First-person shooters seem to spawn a colorful and varied array of online asshole players. One of the most reviled is a player who engages in “Camping,” the act of staying in one spot, preferably a tight corner, and shooting whatever unsuspecting sap should happen by.

While it’s actually considered a legitimate tactic in this era of in-game sniper rifles and tall ledges, back when FPS games were run-and-gun affairs, the camper was considered a lowly, yellow-bellied cheater, a sniveling Jeremy Davies-in-Saving Private Ryan coward. Campers, especially those who set up shop near a spawn point, were often ridiculed and hounded by their more aggressive, blast-happy peers. Campers frequently driven off of game servers and signs were put on their front lawns that said, “FPS Offender: Beware of Camper.”

Today, the sniper rifle-wielding camper is a necessary part of a well-rounded FPS team and, when the headshots are really getting racked up, are sometimes given grudging respect.

Yes, campers are pussies. But now they are pussies with a purpose.