Request: Limiting the number of blatant Game of Thrones references in future?

[missybee]

? The concept of seven hells is thousands of years old.

The concept, sure. Using it as an exclamation though?

Even if you strike that one off the list, there is a veritable cornucopia of references to chose from.

[ColorOfSakura]

The concept, sure. Using it as an exclamation though?

Even if you strike that one off the list, there is a veritable cornucopia of references to chose from.

Koji-Fox literally said in a panel at Fanfest that he invented "Seven Hells" SPECIFICALLY as a swear because it sounded better than the original "Six Hells" they had designed by the lore team, all because he wanted Stahlmann/Rostnstahl to use it. It had nothing to do with being a reference to ASOIAF or GoT.

[MomomiMomi]

The concept, sure. Using it as an exclamation though?

Even if you strike that one off the list, there is a veritable cornucopia of references to chose from.

We use "hell" as an exclamation all the time in English. If there are seven hells in their world, then they probably aren't going to use "hell" singularly. They'll say "hells" or "(number of) hells" most likely, the same way they refer to the Twelve.

[missybee]

We use "hell" as an exclamation all the time in English. If there are seven hells in their world, then they probably aren't going to use "hell" singularly. They'll say "hells" or "(number of) hells" most likely, the same way they refer to the Twelve.

Koji-Fox literally said in a panel at Fanfest that he invented "Seven Hells" SPECIFICALLY as a swear because it sounded better than the original "Six Hells" they had designed by the lore team, all because he wanted Stahlmann/Rostnstahl to use it. It had nothing to do with being a reference to ASOIAF or GoT.

I can readily concede on that one, but you both seem to be ignoring the second part of my post.

[ColorOfSakura]

I can readily concede on that one, but you both seem to be ignoring the second part of my post.

The fact there's a lot of GoT references in the game? Yeah, there are. There's a lot of pop culture references in the game in general though.

Game of Thrones is probably the most well known current fantasy property out there though, so of course you're going to see them sprinkled throughout the game.

[missybee]

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There are a plethora of pop culture references in the game, and when I can employ the use of IUnderstoodThatReference.gif, it makes me happy! I just agree with OP in that the Song of Ice and Fire references in particular feel a little heavy-handed. It does make sense though, because as you said, GOT is a very pervasive and popular fantasy franchise.

Personally, I don't hate it and it really isn't a big deal - it just gets to feeling a little overmuch for me.

With regard to this statement, however:

just because there ARE references doesn't mean they reference something

I got nothing.

[DracotheDragon]

I got nothing.

see if i say something like Danger Danger for an alarm, that dosnt mean i am going DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON. or making an intentional referance to that phrase

thats what i am getting at :/

[DracotheDragon]

I can readily concede on that one, but you both seem to be ignoring the second part of my post.

you mean

Even if you strike that one off the list, there is a veritable cornucopia of references to chose from.

Oh gods above you said "strike that one off the list", theres so many references in that i see what you did there.


its a non statement, just because there ARE references doesn't mean they reference something. sometimes things sound cool to say, plus most of the phrases are actual phrases, like Anyroad and words are air for example.

[MomomiMomi]

I can readily concede on that one, but you both seem to be ignoring the second part of my post.

I wasn't intentionally ignoring the rest of the post, I was merely focusing on that one as I know there's background well before GoT for it. There are others that probably come from things well before GoT, I'm sure.

I won't deny there are a lot of GoT references (I don't even know GoT and I could spot a couple), but there are references to tons of things.

[Fynlar]

I don't know/care about GoT.

But I will say that a lot of these things you think are GoT references existed well outside/before GoT.