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HP (Does the abbreviation mean Health Points, Hit Points or Hewlett-Packard to you)
- Thread starter Tomba
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Just seeing it with no context, I thought this was gonna be a thread complaining about HP the company
Since it's in the gaming section I assumed Hewlett Packard
If it had been posted in Off topic I would have perhaps thought Houses of Parliament sauce
If it had been posted in Off topic I would have perhaps thought Houses of Parliament sauce
How is health points beating hit-points? Hit points is the OG.
This feels like one of those generational shifts.
This feels like one of those generational shifts.
Hit Points is instinctive for me, despite "health points" being more informative, especially to non-gamers.
Here's a follow-up:
Mana Points (my immediate association)
Magic Points
Metroid Prime
??
Here's a follow-up:
Mana Points (my immediate association)
Magic Points
Metroid Prime
??
Whoever voted "Health Points" are making me feel old, because y'all are kids. Plus, "HP" for video games came from "Hit Points" anyway. My very first thoughts even before entering the thread were "Hit Points, Hewlett Packard?".
Platypus?
Platypus?
It's Hit Points, which came from Dungeons & Dragons. I've never heard of Health Points although I can understand why someone would think that.
Probably when someone started mashing "Health Bar" and "Hit Points" together. They are virtually the same thing, but "Health Points"? Not a thing in my reality.