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08-01-2012, 08:42 AM
Mijin

In 2.0

Can we just go back to officially calling them Mithra, Humes, Tarutaru, Elvaan, and Galka's? It's what we all call them anyway...
08-01-2012, 08:43 AM
TheVedis

/gets popcorn
08-01-2012, 08:44 AM
TaalAzura

Unless you haven't played FFXI.
08-01-2012, 08:45 AM
Mirage

At least the FF11 names actually look like something that is pronouncable.
08-01-2012, 08:46 AM
Starlord

I can Pronounce them.. I just can;t Spell them right ~.~. I feel like a Retard when I say "Male Cats" instead of Mi'qote.....
08-01-2012, 08:47 AM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by Starlord

I can Pronounce them.. I just can;t Spell them right ~.~. I feel like a Retard when I say "Male Cats" instead of Mi'qote.....

No kidding... It took me 6 years to memorize how to spell the old ones...
08-01-2012, 08:47 AM
TaalAzura

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Originally Posted by Mirage

At least the FF11 names actually look like something that is pronouncable.

Because Lalafell is so terribly difficult.
08-01-2012, 09:00 AM
Colino

Lalafell

Laaa laaa fell.

Easy!
08-01-2012, 09:05 AM
Mirage

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Originally Posted by TaalAzura

Because Lalafell is so terribly difficult.

Because roegadyn is. But thanks for trying!

Roegadyn seriously just looks like someone barfed on their keyboard. I can spell it just fine, but it's still a pretty stupid looking word.
08-01-2012, 09:16 AM
Antanias

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Originally Posted by TheVedis

/gets popcorn

Your popcorn is dry :P
08-01-2012, 09:17 AM
AlexNiculaie

Seriously? No. The game is two years old already. Get over it already. XIV is not XI, and XI is not XIV. As it is, why would you call Roegadyn "Galka?" Other than hairstyle and filling the "hulking brute" spot, they don't look alike.
08-01-2012, 09:34 AM
Rau

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Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie

Seriously? No. The game is two years old already. Get over it already. XIV is not XI, and XI is not XIV. As it is, why would you call Roegadyn "Galka?" Other than hairstyle and filling the "hulking brute" spot, they don't look alike.

I mean minus the tail... they look exactly the same...
08-01-2012, 09:36 AM
indira

in 2.0 skirmish will be known as Valkrum Dunes HD
08-01-2012, 09:39 AM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie

XIV is not XI, and XI is not XIV.

Thanks for clearing that up. Roman numerals are hard.

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Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie

As it is, why would you call Roegadyn "Galka?" Other than hairstyle and filling the "hulking brute" spot, they don't look alike.

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7...tasyonline.jpg

Yeah you're right... They are nothing alike. Forum user, you've shown me the light! How could have I ever been so facetious as to make lite of such a serious issue, to think all of the people I've hurt. You obviously take naming very seriously, I'm sorry to have crushed you like this by comparing two things that are OBVIOUSLY so different.
08-01-2012, 09:42 AM
rina_inverse

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Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie

Seriously? No. The game is two years old already. Get over it already. XIV is not XI, and XI is not XIV. As it is, why would you call Roegadyn "Galka?" Other than hairstyle and filling the "hulking brute" spot, they don't look alike.

what he said: its getting old
08-01-2012, 09:56 AM
Viritess

Why change names anyway? The names we have now are the names of the races we have here. I didn't play XI so i suppose my opinion here has no value to some.

I made a FF14 account to play FF14.
I play FF14 cause i like FF14 enough to keep playing.
If i wanted or want to play FF11 i would be playing FF11.

I understand liking a game you've played before..alot. This isn't that game.
If i was on FF11 forums asking to have things in FF11 changed to things in FF14. I somehow doubt you'd appritiate that.

I like hearing ideas about stuff like mechanics and cool things that can be worked into FF14. Not changing FF14 into the new FF11. This thread is the latter, not the prior.
08-01-2012, 10:01 AM
LilaAquillina

Don't be silly, people. They're called the same in both games.

It's Hume, Midget, Cat, Elf, and 'Holy Twelve, lay off the cookies already!'

that is all.
08-01-2012, 10:11 AM
TheVedis

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Originally Posted by LilaAquillina

Don't be silly, people. They're called the same in both games.

