hitmarker
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hitmarker (plural hitmarkers)
- (video games) An audiovisual cue indicating that an enemy has been hit.
- 2020 March 25, Mike Hume, “Warzone gulag tips: How to win when it’s all on the line”, in The Washington Post[1]:
- If you see a hit marker from your grenade/tactical, you’ll know where they are (generally), even if you don’t get the kill outright.
- 2023 January 24, Shabana Arif, “Modern Warfare 2 Hardcore mode launching in Season 2 after Tier 1 playlist flops”, in The Daily Mirror[2]:
- While you might expect something called Hardcore mode to toss away crutches like the HUD, hitmarkers, and anything else that's remotely useful, it doesn't.