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1. Multi is a term often used to refer to people of multi-racial and multi-ethnic heritage. While other terms are also used, including "mixed" and "biracial," the term "multi" is widely considered the proper word, and it is also used by many academics. An example of its usage: "Yes, she's multi; her father's white and her mother is Japanese and Korean." Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

2. Multi also refers to multiplayer online games, especially MUDs and MMORPGs, to refer to the characters created by a player if he controls more than one. For example, many role-playing games have classes (such as Fighter and Wizard) that restrict the gameplay (fighters cannot cast spells), and a player may want to create several characters to explore all of the possibilities. The act of playing several characters at once is called multiing. Multiplayer is a mode of play for computer and video games in which multiple people can play the same game at the same time. ... Internet games (also known as online games) are games that are played online via the Internet. ... In computer gaming, a MUD (multi-user dungeon, dimension, or sometimes domain) is a multi-player computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games, and social instant messaging chat rooms. ... Players interacting in Ultima Online. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... A character class represents a characters archetype and career in many role-playing games. ... The Fighter is a common archetyal character class in numerous role-playing games whose speciaties lie in physical combat. ... Gandalf, from The Lord of the Rings, is an example of a well-known, traditional literary wizard. ...

Multiing creates several gameplay problems, especially if these characters begin to interact with each other. For example weaker multis could gather items in several areas and send them to the main character. That way the main character would get much more loot than if he would search for it on his own. In the games where multiing can get a player a serious benefits, it is looked down upon by purist players and is considered a form of cheating. For example in Kingdom of Loathing using multis for profit is a bannable offence. There was a case when a player created 69 multis before Christmas to get more presents. He and his multis were banned indefinitely. Loot has several meanings: Loot is a stage play by Joe Orton; see loot (play). ... Cheating in online computer games is a broad category of activities, all of which are generally regarded as modifying the game experience in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage over the other players. ... The KoL logo. ... Christmas is a holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December (or on 7 January in most Eastern Orthodox Churches). ...

Mules

One of the most common uses for a multi is to act as a beast of burden, a "mule", for a main character. Rather than using this character to actively participate in the game, the player who controls it just needs a way to hold and transport goods, and perhaps to obtain more of some resources which are limited for each character by the game rules. For other uses of the word mule, see mule (disambiguation). ...

Many people regard the need for or use of mules in a game as a design flaw. In the game Diablo 2 'mules' are sometimes used to 'smuggle' items from Diablo 2 Classic to Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction, the game's expansion — some items do not exist in both games. This type of smuggling is a one-way venture, as characters cannot make the return trip from Lord of Destruction to the 'classic version'. The use of mules in this manner circumvents the intended inability of characters to move freely from one version to the other, and some players consider this a 'cheat'. Diablo Diablo II is an action-oriented adventure and role-playing game (RPG) in a hack and slash style designed as a sequel to the popular Diablo. ... The Lord of Destruction expansion pack is an add-on for the popular game Diablo II. This expansion, unlike Diablo: Hellfire, was made by the games original publisher Blizzard North. ...

However, the use of mules is not universally frowned upon. In fact, in games such as Final Fantasy XI, it may be considered a marketing scheme. Final Fantasy XI permits one character for the monthly rate, and additional characters for $1.00 per month, whereas most games provide multiple character slots for no additional fee. Final Fantasy XI (ファイナルファンタジーXI Fainaru Fantajī XI) is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to be released in the Final Fantasy series. ...

Multiboxing

Two boxing or dual boxing is a method of playing multies where the player controls two characters at the same time. This form of multiing can be expensive, usually requiring two computers and two subscriptions where necessary. Players who wish to play multis two box when it is difficult to play two copies of a game on the same computer, such as modern 3D MMORPGs. Multiboxing describes a player that is running two or more characters simultaneously, but usually implies more than two.

Two boxing can be a rewarding way to play an otherwise tedious game. The challenges it presents in multi-tasking as well as the rewards usually reserved for group play for many justify the extra expense. For an informative guide to two-boxing in the game World of Warcraft look here. World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a race/class-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ...