ZOS, we're not 5 years old. This game is PEGI18

Lylith · May 2016

Moonscythe wrote: »

In a totally fictional fantasy world why would they use modern American vulgarity? It would just drop me right out of the moment if someone started berating me in such language. True, son of a dog, is somewhat unimaginative but so is modern American street talk.

it's far from modern and isn't american in origin.

PainfulFAFA · May 2016

They dont know about their game, let alone their playerbase.

Rosveen · May 2016

Faulgor wrote: »

Well, Lyris calls Abnur a "son of a ***" when she gives him a Nordic greeting ...

Personally I don't care either way. This preoccupation with swear words seems to be an American thing to me, and they don't make or break mature content, imo.

What ESO might deserve is more actually disturbing content. Give me mythical ascension through self-harm, namiric cannibal-feasts and incestuous relationships with clone-daughters over somebody calling me a sissy.

Give this man a cookie.

ShedsHisTail · May 2016

Bookwyrm wrote: »

Psh.

N'wahs.

Swit!

KICHZY · May 2016

kaithuzar wrote: »

I'm pretty sure a good majority of people stopped playing ESO to go to Black Desert, if for no other reason the "boob's & jiggle" not only in character creation but in gameplay. PHYSICS! (If the mod community for skyrim has had it for years why not ESO???)

I played BD and lasted a week. One of the worst mmo's I've ever played.

Staying on topic though, I think in some circumstances it would help deliver dialog better when doing selected quests but for the simple sake of adding vulgarity just to match the 18 rating of the game, That would just be silly. Besides I think that age restriction is there to prepare you for the foul crap that zone chat comes out with, If not it should be.

Mojmir · May 2016

Rosveen wrote: »

Faulgor wrote: »

Well, Lyris calls Abnur a "son of a ***" when she gives him a Nordic greeting ...

Personally I don't care either way. This preoccupation with swear words seems to be an American thing to me, and they don't make or break mature content, imo.

What ESO might deserve is more actually disturbing content. Give me mythical ascension through self-harm, namiric cannibal-feasts and incestuous relationships with clone-daughters over somebody calling me a sissy.

Give this man a cookie.

annnd thats an awesome

Gidorick · May 2016

rootimus wrote: »

At least have the apocalypse wait until I can get a real Katana so I can defend myself properly, Swords don't run out of bullets

Mine do ...

RebornV3x · May 2016

When I hear Nords call people milk drinkers I always feel thats the closest thing to a cuss word in Elder Scrolls damn son of a milk drinker

Master_Fluff · May 2016

I miss the insults from Morrowind:

You fight like a pregnant cow!
You n-wah!

Gargath · May 2016

Rosveen wrote: »

Even though they have a lot of international employees, Witcher 3 was developed in a Central/Eastern European cultural setting.

Name it precisely - Witcher3 was made in Poland (my fellow countrymen) and by Poles in the majority. Swearing is deeply rooted in our society and what differs ESO from Witcher 3 in this case is that ESO doesn't have PEGI mark "Game contains bad language". Both has PEGI18 and "Game contains depictions of violence".
Due to forum rules I can't link proper video, but if you like to listen some juicy content from previous Witcher 2 in Polish, put "Wiedzmin 2 kompilacja przeklenstw" into Youtube.
However I wouldn't like to listen similar swearing, or any from our language, in ESO.

Mettaricana · May 2016

I want blood splatter when hitting things and a pool of blood when its dead. I want language I aant new death animations like a slow collapse to knees a slump over to the side etc not the face up or face down napping pose

starkerealm · May 2016

GivvumBoane wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

RAGUNAnoOne wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

All the more reason we need a zombie apocalypse to get rid of these mewling milksops before they turn our entire society into diaper-wearing, politically correct weaklings.

At least have the apocalypse wait until I can get a real Katana so I can defend myself properly, Swords don't run out of bullets

But... why would you want a Katana when you could get a sword that wasn't complete and utter garbage?

Such as?

Pretty much any sword not traditionally made from pig iron.

GivvumBoane wrote: »

Can't label a weapon as garbage without something to gauge it against.

GivvumBoane wrote: »

See above.

Note: any answer to this question is pure opinion, since everyone has their own.

And opinions can also be factually incorrect.

