The origin of pwn

[~Mastermax~]

does anyone actually know the origin of the word pwn here?
the only way i guess someone would know if they played the game it originated from...

[$ilent K!ller]

nope can't say i do know...my guess...some dumbass spelt ''own'' wrong because u do know that the ''O'' and the ''P'' are very close on the keyboard :D and the person just kept doing it... :D

[~Mastermax~]

do you know what game that dumbass worked on and made the typo on?

[XxEl_PeCaDoRxX]

1. pwn
PWN (verb)

1. An act of dominating an opponent.

2. Great, ingenious; applied to methods and objects.

Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled "Own" as "Pwn". What was originally supose to be "player has been owned." was "player has been pwned".

Pwn eventually grew from there and is now used throughout the online world, especially in online games.
1. "I pwn these guys on battlenet"

2. "This strategy pwns!" or "This game pwn."

Urbandictionary.com

[Dark_Paladin_X]

nope can't say i do know...my guess...some dumbass spelt ''own'' wrong because u do know that the ''O'' and the ''P'' are very close on the keyboard :D and the person just kept doing it... :D
i think that is sooooo true. Cuz howcome is it that you would say "own" but say it ass "pwn"

own, owned
pwn, pwned

True, the O anbd P buttons are next to each other. But like XxEl_PeCaDoRxX said. i like the first definition. Dominating. That sounds appropriate.

I know, some of what i wrote was already said.

[marvel911]

Isnt it a 'personal own', pwn?

[asshole]

You guys areeee a bunch of ####ees!

[dominicankid098]

I am the definition of PWN.

I have proved it many times kicking all your asses in sfo many times. Damn I am rusty, haven't played in 4 weeks. And don't plan to anytime soon.



Edited By dominicankid098 on 1114752552

[SBYRD5]

Power Own.

[Abdoun_bacK]

1. pwn
PWN (verb)

1. An act of dominating an opponent.

2. Great, ingenious; applied to methods and objects.

Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled "Own" as "Pwn". What was originally supose to be "player has been owned." was "player has been pwned".

Pwn eventually grew from there and is now used throughout the online world, especially in online games.
1. "I pwn these guys on battlenet"

2. "This strategy pwns!" or "This game pwn."

Urbandictionary.com
^^^^ ANSWER


NUFF SAID

[(~thug~)]

This thread pwn.

[marvel911]

This thread pwn.
I beg to differ.

[Dark_Paladin_X]

I am the definition of PWN.

I have proved it many times kicking all your asses in sfo many times. Damn I am rusty, haven't played in 4 weeks. And don't plan to anytime soon.
I'ts nice to know that. But we're looking for where the word "pwn" or "own" came from.

We know what it means. Now we need to know "if anyone knows" where it was first used.

[joejoegun]

Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled "Own" as "Pwn". What was originally supose to be "player has been owned." was "player has been pwned".

Pwn eventually grew from there and is now used throughout the online world, especially in online games.

[$ilent K!ller]

wow i didn't know that..warcraft a?...well now i know...Hay! i was right some1 spelt it wrong told u guys :D

1 Point $ilent K!ller :colgate:

[~Mastermax~]

i thought i posted already ??? ....

anywho, yes you are correct, it originated on warcraft, when the guy who made it say "You were pwned by MasterMax" when it should have said "You were owned by MasterMax, i just cuaght on and people kept using it...

[Dark_Paladin_X]

Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled "Own" as "Pwn". What was originally supose to be "player has been owned." was "player has been pwned".

Pwn eventually grew from there and is now used throughout the online world, especially in online games.
that's funny, so it was mispelled. I had a feeling it was. Well, the long-awaited answer has been found.

:biggrin:

[mastergrim8]

only you people will guess these correct

[Warmor]

Not sure if the Warcraft statment is fully correct, but it is just a misspelled word, like where almost all of this "leet" speak comes from.

It's hard to get an actually pinpoint on these things, but a strategy or FPS is an ideal choice.

People say they "owned" you in a match. Misspelled to "pwned". Might have happend in several games and then people kept doing it. Just like "n00b", "j00", "teh", "1337", and so forth. It starts by a type or someone trying to be "cute", and goes from there.

[PENZEL]

I thought warmor was Nj -_-'



Edited By PENZEL on 1114825550

[~Mastermax~]

no warmor, it originated in warcraft, i remember playing it and it saying that and we were like wtf, and then went to bitching about hoarding resources...


anywho, i check out the site he refered to urban dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com), and it's definitions aren't that far off, it's got plenty of the wolfenstien enemy territory's word for n00bs in it so it appesed me. but it's definition of leet, seemed a little off. i think i remember hearing it before razor1211 and all the piracy got big...



Edited By ~Mastermax~ on 1114825634

[ledmonkey]

<span style='font-size:7pt;line-height:100%'>CS popularized that junk a lot..</span>

[Abdoun_bacK]

<span style='font-size:7pt;line-height:100%'>CS popularized that junk a lot..</span>
and war craft/starcraft/gun bound


ps

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