It's Hume, Midget, Cat, Elf, and 'Holy Twelve, lay off the cookies already!'

that is all.

dont you mean

human, elf, pedo, furry, and fatass?
08-01-2012, 10:38 AM
LilaAquillina

All joking aside, and to the OP: no.

When this game originally came out, I was angry about a long list of things, and the names of the races weren't on it. Sure, Roegadyn sounds kinna dumb, but most NPCs in Sandy in XI have keyboard-smash names nobody can pronounce. So whatever.

Despite the fact that the races are practically high-res versions of the XI ones, they are not the same people. They don't live on the same world. Hume =/= Hyur =/= Human from WoW, despite basically looking the same. Likewise, the pointy-eared sort aren't night elves or vulcans or elvaan, but elezen.

I'm glad that Yoshi-P and the devs have spoken about giving races a bit more lore and differentiation. That, imho, is way more important than coming up with a 'pronounceable' name, whatever that means. I'm glad they didn't call them Tarus and Galkas. I don't want them to be Tarus and Galkas -- I want these races to be unique, have unique stories/abilities/quests, etc. I'm for more diversity, not less.

How stupid would it be to call lalas tarus, and then go 'Well, they're tarutaru...except FROM SPACE! and with a vastly different culture/religion/language!'
08-01-2012, 10:45 AM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by LilaAquillina

All joking aside, and to the OP: no.

When this game originally came out, I was angry about a long list of things, and the names of the races weren't on it. Sure, Roegadyn sounds kinna dumb, but most NPCs in Sandy in XI have keyboard-smash names nobody can pronounce. So whatever.

Despite the fact that the races are practically high-res versions of the XI ones, they are not the same people. They don't live on the same world. Hume =/= Hyur =/= Human from WoW, despite basically looking the same. Likewise, the pointy-eared sort aren't night elves or vulcans or elvaan, but elezen.

I'm glad that Yoshi-P and the devs have spoken about giving races a bit more lore and differentiation. That, imho, is way more important than coming up with a 'pronounceable' name, whatever that means. I'm glad they didn't call them Tarus and Galkas. I don't want them to be Tarus and Galkas -- I want these races to be unique, have unique stories/abilities/quests, etc. I'm for more diversity, not less.

How stupid would it be to call lalas tarus, and then go 'Well, they're tarutaru...except FROM SPACE! and with a vastly different culture/religion/language!'

Lol, yeah I see you're point in literal sense. The humans in Star Wars were still called humans though, HUMANS FROM SPACE! lol so it's been done before. I know they will never really change the names. It's just kind of ironic though that like 95% of the people I talk too call Miqo'te Mithra's. I actually had to look up how to spell Miqo'te when I typed that just now... maybe I'll actually remember it now... doubtful.
08-01-2012, 11:03 AM
Andrien

They are different not only because of their race, but also by ethnicity and appearance. Each individual group share a common heritage, consisting of a common culture.

a dunefolk lalafell is not the same as a planefolk lalafell. Get it now?

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/files/2010/03/allraces.jpg
08-01-2012, 11:05 AM
Chardrizard

Human, Cat, Midget, giraffe, gorilla.
08-01-2012, 11:06 AM
Alerith

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Originally Posted by Chardrizard

Human, Cat, Midget, giraffe, gorilla.

Right? I thought everyone used this system. (I use Dhalmel though)
08-01-2012, 11:35 AM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by Andrien

a dunefolk lalafell is not the same as a planefolk lalafell. Get it now?

Sounds to me like your just being racist.
08-01-2012, 11:45 AM
Andrien

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Originally Posted by Mijin

Sounds to me like your just being racist.

Sounds to me you're just being ignorant. If you're ignoring my full statement, there is no need for me to further explain myself to you.
08-01-2012, 11:47 AM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by Andrien

Sounds to me you're just being ignorant. If you're ignoring my full statement, there is no need for me to further explain myself to you.

Lol what ever you say racist guy. All Tarutarus are equal in Gods eyes. :D
08-01-2012, 12:06 PM
LilaAquillina

man, if you can remember how to spell mijin gakure, you can handle miq'ote. :P
08-01-2012, 12:10 PM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by LilaAquillina

man, if you can remember how to spell mijin gakure, you can handle miq'ote. :P

I only remember it because in FFXI my name was Mijin and people always addressed me by using the auto translator lol...

