Let's Get This Straight.

Urwy Profile Options #1

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Alright, most of you are going to shrug this off as trolling, but, it honestly has me a bit irked.

I understand most of you are coming off hot from the WoW-Train, but, jesus christ people, they're not called "Toons", if we're going to be graduating from video games here, let's get our terms correct, alright?
BunnyRice Profile Options #2

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^ Lol.

I kind of agree with you. I was a bit confused of why everyone in the TERA community used the word "toon" instead of character. I was thinking in the back of my head, "Is this the new evolution of MMO-talk or something?"

I've never played WoW so I guess that would explain it. xD
DrakeDragon Profile Options #3

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Toon came from way before WoW....

would you rather me call it my paperdoll? it came from the same game...

:(

Bunnyrice don't listen to this person..it didn't come from WoW!
cunningStunts Profile Options #4

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"toons" was first said in the first mmos...mainly EQ and AC.

back when mmo's didnt cater to this new generation of rpg player. i will always call them toons, that is what we used to call them, i wont let wow ruin that for me!
Terminull Profile Options #5

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cunningStunts on 04/14/2012, 08:38 AM - view
"toons" was first said in the first mmos...mainly EQ and AC.

back when mmo's didnt cater to this new generation of rpg player. i will always call them toons, that is what we used to call them, i wont let wow ruin that for me!


^
+1
Urwy Profile Options #6

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This wasn't intended to become a flame war, and okay, maybe its origins aren't from WoW, but, we can all agree in todays world it's most prevalent in WoW.
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Urwy on 04/14/2012, 08:38 AM - view
This wasn't intended to become a flame war, and okay, maybe its origins aren't from WoW, but, we can all agree in todays world it's most prevalent in WoW.


no it isn't!

oh..and guys above....first mmorpg was UO, and it was used there too, same with paperdoll :D
Terminull Profile Options #8

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DrakeDragon on 04/14/2012, 08:40 AM - view
Urwy on 04/14/2012, 08:38 AM
This wasn't intended to become a flame war, and okay, maybe its origins aren't from WoW, but, we can all agree in todays world it's most prevalent in WoW.


no it isn't!

oh..and guys above....first mmorpg was UO, and it was used there too, same with paperdoll :D


UO was my first MMO. It was so long ago though that I don't recall it being called that in UO. I do remember paperdoll though.
kingsfall Profile Options #9

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For better or worse WoW has cemented the term. Given that a majority of the playerbase for any new game now comes from WoW, it's here to stay unfortunately.
Urwy Profile Options #10

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/facepalm

Anyways, my point still stands. If you're interested in cartoon graphics, maybe you're on the wrong video game. You're using a character, not a toon.