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# ''Uncommon.'' Any [[Nonplayer Character|nonplayer character]]. | # ''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. It is generally frowned upon to use ''mob'' to refer to ''a | + | '''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== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 16 February 2009
Definition
- Mob
- Game usage. A critter.
- General usage. A spawn of critters.
- 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.
