More creative zone names please

Athan1

Creative staff at zos, please come up with more creative names for zones that are not tied to their geographic location, e.g Northern/southern/western xyz... Base game zones are more creative and fun, lore based.

Banana

and fix performance

Nairinhe

In case of Skyrim there are several holds in one zone, so I'm not sure there could be different name.
Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina, but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

Syldras

Athan1 wrote: »

Creative staff at zos, please come up with more creative names for zones that are not tied to their geographic location, e.g Northern/southern/western xyz... Base game zones are more creative and fun, lore based.

I generally agree, but isn't Western Skyrim the official name of King Svargrim's kingdom?

Nairinhe wrote: »

Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina,

I always wondered why they didn't name them correctly.

Nairinhe wrote: »

but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

I really doubt that this can be true. No one can be so ignorant.

Nairinhe

Syldras wrote: »

Nairinhe wrote: »

but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

I really doubt that this can be true. No one can be so ignorant.

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"

Syldras

Nairinhe wrote: »

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"

I could believe that maybe a handful of people could have missed Blackreach. A few. But so many that it really has any relevance?!

Daemons_Bane

Why would you not use east/west.? If a country is divided, it makes perfect sense

Athan1

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Why would you not use east/west.? If a country is divided, it makes perfect sense

Ok so let's rename the Valenwood zones then:

Grahtwood -> Southeastern Valenwood
Greenshade -> Southwestern Valenwood
Malabal Tor -> Northwestern Valenwood
Reaper's March -> Northeastern Valenwood & Northwestern Elsweyr.

How's that?😜

Nairinhe

Athan1 wrote: »

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Why would you not use east/west.? If a country is divided, it makes perfect sense

Ok so let's rename the Valenwood zones then:

Grahtwood -> Southeastern Valenwood
Greenshade -> Southwestern Valenwood
Malabal Tor -> Northwestern Valenwood
Reaper's March -> Northeastern Valenwood & Northwestern Elsweyr.

How's that?😜

Ew

Ackwalan

Creative yet still pronounceable.

Hapexamendios

Some places in Vvardenfell are unpronounceable so I have to use north, south etc when referring to them.

Sylvermynx

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Some places in Vvardenfell are unpronounceable so I have to use north, south etc when referring to them.

Really? Which ones?

Ratzkifal

Syldras wrote: »

Nairinhe wrote: »

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"

I could believe that maybe a handful of people could have missed Blackreach. A few. But so many that it really has any relevance?!

Well, according to Rich Lambert in his most recent interview they are not going to make more underground stuff like in Greymoor in future chapters because a lot of people were confused about the size of Greymoor and didn't actually find Blackreach...
So yeah, those are some big hands

Ratzkifal

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Some places in Vvardenfell are unpronounceable so I have to use north, south etc when referring to them.

Really? Which ones?

@Sylvermynx Some of the Daedric ruins have names worse than Dwemer ruins. They may not have a lot of consonants but they are still a pain to read and repeat.

Addadshashanammu. Ashalmimilkala. Ashurnibibi. Ashurnabitashpi.

idk

It is a matter than Zos is bringing us Skyrim, but in pieces. It makes more sense to call the northern area of Skyrim Northern Skyrim than make up a new name for it.

Thechuckage

Ratzkifal wrote: »

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Some places in Vvardenfell are unpronounceable so I have to use north, south etc when referring to them.

Really? Which ones?

@Sylvermynx Some of the Daedric ruins have names worse than Dwemer ruins. They may not have a lot of consonants but they are still a pain to read and repeat.

Addadshashanammu. Ashalmimilkala. Ashurnibibi. Ashurnabitashpi.

And thats why about the first 3 letters get pronounced and then it devolves into swearing and cardinal directions or nearest landmark for reference.

Hapexamendios

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Some places in Vvardenfell are unpronounceable so I have to use north, south etc when referring to them.

Really? Which ones?

Daedric and Dwemer places. Like the public dungeon south east of the volcano.

Ekzorka

Ratzkifal wrote: »

They may not have a lot of consonants but they are still a pain to read and repeat.

Addadshashanammu. Ashalmimilkala. Ashurnibibi. Ashurnabitashpi.

You know, in English (latin) it looks really worse.

Syldras wrote: »

I generally agree, but isn't Western Skyrim the official name of King Svargrim's kingdom?

Funny thing, there's an old costume from Wild Hunt Crown crates named "West Skyrim Scout Outfit" and its' description says that Western Skyrim is Haafingar, Whiterun, and Falkreath holds.

McMasterx

Ekzorka wrote: »

Ratzkifal wrote: »

They may not have a lot of consonants but they are still a pain to read and repeat.

Addadshashanammu. Ashalmimilkala. Ashurnibibi. Ashurnabitashpi.

You know, in English (latin) it looks really worse.

Syldras wrote: »

I generally agree, but isn't Western Skyrim the official name of King Svargrim's kingdom?

Funny thing, there's an old costume from Wild Hunt Crown crates named "West Skyrim Scout Outfit" and its' description says that Western Skyrim is Haafingar, Whiterun, and Falkreath holds.

