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hedgie:
The mining thing is useful.  Then again, my gathering alt was a hunter, so if there was a mob there, I just sent fluffy to deal with it (I did the same with my dk before she ditched mining for engineering).

Method of Madness:
Why are enemies called mobs?

TheEvilDog:

--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 16 Sep 2016, 12:49 ---Why are enemies called mobs?

--- End quote ---

"The term "mob" is short for "mobile," which was used by Richard Bartle for objects that were self-mobile in MUD1. The term as it exists in MMORPGs is derived from the MUD usage. (Source code in DikuMUD uses the term "mob" to refer to a generic NPC; DikuMUD was a heavy influence on EverQuest.) The term is properly an abbreviation rather than an acronym, but backronyms for "MOB" such as "monster or beast," "mere ordinary beast" and "mean old bastard" have also been coined."

Method of Madness:
Oh, so it's mob with a long o?

Lines:
No, everyone I know pronounces it the regular way.

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