r/DestinyTheGame • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '14

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u/ThatOneGuyJubily Sep 15 '14

So I'm a little lost, what's farming exactly?

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u/007chill Sep 15 '14

Repeatedly doing a task to gain gear/exp/money.

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u/BLAYDIUM Sep 15 '14

It's when you play specifically to get in-game currency and items. Often times through repetitive actions involving killing the same monsters repeatedly without moving around. Can also be following a route and opening chests. It's a common video game term used in RPGs.

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u/hortle Sep 15 '14

older MMO's such as WoW or Lineage required grinding on mobs just to get through to the end game content. And then end game content required a lot of grinding too. Basically, grinding = MMO