There is no, "buh, buh, buh, issmah opinion, so I must be right," exemption. It may be your opinion, but when your opinion has no relation to reality, it's not an opinion anymore.

GivvumBoane wrote: »

IMO the only blade better than a katana is the Nordic Ulfbert. Problem is, you'll never hold one.

Amusingly enough, I've got a Type 98 Shin Gunto in the other room. So, yes, I have had my hands on a Katana. Several in fact. In comparison to contemporary European and Chinese blades, they're sub par examples. Beyond that, historical examples are comically fragile.

Screw up a strike with a European longsword and you'll still have a sword. Screw up a strike with a traditionally forged katana and you'll have a few pounds of scrap metal.

Seriously, come a zombie apocalypse, you'd have a more reliable and useful weapon in your hands with a fire axe or sledgehammer than you would with a katana.

starkerealm · May 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

rootimus wrote: »

At least have the apocalypse wait until I can get a real Katana so I can defend myself properly, Swords don't run out of bullets

Mine do ...

Combo weapons are such a weird and hilarious footnote in history.

Tryxus · May 2016

Faulgor wrote: »

Well, Lyris calls Abnur a "son of a ***" when she gives him a Nordic greeting ...

For a giantess... she's alright

Sai Sahan is one lucky sand-eater

starkerealm · May 2016

ShedsHisTail wrote: »

Bookwyrm wrote: »

Psh.

N'wahs.

Swit!

That's spelled S'wit, Outlander.

Gidorick · May 2016

TheShadowScout wrote: »

knight776 wrote: »

As I recall, one of the worst things a Nord can call you is "milk drinker"....

You know, whenever they do I am reminded of the old joke about "bull milk" and that makes the insult a lot more dirty...

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Volkodav · May 2016

Woeler wrote: »

I was stealing stuff and an NPC called me a "son of a dog". I mean, really? How old are we? Five? What's with this fear to use some vulgar language that fits the scene?

If I caught someone stealing my stuff, the last thing I would call them is a "son of a dog"...

[Video removed for containing inappropriate language. Please do not post content that would be filtered by the forum profanity filter, such as images or videos.]

I LOVE THIS! I SWEAR I DO! LOL!
XD

Volkodav · May 2016

Molag_Crow wrote: »

It's because the western world is pretty sensitive & easily offended, so we can't even have bad language and such in mature games these days. Look what happened to one of Tracer's poses in Overwatch, for example. It was "too sexualized...."

The Witcher can get pretty sexual,and it's a massive hit.
Sex and language are part and parcel with real life,and they take it as far as they can in that game.Its great!

CherryCake · May 2016

@Volkodav who did you choose in the witcher between Yen and Triss? =D

Volkodav · May 2016

EstelioVeleth wrote: »

@Volkodav who did you choose in the witcher between Yen and Triss? =D

Yen. I like Triss,but Yen has more history with Geralt.

CherryCake · May 2016

Volkodav wrote: »

EstelioVeleth wrote: »

@Volkodav who did you choose in the witcher between Yen and Triss? =D

Yen. I like Triss,but Yen has more history with Geralt.

Me too, for the exact same reason, even though everybody seems to hate her xD

Volkodav · May 2016

EstelioVeleth wrote: »

Volkodav wrote: »

EstelioVeleth wrote: »

@Volkodav who did you choose in the witcher between Yen and Triss? =D

Yen. I like Triss,but Yen has more history with Geralt.

Me too, for the exact same reason, even though everybody seems to hate her xD

Well,..let them.It's just jealousy. We're not them.

Geralt and Yen go a ways back.

failkiwib16_ESO · May 2016

I dun care abt topic anymoar... I wanna play witcher 3 soon Q.Q

Triss = stereotype of cute-girl-next-door, with a pretty basic and avarage personality.
Yen = strong and charismatic personality, independant and mature.

I think they're both attractive in their own way, but I'll always lean more toward Yen simply because I think Triss is more common and less interesting.
...then there is also all the history between Yen & Geralt, which I can't make myself ignore.

Volkodav · May 2016

failkiwib16_ESO wrote: »

I dun care abt topic anymoar... I wanna play witcher 3 soon Q.Q

Triss = stereotype of cute-girl-next-door, with a pretty basic and avarage personality.
Yen = strong and charismatic personality, independant and mature.

