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  2. The "origin" of the term "absolutely" came from the "carTOON" industry and decades of generations of people calling the characters in WB and Disney cartoons "toons". But, the regular USAGE of the term as a replacement for the term "character" or "avatar" in gaming started with the game "ToonTown".

  3. terminology - What does "Aggro" mean? - Arqade

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17608

    Mum has been using this since the 70's and hasn't played a video game in her life. I don't think it's etymology puts it in games at all to start with. FWIW, aggro typically meant aggravated or upset. We used to have a morning cartoon show, "Agro's Cartoon Connection" - Agro was supposed to be an AU equivalent to Oscar the Grouch. –

  4. linux - Is there any way to play Runescape singleplayer? - Arqade

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/408514/is-there-any-way-to-play-runescape...

    10. My friend works for the military and wants to play Runescape while deployed overseas. He currently plays OSRS on the Steam Deck via Bolt Launcher. Is there a way for him to play the game offline at all? linux.

  5. In some games, the rank above A is S. What does S represent?

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/70673

    1. According to the Japanese Wikipedia article. 特別 (Special) または優れた (Superior) の意味で、A級のさらに上位の階級を表す。. S級、S席など。. My translation: With the meaning of Special or Superior, it is used to indicate a position above Rank A. Rank S, Position S, etc. Share.

  6. terminology - What is "ganking"? - Arqade

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/5727

    gank (third-person singular simple present ganks, present participle ganking, simple past and past participle ganked) (transitive, Internet, online gaming, slang) To kill, ambush, or defeat with little effort; used in online games. Our group totally ganked this guy. I hate it when corpse-campers gank me over and over again.

  7. What defines a JRPG, and how is it different from an RPG?

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/377559

    The actual difference is that JRPGs focus more on storytelling with well-established characters. WRPGs focus more on letting the player live out fantasies and express their player-character the way they want. JRPGs tell the player a story through the eyes of one of the characters. WRPGs let the player choose what kind of person they want that ...

  8. What is the difference between Dr. Robotnik and Eggman?

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/64791

    1. AFAIK Eggman was the original JP name while Robotnik was the original ENG name. "The English instruction manual for his 1991 debut game Sonic the Hedgehog described the character's full name as "Doctor Ivo Robotnik" [3] while the original Japanese version's instruction manual for the same game called him "Doctor Eggman"." – Pubby.

  9. team fortress 2 terminology - What is a 'Pocket Medic'? - Arqade

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/102778/what-is-a-pocket-medic

    A pocket medic is a medic that only heals his "pocket", that is one person in specific. The term is typically used pejoratively or neutrally, because the medic is supposed to keep the entire team healthy, not just his friend who's playing Heavy. In random games, however, pocketing can be effective with friends or people with a clue.

  10. What's the difference between Bilinear, Trilinear, and...

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/48912

    The way you have them listed (Bilinear -> Trilinear -> Anisotropic) is the proper order from least to best image quality, and in increasing order with respect to processing power.

  11. How common are certain enchantments in the enchantment table?

    gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/159973

    If you want to have a certain enchantment on your item, I would recommend checking out this enchantment calculator: Minecraft Enchantment Calculator or a list of precalculated probabilities. Also, the Minecraft Wiki can give you the algorithm Minecraft uses for calculating enchantments. It is pretty complex and you really don't need to get into ...