Do you say “toons”?

Azurya

I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “

they are the "ladies" and they are awesome.
each of the 16 ladies have a unique and very detailed CV and they are sexy!

mocap

different slang of communities. It's like almost nobody use word "RESOURCES" to describe mana/hp pool.
So for any other gameforum feel free to creat a thread "Do you say “Resources” )

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mocap wrote: »

different slang of communities. It's like almost nobody use word "RESOURCES" to describe mana/hp pool.
So for any other gameforum feel free to creat a thread "Do you say “Resources” )

But.... it’s not a mana pool in this game.

jainiadral

Toons, they are toons get over it Max!

kamimark wrote: »

"char" (pronounced "kar") or "character", just like in a tabletop RPG. In MUDs and Second Life they were often "avatar", but that's less appropriate for a bucket-of-stats like an ESO character.

Every time I see "char" here, I think, "They're called Khajiits in this game. Besides, you forgot an 'r.'" I spent way too much time in GW2

xxthir13enxx

Toons, they are toons get over it Max!

Heh I used to say “Chowder” all the time instead of “g’bye” or “see ya” as a variant of “ciao”. Drove ppl nuts...which just made me use it more....

Claudman

Toons, they are toons get over it Max!

I ain't playing IMVU, Second Life or some other chat-service-thing, I'm on the ol' Elder Scrolls Online and I ain't going to say avatar especially when the character clearly isn't me. lmao

Toon is quicker and easier.

Wildberryjack

Toons, they are toons get over it Max!

ihazzit wrote: »

DjinnRa wrote: »

They are toons. This is a cartoon world with cartoon characters. It isn't real, it's all animated, that is what a cartoon is.

People can call them whatever they want and that is just fine, however, they are properly and correctly identified as 'characters' and literally are not 'toons'. That's why the game consists of NPC's rather than NPT's.

Others also referred to them as 'avatars' but technically speaking our ESO characters are not avatars.

There is no proper or correct. They are whatever we see them as. I see them as toons therefore they are toons.

Odovacar

I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “

I usually say character but who knows … Toons sound weird to me, IMO, but who cares otherwise.

Beardimus

I hear ya, I say toons now because so many others are using it.

It's r easy to type than characters

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Claudman wrote: »

I ain't playing IMVU, Second Life or some other chat-service-thing, I'm on the ol' Elder Scrolls Online and I ain't going to say avatar especially when the character clearly isn't me. lmao

Toon is quicker and easier.

Oh what if the character IS me? I’m just several Bosmer in a trench coat.

peacenote

Toons, they are toons get over it Max!

Silly as it is, I had to think about this one!

I say toons, all the time. Probably because I've been playing MMOs since WoW. Haven't thought about it much, doesn't bother me either way. What is funny though, is I use it almost exclusively in a negative way.

For example, "I can't craft that on this toon." "This toon doesn't have good gear."

But if I am talking about them in a more positive way, I usually say things like "I'll jump on my main" or "I will switch to my stamsorc."

I will say alt a lot as well. I don't think I've ever said this character or avatar. To me character is a separate entity, like I am reading a book and there is a new character introduced. When I'm playing, for me it's more like who I choose to play with is an extension of me, playing the game, and so I think that's why I refer to them by their roles. They are all different parts of me.

<shrug>

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peacenote wrote: »

Silly as it is, I had to think about this one!

I say toons, all the time. Probably because I've been playing MMOs since WoW. Haven't thought about it much, doesn't bother me either way. What is funny though, is I use it almost exclusively in a negative way.

For example, "I can't craft that on this toon." "This toon doesn't have good gear."

But if I am talking about them in a more positive way, I usually say things like "I'll jump on my main" or "I will switch to my stamsorc."

I will say alt a lot as well. I don't think I've ever said this character or avatar. To me character is a separate entity, like I am reading a book and there is a new character introduced. When I'm playing, for me it's more like who I choose to play with is an extension of me, playing the game, and so I think that's why I refer to them by their roles. They are all different parts of me.

<shrug>

With the history lessons from further back in the thread I wonder if that somehow influenced your negative connotations with the word “toon”

Sevn

Sometimes. Usually I'll use whatever term comes to mind at that moment.

MashmalloMan

I hear ya, I say toons now because so many others are using it.

I just say it sometimes for no reason, I've always wondered what it really meant and "Maybe when they looked like cartoons back in WoW but it honestly irks me in this game."

Toon standing for cartoon just doesn't make much sense to me either. Just seemed to catch on somehow. Alt's is a good option, but that implies they're lesser than your main, there is some people that probably have more then 1 character that they consider their main depending on the content.

Kingslayer513

I hear ya, I say toons now because so many others are using it.

mocap wrote: »

different slang of communities. It's like almost nobody use word "RESOURCES" to describe mana/hp pool.
So for any other gameforum feel free to creat a thread "Do you say “Resources” )

As an old school Elder Scrolls player, I'm far more irked by people saying mana instead of magicka, as opposed to whatever people call their alts/characters/toons.

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Kingslayer513 wrote: »

mocap wrote: »

different slang of communities. It's like almost nobody use word "RESOURCES" to describe mana/hp pool.
So for any other gameforum feel free to creat a thread "Do you say “Resources” )

As an old school Elder Scrolls player, I'm far more irked by people saying mana instead of magicka, as opposed to whatever people call their alts/characters/toons.

I find not many people know OOM (out of mana/ out of magicka) in this game. Which is weird considering we don’t have infinite sustain anymore.

Lady_Sleepless

I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “

I've always thought "toon" sounded juvenile. I say character, main or alt.

Finviuswe

heh. Yeah. he do

Ya boi says toons all the time man. All the damn time

Sylvermynx

Toons, they are toons get over it Max!

I repeat - I've used the word "toon" for so long now I'm not changing it. I started using it back in the days when I DMd P&P DND - mid 70s. Nothing to do with WoW for me, I was using it for.... um.... 30 years before I started playing WoW....

Though because some of you seem so tender about it, I've started just using "girls" instead. It's a true statement. I don't EVER play males. I've never once in my entire (quite long.... be 71 shortly) life ever had any interest in what it would be like to be male, or thought about what it might be like in a game to roleplay a male.

*shudder*

Tabbycat

Every time someone says they are switching chars it makes me think of GW2 Charrs.

Kelces

I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “

Character(s)

Sylianwe

I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “

character

I've never used that word, in my experience, people didn't used to call their characters that.

It still seems rather odd to me.

AbysmalGhul

I don't say toon. I don't say kit. I just can't