheese]

frag is a fairly common term for kill

[sun tzu]

Originally posted by FillyCheese:

frag is a fairly common term for kill

i never heard of it until i started playing this game

[HoneyDrake]

Frag was first used in the military (frag grenades, getting killed by it was called "getting fragged" or sth like that, because of the fragments of the grenades, which pierced through the body)

In shooters "frag" is more used in DM modes, because, like hommamuikkunen said, "kill" would be sth like a permanent status (for a round)

[sun tzu]

Originally posted by Dancingstein:

Frag was first used in the military (frag grenades, getting killed by it was called "getting fragged" or sth like that, because of the fragments of the grenades, which pierced through the body)

In shooters "frag" is more used in DM modes, because, like hommamuikkunen said, "kill" would be sth like a permanent status (for a round)

wait yeah ik what frags are . theyre grenades. but u silly csgo fangayz mistake kills as frags? y is that?

[HoneyDrake]

Originally posted by Real Human Bean:

Originally posted by Dancingstein:

Frag was first used in the military (frag grenades, getting killed by it was called "getting fragged" or sth like that, because of the fragments of the grenades, which pierced through the body)

In shooters "frag" is more used in DM modes, because, like hommamuikkunen said, "kill" would be sth like a permanent status (for a round)

wait yeah ik what frags are . theyre grenades. but u silly csgo fangayz mistake kills as frags? y is that?

a) most of the players are not taking part into the naming of stuff
b) a lot dont even take part into calling stuff as it should be called (like banana, catwalk, balcony, etc.)
c) dont assume anyone who answers your questions is doing so, i, for my part, dont even take the time to difference between a kill and a frag, too many reasons to not start with calling "frag"'s

[NPC_CO8ALT]

Anyone who's played fps games even for a little bit should know what and why the term "frag" is used. The term has been used since the early 90s, so if you don't know, you'd best take your ass to Urban Dictionary.

[Pairy Henis]

I actually heared it the first time in a computer game too, I m not a native speaker tho.

Originally posted by Dancingstein:

Frag was first used in the military (frag grenades, getting killed by it was called "getting fragged" or sth like that, because of the fragments of the grenades, which pierced through the body)

In shooters "frag" is more used in DM modes, because, like hommamuikkunen said, "kill" would be sth like a permanent status (for a round)

I wiki'd that and that is correct :D

Thanks for the info.

[abdi]

m9999 its cuz u get obliterated innit? eyyy blad u get Fragged bi AWPS and ♥♥♥♥ cuh

[wrath]

in quake, when you got a kill with a rocket, the enemy shattered to pieces. the term frag just stuck around