Who at Bethesda is naming these items? : V

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:42 pm

Just got myself a pair of "STEEL GAUNTLETS OF MAJOR SURE GRIP"

I think they hired the guy from Baldur's Gate that named the special weapons "Longsword +1" and "Axe +2"

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:32 pm

I think they simpy have added a randomize function. X item of YZ enchantment.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:58 pm

I think the weapons just got a automated naming system, and normally the name would be Of Sure Grip but since it's got a strong enchantment it's Of Major Strong Grip, and in this case the major is just awkwardly placed in the name.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:04 am

Erm yeah, well, +1 etc. dates from about 35 years ago.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:59 pm

Tiny Staff of Major Hardness (Legendary).

This could be bad...

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:41 pm

Tiny Staff of Major Hardness (Legendary).

This could be bad...

It`s not the size it`s what you do with it...

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:51 pm

Tiny Staff of Major Hardness (Legendary).

This could be bad...

Screenshot or it didn't happen.

If that staff really exists in game I want it just for giggles.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:18 pm

I thought this would be about the brilliant idea of naming things like potions "Minor Healing Potion", "Draught of Healing", "Philter of Healing" and then sorting them alphabetically.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:50 pm

No, what would be really bad would be a Tiny Staff of Dwindling Hardness.

And yeah, the names for random magic items are dependent upon (1) the enchantment and (2) the strength of the enchantment.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:51 am

Yeah, Oblivion had some cool item names, but the best item randomizer was in Diablo 2.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:42 pm

Remember good old might and magic where my mighty paladin once wielded a small knife +21...that′s one mighty fruit knife!

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:53 pm

Good lord, these names bethesda are coming up with are just ridiculous. :shakehead:

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:36 am

I thought this would be about the brilliant idea of naming things like potions "Minor Healing Potion", "Draught of Healing", "Philter of Healing" and then sorting them alphabetically.

Agreed, this is such a huge fail I can't believe they didn't fix it before release. I think the very first mod (after nvdes) addressed it. Makes me want to ditch the console and risk carpal tunnel on the PC.

- Major Fail of Naming (Seriously)

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:48 pm

I think they hired the guy from Baldur's Gate that named the special weapons "Longsword +1" and "Axe +2"

You mean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:44 pm

but the best item randomizer was in Diablo 2.

Well, the Skyrim naming system's basically the same as Diablo 2's, just without any prefix.

<Item> of <Strength><Enchantment>

Elven Sword of Lesser Binding
Gauntlets of Major Sure Grip

:shrug:

Pretty straightfoward.

edit: Oblivion's generic magic items http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Generic_Magic_Weapons#Absorb_Attribute either.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:01 pm

Just got myself a pair of "STEEL GAUNTLETS OF MAJOR SURE GRIP"

I think they hired the guy from Baldur's Gate that named the special weapons "Longsword +1" and "Axe +2"

Erm yeah, well, +1 etc. dates from about 35 years ago.

This. Also, those were generic magic items. The unique ones had names like Ashideena, Thundercracker and Famir's Blade.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:12 pm

Well, the Skyrim naming system's basically the same as Diablo 2's, just without any prefix.

<Item> of <Strength><Enchantment>

Elven Sword of Lesser Binding
Gauntlets of Major Sure Grip

:shrug:

Pretty straightfoward.

edit: Oblivion's generic magic items http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Generic_Magic_Weapons#Absorb_Attribute either.

They have two prefixes if you count material and quality. Like a Legendary Steel Battleaxe of Firey Souls for example. It's just that quality is in (parenthesis)

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:01 pm

Best random items is Borderlands by far. Millions of items but easy to tell exactly what they are and what they do.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:14 pm

Screenshot or it didn't happen.

If that staff really exists in game I want it just for giggles.

Well, i found an orcish warhammer called "The Longhammer"

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:11 am

Well, i found an orcish warhammer called "The Longhammer"

Thats a unique pre-generated item. Not randomly generated loot.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:33 pm

I think the weapons just got a automated naming system, and normally the name would be Of Sure Grip but since it's got a strong enchantment it's Of Major Strong Grip, and in this case the major is just awkwardly placed in the name.

They were so much auto generated you can find a ring of peeless destruction. All that was done by hand, typo and the like XD

Would have been much better if they make a prefix/suffix system like Diablo.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:37 pm

Just got myself a pair of "STEEL GAUNTLETS OF MAJOR SURE GRIP"

I think they hired the guy from Baldur's Gate that named the special weapons "Longsword +1" and "Axe +2"

Haha kind of sounds like Newspeak from 1984

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:18 am

Why the hell does it matter?

Jesus. Some people.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:34 pm

Todd Howard personally names every item that people pick up. That's why they "delayed" the CK, because Todd was busy naming items.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:42 pm

The way the world is going I will be seriously unsurprised if the next generation of RPG's doesn't feature items like Staff Of WTF Dudeness.