When did we start using the term 'raid'?

[quellren]

I remember using it in UO (dragon raids), so it's gaming application pre-dates EQ.
Honestly, it's almost impossible to keep terms straight in regards to when they became part of gaming language. I don't really think it matters.
Wasn't there almost a meta-physical fistfight a while back over the use of threat vs. aggro?

[Fawqueue]

Originally Posted by quellren [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I remember using it in UO (dragon raids), so it's gaming application pre-dates EQ.
Honestly, it's almost impossible to keep terms straight in regards to when they became part of gaming language. I don't really think it matters.
Wasn't there almost a meta-physical fistfight a while back over the use of threat vs. aggro?

Touching on this, it's especially hard because the terminology back at the time varied from server to server. After 10+ years of MMOing, we've come to a consensus on most things, but back then I wouldn't have been suprised to see one server calling it a raid, while the next calls it "the thing where we get 30 guys together and do cool shit". I know on the Tribunal, in '99, it was called a raid from the beginning, so I would assume it does pre-date EverQuest.

[ShivanAngel]

There was a thread on the EQ live forums back in the day about what do you guys call XXXXXXXXXX camp on your server.

It was amazing to see how many different terms there were for each camp.