Zerg
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A very large group of units or players. dated, slang
- 1 To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences. dated, slang
"You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players. They don't have to zerg lower tier encounters just like the lowest tier guilds doesn't have to zerg orc camp 1 in EC. But, at the top end, it's still zerg tactics."
Example
More examples"You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players. They don't have to zerg lower tier encounters just like the lowest tier guilds doesn't have to zerg orc camp 1 in EC. But, at the top end, it's still zerg tactics."
Etymology
From the game StarCraft (1998), in which the easily mass-produced Zerg units encourage such a strategy.
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