'character' = 'toon'. when and why?

[Dantes]

I thought toon was a Euro thing.

[Swishahouse]

AND YOU LOVE IT???

[pickled_heretic]

wow = toontown e.g. a game for kids with kiddie graphics.

your character is a toon, e.g. a character in toontown.

it was originally meant to be a derogatory term for cartoonish western style MMOs but morphed into a general term for avatars in all MMOs.

[Autotune]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

wow = toontown e.g. a game for kids with kiddie graphics.

your character is a toon, e.g. a character in toontown.

it was originally meant to be a derogatory term for cartoonish western style MMOs but morphed into a general term for avatars in all MMOs.

wrong.

Toons were around way before WoW.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Autotune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

wrong.

Toons were around way before WoW.

pics or stfu

[Spud]

Never liked this term! Don't remember hearing it back when I played on classic from circa 99'-02'.

[Diggles]

My dad uses ) because he got so sick of typing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] after every clarity donation, etc
My mom uses =)
I use :] go figure

[Extunarian]

Originally Posted by Diggles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I use :] go figure

=] means no holding shift. Invaluable.

[Doors]

I use [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] because it exhibits surprise over the internet.

[Doors]

: o

Dunno what that smiley is that showed up.