<!--quoteo(post=1727268:date=Sep 15 2009, 09:58 AM:name=Vyshus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vyshus @ Sep 15 2009, 09:58 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1727268"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->embyrs all the way, its what I'd call them when I first saw them. Glowies sounds too cute for war.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The first thing you'd think is to misspell embers with a y?
I'm all for 'Embers' I think that is a scifi enough name, while portraying their floaty nature.
<!--quoteo(post=1742660:date=Dec 6 2009, 07:55 AM:name=iopred)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(iopred @ Dec 6 2009, 07:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742660"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The first thing you'd think is to misspell embers with a y?
I'm all for 'Embers' I think that is a scifi enough name, while portraying their floaty nature.
That or "Zygote" ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
While we're at it, we should change the Lerk's name back to Lurk, and the Onos back to Ohnos.
IMO the ideal word would be "spores", except those are already taken by "spore cloud". Which may confuse players.
<!--quoteo(post=1742660:date=Dec 6 2009, 04:55 AM:name=iopred)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(iopred @ Dec 6 2009, 04:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742660"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The first thing you'd think is to misspell embers with a y?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> It's what you get after you stake vampyrs :P (I'm not really a fan of those kinds of creative mis-spellings.)
<!--quoteo(post=1742719:date=Dec 6 2009, 01:44 PM:name=muffins)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(muffins @ Dec 6 2009, 01:44 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742719"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Get the marine voice from NS1 in your head.
Got it? Good.
"We got an embyr here."
vs
"We got a glowie here"
Yeah...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you're assuming all the current Kharaa names were created by the Marines who encounter them then why would they misspell ember? It doesn't make sense. You really think they'd converse "You know... Embers doesn't look cool enough on paper, not enough "y"'s in it. Embyrs, there we go, fricken' bad ass." No, just no. Stop trying to force a cool sci-fi name by raping the english language by injecting letters in common words.
Hay' u guyz need a kewl sci-fy name?! kay! How bout
<!--quoteo(post=1742660:date=Dec 6 2009, 07:55 AM:name=iopred)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(iopred @ Dec 6 2009, 07:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742660"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The first thing you'd think is to misspell embers with a y?
I'm all for 'Embers' I think that is a scifi enough name, while portraying their floaty nature.
That or "Zygote" ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> "Embyr" with a "y" is close to embryo which is why it is appealing. It matches in two ways.
<!--quoteo(post=1742765:date=Dec 6 2009, 09:03 PM:name=doeseph)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(doeseph @ Dec 6 2009, 09:03 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742765"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you're assuming all the current Kharaa names were created by the Marines who encounter them then why would they misspell ember? It doesn't make sense. You really think they'd converse "You know... Embers doesn't look cool enough on paper, not enough "y"'s in it. Embyrs, there we go, fricken' bad ass." No, just no. Stop trying to force a cool sci-fi name by raping the english language by injecting letters in common words.
Hay' u guyz need a kewl sci-fy name?! kay! How bout
<!--quoteo(post=1742765:date=Dec 7 2009, 03:03 AM:name=doeseph)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(doeseph @ Dec 7 2009, 03:03 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742765"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you're assuming all the current Kharaa names were created by the Marines who encounter them then why would they misspell ember? It doesn't make sense. You really think they'd converse "You know... Embers doesn't look cool enough on paper, not enough "y"'s in it. Embyrs, there we go, fricken' bad ass." No, just no. Stop trying to force a cool sci-fi name by raping the english language by injecting letters in common words.
Hay' u guyz need a kewl sci-fy name?! kay! How bout
I can't for the life of me figure out why people have such a problem with such a perfect name as nymphs for these things. If I had never heard of them before, that's probably what I'd end up calling them anyways. It's one syllable, so fast to say in combat, and it just works.
Do we think nymph is too hard to say in combat, that we'd need to 'shorten' it to glowies or whatever? Should we change onos to 'big rhino thing'? Gorge to 'fat waddler' ? Lerk to 'flyer' ?
