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    Default What does "mobs" mean?

    I'm asking entirely out of idle curiosity, but this has stuck out to me for the several years I've followed this place and brinkster.

    Why do you guys say "mobs" when you clearly mean "monsters"? It's obvious in the circumstance that you don't mean what "mob" actually means in real life -- as in, a "mob" may not in fact be a mob of monsters, because generally it appears to mean a single monster.

    So, uh, what exactly is a "mob" and where did the tradition of using the word that way start? Because I have never seen the word "mob" used similarly in any other context. And I'm full of curiosities.

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    I don't know myself (though I've never really wondered about that particular thing) but I find it cute that it was your first post

    I always thought it was because they were mobbing my character all the time. So I kill them. Damn mobs.

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    soirana once used it in reference to a monster. I picked it up
    because for some reason, I liked it. To my knowledge, I am
    the only one who uses it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    To my knowledge, I am
    the only one who uses it.
    Written that too, haven't you?

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    ahh, I don't play MMORPG's, so wouldn't really know that.

    Does explain why I got it from soirana though, as I think
    he once linked to some MMORPG online quiz, so perhaps
    he was/is active in that scene and picked the word up from
    there.

    Good to know I'm not alone
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    Wait, Soirana is a he? I always assumed she was a she, due to her name ending with an A.

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