# Grinding

- Term: Digital term
- Canonical: https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/grinding/

> Repeating the same fights or tasks to accumulate [Experience points](https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/experience-points/), gold or items. Sometimes a design choice and sometimes a flaw, grinding was notorious in early JRPGs and MMORPGs, and it gave rise to paid services and [Gold farming](https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/gold-farming/).

Repeating the same fights or tasks to accumulate [Experience points](https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/experience-points/), gold or items. Sometimes a design choice and sometimes a flaw, grinding was notorious in early JRPGs and MMORPGs, and it gave rise to paid services and [Gold farming](https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/gold-farming/).

## Quick answers

**What does "Grinding" mean?**
Repeating the same fights or tasks to accumulate Experience points, gold or items. Sometimes a design choice and sometimes a flaw, grinding was notorious in early JRPGs and MMORPGs, and it gave rise to paid services and Gold farming.

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