I think they're both attractive in their own way, but I'll always lean more toward Yen simply because I think Triss is more common and less interesting.
...then there is also all the history between Yen & Geralt, which I can't make myself ignore.

Pretty romantic stuff between Yen and Geralt. It's fun to watch it play out.

Mr.Hmm · May 2016

Whenever i destroy a Nord in pvp as a Nord(Playing a Nord char) i always call them " YOU DAMN MILKDRINKER ".

Thing is after i do that sometimes i get killed in group

A question tho,

The game is rated Mature 17+ but i have not seen a single sexual Theme or Gore(Saw a little blood)... I dont understand why is that.

Cryptical · May 2016

I think, either put some creativity into the dialog or use the full-strength words. If the plot of the conversation requires a short exclamation, then go ahead and use the full strength word without dancing around. The short "son of a b" phrase is the two handed greatsword that lands a blow. Replacing B with dog is like wrapping a claymore in foam padding. If they can't handle the greatsword, then use the dagger of creativity.

An example of the dagger of creativity - In tuchman's book on the calamitous 14th century, I'll paraphrase because I don't recall the exact detail...

A queen, in a snarky mood, teased one of the men of the court about his baldness, his head being so overheated by thinking that the hair can't grow. He takes the cutting jibe, and begins his reply by referencing the hair between her legs - to which she interrupts (she was thinking to derail his counter-taunt) that she has none. He acknowledges her claim by noting that of course grass doesn't grow on a well-traveled path.

The game is rated M. That's the warning, right there on the package, plainly visible.

This seems very similar to the boatload of parents who took their 8 year old children to see Deadpool, and then flipped out because the movie was like a firehose gleefully gushing vulgarity and sex and more violence than even tarantino could fit into Django Unchained. Parents flipped out and complained there wasn't a warning - but the movie is rated R, right there on the movie poster/trailer, plainly visible.

Vulsahdaal · May 2016

Though I have no issues with profanities being used in games, especially when the situation calls for it, I think in this game insults are fine (even without the use of 'stronger' words).
Probably my favorite in game insult was made by a Bosmer girl npc (dont know/remember her name) expressing her 'disagreement' to an Altmer who made an offensive comment to her.
I suppose she could have just called him a 'son of a b***' or even a 'f***'n moron' and walked away and this would not have bothered me, but this way just seems more suited to this particular game..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORViS6xtRP0

starkerealm · May 2016

EstelioVeleth wrote: »

Volkodav wrote: »

EstelioVeleth wrote: »

@Volkodav who did you choose in the witcher between Yen and Triss? =D

Yen. I like Triss,but Yen has more history with Geralt.

Me too, for the exact same reason, even though everybody seems to hate her xD

Honestly, if you've read the books, Triss' behavior in the games is downright creepy. Not out of character, but seriously messed up.

Ch4mpTW · May 2016

failkiwib16_ESO wrote: »

I dun care abt topic anymoar... I wanna play witcher 3 soon Q.Q

Triss = stereotype of cute-girl-next-door, with a pretty basic and avarage personality.
Yen = strong and charismatic personality, independant and mature.

I think they're both attractive in their own way, but I'll always lean more toward Yen simply because I think Triss is more common and less interesting.
...then there is also all the history between Yen & Geralt, which I can't make myself ignore.

The Witcher 3 is one of the most amazing games I've played, along with: Skyrim, Fallout 4, and GTA:5/GTA:O. Trust me, it's worth the QQ craving it. It's one of those games that you literally become attached to, and have a very hard time putting down. Some can say the same about ESO, but after a while... Even ESO gets dull. Witcher 3? Not so much. Lol. It's a game that I have to force myself to stop playing, or else I begin neglecting things of higher priority.

Saoirse_Siobhan · May 2016

Vulsahdaal wrote: »

Though I have no issues with profanities being used in games, especially when the situation calls for it, I think in this game insults are fine (even without the use of 'stronger' words).
Probably my favorite in game insult was made by a Bosmer girl npc (dont know/remember her name) expressing her 'disagreement' to an Altmer who made an offensive comment to her.
I suppose she could have just called him a 'son of a b***' or even a 'f***'n moron' and walked away and this would not have bothered me, but this way just seems more suited to this particular game..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORViS6xtRP0

OMG Thank you! I've been looking for this insult for ages ever since I heard it! Hilarious!