Talk:Buff (MMORPG terminology)

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[edit] Page Move

It was suggested that this article should be renamed Buff (MMORPG terminology). The vote is shown below:

I'd support a move to MMORPG terminology. I remember paying for buffs in Star Wars Galaxies Wikibofh 04:25, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I was the one that mentioned the change, So I guess I should say a word as well. I know that multiple MMORPGs use the terminology Buff, including City of Heroes, Everquest, Anarchy Online. Thre are probably more, but those are the ones that I have the most experience with.--Wahooker 11:58, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 10:54, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

It'd be nice to show the origins of the term, which I'm not really familiar with. --Kerohazel 22:13, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

To my knowledge, the term is not at all exclusive to MMORPG's, but also sees wide usage in other types of games (though most with a significant online component). I propose that the article be renamed to "Buff (computer gaming)". (preceding unsigned comment by Uly (talk • contribs) )

Hmm, let me go see if User:Wikibofh or User:Wahooker remember what it used to be named. I don't have any objection, as long as we keep a redirect from MMORPG terminology to (computer gaming)...but I also don't want to move it and find out that that was what it was named in the first place. :) --Syrthiss 04:00, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

- Found it. It was previously Buff (EverQuest terminology). Found it in the page move history. [1]. Wikibofh 17:16, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Ok, then I have no objections to its move to (computer gaming). At the moment (computer gaming) is just a redirect to here, but we should prolly ask for a page move then. --Syrthiss 20:18, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

I wouldn't have any problem with it being moved to (computer gaming). Probably better than EQ terminology or MMORPG terminology.--WAHooker 16:48, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Needs cleaning up

I feel that it's confusing that this talks about an MMORPG thing, then suddenly switches to a mostly single player RPG thing. The article needs rework to apply this so that it talks about RPG's in general. The term may be in MMORPG origin, but the concept is obviously not just MMORPG. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by XenoL-Type (talk • contribs) 18:23, August 2, 2006.