Characters or Toons

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Amenian

I always called them characters since the days of UO. I've taken to calling them toons out of spite after being in the beta and seeing how ridiculously stupid people get about that term being used.



Toon (n) - A character in an animated cartoon
Animated cartoon (n) - a motion picture consisting of a sequence of drawings, each so slightly different that when filmed and run through a projector the figures seem to move.

Animes are toons!

---

Except you know what Zehira is referring to. Cartoon (in this case toon) is mainly known as the more American style for animation, while anime is the Japanese one. It has a lot to do with the proportions and body types.

I call them charatoons.

lmao how ridiculous some of you people are. Do you balk when someone calls a car an auto, automobile, a vehicle, or a ride? Better turn off your TV and computer, and never venture past your fenced yard, you might have your fragile lexicon offended by someone with a different dialect. You might even run into people with a completely different language!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wolfie

lmao how ridiculous some of you people are. Do you balk when someone calls a car an auto, automobile, a vehicle, or a ride? Better turn off your TV and computer, and never venture past your fenced yard, you might have your fragile lexicon offended by someone with a different dialect. You might even run into people with a completely different language!

---

Everyone knows that "horseless carriage" is the proper term for a motor vehicle, anyone who calls it something else is likely a commoner.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Tareel

I use them both, interchangably. I mostly use character though. But honestly, how much "toon" seems to piss people off makes me want to use it a lot more.

---

Pretty much the same way.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Norb

Everyone knows that "horseless carriage" is the proper term for a motor vehicle, anyone who calls it something else is likely a commoner.

---

haha hilarious.

I've always said character, but I occasionally have had to "dumb it down" to Toon, as some people have acted confused when I say character ... they're like" you mean your toon?".

i used whatever comes to mind first, and people offended by the word toon make me want to use it even more

Toon = Cartoon. An animated program for viewing. Non-interactive. Usually meant for children.

Character = Defined by a specific set of properties; physical, visual, functional and/or behavioral, that identify any living thing or object, real or fictional, as specifically what it is. (ie: the characteristics of a person that defines him/her as a unique individual)

Cartoons have characters in them.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Character, but who cares really? If you're offended by someone's innocent use of another term for a thing, you might want to stop playing multiplayer games and shelter yourself from any human contact.

---

Wow, you come across as rather caustic >< The OP did not say they were offended by it.

And I call them characters, or call them by their name. I also think it has to do with what mmo's you play/played first. It's like the soda vs. pop debate :p