Ember is a great name because of what it implies. I think a good name should hint at what the subject matter is and what it represents. Ember, connotatively, is associated with danger and hazard. You think of them foreshadowing disaster; this is what "nymphs" currently do. The problem with the actual name nymph is that it's too abstract. Yes, it sounds very unique, and it has a wispy meaning that matches the nature of the what it's named after, but it says nothing about the inherent danger of it. Immediately, I think Disney movie or fairytale when I hear nymph.
Core elements of a game, in my opinion, should have names that just yell (or strongly hint) their purpose to you, you shouldn't have to stretch your imagination to make the connection. If someone tells you that a skulk is around the corner, that person wouldn't have to convey that it's a sneaky creature that strikes at you from the shadows, you would have <i>some </i>idea. Same with the lurk. If someone says there's nymphs in the room, to be on guard, you really have to stretch your imagination to associate hazard with the word nymph. One might argue that players will just learn the names with time, but I'm always in favor of the familiar over the unfamiliar, especially when it comes to helping newer players learn and identify elements of a game.
Also, spooks is a derogatory term, and marines would call them glowers long before they call them glowies.
i like sparks. or embers (embyrs), nymphs. something simple and effective, descriptive.
some of the suggestions are way ridiculous, i just imagine what a marine would call them, instead of the etymology behind it. they should have perhaps some technical scientific name ... like "Kharaa Proserpinus proserpina", but in terms of what they are commonly referred to... something simple.
Lol, nymph as in 'nymphomaniac' or as in 'wood nymph'? Either way the erotic connotations are a bit sillly... Considering it's larvae we're talking about (unless you're into that kind of thing over at Unknown Worlds :P ). I think Gruhb is appropriate... what with them being grubs.
<!--quoteo(post=1759950:date=Mar 18 2010, 11:20 PM:name=o0OpsyphiO0o)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (o0OpsyphiO0o @ Mar 18 2010, 11:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1759950"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Lol, nymph as in 'nymphomaniac' or as in 'wood nymph'? Either way the erotic connotations are a bit sillly... Considering it's larvae we're talking about (unless you're into that kind of thing over at Unknown Worlds :P ). I think Gruhb is appropriate... what with them being grubs.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Nymph is the word for undeveloped insects and amphibians in the early stage of their development, exactly what we have here, plus the words conjure up images of lightness and flightiness. Grubs are small crawling maggot things. Also, adding extra h's, y's, w's or c's that don't change pronunciation would make us look like 12 year olds making a d&d character.
So I've been thinking. The Marines would come up with a simple name based on their encounters with the entities. So I came up with a list of names I feel Marines would call these entities.
<b>Whisker</b> or <b>Vibrissa</b> - specialized hairs (or, in certain bird species, specialized feathers) usually employed for tactile sensation. <b>Angel</b> - messengers of God. (Alien God being the Hive) <b>Specter</b> - a visible disembodied spirit. <b>Roe</b> - is the fully ripe internal ovaries or egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop, and sea urchins. <b>Source</b> - is the start, beginning, or origin of something. <b>Spark</b> - is a small airborne ember or particle of red-hot matter. <b>Probe</b> - a device, or part of a device, used to explore, investigate or measure. <b>Watcher</b> - someone who watches or observes. <b>Ward</b> - The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance. <b>Harbinger</b> - A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something. <b>Pry</b> - Looking where one is not welcome.
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The first thing you'd think is to misspell embers with a y?
I'm all for 'Embers' I think that is a scifi enough name, while portraying their floaty nature.
That or "Zygote" ;)
Who here didn't call the gorges "gorgie" or "piggie" (or something else that sounds cute'ish) at some point!?
I'm all for 'Embers' I think that is a scifi enough name, while portraying their floaty nature.
That or "Zygote" ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
While we're at it, we should change the Lerk's name back to Lurk, and the Onos back to Ohnos.
See where I'm going with this?
Got it? Good.
"We got an embyr here."
vs
"We got a glowie here"
Yeah...
<!--quoteo(post=1742660:date=Dec 6 2009, 04:55 AM:name=iopred)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(iopred @ Dec 6 2009, 04:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1742660"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The first thing you'd think is to misspell embers with a y?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's what you get after you stake vampyrs :P (I'm not really a fan of those kinds of creative mis-spellings.)
Got it? Good.
