Thread: Why do we call them mobs?
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Old 01-15-2008, 08:48 PM   #1
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A mob is an acronym for mobile object. It was derived from early video games, aka MUDs, which had three components: mobiles, objects, and rooms. Mobiles could be aggressive, and could be attacked and could move from room to room.
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