I just love they kept the same Colors between that costume and the Solitude guards' motif.

MerguezMan

Thechuckage wrote: »

And thats why about the first 3 letters get pronounced and then it devolves into swearing and cardinal directions or nearest landmark for reference.

It's not soooo complicated. Repeat after me: "Arkngthunch-Sturdumz".

Syldras

Ratzkifal wrote: »

Some of the Daedric ruins have names worse than Dwemer ruins. They may not have a lot of consonants but they are still a pain to read and repeat.
Addadshashanammu. Ashalmimilkala. Ashurnibibi. Ashurnabitashpi.

I find Daedric ruin names easy, actually. They're long, but they have clear syllables that are easy to pronounce. Dwemer names on the other hand...

Ratzkifal wrote: »

Well, according to Rich Lambert in his most recent interview they are not going to make more underground stuff like in Greymoor in future chapters because a lot of people were confused about the size of Greymoor and didn't actually find Blackreach...

I've seen it. But it's hard to believe. Also I'm wondering where they did get the info from? I've seen people stating here in the forum that they find the Greymoor storyline short and the map(s) rather small, yes. But I didn't have the impression that any of those people missed Blackreach.

Athan1 wrote: »

Grahtwood -> Southeastern Valenwood
Greenshade -> Southwestern Valenwood
Malabal Tor -> Northwestern Valenwood
Reaper's March -> Northeastern Valenwood & Northwestern Elsweyr.
How's that?😜

Terrible. Doesn't change that King Svargrims kingdom is indeed called Western Skyrim. In that case it's the region's name.

Grianasteri

All future zone names should follow this format...

Nowhere
Overthere
Underthere
Inthere
Everywhere

You get the gist...

BlueRaven

Nairinhe wrote: »

In case of Skyrim there are several holds in one zone, so I'm not sure there could be different name.
Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina, but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

Yup.

I also would not mind if they were;

Elsweyr, Northern
Elsweyr, Southern

But I think I would have preferred Pellitine and Anequina.

Galwylin

Nairinhe wrote: »

In case of Skyrim there are several holds in one zone, so I'm not sure there could be different name.
Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina, but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

Blackreach? I've been all over Tamriel and there's not such place. Maybe you meant Blackrose?!?

Syldras

Galwylin wrote: »

Nairinhe wrote: »

In case of Skyrim there are several holds in one zone, so I'm not sure there could be different name.
Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina, but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

Blackreach? I've been all over Tamriel and there's not such place. Maybe you meant Blackrose?!?

You might take a deeper look. Quite literally.

BlueRaven

Galwylin wrote: »

Nairinhe wrote: »

In case of Skyrim there are several holds in one zone, so I'm not sure there could be different name.
Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina, but that would confuse that very special part of playerbase who are too dumb to even find Blackreach, I guess

Blackreach? I've been all over Tamriel and there's not such place. Maybe you meant Blackrose?!?

Is this...? Is this an RP reply, or do you actually not know?

(Sorry, it’s been a long week for me personally, but that was a serious question.)

theskymoves

Grianasteri wrote: »

All future zone names should follow this format...

Nowhere
Overthere
Underthere
Inthere
Everywhere

You get the gist...

And of course, 'Underwhere'.

Ekzorka

Nairinhe wrote: »

Elsweyr zones could be Pellitine and Anequina

Perhaps that's because of Anequina and Pellitine of 4th Era that were 2 kingdoms, and here was necessary to show that province isn't split? 🤔

redgreensunset

Ratzkifal wrote: »

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Some places in Vvardenfell are unpronounceable so I have to use north, south etc when referring to them.

Really? Which ones?

@Sylvermynx Some of the Daedric ruins have names worse than Dwemer ruins. They may not have a lot of consonants but they are still a pain to read and repeat.

Addadshashanammu. Ashalmimilkala. Ashurnibibi. Ashurnabitashpi.

Dwemer places sounds like someone is sneezing, daedric ones like something from a Mary Poppin's song.

Nairinhe

theskymoves wrote: »

Grianasteri wrote: »

All future zone names should follow this format...

Nowhere
Overthere
Underthere
Inthere
Everywhere

You get the gist...

And of course, 'Underwhere'.

New name for Blackreach!

Syldras

redgreensunset wrote: »

Dwemer places sounds like someone is sneezing, daedric ones like something from a Mary Poppin's song.

To quote myself from another thread:

Daedric ruin and Ashlander names: Sumerian, Assyrian and other Mesopotamic languages. There was a Assyrian King with the name Aššur-bāni-apli (sometimes shortened to Assurbanipal...). His son was Aššur-aḫḫe-iddinas. In ancient Sumeria, there were places like the temple of Eninnu, Zabalam, or Tel Agreb and Tel Asma (Tel meaning "hill"), you have people's names like Kudur-Mabuk, Nammu, Asarualimnunna or Ningirsu.

So, yeah, that's obviously the inspiration for those names.