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[Aermas]

Where are you going with this whole gorilla thing?

[Knal1991]

Sheryl Chee wrote...

That's because swashbucklers swash at bucklers worn by other people.

i know you can't always trust wikipedia and such but whatever....

http://en.wikipedia....ki/Swashbuckler

Modifié par Knal1991, 06 novembre 2010 - 08:33 .

[David Gaider]

Seriously? This is the "important answer" that someone needed from a dev?

[ErichHartmann]

David Gaider wrote...

Seriously? This is the "important answer" that someone needed from a dev?

Hey now, it is important enough to receive your sarcasm.

[ClonePatrol]

Mary Kirby wrote...

Aermas wrote...

This is a really important question for me & I haven't got any reasonable explanation & would like a Dev to comment on this issue please

http://dictionary.re...er]Swashbuckler[/url]: a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.

The term does not, and never did, have anything to do with wearing a buckler.

This article from the Sussex Rapier School says...

The reference of Shakespeare to the “swing-bucklers” is very close to another term which was associated with groups of such rowdy young men of the time: swash bucklers. This latter term arising, according to Thomas Fuller (Worthies III) 1662), “From swashing and making a noise on the buckler.”

Various theories have this noise as arising either be from the sword clattering against the side of the buckler as
they walked or from the fencer tapping his buckler with his sword prior to attack.

Though I'd always seen Isablla referred to as a duelist and not a swashbuckler anyway, so it doesn't really matter does it? The woman just doesn't like using a shield.

Modifié par ClonePatrol, 06 novembre 2010 - 09:47 .

[tmp7704]

David Gaider wrote...

Seriously? This is the "important answer" that someone needed from a dev?

Hey, at least it didn't involve romancing anyone's sibling...

[Brockololly]

David Gaider wrote...

Seriously? This is the "important answer" that someone needed from a dev?

QUICK! I need a developer to answer this urgent question! I'm making a delightful sandwich- do I use sourdough or wheat bread!!? There is no time!

Modifié par Brockololly, 06 novembre 2010 - 09:54 .

[Mike Laidlaw]

Brockololly wrote...
QUICK! I need a developer to answer this urgent question! I'm making a delightful sandwich- do I use sourdough or wheat bread!!? There is no time!

Rye.

[Maria Caliban]

David Gaider wrote...

Seriously? This is the "important answer" that someone needed from a dev?

How shocking that a BioWare fan would have entitlement issues.

Though I do find it funny that he added that bit to the topic after a dev had already answered.

Modifié par Maria Caliban, 06 novembre 2010 - 10:13 .

[Anarya]

No, no, no! Rye is a great bread but it all depends on what kind of sandwich is being made! I mean, you wouldn't make a peanut butter and banana on rye, that'd just be all kinds of wrong.

[Ziggeh]

Mike Laidlaw wrote...
Rye.

You're ruining his sandwich. Why could you not have stuck to wheat, which was clearly good enough for previous lunches?

Rest assured, I won't be buying any bread based snacks from your company in the future.

[Helena Tylena]

Mike Laidlaw wrote...

Brockololly wrote...
QUICK! I need a developer to answer this urgent question! I'm making a delightful sandwich- do I use sourdough or wheat bread!!? There is no time!

Rye.

Confirmed here! Lead Designer for DA2 is an alcoholic! The game must therefor be crap!

(yes, I am kidding. Yes, I know I'm not very funny. Yes, I'll go crawl under a rock now.)

[ClonePatrol]

Anarya wrote...

No, no, no! Rye is a great bread but it all depends on what kind of sandwich is being made! I mean, you wouldn't make a peanut butter and banana on rye, that'd just be all kinds of wrong.

Hmmm, it works well enough with light rye bread, never tried it with the dark...

Helena Tylena wrote...

Confirmed here! Lead Designer for DA2 is an alcoholic! The game must therefor be crap!

Or a whiskey man, I'd not say no to a nice single malt at the moment myself.

Modifié par ClonePatrol, 06 novembre 2010 - 10:24 .

[Anarya]

Okay maybe on unseeded light rye.

[addiction21]

Brockololly wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

Seriously? This is the "important answer" that someone needed from a dev?

QUICK! I need a developer to answer this urgent question! I'm making a delightful sandwich- do I use sourdough or wheat bread!!? There is no time!

Sourdough of course. Unless its peanutbutter and jelly then you should use waffles.

[pitchblaq]

When there's not something trendy to complain about when it comes to DAII, may as well turn to etymology.

[Mike Laidlaw]

ziggehunderslash wrote...

Mike Laidlaw wrote...
Rye.

You're ruining his sandwich. Why could you not have stuck to wheat, which was clearly good enough for previous lunches?

Rest assured, I won't be buying any bread based snacks from your company in the future.

This caused a guffaw loud enough that it made co-workers come into my office to see what was so damn funny. Well played.

[twincast]

Sheryl Chee wrote...

That's because swashbucklers swash at bucklers worn by other people.

Mary Kirby wrote...

The term does not, and never did, have anything to do with wearing a buckler.

Both simply not true. Use it in a modern vague romanticized way as much as you like, but don't go around spreading ignorance/misinformation about the origins of the term.

[Dave of Canada]

twincast wrote...

Both simply not true. Use it in a modern vague romanticized way as much as you like, but don't go around spreading ignorance/misinformation about the origins of the term.

Look up it's definition before insulting people, there's two different types of swashbucklers.

The fighting style and the type of fighter.

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 06 novembre 2010 - 11:17 .

[lv12medic]

Great, look what you all did. Now there is going to be nothing but rye bread for Hawke to eat for ten years...



Now I just have to spend all my time playing DA2 trying to find a master sandwich maker that can make a killer Reuben. Champion of Kirkwall, bah. Champion of Rye more like it.



Now I have a taste for a Reuben.



*stomach growls*

[pitchblaq]

twincast wrote...

Both simply not true. Use it in a modern vague romanticized way as much as you like, but don't go around spreading ignorance/misinformation about the origins of the term.

Congratulations, you saved the one person in the next century that will accidentally Google upon the BioWare social when they're trying to find the origins of the term 'swashbuckler'.

It's already been established, several times in this thread since then. I'm sorry it offends you so much.

[Helena Tylena]

I simply don't get how people can't wrap their heads around the fact that the meaning of words changes with use over time. Irregardless what it meant in the middle ages, in the early 21st century a 'swashbuckler' means a fighter using a specific-often boasting demeanor and has nothing to do with shields anymore. Since Dragon Age 2 is a game made in the early 21st century, the usage of the word is correct.



Please, get over it and stop your nitpicking before you sprain a muscle.

[Brockololly]

lv12medic wrote...

Great, look what you all did. Now there is going to be nothing but rye bread for Hawke to eat for ten years...

Now I just have to spend all my time playing DA2 trying to find a master sandwich maker that can make a killer Reuben. Champion of Kirkwall, bah. Champion of Rye more like it.

Now I have a taste for a Reuben.

*stomach growls*

Which is EXACTLY the kind of sandwich I made...yum^_^

[TheMufflon]

Maria Caliban wrote...

from swash (in the archaic sense: to make the noise of a sword striking a shield) + buckler

Indeed. The word derives it's meaning from an onomatopoetic, but in the sense of a swashbuckler it is used to describe their boisterous nature, examplified in that they would make noise by striking their bucklers.

Claiming that 'swash' means simply 'to strike' is incorrect.

Modifié par TheMufflon, 07 novembre 2010 - 03:30 .