Calling your characters 'Toons'

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dashgalaxy86 wrote:

Well, I don't know about permabanned, but I definitely think calling your character a "toon" is a mistake.

I first heard it in Champions Online, which is funny because I've played dozens of MMOs including EQ and Asheron's Call where people have been reported to have used the term.

When I heard it in Champions, it made sense. The characters looked like cartoons. But I got sick of it fast when I discovered that it's something people called their characters in all kinds of games.

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CharanJaydemyr wrote:

This was discussed on another thread, and if my forum-fu weren't unusually weak this morning I'd link to it and close this one.

'Toon' goes as far back in my experience as Everquest 1. I only played WoW during its beta, before 'people' came along and turned me off the game permanently.

Axebane and anyone else claiming that WoW has no claim to 'toon' as a point of origin regarding a synonym for 'game character' is dead right.

Proto-MMOs such as Sierra's The Realm Online also featured players who referred to their 'avatars' as 'toons.'

While WoW might have popularised it, it certainly didn't spawn it.

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xxnoob wrote:

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LucidDreams wrote:

Ok OP that is some broad sweeping comments you making.

What wrong with saying toons, its easier then typing longer words plus everyone knows what it means.

I never played Wow but heard people using the term and i guess it caught on.

I think there is this misguided elitist attitude from some gamers in regards to others its ridiculous.

Because we're playing as characters we create, not as cartoons. I am not playing as Roger Rabbit, I am playing as Tagek the Shadow, it's a CHARACTER I created.