• FloMo@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I always remember “toons” referring to your character, rather than your account. Kind of like the “cartoon character” you’re playing is how I understood it.

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          9 months ago

          Last I played years ago I think you could have 10? And that was per server, there were tons of servers to choose from, so if you wanted more, you could.

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          9 months ago

          Yes, up to 10 per server, and you could have characters on multiple servers.

          I remember seeing the term even while playing pre-WoW MMO’s

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      9 months ago

      Isn’t a smurf supposed to be an account from an experienced user/player that’s meant to make them look new or lower ranked?

      Smurfing is when a high-level player trolls the lower ranks below their skill level.

      Lots of players have smurf accounts for games where high- and low-ranked players don’t get paired together, so they can play on the same team as their lower-ranked friends.