Zerg

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To gang up on someone.

To defeat an enemy by outnumbering them rather than by strategy or skill.

• The term Zerg or Zerging is frequently used in PvMP to describe a combat tactic whereby large groups of (usually) Creeps wait at a "spawn point" to pounce upon characters just re-entering the zone following that character being killed.

Origin of the term

The term originates from Blizzard's game Starcraft where Zerg were one of 3 playable races. Extremely alien in appearance, Zerg were characterized by using large numbers of weak units to swarm the enemy. Another characteristic of Zerg were that everything was organic, i.e., Zerg didn't used machines or any artifacts, they would mutate their own buildings from special kinds of larvae and advanced units were created by mutating basic ones. Units were cheap to make and it was possible to make extreme numbers in short period of time.

The term Zerg is used in mmo games to describe a force consisting of a large group of lower level players (often with only basic equipment) who use numbers rather then strategy to defeat the enemy, therefore requiring no skill. This tactics is commonly known as Zerging

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