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==Definition==
 
==Definition==
A mob (Mobile Object) is a type of non-player character (NPC) or monster.
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# ''Game usage.'' A [[critter]].
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# ''General usage.'' A [[spawn]] of [[critter]]s.
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# ''Uncommon.'' Any [[Nonplayer Character|nonplayer character]].
  
Mobs in City of .. are commonly referred to as [[critter]]s.
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'''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==
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== References ==
Definition lifted directly off of [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]([[Wikipedia:Mob (computer gaming)|Mob]])
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* Wikipedia's article on [[Wikipedia:Mob_(computer_gaming)|mob]] gives more information about the usage and history of the term.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 10 June 2009

Definition

Mob
  1. Game usage. A critter.
  2. General usage. A spawn of critters.
  3. 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.