Silly names in HoMMV! ...and alternatives to them!

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 31 Aug 2006, 23:14

Just call it a Drake or Wyrm. Both are better then Salamader imo.

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 31 Aug 2006, 23:18

Indeed.How about fire drake -> fire wyrm then?Or drake -> elder wyrm?

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 31 Aug 2006, 23:55

Why Elder Wyrm from Drake?

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 01 Sep 2006, 00:20

And why not?It sounds way better then lava dragon -> magma dragon.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 01 Sep 2006, 00:39

aunt -> uncle sounds better then lava dragon -> magma dragon

sylvanllewelyn · Unread postby **sylvanllewelyn** » 01 Sep 2006, 08:42

I don't see "sexism" as a problem, if you mean why one gender is stronger than the other for various species. My only question is, why do you have to "upgrade" your building to summon the stronger gender in the first place? I'm baffled.

As to names... one has to remember that some cool English names can't really be translated into other languages. My suggestion is don't bother at all, and just use the language from which that creature came from anyway. Besides, rather than adding an adjective, what they need to do instead is to consult a thesaurus or relate to cultural references of a superior form of a unit type. For example, archers to sagittars, swordsman to legionary, cavalier to cuirassiers, angels to dominions, treants to ents, wyverns to drakes, devils to nephilim...

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 01 Sep 2006, 23:10

sylvanllewelyn wrote:I don't see "sexism" as a problem,

It's a huge problem when Horse gets changed to Charger just because of the Mare in Nightmare.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 02 Nov 2007, 20:41

Now that we have alternative upgrades also i wonder what other "great" names are in there...

Anyway.. Bloodeye an Untamed Cyclops?! Who comes up with this stuff?!

Wulfstan8182 · Unread postby **Wulfstan8182** » 05 Nov 2007, 03:00

guys i think u're gettin off topic with the Giant Mutated Whale

Let me try!

Arch Demon=Death Devil
Crystal Dragon=Faery Dragon(some H3 there which fits... i think)
Wind Dancer=Battle Dancer(does he fight wind if he's a wind dancer?)
Fire/Magma/Lava Dragon=Fire/Magma/Lava Rex(still better than dragon)
Thunder Thane=Thunder Lord(theres a flame lord so there has to be a thunder Lord)
Foul Hydra=Hell Hydra
Arcane Archer=Sharpshooter(come on you have to have them)

PhoenixReborn · Unread postby **PhoenixReborn** » 05 Nov 2007, 03:42

Wulfstan8182 wrote: Giant Mutated Whale

Yeah, too bad they went with lich master instead.

Arcane Archer=Sharpshooter(come on you have to have them)

I agree here. There's nothing arcane about them. Sharpshooter is better.

Mnc · Unread postby **Mnc** » 05 Nov 2007, 07:51

Inquisitor = Zealot*

Arcane Archer=Sharpshooter(come on you have to have them)

i could tell that by just remmembering sharpshooters on homm3, they both same

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 05 Nov 2007, 17:12

Wulfstan8182 wrote: Arch Demon=Death Devil

Dread Lord or Hell Baron sounds better.

Crystal Dragon=Faerie Dragon

Better spelling imo. But then it should have some sort of Magic Mirror or some other magic ability.

Fire/Magma/Lava Dragon=Fire/Magma/Lava Rex(still better than dragon)

Drake or Wyrm works better for a wingless dragon imo. Or maybe Salamander?!

Thunder Thane=Thunder Lord(theres a flame lord so there has to be a thunder Lord)

TT sounds fine...

Both work imo.

Foul Hydra=Hell Hydra

Chaos Hydra fits better... even if lore-wise chaos = demons an good name is a good name dammit.

Arcane Archer=Sharpshooter(come on you have to have them)

Why did they even change that anyway?! Is it because the stupid arguments that sharpshooting involved guns?! So is marksman... but they work for any projectile weapons, including bows.

And an Arcane Archer should at least cast some dark spell on the enemy in order to fit the name.

Wulfstan8182 · Unread postby **Wulfstan8182** » 07 Nov 2007, 03:10

Lets see what other "great" names there are in the official TotE guide...

Acadamy is first on the list!

Elemental Gargoyle? what is so freakin elemental about it?!?

i don't know... the look is so similar to the obsidian and so dumb that you can't name it...

Djinn Vizier??? Vizier is the same as Sultan! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizier

Storm Titan!!! OMG!!! Who comes up with these names???

The name "A big dude who shoots lightnings" is better!

Rakshasa Kshatra... there's no such thing as a Kshatra i'd call it Rakshasa Warrior

Magnetic Golem=Obsidian Golem. i dunno why they removed it

The names for dungeon are pretty good...

