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I've noticed the completely understandable confusion/misuse of "mob" in the context of games. What it doesn't mean: -Group of monsters. That's a "pack" What it does mean: -Single monster. Why? Because it stands for "mobile object," which was important in ancient times

I've noticed the completely understandable confusion/misuse of "mob" in the context of games. What it doesn't mean: -Group of monsters. That's a "pack" What it does mean: -Single monster. Why? Because it stands for "mobile object," which was important in ancient times

  • Xenogenic
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago (Source)
    I've noticed the completely understandable confusion/misuse of "mob" in the context of games. What it doesn't mean: -Group of monsters. That's a "pack" What it does mean: -Single monster. Why? Because it stands for "mobile object," which was important in ancient times

    • olandgren
      Posted 4 years, 5 months ago (Source)
      @Xenogenic Wait till they find out about Proc

      • Xenogenic
        Posted 4 years, 5 months ago (Source)
        @olandgren Haha, no doubt. One of my favorites from MMOs in particular was "pat" to refer to "patrol." It sounds a lot like "pack" on voice, which wasn't a problem we had in a text-only world "I'm going to grab that pat" can be contextually confusing if you mishear

        • candacerthomas
          Posted 4 years, 5 months ago (Source)
          @Xenogenic @olandgren Dammit Owen beat me

          • Chadd Nervigg
            Posted 4 years, 5 months ago (Source)
            @candacerthomas @Xenogenic @olandgren It's Power Released On Contact, and I'll hear none of your naysaying!
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