teleportitis

English

Etymology

teleport +‎ -itis

Noun

teleportitis (uncountable)

1. (video games, informal) In some roguelike games, an intrinsic ability that causes the player's character to teleport from place to place without warning.
   • 1990, Aaron Sher, “Teleportation”, in rec.games.hack (Usenet):

     Teleportitis is gained by eating a leprechaun or quantum mechanic or nymph.

   • 2006, Rorschach, “YAVP: Argos the Merry Minotaur”, in rec.games.roguelike.misc (Usenet):

     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.

Related terms

• polymorphitis