Tenderfoot Thahd SDThielking Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 As a passing interest, I was wondering how many of us change the names of our creations? If you do, what do you change them to, and why? If not, is there a reason, or do you just not consider it worth the bother? Personally, I always WANT to rename my creations. Unfortunately, I've noticed that when I invest in any sort of name for a creation, I worry too much about keeping them alive, sometimes actually bothering to raise attributes beyond the usual 2 intelligence. As a pro-shaper, I should not feel such attachment to my creations. If/when I play a pro-rebel, I may try investing heavily in just a few creations. For flavour. Anyone else? [EDIT: I should probably proofread before I hit post.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Of course I name my creations. That doesn't mean I get attached to a bunch of numbers and pixels though. However, it's usually in my best interest to keep my creations alive until the rollover into the next chapter where I can Shape better creations to take their place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I always name my creations. (Incidentally, I always try to keep them alive throughout the entire game, too.) On my last complete playthrough, I had Wildfyre the fyora, Frostbyte the cryoa, Foamy the roamer, Fyrestorm the drayk, Blyzzard the cryodrayk, Lyghtning the kyshakk, and Global Warming the drakon. Dikiyoba only chose Global Warming because Dikiyoba was at a loss for another name that fit the pattern. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Pyreblast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I get attached to my creations, but I never name them. Maybe I should... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Azarr Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sometimes, if they were created to destroy some specific enemy I give them a name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd SDThielking Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 Specific enemy? I can see it now... A shaper sits between two pools of essence, meditating on the task he will undertake. Before him is a copper circle with gold channeling to direct the flows of energy. The shaper rises to his feet, drawing on his powers and vast knowledge, and essence begins to run from the pools up onto the circle. A massive shape begins to form, growing clearer with every passing minute. It is vaguely humanoid, but built powerfully, with toughened, leathery skin over an almost comically exaggerated skeleton. When the shaping is finished, the enormous Battle Alpha waits patiently for the orders of his master. "I have a purpose for you, creation, and your name will reflect this. I will call you... Ratsquisher." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Excuse me while I take a moment and laugh hysterically over that anecdote. (pauses so I can catch my breath) No creation of mine ever lasts long enough to get named. I prefer to play as a singleton; therefore, I rarely if ever have a creation at my side for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 In my defense I would like to point out that, uhhh, well I'll just shape a few ornks and maybe gazers and hope it goes away. On the other note I sometimes name my creations. If I plan on having them arund for a long time I am more likely to name them. But say if I were taking on the Titan, I would probably not take the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd SDThielking Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Oh, I'm sorry, Ratt. But we shapers don't make mistakes. You're obviously one of those evil ones that gets into my cornflakes. No free pass past the Alpha for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 First off, you are being silly. AND THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS PERFECTION! Err...sorry I yelled. But I get sick and tired of people thinging anything is perfect. Now anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hmm, what a situation, I think I'll just throw some guacamole at it to distract, blind, or injure it while my ornks dogpile on top of it, and gore its big toe. By the way I don't like cornflakes, my diet consists mostly of fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Taliesin Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Quote: Originally written by Azarr:Sometimes, if they were created to destroy some specific enemy I give them a name. For instance, I shaped some rotghroth and named them Golem Slayers once. Then I rampaged and killed eleven golems in about ten minutes. But that was in Geneforge 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I always name my creations, so that I can tell them apart from my foes. E.g. when the game description says "fyora misses (40%)" I want to be sure that's an enemy fyora not my pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba:I always name my creations. (Incidentally, I always try to keep them alive throughout the entire game, too.) On my last complete playthrough, I had Wildfyre the fyora, Frostbyte the cryoa, Foamy the roamer, Fyrestorm the drayk, Blyzzard the cryodrayk, Lyghtning the kyshakk, and Global Warming the drakon. Dikiyoba only chose Global Warming because Dikiyoba was at a loss for another name that fit the pattern. Any suggestions? Global wyrming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Flamestryke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I'd suggest Ynferno, but SoT's idea is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Drayk Armitage Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 If the Drakon is Global Wyrming, presumably the Artila can be Global Worming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Armageddyn? Conflagratyn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Zummi Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Quote: Global Wyrming, Flamstryke, Ynferno, Armageddyn, Conflagratyn.. Anyone here seeing a pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Drayk Armitage Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Ragnarotghroth? Jormunglaahk? Qiyamahshakk? Apocavlysh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Lord Safey Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I rarley if ever name my creations (mostly because I forget to) When I do I always name them fluffems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk DokEnkephalin Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'll name them just to keep them organized, and for the same reason Micawber gave. I don't get attached to them because I give them such dopey names that I'm not sorry to see them go. "Damn, there goes Loogie the Searing Artilla. Guess it's time to give Tamari the Vlish a try." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt JadeWolf Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I always name my creations. I also occasionally freak out when my first Fyora snuffs it. With GF1-3 I gave them misplaced names (Charlie the Fyora, Bart the Gazer...) but with GF$ i keep calling most of them ---wyrd , like Flamewyrd, Firewyrd, Wyrdfang... Wierd, wot? (555) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Taliesin Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: Quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba:I always name my creations. (Incidentally, I always try to keep them alive throughout the entire game, too.) On my last complete playthrough, I had Wildfyre the fyora, Frostbyte the cryoa, Foamy the roamer, Fyrestorm the drayk, Blyzzard the cryodrayk, Lyghtning the kyshakk, and Global Warming the drakon. Dikiyoba only chose Global Warming because Dikiyoba was at a loss for another name that fit the pattern. Any suggestions? Global wyrming. Hahahahaha! That's a good one. My pet drakon is now named Global Wyrming. Thanks, SoT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Originally by Khyryk's Brother: Quote: Hahahahaha! That's a good one. My pet drakon is now named Global Wyrming. Thanks, SoT! Indeed, it is a noble name. Global Wyrming it is! Dikiyoba. Edit: Added quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I traditionally don't name my creations, unless they've been with me for a province or two. My character is generally skilled enough to handle himself without creation assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I usually name my creations, as well as trying to keep them alive as long as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk The Crimson Coyote Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I hate having to absorb any of my creations... I can accept the dead and all, but I try to keep them alive. Thats why I said about the Storage system for creations. How ever, I never really make many creations, just the one to watch my back as I usually play agents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan wxxqut Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I usually make an army of battle betas.So with so many of them I usually don't name them or if they die or they are weak I simply make a new one. But in the start of the game I do name them before I make a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Taliesin Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I am obsessed with drayks. Eyebeasts are fun too With that in mind, it's odd that I'm such a loyalist. I think my eccentric views on such things would get me exiled by the Council if I were a shaper. So I would most likely turn out like Khyryk, which would be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk The Crimson Coyote Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I don't know what I am... I think that Shaping is the root cause of the problems in the Geneforge universe, its a great power, but... Shaping is a powerful tool that can can be used for the greater good as well. I don't know where I stand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan wxxqut Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 If you are neutral nobody will be your ally but everyone will be your enemy. Dracons are cool but need to much essence to create an army so I stick to battle betas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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