Haven:

Seraph??? Battle Angel is better even though it's so cheesy

Inquisitior replaced by cleric it's easier to prnounce and it's just better

I'd change the squire and the footmen around and replace vindicator by Soldier even though it sucks(but vindicator sucks more)

Inferno:

Firehoud has nothing fiery about it so make it dark hound

I already talked about Arch Demon in my last post...

Necro:

Pretty good except Vampire prince to Vampire King

Sylvan:

Pristine Unicorn? Magic Unicorn

Savage Treant? It should be Battle Treant

Fortress(my favourite one so i can make the most fun out of it!):

Mountain Guard? Again! Who the heck comes up with these names??? my head hurts so much from these dumb names that i can't even come up with anything?

Magma/Lava Dragon... aren't magma and lava the same things except magma is belowground and lava is above ground???

And finally... Stronghold:

Overall, the names for normal creatures are OK but for their upgrades and alternatives... man do they suck! Espessially the Cyplops... Untamed and Bloodeyed... the look of them is so dumb i don't think anyone can come up with a good name!(i said the look, not the ability... *WHIPS A GOBLIN AT A GRANDMA WALKING BY*)

So Yeah that's pretty much it i don't have anything else so far to say about the stupid names. Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong on any of these

Humakt · Unread postby **Humakt** » 07 Nov 2007, 05:24

If these are the suggestions for name changes........ I hope Ubinival never reads this and keeps the originals.

-thing · Unread postby **-thing** » 07 Nov 2007, 18:23

Thunder Thane=Thunder Lord(theres a flame lord so there has to be a thunder Lord)

I always called them Thunderlords, even back in HOF where they were Warlords (except the first time i saw the HOF menu screen an called it the Big Dwarf Who Apparently Set His Hand On Fire While Playing With Matches Unsupervised, but that's irrelevant).

Okay, Crystal Dragon is better than Rainbow Dragon (even if it can't duke out with the Dungeon's Black Sabbath Dragon) though it's a kind of an un-tribute to the H3 one since it's a flying blue-ish dragon and a regular town creature. IMO they could have done the Crystal Dragon for the Fortress and we wouldn't have to bi... complain about the Lava "Dragon"

And seriously, the Rot Zombie should be Rob Zombie...

...or Dead Man Wit' a Snazzy 'fro Yo!

Mnc · Unread postby **Mnc** » 08 Nov 2007, 12:23

Humakt wrote:If these are the suggestions for name changes........ I hope Ubinival never reads this and keeps the originals.

:D

Wulfstan8182 · Unread postby **Wulfstan8182** » 09 Nov 2007, 22:53

dude, these are just suggestions we're just saying that some names suck and ppl should change the and so little NERDS won't go like "Well if you say it sucks then what is YOUR suggestion?" and we're not saying that they should put our name in the game, just saying that they should change the retarded names.

PS if you think arcane archer is better than Sharpshooter then go play some gay H4 for a change

Humakt · Unread postby **Humakt** » 10 Nov 2007, 05:30

Wulfstan8182 wrote: PS if you think arcane archer is better than Sharpshooter * rest of the outburst cut out*

No, lets call them Battle Elves instead.

Seriously though, Arcane Archer IS better name for three reasons. It sounds better and is less used, makes a lot more sense with Force Arrow ability (which are obviously macigally enchanted arrows), and finally doesn't remind me of Gelu and his badly done minions from H3.

Wulfstan8182 · Unread postby **Wulfstan8182** » 10 Nov 2007, 20:42

Humakt wrote:
Wulfstan8182 wrote: PS if you think arcane archer is better than Sharpshooter * rest of the outburst cut out*
No, lets call them Battle Elves instead.

Seriously though, Arcane Archer IS better name for three reasons. It sounds better and is less used, makes a lot more sense with Force Arrow ability (which are obviously macigally enchanted arrows), and finally doesn't remind me of Gelu and his badly done minions from H3.

Dude, honestly, i can clearly see that you have problems with vision and your head. How the *beep* can you call them battle elves?(it's a nice name for the blade dancer alternative though

) They are shooters and they don't friggin hit ppl on the head with their bow(except you)! I have 3 reasons why you should call them sharpshooters
1. they look like the sharpshooters from H3
2. they have no range penalty(just like the ones in H3)
3. they are friggin shooters for god's sake!

and if you think H4 with all of its expansions is better than AB than go and hang out with these nerds who think that the only game that exists is H4 and yeah go be necro in it you'll like it, mixing devils and specrals yeah thatsounds good to you:devil:

Wulfstan8182 · Unread postby **Wulfstan8182** » 11 Nov 2007, 00:49

maybe they should sticky this topic

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