Idk I'm starting to like Miqo'te the more I say it, it's growing on me. It sounds sexier.
08-01-2012, 12:13 PM
Atoli

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Originally Posted by Mijin

Can we just go back to officially calling them by their FFXI names?
It's what we all call them anyway...except for all the people who either didn't play FFXI or didn't like it or realized this is not FFXI-2 who I'm totally disregarding by saying "we all"..

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/...23/untitle.JPG
08-01-2012, 12:17 PM
Mijin

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...x/24250155.jpg
08-01-2012, 12:26 PM
Ricky

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Originally Posted by Mirage

Because roegadyn is. But thanks for trying!

Roegadyn seriously just looks like someone barfed on their keyboard. I can spell it just fine, but it's still a pretty stupid looking word.

It's not much of a problem since there are 1000 cats to every Roegadyn, right? Just learn how to spell Miqo'te and you can spell the race of 95% of XIV players (I know that mathematically doesn't make sense but it's hyperbole DEAL WITH IT)
08-01-2012, 12:27 PM
LilaAquillina

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Originally Posted by Mijin

I only remember it because in FFXI my name was Mijin and people always addressed me by using the auto translator lol...

Idk I'm starting to like Miqo'te the more I say it, it's growing on me. It sounds sexier.

See, that's exactly how it worked for me. I'm not enamored of the names, but meh, it werks.
08-01-2012, 12:36 PM
Koz

This thread is pointless and boring, but I am bored, so basically; "I know they will never really change the names. It's just kind of ironic though that like 95% of the people I talk too call Miqo'te Mithra's. I actually had to look up how to spell Miqo'te when I typed that just now... maybe I'll actually remember it now... doubtful" You need to speak to talk to smarter people.
08-01-2012, 01:01 PM
Mijin

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This thread is pointless and boring, but I am bored, so basically; "I know they will never really change the names. It's just kind of ironic though that like 95% of the people I talk too call Miqo'te Mithra's. I actually had to look up how to spell Miqo'te when I typed that just now... maybe I'll actually remember it now... doubtful" You need to speak to talk to smarter people.

Lol you logged on an alt to respond to me on every single thread I'm posting on? This must be serious business!

Fine I'll see your troll and raise you:

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You need to speak to talk to smarter people.

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You need to speak to talk to

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smarter people.

Dededededededede.
08-01-2012, 01:14 PM
Koz

Not on an alt and half asleep. Just having fun since you make it so easy.
08-01-2012, 01:20 PM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by Koz

Just having fun since you make it so easy.

And here I thought I was being so cheeky, I guess you showed me a thing or two.
08-01-2012, 01:21 PM
Koz

/yawn. Can we lock thread now?
08-01-2012, 01:31 PM
Mijin

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Originally Posted by Koz

/yawn. Can we lock thread now?

What makes you think they lock threads here? This is only you're 8th post right ;) winkity-wink! You should log back on your main in another window and do like a dual-comedy thing.

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Originally Posted by Koz

Nah, I'm not offended, nor do I feel SE in the past made the best moves with this game. However, I don't play a game I don't like and I understand changes are coming. Feel free to post your opinions, just actually make a point and a constructive post. You don't have to do the events, they're made to be inviting to all. Best of luck.

What happened to this white knighting atmosphere you were boasting? After such a serious motivational speech I wasn't expecting such a flippant post from you :( *disappointment*
08-01-2012, 01:32 PM
xXHalloweenTrixXx

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Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie

Seriously? No. The game is two years old already. Get over it already. XIV is not XI, and XI is not XIV. As it is, why would you call Roegadyn "Galka?" Other than hairstyle and filling the "hulking brute" spot, they don't look alike.

They all look the same D:...
08-01-2012, 01:44 PM
Koz

I'm not a white knight nor am I on an alt. It's amusing you think I am, and that you care so much. I do believe in constructive posts and criticism where it is deserved. As for using the names of XI in XIV I disagree. I have a reason too. I played XI and play with people in XIV that played XI as well. We have moved on from the old names. You and your friends have not. The entire XIV community should not suffer due to the lack of you and whatever 95% of your group cannot adapt too. If you have taken offense to my posts, I will not apologize. I instead encourage you to debate and discuss in a civil manner on issues that are relevant, and meaningful for a better game. The names of races not being one. Continue to be mad if you like, but I will not care.

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