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by Cyph0n 999 days ago
Good to know, but based on numbers, most people would have been exposed to the term through MOBAs.
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Most people have never played a MOBA.
We’re going in circles here.. where did I say most people have played MOBA?
Well you said "most people" without clarifying whether you meant that generally (the way the other commenter assumed and so replied) or whether you meant "of people who know it, most of them..."

In internet comments, if you're not really specific with your words it's likely at least somebody will misunderstand your intent, partly because they can't read your mind and partly because with so many potential readers the odds of misunderstandings goes up.

In internet comments, if you can’t follow the context of the thread discussion, don’t reply.
Your comment was not clear even with context. I read it the same way as the person who replied to it.