mobile (mud)

A mobile is a non-player character (NPC) or monster in a MUD (also used in other computer role-playing games such as MMORPGs). It is short for mobile object and is sometimes further abbreviated to mob or MOB (the latter more often considered an acronym). There appears to be some debate on the exact origins or the term. Killing mobiles can give such rewards as experience points and items. Usually the combat is player initiated, however if the mob is 'aggravated' it is configured so that it will challenge a player who enters the same area. Combat between players and mobs is called player versus monster (PvM) or in a broader sense, player versus environment (PvE); as opposed to player versus player (PvP) battles where the emphasis is on defeating an opposing player rather fighting against the game system.

Mobile (Mud)

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