teleportitis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From teleport + -itis.
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) In some roguelike games, an intrinsic ability that causes the player's character to teleport from place to place without warning.
That ring stayed on his finger until resists became more an issue than damage output, and stayed off when I got teleportitis in the Slime pits and had to rely on teleport control.
2006, Rorschach, “YAVP: Argos the Merry Minotaur”, in rec.games.roguelike.misc (Usenet):Teleportitis is gained by eating a leprechaun or quantum mechanic or nymph.
1990, Aaron Sher, “Teleportation”, in rec.games.hack (Usenet):