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[Sharn01]

It would be cool but I dont think it will happen, they do need to watch referring to you by the same title to frequently, using him/her would go a long way for this. I noticed in one of the trailers that Varric refers to Hawke as champion twice in the same sentence and it sounded really bad, had he finished the sentence with "and thats how I met him/her." it would have sounded so much better.

[AlanC9]

wulfsturm wrote...

leonia42 wrote...

This is pricely why they gave us a generic last name like Hawke. It works fine for Shepard in ME.

How many people do you know with the last name of "Hawke"?

I don't personally know anyone named Shepard either. My local phone book has 9 Shepards and 2 Hawkes, for whatever that's worth.

[wulfsturm]

AlanC9 wrote...

I don't personally know anyone named Shepard either. My local phone book has 9 Shepards and 2 Hawkes, for whatever that's worth.

Right, and how many listings are there in total in your phonebook? I'm just saying that the name "Hawke" isn't quite as generic as some people make it out to be.

[HTTP 404]

if they had it I would have a name called "I love how your hair flows" and laugh everytime a bad guy said that to me angrily.



I dont think this would work unless they are able to make cheap technology that can mimic the VA and pronounce words on its own.

[Stanley Woo]

That'd sound very strange, i think, and the more complex the name, the stranger it would sound. Certainly, the system wouldn't know which syllable to emphasize, so you might end up with phiLIP or aLEXander, or a pronunciation you're not happy with, like 'nath-an' rather than Nathan. There's a reason games don't normally have voice systems like this, and usually rely on pregenerated names instead.



Also, please remember that not everyone is going to name their character Mike or York or Herc or Zelda or Kellestire or Faux. With a system like this, people would definitely be using their creativity for evil. And I'm against that.

[MagneticDawn]

Stanley Woo wrote...

That'd sound very strange, i think, and the more complex the name, the stranger it would sound. Certainly, the system wouldn't know which syllable to emphasize, so you might end up with phiLIP or aLEXander, or a pronunciation you're not happy with, like 'nath-an' rather than Nathan. There's a reason games don't normally have voice systems like this, and usually rely on pregenerated names instead.

Also, please remember that not everyone is going to name their character Mike or York or Herc or Zelda or Kellestire or Faux. With a system like this, people would definitely be using their creativity for evil. And I'm against that.

^____^ Thank you!

hmm Y___Y I know, I was just thinking some boys or anyone really preverted would name their character "Boobs" or umm.. "P****s" wrecking Havoc on the names... Y_Y but still, I can mentally dream of Aveline saying "Hello Areya!"
-sigh- Evil, evil people and their imginations..

[AlanC9]

wulfsturm wrote...

Right, and how many listings are there in total in your phonebook? I'm just saying that the name "Hawke" isn't quite as generic as some people make it out to be.

Sure. Neither name's really common; we do seem to see an awful lot of Shepards in fiction, though. And there was a fairly famous RW Shepard recently, whereas I don't think there's been a famous Hawke since the 18th century.

[Sticky Controller]

Stanley is right. I just remembered something. I lied to my brother about Jade Empire, so many years ago. I told him that in the arena portion, the announcer would say your character's name. So he went the entire game named 6000 Pesoman or whatever. Hilarious when he came into my room after going to the arean. "You b****! I went through the entire game called 6000 Pesoman!"

[MagneticDawn]

@Fila

Oohh! I like that Idea!

[silentassassin264]

Stanley Woo wrote...

That'd sound very strange, i think, and the more complex the name, the stranger it would sound. Certainly, the system wouldn't know which syllable to emphasize, so you might end up with phiLIP or aLEXander, or a pronunciation you're not happy with, like 'nath-an' rather than Nathan. There's a reason games don't normally have voice systems like this, and usually rely on pregenerated names instead.

Also, please remember that not everyone is going to name their character Mike or York or Herc or Zelda or Kellestire or Faux. With a system like this, people would definitely be using their creativity for evil. And I'm against that.

Bioware against using creativity for evil...

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Modifié par Stanley Woo, 26 janvier 2011 - 06:47 .

[dreamextractor]

AlanC9 wrote...

wulfsturm wrote...

Right, and how many listings are there in total in your phonebook? I'm just saying that the name "Hawke" isn't quite as generic as some people make it out to be.

