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Revision as of 02:48, 13 October 2006
A mob (short for mobile or mobile object) is a non-player entity whose primary purpose is to be killed for experience, quest objective, or loot.
Mobs are also known as bad guys, beasts, enemies, monsters, non-player attackers, and opponents. The World of Warcraft-specific term for a mob is creep, coined by [Blizzard] and first used in Warcraft III. The term mob in wide-spread use in the MMORPGs genre.
Etymology
The term was originally used in Multi User Dungeons (MUDs) the text-based precurors to MMORPGs. NPCs were defined in the code as either stationary "shopkeepers" or "mobiles".
Mobs differ from NPCs in that they are usually monsters that share a common name with several others rather than having a unique name or title, are non-friendly, are non-interactive, and/or exist solely for the purpose of being killed. These are the main aspect of PvE, and are found throughout the game world.
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