Comments on: ToonTown Tidbits

By: Captain Slack

Captain Slack — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:32:22 +0000

The way groups work in TTO is: you check if any’ve your Friends are on and page them to ask if they can help you with whatever task you’re trying to finish. If they can’t, you stand around in the playground asking random strangers if they can help.

If you’re looking to attack big bosses, like the Sellbot VP and Cashbot CFO, you can join forces with something like the Cold Callers’ Guild, which meets at specified times on specified servers (both specified on their website) to conduct assaults on those particular monstrosities. For any lesser mission, though, you’re on your own.

By: Ethic

Ethic — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:46:11 +0000

As far as I can tell, groups are pretty loose. You can all run around together and fight together but I did not see any sort of in-game connection for the group. You just basically all agree to run around. The game really encourages joining in on a fight, it is very easy. I almost never soloed in the game, which is rare for me. There is always someone there to help and they really could not make the game worse by helping so I did not feel any of the bad pickup group vibes I get from other games.

By: lufia22

lufia22 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:42:04 +0000

It almost sounds like the game is very solo intent. I understand why with it being a more family friendly game, but is there at least the option to create groups and what not?

All I remember about this game is that the commercial used to annoy me.

By: Thumper

Thumper — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:23:49 +0000

I’ve been playing ToonTown for probably over 2 years (since Early Beta), and it’s a lot of fun for a while. The mini-games get annoying after a while (Mini & Tug-o-war), and I found it’s faster to get Jellybeans via fishing (not to mention you work your way up to trophies for more Laugh Points). The grind starts, for the most part, when you get the LoM (Little old Man) quests. They never seem to end.
Towards the “endgame” you grind a LOT at the Cog HQ and do “Factory Runs”. Completing a factory run will get you part of your cog costume. When you have a complete costume, you can then go after the forman. He is mighty impressive. You will go with 7 other toons. This is where it is most painful. You will encounter the “Elevator Shuffle”. All the high level toons will jump on the elevator, and if one low LP toon jumps on, everybody jumps off, and you have to re-organize. This is somewhat similiar to a PuG in WoW, where you don’t want to take a lvl 25 into Uldaman with you.
Anyways, for some excellent information, ToonTownCentral.com fansite is excellent. There are more adults playing this game than you probably realize.
Oh yea, Bingo Wednesdays are fun for fishing - try it!