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Carras
Profile Joined August 2010
Argentina860 Posts
March 20 2011 21:57 GMT
#21
"a zerg" to never be able to attack
zyglrox
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1168 Posts
March 20 2011 22:00 GMT
#22
when i played SWG "zerg/ing" was thrown around often. probably in any MMO really, but yea haha.
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Touch
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada475 Posts
March 20 2011 22:03 GMT
#23
Zerg = Shit storm.
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theBOOCH
Profile Joined November 2010
United States832 Posts
March 20 2011 22:06 GMT
#24
I think "to overwhelm with extraordinary numbers" is a great definition. I can see it come into common parlance, especially in the extermination industry.
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Aterons_toss
Profile Joined February 2011
Romania1275 Posts
March 20 2011 22:07 GMT
#25
On March 21 2011 05:17 Kipsate wrote:
I remember from my WoW days,(if anyone here played it). In the WoW arena, where (especially) with 2 melee characters would basically tunnelvision a single character all game long to kill them, was called zerging.(Just zerg the priest ,for example). Then again, Zerg is also used to describe overwhelming numbers.

Melee, in wow ? in arenas ?
I think we played a different game sir.
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hugman
Profile Joined June 2009
Sweden4644 Posts
March 20 2011 22:09 GMT
#26
I like this term getting use outside of SC2
how
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States538 Posts
March 20 2011 22:28 GMT
#27
To overwhelm with extraordinary numbers is I think not the correct term. I think it need the addition of mentioning the expendability of what is in the extraordinary numbers. Something along the lines of

To overwhelm with extraordinary numbers of expendables.

This is because I don't think anyone would ever say they got zergged by thor's or any rl equivalent, because then it is just massing.
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how
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States538 Posts
March 20 2011 22:28 GMT
#28
On March 21 2011 07:00 zyglrox wrote:
when i played SWG "zerg/ing" was thrown around often. probably in any MMO really, but yea haha.


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shaippen
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden88 Posts
March 20 2011 22:38 GMT
#29
I some mmo or something (I have no idea which game, don't remember) zerging meant some players in a party rushing through a dungeon or similar, ignoring the rest of the group.
Ziktomini
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom377 Posts
March 20 2011 23:05 GMT
#30
I would have thought to zerg was to die before you ever get to your target destination.
GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
March 21 2011 00:04 GMT
#31
"Zerg"
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Geovu
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Estonia1344 Posts
March 21 2011 00:07 GMT
#32

Zerg Definition: The act of being Zerg
Ex: Zerg rush kekekekekekeke
Dalavita
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1113 Posts
March 21 2011 00:09 GMT
#33
The definition of zerging in MMOs is essentially using lots of low quality units or players to kill stronger opponents.
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
March 21 2011 00:13 GMT
#34
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101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
March 21 2011 00:21 GMT
#35
4pool
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KevinIX
Profile Joined October 2009
United States2472 Posts
March 21 2011 00:34 GMT
#36
Hmm, my definition.

To zerg would be to swarm the opponent with large numbers of inferior quality units.
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MileyCyrus
Profile Joined August 2010
United States285 Posts
March 21 2011 00:59 GMT
#37
the movie 300
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GhostFall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States830 Posts
March 21 2011 01:01 GMT
#38
No one really says zerg rush kekeke anymore in SC2. It's more like Terran Scv All-in lololol

Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
March 21 2011 01:03 GMT
#39
Using the word "zerg" as a verb is an abomination.
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vojnik
Profile Joined October 2010
Macedonia923 Posts
March 21 2011 01:06 GMT
#40
zerg was also used a lot in WOW old days in BGs, like "zerg the GY" or "Zerg Stables/ Farm" meaning everyone attack at once and keep attacking to overwhelm the opponents.
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