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[Tiax Rules All]

GodWood wrote...

I don't care what anyone says, the names Hightown and Lowtown are poo.
Concept art is pretty though.

Its all part of the "dumbing down" thats going on, no more remembering complicated area names, We now have 'hightown' and "lowtown", probably seperated by "middle lane" maybe a "bridge road" leading over "big river" running around the city.

ya names, seem like unfinished storyboard names to me.

[Anarya]

*facepalm*

[Tiax Rules All]

Hey dont you facepalm me missy..

[Sigil_Beguiler123]

I quite like the names. They actually you know sound like what you would casually call a place in a city. Just like with a modern city; downtown, docks, etc. To me it grounds it more and not just going off on silly high fantasy type names.

Modifié par Sigil_Beguiler123, 04 décembre 2010 - 06:40 .

[Tiax Rules All]

Ya you know what Manhatten, the bronx, queens, brooklyn



they really should have been named north, south, east, west towns



Or maybe just numbered ya know, like first through fourth town

[Rogue Unit]

And I thought Sylvius the Mad complaining about Hawke's family sharing the same skin color as him/her was bad.

[Sigil_Beguiler123]

Yes certainly there are specific names for places in cities but it isn't a universal. Plus hell talking about New York you have stuff like Uptown, Financial District, Midtown, etc. I am sure there will be more specific names as well but it shouldn't be that every place in a city has some fanciful fantasy name.

[Esbatty]

Bethany: Okay now, Varric, what part of town are we in now?

Varric: Well since we're in the Red Torch district I'd have to say...

Carver: *flirts with Courtesan*

Varric: Trannytown.

Carver: *looks shocked for a moment - squints at the Courtesan - shrugs*

[Maria Caliban]

Tiax Rules All wrote...

GodWood wrote...

I don't care what anyone says, the names Hightown and Lowtown are poo.
Concept art is pretty though.

Its all part of the "dumbing down" thats going on, no more remembering complicated area names, We now have 'hightown' and "lowtown", probably seperated by "middle lane" maybe a "bridge road" leading over "big river" running around the city.

ya names, seem like unfinished storyboard names to me.

I feel "dumbed down" just reading this post.

[Tiax Rules All]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Tiax Rules All wrote...

GodWood wrote...

I don't care what anyone says, the names Hightown and Lowtown are poo.
Concept art is pretty though.

Its all part of the "dumbing down" thats going on, no more remembering complicated area names, We now have 'hightown' and "lowtown", probably seperated by "middle lane" maybe a "bridge road" leading over "big river" running around the city.

ya names, seem like unfinished storyboard names to me.

I feel "dumbed down" just reading this post.

aww come on!
I was only half serious, I like to play devils advocate sometimes. The post after was heavy on the sarcasm too but lets be 100% real here. I see not hating the names but I cant really see the names as being actually good names or especially emotion or thought provoking, just kinda blah.

Everything else is gonna be hot rod samurai and over the top, why stop at the names?

Modifié par Tiax Rules All, 04 décembre 2010 - 07:48 .

[Aermas]

They could have called them Arthel District, or Gilded Mount, or the Thanith Slums. Noun-Verb names aren't thought provoking. Everyone likes complex dynamic names like Conan, Aragorn, Gandalf, Tannis, Raistlin, Elrond & such. They don't like John Shieldbash, or Jane the Redhaired.

[Leonia]

I'm quite fond of Jane the Redhaired.

[Tiax Rules All]

Aermas wrote...

They could have called them Arthel District, or Gilded Mount, or the Thanith Slums. Noun-Verb names aren't thought provoking. Everyone likes complex dynamic names like Conan, Aragorn, Gandalf, Tannis, Raistlin, Elrond & such. They don't like John Shieldbash, or Jane the Redhaired.

I think you meant Adjective - noun but yeah, I agree with you. "the Alienage" was even better then "Elf Town"

[Leonia]

I hope we get Funky Town next.

[Johnny Chaos]

Lowtown is da ghetto son

[Aermas]

Noun-Verber names like Hawkflight, or Chaostamer, or Dragonkiller. Sorry I thought I added them into my above post

[Dave of Canada]

Right. Because towns have never named things about their position, nope. Never. It should all sound like fantasy names that are made up on the spot. Why not call Hightown jnfswea- uhfbsawe-ukfbarsek-bhaeb Quarter?

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 04 décembre 2010 - 08:04 .

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

leonia42 wrote...

I hope we get Funky Town next.

Pseudo Approves + 100

[Aermas]

'Cause that thar's elf speak & I ain't talkin' like no dagger ear!!!

[Tiax Rules All]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Right. Because towns have never named things about their position, nope. Never. It should all sound like fantasy names that are made up on the spot. Why not call Hightown jnfswea- uhfbsawe-ukfbarsek-bhaeb Quarter?

really dave? I would have though a better defence then that. Im not asking for crazy names...

Orzammar "diamond district" - "dust town" while not super crazy gibberish like you suggest are still more creative then "High" and "Low"

[Dave of Canada]

Tiax Rules All wrote...

Orzammar "diamond district" - "dust town" while not super crazy gibberish like you suggest are still more creative then "High" and "Low"

Both examples you gave have the same reasoning for their names than Hightown and Lowtown, they represent what they are.

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 04 décembre 2010 - 08:10 .

[Piecake]

oldtown

[Dave of Canada]

For example: My entire area is named West (-classified-) because it's in the West, move to the east and you've got the same name but it's East (-classified-). We're still the same area, we're just classified differently. It doesn't need anything special to split us up, why does Kirkwall?

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 04 décembre 2010 - 08:16 .