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<blockquote data-quote="Gorgoroth" data-source="post: 6140090" data-attributes="member: 6674889">As much as toon is definitely from MMO generation (fyi we used it in Everquest too, back in '98), it's now more just vernacular / shorthand than anything else. I, for one, don't like 90% of the MMO-style &quot;cannot die&quot; mechanics applied to D&amp;D, but in MMOs since perma-death is incompatible with sustaining a monthly revenue stream (speaking as a former MMO developer, driving away your customers just doesn't make sense), it's assumed PCs, similar to Wile E Coyote, adopt a cartoonish irreverence towards death. Kenny from South Park, same thing, it's cartoonishly absurd how he dies each episode only to return. However, unlimited resurrection has been in D&amp;D for a long time, and far predates videogames. Though in videogames, &quot;save&quot; mechanics and spawn points achieve the same end result : effectively immortal characters.I personally enjoy the term &quot;toon&quot; as I grow attached to my characters and making minis out of them, yeah some of us are just big kids! But I don't enjoy &quot;toonish&quot; gameplay, and many others here presumably don't either. Who knows, who cares...just have fun!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gorgoroth, post: 6140090, member: 6674889"] As much as toon is definitely from MMO generation (fyi we used it in Everquest too, back in '98), it's now more just vernacular / shorthand than anything else. I, for one, don't like 90% of the MMO-style "cannot die" mechanics applied to D&D, but in MMOs since perma-death is incompatible with sustaining a monthly revenue stream (speaking as a former MMO developer, driving away your customers just doesn't make sense), it's assumed PCs, similar to Wile E Coyote, adopt a cartoonish irreverence towards death. Kenny from South Park, same thing, it's cartoonishly absurd how he dies each episode only to return. However, unlimited resurrection has been in D&D for a long time, and far predates videogames. Though in videogames, "save" mechanics and spawn points achieve the same end result : effectively immortal characters. I personally enjoy the term "toon" as I grow attached to my characters and making minis out of them, yeah some of us are just big kids! But I don't enjoy "toonish" gameplay, and many others here presumably don't either. Who knows, who cares...just have fun! [/QUOTE]

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