New Technology name
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Category: Miscellaneous
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Topic: New Technology name
Posted By: fleisl
Subject: New Technology name
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 23:47
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Recently a set of technologies have been added to speed up resource harvesting. First of all: yay! However, the name of the first technology, "chain gang", may be a poor choice. The description for it is actually talking about what is usually called a "bucket brigade" (from its use in fire-fighting). "Chain gang" actually refers to the practice of chaining prisoners together when you force them to do manual labor. I don't get the impression that the developers meant this advancement uses forced labor. In short, I'd recommend changing the "chain gang" tech name to "bucket brigade" or something else more fitting with the description. |
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Posted By: CranK
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 00:00
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srry if i disrespect you with saying this, but why whould this name of reasearch even bother you? damn, GM's only try to improve the game and this is what they get back as ''thank you for improving the game.'' ? **** the name of this research skill and be happy about the new caravan abilities or not ? :) well.. thats what i think about it.... |
Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 01:50
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I think perhaps you're being a little overly sensitive to what was doubtless not an intentional association. Nevertheless the GM's may be willing to reconsider the chosen term, especially if you ask nicely... By the way, "bucket brigade" is often replaced with "human chain" when referring to situations not involving fire or buckets, such as the loading or unloading of transport vehicles. |
Posted By: GM Stormcrow
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 09:58
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Always willing to reconsider names. And yes, the "forced labour" connotation had sort-of passed us by in the dash to get the skills out there. We did consider "Human Chain" but felt this would possibly annoy the Elves, Dwarves & Orcs ingame. Bucket Brigade is too closely related to firefighting, I think. Any other suggestions? |
Posted By: Diablito
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 13:18
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Whats so wrong with slavery? Very common practice in ye days of olden. We already pillage loot and kill in the thousands.
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Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 15:42
How about:
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Posted By: bow locks
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 19:20
| white slavery? |
Posted By: Diablito
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 19:55
That's certainly how my ancestors did it.
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bow locks wrote:Posted By: joekewl
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 20:40
| What about teamwork or advanced labor? |
Posted By: MFrance
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 02:25
| I like teamwork. |
Posted By: fleisl
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 02:56
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Sorry, I really meant no disrespect to the designers. Quite the opposite. I think this is delightful game, obviously well made and thought through. And I just wanted to offer what little insights I could to make the look/feel even better. I like "Loading lines" myself. |
Posted By: Arya
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 12:35
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How about; Tier 1 - New Labourer Tier 2 - Harvesting Tools Tier 3 - Team Motivation Tier 4 - Task Master
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Posted By: GM Stormcrow
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 14:06
Hum. "New Labourer" sounds like you've suddenly got Peter Mandelson riding on your caravan  and "Team Motivation" - especially when hostile armies pitch up - sounds too much like a Management Training team-building-paintballing-day-out gone horribly awry. As they always inevitably do, when the CTO realises that he can legitimately take the Finance Director away into a dark forest at gunpoint and shoot him repeatedly in the back of the head, all in the name of "team building". |
Posted By: Arya
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 21:24
Okay mister "Chain Gang" xD How about; Tier 1: Volunteer Tier 2: Harvesting Tools Tier 3: Rest Breaks (or Rewards, or just Motivation) Tier 4: Task Master (or Supervisor, but i think Task Master sounds more "medieval")
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Posted By: Kumomoto
Date Posted: 11 May 2010 at 19:57
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How about:
1: Slave
2: Serf
3 Indentured Servant
4 "The Beatings will continue until morale improves"
Catchy, no?
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