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# ''Game usage.'' A [[critter]]. | |||
# ''General usage.'' A [[spawn]] of [[critter]]s. | |||
# ''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 spawn of critters'' in a game or MMO setting. | |||
==References== | == References == | ||
[[Wikipedia: | * Wikipedia's article on [[Wikipedia:Mob_(computer_gaming)|mob]] gives more information about the usage and history of the term. | ||
[[Category:Definition]] | [[Category:Definition]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:39, 10 June 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.