Do you wanna date my avatar?
avatar - a fictional representation of an individual. See also "toon," "char," "character."
So many places we can go
You'll never see my actual face
Our love, our love will be in virtual space
MMO - A Massively Multiplayer Online game
So many animations I can do
Be anything you want me to be
C'mon, c'mon, and share a potion with me
emote - an animation meant to represent an emotion or action, e.g. "/dance" in "World of Warcraft."
Do you wanna date my avatar?
She's a star
And she's hotter than reality by far
Wanna date my avatar?
You can type commands
I've got slots for what I hold in my hands
Don't care what's in your character bank
How 'bout, how 'bout a little tank and spank
"typing commands" - see above. "/laugh" causes characters in World of Warcraft to laugh. Most MMOs have this functionality.
An Empty World of Warcraft Character Bank
"character bank" - a centralized collection of items and money typically separate from the on-character inventory. Can only be accessed by a specific character or account. See also "stash."
"slots for what I hold in my hands" - characters often have a right-hand and left-hand 'slot' for equipping weapons, shields, and other equipment. Additionally, rings may be equipped.
At the bottom of the screen, the "hand" slots are see. The 5th and 6th slots on the right side are the ring slots.
Here in cyberspace there's no disease
Pick a time, send a tell to me
Just pay, just pay a small subscription fee
Subscription fee - many MMOs include a monthly fee for play.
Do you wanna date my avatar?
She's a star
And she's hotter than reality by far
Wanna date my avatar
Single, White Human
Looking for group
My stats so high
You'll be out of the loop
"Looking for Group" (LFG) - Commonly seen in public channels when individuals are trying to complete particularly difficult quests are explore dungeons
Got an uber leet staff
That you can't equip
Close your mouth up
Ladies this is pure nerdnip
A 'World of Warcraft' character carrying a Staff.
I'm a pixel-based fantasy
A man so stoic
I hack and slash
Who the heck's more heroic?
hack and slash - pretty self explanatory. ALSO a subgenre of action/adventure games - see "Torchlight," "Path of Exile," "Diablo."
Check me out, cloth armor
Fits me like a glove
Just twitter a time
I'm ready for love
cloth armor - in many games, cloth armor is the armor of choice for characters whose focus is magic.
Hang with me in my MMO
So many places we can go
I'm better than a real world quest
You'll touch my plus five to dexterity vest
dexterity - generic stat primarily affiliated with characters whose focus is either in ranged weaponry or stealth combat. See also "agility"
What role do you wanna play?
I'm just a click away night or day
And if you think I'm not the one
Log off, log off and we'll be done
Do you wanna date my avatar?
She's a star
And she's hotter than reality by far
Wanna date my avatar
Do you wanna date my avatar?
She's a star
And she's hotter than reality by far
Wanna date my avatar
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Do you wanna date my avatar? (do you wanna date my avatar?)
Do you wanna date my avatar? (do you wanna date my avatar?)
Do you wanna date my avatar? (do you wanna date my avatar?)
thanks for this! i realized later that I didn't offer any particular analysis, but you were already on top of it! This reminds me of the discussion we had about gamer speak in class where we brainstormed terms that mean something specifically within the world of video games, and how there is a certain, not jargon because jargon seems to have a nonsensical/unintelligible connotation, a certain vocabulary even within specific games themselves. how is this performed? is there a certain exclusivity or exclusionary aspect to these?
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