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What does the term "mob" really mean in a MMOG?
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 06:13 AM
The usual rules, but don't get too specific about obscure games. Try to either ask questions about MMOGs in general, or specific games where we already have factions.
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What does the term "mob" really mean in a MMOG?
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What does the term "mob" really mean in a MMOG?
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 08:37 PM
That's basically right, but just to expand on it, "mob" stands for "mobile object". It's really a reference to anything that can move around, regardless of whether it's friendly, enemy, or just part of the scenery. Today it's usually just a reference to anything hostile, but now and then in certain games one may hear a player use it with the original meaning.
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Posted 11 March 2008 - 05:17 AM
QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 10 2008, 11:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ah, you mean like how no one understands the difference between aggro and hate anymore?
Yep, pretty much.
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 12:09 AM
QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 9 2008, 11:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Monster
This has been bugging me.
What is "A F***ING 50 DKP MINUS!!!"
This has been bugging me.
What is "A F***ING 50 DKP MINUS!!!"
DKP is how most raiding guilds account for present members. It's basically a currency system; you get more DKP for each raid you're in, and you use your DKP to blindly bid on whatever item may drop that you want out of a certain raid. If you outbid everyone else, you get the item.
However, some guild admins are dicks and decide to take DKP away for a number of reasons, usually if it's a "hxc" raiding guild they'll take DKP away when you're not at the raid.
What was the first hugely successful MMORPG? It is graphical, not text-based.
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Posted 14 March 2008 - 08:00 AM
QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 11 2008, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ultima online?
Either that or some MUD.
Define "hugely successful MMORPG"
Either that or some MUD.
Define "hugely successful MMORPG"
Doesn't matter. You got what I was looking for.
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 02:31 AM
DoTs = Damage over time. Usually telling the warlocks to throw corruption, curse of agony, priests to throw shadow word: pain, warriors to rend, whatever on Onyxia. If there's not enough on Ony, she basically wipes the whole raid by throwing huge {expletive antidisestablishmentarianized by Cspace} fireballs down on the tank, and subsequently the rest of the raid.
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