Flashback Special: Funniest Town Around (MMO Special)

Sitting next to my other blogging friend, he may not exactly care for this game. I don't care; he doesn't understand our forbidden love. I am, of course, talking about my all-time favorite MMO, and my current addiction, Toontown. That’s right, ladies and gentleman! I am playing a game made by Disney. Yes, it does make me feel a bit dirty, but I have forgiven them for this instance. This is the absolute greatest MMO ever as far as I’m concerned, I put my entire 4^th grade life into this game, and I am currently putting this one into it as well, so, let’s get into the mechanics of this alluring game.

Toontown gives you the role of a Toon (calm down, I know!) And you live in the wondrous world of Toontown, split up into different districts, with distinct neighborhoods’ for famous Disney characters. But, the evil aspects of business in the form of murderous robots, simply known as cogs, have invaded this quaint little republic of laughs. But, fear not! Cogs have no sense of humor, and you can use this to your advantage! Using gags, such as throwing a cream pie, or dropping a grand piano, you can defeat the foreign monsters.  Inside of this, you can choose 6 out of 7 special tracks to help the Toon resistance. Such powers include

Toon-Up: Allows you to heal your comrades in battle, good examples include telling jokes and juggling. Toon-Ups ALWAYS hit.

Lure: Low accuracy but gives you an amazing ability: To be able to put cogs into a state where attacks do more damage or you can use a powerful trap. When lured, cogs will lose their ability to attack for a few turns.  But, be warned! Sound will not do extra damage, and after being hit, they returned to their normal state. Drop gags always miss when a cog is lured. Examples of Lure include magnets and Hypno-Goggles. Lure gags can hit one, or all cogs, depending on the type.

Trap: The only attack gag to always hit. These deal high damage, but must be done with lure, as luring will bring them into the range of the trap. Traps deal high damage. Examples are TNT, banana peels

Sound: Sound hits all cogs, and does the least amount of damage. But, if you get a team of people to use foghorns (the highest level of sound) it will instantly destroy all cogs, at any level. Sound has a high tendency to hit, and good examples include an elephant trumpeting to a bugle.

Throw:  Throw is one of the few gags you start with, it hits heavy, and can miss every so often. Great examples are birthday cakes to cupcakes.

Squirt: The other starting gag, Less powerful, but more accurate than throw. Examples include Seltzer bottles and squirting flowers.

Drop: Low accuracy gives the benefit of high power, coming in the form of either a Grand Piano, or an anvil

Gags come in up to 6 different levels. You earn higher level of gags over time as you use other gags. You get more xp from higher level gags. A cupcake (level 1) gives 1 xp. A Cream pie (level 5) gives 5 xp. You need more and more xp over time to earn the next gag. When you max out the gag, you receive a special level 7 gags, which hits all cogs, (or heals all Toons) and does more damage.  Strategy is key for use in Toontown, and is best used with coordination with your Toon friends.

  Cogs, the antagonists of the game, represent all of the evils of business and growing up. The four types are self-explanatory and are Bots, Lawbots, Sellbots, and Cashbots. Cogs use business powered attacks to make Toons sad, and will return you to the nearest playground upon doing so. Cogs come in various levels, 1 through 12, and come in 8 different types per cog class, and their head honcho, resulting in 36 types of villains to destroy. 

Now, you may now be asking: "Santa, why would I ever get a subscription? It costs so much!" And you are right. Membership for Toontown come either Annually, Semi-Annually, or monthly. Costing $90 for a year, and that's the best deal.  But, Toontown is the epitome of my childhood. Back in the day, I had one of the strongest Toons around. I had 107 laff points, I had all of my gag tracks maxed out, and I was soloing Cog Buildings in Donald's Dreamland just because I could, but I eventually gave it up in favor of a membership on Runescape subscription. And so, when I came back my data was gone, which severely shocked and saddened me. I had spent a year of my life playing that game non-stop, giving them a good deal of money, and they just deleted it? It was sad. But, I came to forgive the game I once loved so dearly, and I am once again playing, for how long is the question, but I do enjoy it. There is a limited FTP system for everyone else, and at the very least, I suggest checking out this wonderful game.