Sure. Neither name's really common; we do seem to see an awful lot of Shepards in fiction, though. And there was a fairly famous RW Shepard recently, whereas I don't think there's been a famous Hawke since the 18th century.

This is off topic but Shepard's name always reminds me of the Stargate Atlantis protagonist (mostly because they also share the same first name, if you went with the default one), except their surnames are spelt slightly differently. lol

Modifié par dreamextractor, 26 janvier 2011 - 06:47 .

[In Exile]

AlanC9 wrote...
I don't personally know anyone named Shepard either. My local phone book has 9 Shepards and 2 Hawkes, for whatever that's worth.

My name is incredibly rare. Aside from apparently sharing it with a South American wine, it is effectively impossible to find anyone who shares it. It's also been impossible to find any kind of reasonable etymology for it. Characters with unique last names have never bothered me as a result.

[Akizora]

Stanley Woo wrote...

That'd sound very strange, i think, and the more complex the name, the stranger it would sound. Certainly, the system wouldn't know which syllable to emphasize, so you might end up with phiLIP or aLEXander, or a pronunciation you're not happy with, like 'nath-an' rather than Nathan. There's a reason games don't normally have voice systems like this, and usually rely on pregenerated names instead.

Also, please remember that not everyone is going to name their character Mike or York or Herc or Zelda or Kellestire or Faux. With a system like this, people would definitely be using their creativity for evil. And I'm against that.

At least Mike's lastname isn't "Hunt" ^^

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Akizora wrote...

Stanley Woo wrote...

That'd sound very strange, i think, and the more complex the name, the stranger it would sound. Certainly, the system wouldn't know which syllable to emphasize, so you might end up with phiLIP or aLEXander, or a pronunciation you're not happy with, like 'nath-an' rather than Nathan. There's a reason games don't normally have voice systems like this, and usually rely on pregenerated names instead.

Also, please remember that not everyone is going to name their character Mike or York or Herc or Zelda or Kellestire or Faux. With a system like this, people would definitely be using their creativity for evil. And I'm against that.

At least Mike's lastname isn't "Hunt" ^^

I had a classmate named that in high school.. I felt bad for him

[sonsonthebia07]

chelseaisthepan wrote...

Methinks people would have too much fun with this if it was actually in the game.

I never, ever play around with Windows Narrator.

[Harid]

Rather they invest their money on worthwhile things than a program that will break immersion by pronouncing the names I choose incorrectly or "off" comparatively to regular text.

[wildannie]

Maybe Hawke will be given a nickname by companions they get close too, like in ME2.

[Merchant2006]

I want the voice to say "Ethan"... but in Microsoft Sams Voice. Ethan Hawke. Heh.

[NKKKK]

Stanley Woo wrote...

That'd sound very strange, i think, and the more complex the name, the stranger it would sound. Certainly, the system wouldn't know which syllable to emphasize, so you might end up with phiLIP or aLEXander, or a pronunciation you're not happy with, like 'nath-an' rather than Nathan. There's a reason games don't normally have voice systems like this, and usually rely on pregenerated names instead.

Also, please remember that not everyone is going to name their character Mike or York or Herc or Zelda or Kellestire or Faux. With a system like this, people would definitely be using their creativity for evil. And I'm against that.

What one does with one's game after sales is of no concern to you. 

[Tarahiro]

I still have horrid memories of when I was younger, playing with something that voiced what you typed. I typed my first name and all of a sudden this American voice comes out of the screen and pronounces 'Catherine' as 'Cath-ryan' instead of 'cath eh rin'.



*cringe*

[Kidd]

This would be disturbingly difficult to implement.



Though I'm all for fixing our first names. Don't really see why we even can insert our first name at all since they're never referenced anyway. How many name their Sheps "Vanguard Shepard", "Adept Shepard" etc just to be able to know which one's which easier in the save system? Your first name never comes up anyway so why even have one? Just have a "save label" and call it a day.



Having my name forced into Heather Hawke or Jonathan Hawke would not break my feelings toward the game any more than being forced into the name Hawke in the first place. But it would feel so much better if people were to reference to me as Heather/Jonathan in romances than "Hawke". Of course, that's only in theory, cause now that I think about it, I never ever had that problem in Mass Effect to begin with...



But -in theory-! =D