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==In Dragon Quest== | ==In Dragon Quest== | ||
In Dragon Quest, grinding most commonly refers to fighting monsters in order to gain experience. More experience allows characters to gain levels and thereby become more powerful in a variety of ways. However, it can also refer to any monotonous task such as collecting specific items, playing a mini game over and over, or completing some menial task repetitively. | In ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'', grinding most commonly refers to fighting monsters in order to gain experience. More experience allows characters to gain levels and thereby become more powerful in a variety of ways. However, it can also refer to any monotonous task such as collecting specific items, playing a mini game over and over, or completing some menial task repetitively. | ||
==Examples in the Dragon Quest series== | ==Examples in the Dragon Quest series== | ||
*Fighting monsters in order to gain levels or earn gold | *Fighting monsters in order to gain levels or earn gold | ||
*Collecting alchemy ingredients to make specific items in | *Collecting alchemy ingredients to make specific items in {{DQ8}} and {{DQIX}}. | ||
*Playing any of the gambling mini games available in a variety of games in order to win certain items. | *Playing any of the gambling mini games available in a variety of games in order to win certain items. | ||
*Fighting monsters in the hope that they will drop a specific item after the battle. | *Fighting monsters in the hope that they will drop a specific item after the battle. | ||