Comrades, why are raids called raids?

[vettkinn]

Comrades, in MMOs, raids are those "super" quests which involve "super" bosses. But why are these called raids?

Did the first MMO raid have anything to do with c***roaches?

[chester99]

for the love of god, stop calling me comrade.

[vettkinn]

for the love of god, stop calling me comrade.

But why not comrade? Comrade means 'friend', comrade

[TreknaQudane]

I hear english can be a hard language to learn.

Using a dictionary isn't.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid

[Kromize]

Comrades, in MMOs, raids are those "super" quests which involve "super" bosses. But why are these called raids?

Did the first MMO raid have anything to do with c***roaches?

cockroaches. lol

Aside from that, it's because your supposed to be raiding something.

Main  Entry: raid
Pronunciation: \ˈrād\
Function:  noun 
Etymology:  Middle English (Scots) rade, from Old English rād  ride, raid  — more at road
Date:  15th century
 1 a :  a hostile or predatory incursion b : a  surprise attack by a small force
2 a :  a brief foray outside one's usual sphere b :  a sudden invasion by officers of the law c :  a daring operation against a competitor d :  the recruiting of personnel (as faculty, executives, or athletes) from  competing organizations
3 : the act  of mulcting public money
4 : an  attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted  selling

They most definitely want us to depress stock prices...

[vettkinn]

3 : the act  of mulcting public money

They most definitely want us to depress stock prices...

I see comrade, never thought it was a money thing. That must be why raids have uber loot, no?

[Memnir]

In Soviet Russia, the Raid loots you!

[Kromize]

In Soviet Russia, the Raid loots you!

+1

And the roads?

[Horrorscope]

But why not comrade? Comrade means 'friend', comrade

Friend, because using friend that many times in a sentence isn't all that special either, friend. We just have a way of assuming that and carrying on our message, friend.

[jcTharin]

besides, if we are your friends, why are you always angry around us? you always have the angry face up

[Modinator0]

its like, man, we're a SWAT team, man, theres these epic boss enemies, they are trafficking in epic loot, man, we gotta stop their operation. So we do a SWAT raid man, we bust in there, cuff em, take out the leader, seize the goods.

[Twerpp]

When I think of the word "raid" in D&D I think of running in surprise attacking fully buffed into a community of peaceful humanoids like gnolls and orcs, slaughtering their tribesmen, breaking their vases and crated supplies of food, throwing epic level fireballs into their tents and masses of children huddled around the campfires, and ultimately slaughtering all their religious leaders in a genocidal inferno of poison gasses, magical flames, and sword that sever heads and strike with lightning bolts . We get to have all that fun in explorer zones imagine how awesome it would be if it were a "raid".

They are uglier than our playable races why shouldn't we kill them all?

[vettkinn]

its like, man, we're a SWAT team, man, theres these epic boss enemies, they are trafficking in epic loot, man, we gotta stop their operation. So we do a SWAT raid man, we bust in there, cuff em, take out the leader, seize the goods.

Seems like this is the most accurate description, +1 comrade

Twerpp's wasn't so bad either +1

[Ganolyn]

When I think of the word "raid" in D&D I think of running in surprise attacking fully buffed into a community of peaceful humanoids like gnolls and orcs, slaughtering their tribesmen, breaking their vases and crated supplies of food, throwing epic level fireballs into their tents and masses of children huddled around the campfires, and ultimately slaughtering all their religious leaders in a genocidal inferno of poison gasses, magical flames, and sword that sever heads and strike with lightning bolts . We get to have all that fun in explorer zones imagine how awesome it would be if it were a "raid".

They are uglier than our playable races why shouldn't we kill them all?

Thanks for the laugh. I've played DnD since PnP first came out and while I always had fun adventuring, defeating hostile enemies and getting great swag, I found it ironic that what we were really doing was breaking into people's houses, murdering them and stealing their stuff. What a great kids game!

[Anderei]

for the love of god, stop calling me comrade.

and if adding vetkinn to my ignore list would have saved me from stupid comrade refences, NO his stupid threads with comrade titles still highlight in my timeline.

[vettkinn]

and if adding vetkinn to my ignore list would have saved me from stupid comrade refences, NO his stupid threads with comrade titles still highlight in my timeline.

Why so serious?

[katana_one]

In real life we call that a home invasion. But calling them "home invasions" in-game would have made for some awkward public relations and marketing situations, so they settled on "raid."

[Mecholi22]

When I think of the word "raid" in D&D I think of running in surprise attacking fully buffed into a community of peaceful humanoids like gnolls and orcs, slaughtering their tribesmen, breaking their vases and crated supplies of food, throwing epic level fireballs into their tents and masses of children huddled around the campfires, and ultimately slaughtering all their religious leaders in a genocidal inferno of poison gasses, magical flames, and sword that sever heads and strike with lightning bolts . We get to have all that fun in explorer zones imagine how awesome it would be if it were a "raid".

They are uglier than our playable races why shouldn't we kill them all?

Thanks for the laugh. I've played DnD since PnP first came out and while I always had fun adventuring, defeating hostile enemies and getting great swag, I found it ironic that what we were really doing was breaking into people's houses, murdering them and stealing their stuff. What a great kids game!

Never really looked at it that way....lmfao

+1

[Lorien_the_First_One]

Why so serious?

The 'red' bit is overplayed, offensive to some, the red frown on every post is stupid, and basically its hard to take you seriously. You start with 2 strikes against you before anyone has read your posts.

[Mentor61]

Comrades, in MMOs, raids are those "super" quests which involve "super" bosses. But why are these called raids?

Did the first MMO raid have anything to do with c***roaches?

I thought you were going to put all your questions in yesterday's thread so we don't get the daily comrade ****?