"We got an embyr here."
vs
"We got a glowie here"
Yeah...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you're assuming all the current Kharaa names were created by the Marines who encounter them then why would they misspell ember? It doesn't make sense. You really think they'd converse "You know... Embers doesn't look cool enough on paper, not enough "y"'s in it. Embyrs, there we go, fricken' bad ass." No, just no. Stop trying to force a cool sci-fi name by raping the english language by injecting letters in common words.
Hay' u guyz need a kewl sci-fy name?! kay! How bout
Glowyz
Glowiz
Flyers
Stykies
Parasytes
lyttle wyngs
floaterz
Zenotypilifs
Strobez
zomfGALIENBATZ
I'm all for 'Embers' I think that is a scifi enough name, while portraying their floaty nature.
That or "Zygote" ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
"Embyr" with a "y" is close to embryo which is why it is appealing. It matches in two ways.
Hay' u guyz need a kewl sci-fy name?! kay! How bout
Glowyz
Glowiz
Flyers
Stykies
Parasytes
lyttle wyngs
floaterz
Zenotypilifs
Strobez
zomfGALIENBATZ<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes. We definitely need to change the Lerk and Onos names back. <_<
Hay' u guyz need a kewl sci-fy name?! kay! How bout
Glowyz
Glowiz
Flyers
Stykies
Parasytes
lyttle wyngs
floaterz
Zenotypilifs
Strobez
zomfGALIENBATZ<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
ahah xD lol! <3
BEASTIES.
Alida - Latin for Little winged one
Avis - Latin for Bird
Candra - Latin for Luminescent
Zuri - Swahili for Beautiful
Yuan - Chinese for "The Original"
<b>Bron - African for The Source
</b>Nabelung - African for Beautiful one
Do we think nymph is too hard to say in combat, that we'd need to 'shorten' it to glowies or whatever?
Should we change onos to 'big rhino thing'?
Gorge to 'fat waddler' ?
Lerk to 'flyer' ?
Core elements of a game, in my opinion, should have names that just yell (or strongly hint) their purpose to you, you shouldn't have to stretch your imagination to make the connection. If someone tells you that a skulk is around the corner, that person wouldn't have to convey that it's a sneaky creature that strikes at you from the shadows, you would have <i>some </i>idea. Same with the lurk. If someone says there's nymphs in the room, to be on guard, you really have to stretch your imagination to associate hazard with the word nymph. One might argue that players will just learn the names with time, but I'm always in favor of the familiar over the unfamiliar, especially when it comes to helping newer players learn and identify elements of a game.
Also, spooks is a derogatory term, and marines would call them glowers long before they call them glowies.
some of the suggestions are way ridiculous, i just imagine what a marine would call them, instead of the etymology behind it. they should have perhaps some technical scientific name ... like "Kharaa Proserpinus proserpina", but in terms of what they are commonly referred to... something simple.
Pay da man, heh
Nymph is the word for undeveloped insects and amphibians in the early stage of their development, exactly what we have here, plus the words conjure up images of lightness and flightiness.
Grubs are small crawling maggot things.
Also, adding extra h's, y's, w's or c's that don't change pronunciation would make us look like 12 year olds making a d&d character.
<b>Whisker</b> or <b>Vibrissa</b> - specialized hairs (or, in certain bird species, specialized feathers) usually employed for tactile sensation.
<b>Angel</b> - messengers of God. (Alien God being the Hive)
<b>Specter</b> - a visible disembodied spirit.
<b>Roe</b> - is the fully ripe internal ovaries or egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop, and sea urchins.
<b>Source</b> - is the start, beginning, or origin of something.
<b>Spark</b> - is a small airborne ember or particle of red-hot matter.
<b>Probe</b> - a device, or part of a device, used to explore, investigate or measure.
<b>Watcher</b> - someone who watches or observes.
<b>Ward</b> - The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance.
<b>Harbinger</b> - A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
<b>Pry</b> - Looking where one is not welcome.
I know they're usually for plants, but it seems to fit to me.
I know they're usually for plants, but it seems to fit to me.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Reminds me to eufloria... good Idea, I like it :D
Sparks, sprites, wisps. If they have any gameplay value, anything that's universally easy to pronounce.
Seconded
wisps <3