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My friend and I who have a crab and bane spider pair named Arbiter Operative and Operative Arbiter are offended by this remark. |
Originally Posted by Ukaserex
Sorry. Anytime I see a name like Arbiter <name>, I immediately think of someone completely lacking in imagination.
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Thanks for the props. I can be a butthead, I'll admit it though lol. In this case the question was a slightly obtuse statement. But I actually like Chad Gulzow-Man (at least what I know of him from his posts) and was trying not to be a complete butthead. He's needling, I'm needling back.
In the beginning I did want the thread to die. 1) i obviously wasnt gonna sell the name. 2) The flack is pretty impressive.
But at this point I am kind of turning the thread to debate and philosophy. I am an art student (part time lol) and enjoy a roiling critique more than a boring one.
Let's discuss names. I think Arbiter Death is a good name. Unimaginitive? Some good arguments have been made in this thread it is very unimaginitive. Uninspired? again, i've heard some stinging criticism. But look at Spider-Man. Really. I am trying to find names that fit my concepts, are short, and fit well into the Super Genre. Granted Arbiter Death looks auto generated, but don't most of the great Supers of the Gold and Silver. I love the incredibles, but Fro-Zone? Really! And indeed, Incredible.
So, the thread shows no sign of going away, and I am trying to enjoy it. I will try to hang back from being overly critical, but you can expect a sideways dig at any name you post here. Fair is fair after all. Defend your choice, and please, offer an intelligent critique of mine. It can only help.
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Spider-Man is a very, very, very different case. It was created when superhero named were supposed to be simplistic and usually describe the hero's powers. If a comic came out today as spider-man, without some creative marketing, it would be universally panned.
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Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
But look at Spider-Man.
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If people are selling names, I'll buy Anansi on virtue. Reason. My OC is an Anansi and I recreated her in CoH cause I'm sad like that.
But I'm only offering a couple of hundred mil for it. Or fairy wings.
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I know, right? Someone seems incapable of grasping the obvious.|
Originally Posted by gameboy1234
I think he's saying the inspiration was "it's my name."
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Preeeeetty much.
 The only real question is whether the OP was being obtuse intentionally or genuinely oblivious. |
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This intuitive and thoughtful discussion from the creative person that brought us Ironblade.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
I know, right? Someone seems incapable of grasping the obvious.
At this point, does it really matter? |
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Which was obviously such a cool name, that the devs created an in-game temporary weapon with the same name.... YEARS later.|
Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
This intuitive and thoughtful discussion from the creative person that brought us Ironblade.
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"According to Buck Salinger, it's a well known fact that Fey creatures such as the Fir Bolg, Red Caps and Tuatha fear iron more than any other substance. This Iron Blade you recovered may be of some use against them. You may carry it for 3 days before returning it to the village." -Parawiki |
Originally Posted by Ironblade
Which was obviously such a cool name, that the devs created an in-game temporary weapon with the same name.... YEARS later.
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I really think they were just using "Iron Blade" as a description based on the fact that according to mythology Iron weapons do more damage to certain creatures.
But you could be right. The Devs may have read one of your posts and ripped off your creativity and never gave you due credit. Brother i feel your pain.
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But this is the line of conversation I would be interested to see pursued. How are we with saying the simplistic formulaic iconic names of yore are pretty much in hindsight as horrific as black&white TV Supermans long johns? A version of which were pretty much copied exactly for Capt. America's recent big screen outing, at least tailoring wise!
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Originally Posted by shaggy5
Spider-Man is a very, very, very different case. It was created when superhero named were supposed to be simplistic and usually describe the hero's powers. If a comic came out today as spider-man, without some creative marketing, it would be universally panned.
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Okay, I actually laughed out loud at that. Mad props. |
Originally Posted by Quasadu
My friend and I who have a crab and bane spider pair named Arbiter Operative and Operative Arbiter are offended by this remark.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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Read the EULA sometime. Anything you create, say or do in game becomes their intellectual property. |
Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
But you could be right. The Devs may have read one of your posts and ripped off your creativity and never gave you due credit. Brother i feel your pain.
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it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!
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Funny story about my name... I managed to get out to Comic Con this year and met a bunch of the devs, including Matt "Positron" Miller. I introduced myself to him, and he recognized me from the forums, and then he saw my name tag...
Matt: "Wait. Your name is actually 'Chad Gulzow,' and your character name is 'Chad Gulzow-Man?'"
Me: "Yup!"
Matt: ... *gives a look that says, "It is taking all the tact I have to not facepalm right now"*
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Funny story about my name... I managed to get out to Comic Con this year and met a bunch of the devs, including Matt "Positron" Miller. I introduced myself to him, and he recognized me from the forums, and then he saw my name tag...
Matt: "Wait. Your name is actually 'Chad Gulzow,' and your character name is 'Chad Gulzow-Man?'" Me: "Yup!" Matt: ... *gives a look that says, "It is taking all the tact I have to not facepalm right now"* |
Okay, now that's cool.
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Clearly not. If it was just a description, it would not be capitalized. It's a proper name. |
Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
"According to Buck Salinger, it's a well known fact that Fey creatures such as the Fir Bolg, Red Caps and Tuatha fear iron more than any other substance. This Iron Blade you recovered may be of some use against them. You may carry it for 3 days before returning it to the village." -Parawiki
I really think they were just using "Iron Blade" as a description based on the fact that according to mythology Iron weapons do more damage to certain creatures. |
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Hey, I recall feeling that way when I found out the same thing years ago (except that Posi has WAAY more tact than I ever could)! |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Matt: "Wait. Your name is actually 'Chad Gulzow,' and your character name is 'Chad Gulzow-Man?'"
Me: "Yup!" Matt: ... *gives a look that says, "It is taking all the tact I have to not facepalm right now"* |
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No it doesn't. You can't *give away* your IP rights. It's simply not an option. The EULA just says you "give them rights to the extent the law allows", and the law doesn't allow handing over rights without a specific signed agreement. |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Read the EULA sometime. Anything you create, say or do in game becomes their intellectual property.
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In practice, they have a non-exclusive license to use anything you submit (without which they would not be legally allowed to say, send the image of your character and the text you type in to other people's computers).
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But you use your own real name in game! |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Read the EULA sometime. Anything you create, say or do in game becomes their intellectual property.
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Uh oh.....
The only real question is whether the OP was being obtuse intentionally or genuinely oblivious.
Yeah, it was funny, silly and a little ridiculous to sell the name. The OP admitted it, and probably knew it after the first few responses. Lets move on, or at least pick on a new target to make fun of.
You can make fun of my obsession with knights/paladins/templars if you'd like? Incidentally, anyone have the name "Crusader" available on any server?
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