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minus-squareBeefy-TootzlinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoBurner feels like such an old school term. I’ve more often heard “alt”, “Smurf”, or “finsta”. The last being a portmanteau of fake Instagram account
minus-square@FloMo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoI 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.
minus-square@FloMo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoYes, 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
Burner feels like such an old school term. I’ve more often heard “alt”, “Smurf”, or “finsta”. The last being a portmanteau of fake Instagram account
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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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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