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Do you say “toons”?
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I can’t stand the word “toons” for our characters.
Maybe when they looked like cartoons back in WoW but it honestly irks me in this game.
I say “character” or “avatar” or “avvie”** or “alt” or “dude”.
Like this, “Oh let me change avatars, brb”
Or, “I’m not on my crafting alt, one sec”
Or if in voice chat “I’ll go get another dude for this run.”
It’s more than a pet peeve! It’s almost like when I had a manager that said “irregardless”
Edit: this is silly thread for fun ppl... I apologize for upsetting some of you
Edit 2: ** I have been reliably informed that the kids no longer say “avvie” lol. I shall strike it from my lexicon
Edited by max_only on October 29, 2018 7:31AM Maybe when they looked like cartoons back in WoW but it honestly irks me in this game.
I say “character” or “avatar” or “avvie”** or “alt” or “dude”.
Like this, “Oh let me change avatars, brb”
Or, “I’m not on my crafting alt, one sec”
Or if in voice chat “I’ll go get another dude for this run.”
It’s more than a pet peeve! It’s almost like when I had a manager that said “irregardless”
Edit: this is silly thread for fun ppl... I apologize for upsetting some of you
Edit 2: ** I have been reliably informed that the kids no longer say “avvie” lol. I shall strike it from my lexicon
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Do you say “toons”? 488 votes
Toons, they are toons get over it Max!
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I hear ya, I say toons now because so many others are using it.
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I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “
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✭✭✭✭✭I was going to put an “other” option for “this topic is a distraction from real issues!” but I think that’s obvious already.#FiteForYourRite Bosmer = Stealth
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Mudcrabber✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “I say "characters", but I'm also the kind that uses complete sentences and full punctuation when I send messages on my phone.47 -
lagrue✭✭✭✭✭
✭You can't tell me what to say.
Probably the same type of person who got Bill C16 implemented in my country...
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Nemeliom✭✭✭✭Toons, they are toons get over it Max!Hahaha.i guess you created this thread because I answered the other one saying toons.
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✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “I say characters. toon sounds so gross to me lmaoIGN @ emilypumpkin, imperial pumpkin seller
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✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “If I am talking to a friend I will use the character's name.DAGGERFALL COVENANTNA PCFormer Vehemence MemberOnistka Valerius <> Artemis Renault <> Gonk gra-Ugrash <> Karietta <> Zercon at-Rusa <> Genevieve Renault <> Ktaka <> Brenlyn Renault8 -
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✭✭✭Toons, they are toons get over it Max!I usually say Character(s), but have used toon because it is way faster to type.
The one that for some reason grinds my gears is saying "mission" and not "quest". This isn't CoD -
I've personally been on "missions" - these ain't it...
Not sure why that one bugs me.
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Judas Helviaryn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Look.. My dedicated crime alt is a zombie personality, jester crown sporting, many-pronged staff spear from Oblivion toting magblade named Depraved Lunatic.
I will continue to call him my Loony Toon, regardless of anyone's petty sensibilities.
It doesn't affect you at all.Edited by Judas Helviaryn on October 28, 2018 8:56PM3 -
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✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “You know what REALLY sounds weird? When people use "toon" in an immersive single-player RPG like Skyrim or Dragon Age. But I can't say I care that much. Not as much as, say, a measly 50% cap on my damage shields.7 -
Haquor✭✭✭✭✭Toons, they are toons get over it Max!Coming from a guy who prefers 'avvie' this is pretty rich. Your opinion is not as popular as you had hoped i guess.3
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BrianLovesLisa✭✭✭✭✭Freedom of speech, oh btw It is TOON, and who the hell calls the character an "avvie"4
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✭✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “I've heard various explanations for the word toon - usually people jump to the origin of the word itself which is apparently the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. (Brilliant movie BTW, if you haven't seen it you definitely should.) Which certainly explains the origin of the word as a contraction of 'cartoon character', but I feel like it's a big jump to go from that to using it to talk about characters in an MMO. Supposedly that comes via various games where your character looked and acted like a cartoon character, and then stuck for some people so they kept using it, but I'm not entirely sure that's accurate.
Honestly I suspect the main reason for it's popularity is it's short, since typing anything more than the bare minimum seems to be unpopular with some MMO players.
Personally I call them characters because that's what they are to me. They're not cartoons, especially not in ESO, they're characters I and other players have created to fulfil a role in a story.
