IDEA: Rename the Rebels factions (was re: Undead & Drake

Post by **zookeeper** » October 25th, 2007, 4:38 pm

irrevenant wrote:To any Devs reading this: If we come up with a good name, has it a chance of inclusion in game?

Of course.

Just for the record, I personally don't think I've seen a single good suggestion yet.

Stilgar · Post by **Stilgar** » October 25th, 2007, 4:47 pm

Syntax_Error wrote:i dont see anything wrong with northerners, loyalists & knalgan alliance either.

Agreed, but I do think it would be good if "Rebels" got a change.

Post by **thespaceinvader** » October 25th, 2007, 4:51 pm

SynErr: Knalga is the city of the dwarves, and using that name doesn't really say much about the human portion of that faction...

Post by **Noyga** » October 25th, 2007, 5:03 pm

Syntax_Error wrote:Dracon would still refer to drakes, not including saurians.

i dont see anything wrong with northerners, loyalists & knalgan alliance either.

Seconded, and i actually find most of the proposals much worse than the actual names...
So far, nothing new and really interesting came from this thread.

Post by **Iris** » October 25th, 2007, 5:10 pm

#wesnoth-dev wrote:16:25 <esr> Shadow_Master: zookeeper ia right, those renaming suggestions are pretty bad. You have a point about "Loyalists", though.
16:27 <zookeeper> what's wrong with loyalists?
16:28 -!- apple_ide [n=eric@124-168-152-237.dyn.iinet.net.au] has quit []
16:28 <Shadow_Master> <Shadow_Master> (They don't have the 'loyal' trait, i.e. zero upkeep )
16:28 <Shadow_Master> [10:01] <Shadow_Master> and Loyalists is what it is right now
16:29 <zookeeper> well that doesn't make any sense really
16:30 <Shadow_Master> zookeeper: what doesn't? That issue, or my reasons?
16:30 <zookeeper> both
16:31 <Shadow_Master> dang

Ze puristz.

Post by **Blarumyrran** » October 25th, 2007, 5:27 pm

thespaceinvader wrote:SynErr: Knalga is the city of the dwarves, and using that name doesn't really say much about the human portion of that faction...

well, it IS an alliance - you could say outlaws also hide in underground caves between raids. so a mutually beneficial alliance.

Just for the record, I personally don't think I've seen a single good suggestion yet.

those renaming suggestions are pretty bad.

I wrote::/

iirc i have brought the same thing up at least twice, but renaming ideas tends to get lost in full-power brainstorming&spam. i dare predict the same will happen here.

admit that i see future, everybody. NOW.

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on a related topic:
elves - treehuggers
knalgans - rockhuggers
drakes - saurianhuggers (with negative fire resistance, it tends to turn out nasty)

Post by **thespaceinvader** » October 25th, 2007, 5:34 pm

Weren't the elves 'Treeshaggers'?

Kapou'e FTW.

Truper · Post by **Truper** » October 25th, 2007, 6:59 pm

Yep. That holds the current record for the most inappropriate piece of verbiage to make it into mainline. There are contenders, but most of those are just dumb, rather than offensive and silly.

Multiplayer Scenarios / Campaigns · Post by **Rhuvaen** » October 25th, 2007, 7:08 pm

thespaceinvader wrote:Weren't the elves 'Treeshaggers'?

Kapou'e FTW.

And he just got reinforcements in svn: An Orcish Incursion (don't know the name of the orc who says it there).

Perhaps it's just a poor translation from Orcish.

Theren · Post by **Theren** » October 25th, 2007, 7:32 pm

im not sure but usual gods are important in games with fatasy-themes. So you might can call them "children of [name of god]" or something like that. Im not so good at english at all so im sorry if i make mistakes...

Tom of wesnoth · Post by **Tom of wesnoth** » October 25th, 2007, 7:59 pm

COULD REBELS BE RENAMED FOREST-FOLK?Opps i had caps on!

Post by **Blarumyrran** » October 25th, 2007, 8:04 pm

Tom of wesnoth wrote:COULD REBELS BE RENAMED FOREST-FOLK?Opps i had caps on!

thank heavens at least you didnt rewrite it

Post by **Noyga** » October 25th, 2007, 8:24 pm

Ok, this thread wasn't helpful, so let turn on the soft lock mode...
Please don't post, unless you really have something interesting to add.

Post by **irrevenant** » October 25th, 2007, 9:06 pm

I'm not sure if it's interesting, so strike it down if it isn't, but I'd like to know why Zookeeper thinks none of the names are good. If we knew what flaws he was seeing in the suggestions, perhaps we could come up with ones that are more to his taste.

Post by **Velensk** » October 26th, 2007, 12:41 am

I agree with him though I can't explain either.