Wi-Fi warrior

Wi-Fi warrior (plural Wi-Fi warriors)

1. (video games) A person who primarily plays online rather than offline.
   • 2011 October 23, 2:09 from the start, in Concentrate II - Brawl One-Stock W2 - Dabuz VS Salem‎^[1], spoken by DMBrandon and Gunblade, via YouTube, archived from the original on 29 November 2024:

     [DMBrandon:] These guys [Dabuz and Salem] play on Wi-Fi a lot.
     [Gunblade:] Yes, these are two of the Wi-Fi warriors, as we like to call them.
     [DMBrandon:] Yes, they are.

   • 2018 December 17, Ostro, “Re: Yoshi Frame Data & Combos”, in Smashboards‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 April 2019:

     Jab1-> Dsmash: I don't recommend this one at all, jab to downB is much more forgiving unless you staled it like a true Wi-Fi warrior.

   • 2021 June 23, Dylan Tate, “How to transition from online to offline Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”, in Upcomer‎^[3], archived from the original on 23 April 2024:

     Upcomer spoke to Tanner “SKITTLES!!” Jordan and Robert “Myran” Herrin to get their insights on how wi-fi warriors can effectively transition from online Smash Ultimate to offline.

2. (video games) A person who plays online via wireless connection (Wi-Fi) rather than wired connection.
   • 2019 February 24, Dakota DarkHorse Hills, “Wi-Fi warriors beware: Dead or Alive 6 allows players to see and select what type of connections they play against online”, in EventHubs‎^[4], archived from the original on 9 June 2023:

     [Title:] Wi-Fi warriors beware: Dead or Alive 6 allows players to see and select what type of connections they play against online

   • 2020 February 17, penguinz0 (Charles Christopher White Jr.), 4:05 from the start, in Soaked Series Invitational $10,000 Tournament‎^[5], via YouTube, archived from the original on 17 April 2024:

     The registration is also open to anyone; SSI [Soaked Series Invitiational] is welcoming anyone of any level as long as you meet a couple requirements: One, you have to have a fucking Ethernet adapter. No Wi-Fi warriors, no fucking limp-dicked Wi-Fi wieners out here. We need Ethernet adapters to help with lag.

   • 2024 February 25, Connor Makar, “2XKO will have "server-based rollback netcode", but how will that impact the game and its players?”, in VG247‎^[6], Gamer Network Limited, archived from the original on 12 July 2024:

     He [senior director Tom Cannon] announced that 2XKO will have server-based Rollback netcode, that you could throw out your fears of protecting yourself against Wi-Fi warriors and their sub-standard connections and rest easy.