Avatar I believe comes mainly from Ultima Online, where the game itself referred to your characters as avatars, in line with the main Ultima games where the player character was known as The Avatar. And because that game promoted the idea that this was your representation in the game's world - there was relatively little story, mostly just a world to explore and storylines were player driven - so your character was more likely to be like you.
But in ESO and most other games I play my characters are explicitly not like me. They don't look like me and they do all kinds of things I'd never do (like kill people). So it seems inaccurate to call them avatars.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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kimaeril✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “I say character because calling them toons makes me think of a cartoon but if others want to call them toons or whatever that's their choice and it doesn't make a difference to me.Edited by kimaeril on December 2, 2018 4:31AM8 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “They're characters."A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle10 -
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✭✭I think you need to build a bridge. there is nothing wrong with toon (or more correctly, 'toon).
Character or alt I can live with but an avatar is a still picture, "avvie" sounds like something a trendy millennial would mash and put on toast, while a dude is an actual person.Australian on PS4 NA server.
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✭✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “I don't think I have ever stooped to using that word. :shrug:XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
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JJBoomer✭✭✭✭✭Toons, they are toons get over it Max!really, out of all the things to *** and moan about, this is what you chose OP?0
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✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “
I say “character” or “avatar” or “avvie” or “alt” or “dude”.
Like this, “Oh let me change avatars, brb”
Or, “I’m not on my crafting alt, one sec”
Or if in voice chat “I’ll go get another dude for this run.”
personally i find your "dudes" and "avatars" kinda wierd and way moar disgusting than common "toon" , sorry
btw i'm usually using word "char" so it is kinda matter of personal taste, ritht?
Edited by Darkenarlol on October 28, 2018 9:18PM4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Toons, they are toons get over it Max!The English language evolves over time. Words mean what we want them to mean and is determined by the general population using them in context, not some 100 year old definition of what we claim to be true for all time.
The only time I have problems with words people use is when they don't accurately convey the meaning they are trying to impart.
In the case of "toon" in an mmo, I know exactly what they are referring to so what is the problem?2 -
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✭✭I hear ya, I say toons now because so many others are using it.Language evolves with the people and will continue to long after we're all dust. Here are some modern examples:
My personal favorite is how the French created a new word for what we typically call a "computer".Dalek-Rok - Argonian Sorcerer || Dalek-Shād - Argonian Nightblade || Dalek-Shul - Argonian Templar || Dalek-Xal - Argonian Dragonknight || Mounts-the-Snout - Argonian Warden || Dalek-Xul - Argonian Necromancer || Two-Spires - Argonian Arcanist || Dalek-Nesh - Argonian Sorcerer || Dalek-Kör - Argonian DragonknightJudas Helviaryn wrote: »Don't incorporate bugs into your builds, and you won't have [an] issue.3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “Bouldercleave wrote: »I usually say Character(s), but have used toon because it is way faster to type.
The one that for some reason grinds my gears is saying "mission" and not "quest". This isn't CoD -
I've personally been on "missions" - these ain't it...
Not sure why that one bugs me.
I suspect that's habit as much as anything. My husband got Red Dead Redemption 2, which calls them missions, and I know that but because I'm usually playing ESO or another fantasy RPG at the same time I keep falling back into calling them quests, even though it seems as out of place as calling ESO quests a mission.
Kind of like when I go between the ESO and Guild Wars 2 forums and have to mentally shift from talking about crowns, collections and classes to gems, wardrobe and professions and back. More than once I've had to correct a post when I caught myself using the wrong terminology.disintegr8 wrote: »I think you need to build a bridge. there is nothing wrong with toon (or more correctly, 'toon).
Character or alt I can live with but an avatar is a still picture, "avvie" sounds like something a trendy millennial would mash and put on toast, while a dude is an actual person.
Urgh, now you've reminded me of the woman at work who is absolutely not a trendy millennial but still refers to her breakfast as "avvo and toasties" like she's 5 years old.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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✭✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “Can't really select an option since there are two parts to this:
'Do you say toon?' - No. Not ever.
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Abigail✭✭✭✭✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “Don't really care one way, or the other.
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✭I agree! I don’t say “toon” I say, “ “They're characters. If i'm on my main, I'm on my main. If not, I'm on an alt."Best" healer PC/NA4
