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# A [[critter]].
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# ''Game usage.'' A [[critter]].
# A [[spawn]] of [[critter]]s. It is generally frowned upon to use this meaning in an MMO setting.
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# ''General usage.'' A [[spawn]] of [[critter]]s.
# ''Uncommon.'' A [[Nonplayer Character|nonplayer character]].
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# ''Uncommon.'' Any [[Nonplayer Character|nonplayer character]].
  
'''Usage note:''' The term "mob" can be confusing since it can refer to either a single critter ''or'' a group of critters.
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'''Usage note:''' The term "mob" can be confusing since it can refer to either a single critter ''or'' a group of critters. It is generally frowned upon to use ''mob'' to refer to ''a spawn of critters'' in a game or MMO setting.
  
==References==
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== References ==
  
 
* Wikipedia's article on [[Wikipedia:Mob_(computer_gaming)|mob]] gives more information about the usage and history of the term.
 
* Wikipedia's article on [[Wikipedia:Mob_(computer_gaming)|mob]] gives more information about the usage and history of the term.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 10 June 2009

Definition

Mob
  1. Game usage. A critter.
  2. General usage. A spawn of critters.
  3. Uncommon. Any nonplayer character.

Usage note: The term "mob" can be confusing since it can refer to either a single critter or a group of critters. It is generally frowned upon to use mob to refer to a spawn of critters in a game or MMO setting.

References

  • Wikipedia's article on mob gives more information about the usage and history of the term.