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Why are patch notes called natch potes?
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This has been confusing me for a while. The first time I saw it I thought it was a one-off, someone switching the title around to break up the monotony of the same topic coming up every single patch day.
But I've since realised it seems to be the standard name for them among players, even though ZOS still call them patch notes. The topics are always called this and people even say natch potes in discussions about upcoming updates.
What's the reason for it? Does it mean something different, or is it just an in-joke?
But I've since realised it seems to be the standard name for them among players, even though ZOS still call them patch notes. The topics are always called this and people even say natch potes in discussions about upcoming updates.
What's the reason for it? Does it mean something different, or is it just an in-joke?
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"Remember in this game we call life that no one said it's fair"
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✭✭✭✭✭Because people are hilarious and switch letters around in words and it's like a new meme hahahahahhaha7 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Yeah, it's just a thing that happened and people have kept up as a tradition.
I don't know if there is a original case which caused it or if this is a meme specific to ESO or not.@Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
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✭✭✭✭✭Sounds like something you would call a fried potato dish, they should make a food recipe in game with that name.1 -
ItsMeToo✭✭✭✭✭I was wrong... DeletedEdited by ItsMeToo on February 20, 2017 11:22AMFYI - There is no such thing as 'night capping' in a world wide MMO.FYI - There was no paid Beta. When they launched the game the Beta was over, even if you don't think it was.FYI - It's B2P not F2P. There is a difference.FYI - It doesn't take any player skill to mash keys or buttons in this game. The ones that stay alive longer have the better internet connection and speed.FYI - The game is not broken, it still works. It just has 'bugs' that need to be fixed.Balance is a "Bad" thing.
Example: There were hundreds of Jedi and only two Sith in Star Wars. The Jedi wanted, "Balance in the Force" and they got it. Now there are only two Jedi and two Sith.
Balance is a "Bad" thing.Is the glass half full or half empty?
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buxuus✭It appears to have started back in May 2015 with the following thread:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/171232/natch-potes
This spoonerism for patch notes has spread since and now turns up in many game forums.
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✭It simply is a cute name that people came up with and been running with since then. The Natch Potes thread that Gina posted once was an April Fool's thread when the name was already established ;P"If a stick of fish is a fish stick, it will stick like other fish sticks stick"
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✭✭✭It's Gina's fault. I don't remember the exact situation. But she did it. Yup yup.Founder and Co-GM of The Psijic Order Guild (NA)
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✭✭✭✭✭It's Gina's fault. I don't remember the exact situation. But she did it. Yup yup.
Nope, it was a forumer thing. But Gina and Jessica adopted it, said it had spread in ZOS' office too, so it stayed and evolved ;-)This spoonerism for patch notes has spread since and now turns up in many game forums.
Really ? It's not a 100% ESO thing anymore ?
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✭✭✭Hah! And all this time I've been blaming poor Gina and she's innocent.
Not surprised it has spread to other games. Natch Potes are so much better than boring Patch Notes.Founder and Co-GM of The Psijic Order Guild (NA)
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✭✭✭✭Hah! And all this time I've been blaming poor Gina and she's innocent.
Not surprised it has spread to other games. Natch Potes are so much better than boring Patch Notes.
The forum would have started it but Gina spread it to the ZOS office
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What, it actually originated from here? I was assuming it was a thing on most MMO forums anyway.It appears to have started back in May 2015 with the following thread:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/171232/natch-potes
This spoonerism for patch notes has spread since and now turns up in many game forums.UESP: The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages - A collaborative source for all knowledge on the Elder Scrolls series since 1995
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What, it actually originated from here? I was assuming it was a thing on most MMO forums anyway.It appears to have started back in May 2015 with the following thread:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/171232/natch-potes
This spoonerism for patch notes has spread since and now turns up in many game forums.
I've never seen it anywhere else and I don't remember seeing it on this forum early on. But I can't say I've checked most MMOs forums as I don't play them.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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Auros✭✭✭OK. Let's be creative then: Netch Pots (a pot containing an authentic Bull Netch to journey with you during your travels!!)0
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✭Every time I see Natch notes/ potes all I see are Nachos
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✭Blame @Faunter.
No, seriously! He typoed and it became a meme!
Wish my typos became memos. Or maybe I don't... It's embarrassing enough when I manage to do things like accidental roll-dodges off cliffs in Veteran Trials. Who knows what kind of ridiculous typo I might become "famous" for.Guildmaster of the UESP Guild on the North American PC/Mac Server 2350+ CP & also found on the European PC/Mac Server 1700+ CP
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I read it time to time . Makes me laugh each time ^^1 -
Auros✭✭✭The animated gif from today is hilarious: all credits to the original author https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/3821400/#Comment_3821400
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✭✭✭✭✭The animated gif from today is hilarious: all credits to the original author https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/3821400/#Comment_3821400
Just to make things clear : I haven't created this gif.
It has been around natch potes threads for as long as natch potes threads have existed on these forums and was always much appreciated. We call them the "Natch Potes Seagulls".
I think it's one of the best memes/gifs ever created. We once had the original author, a young student, on this forum but unfortunately I don't remember his name.
Nevertheless, enjoy ! But the credit is not for me ;-)
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Fhritz✭✭✭✭✭oopsie wrong post sorry for the necroEdited by Fhritz on October 4, 2021 3:35PMI'm a single character man.
Stamblade. Khajiit. Mostly pvp.
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Gambino108✭✭✭It's just a Spoonerism.
In UK English its very common! Like an Englishmen walks into a Chippy and asks for a Cake and Sidney Pie (meaning Steak and Kidney).Göllum - PC-EU0
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