Troo Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 @garnetrising could we also get that list alphabetized, with the number of times a name was requested, and cross referenced with the requestor's reputation? (because that matters!) Spoiler 4 hours ago, garnetrising said: @Bopper On it. I think I got them all. If I missed any, please let me know. Also, if there are any that you feel like we should eliminate as options, let me know that, too. I think I might try and whittle them down into similar grouping as well. Suggested alternatives to either Shock Therapy or Electrical Affinity Electric Affinity Electro-Therapy Electrical Empowerment Electrical Transformation Electro Stimulation/Electrical Stimulation Electric Bogaloo Electric Support Static Cling Electrical Interference Electropower Static Induction Electric(al) Conduit/Conduction Electrical Regeneration Bioelecticity Bioelectric Circuit Electric(al) Interface Shocking Support Shocking Beneficence Surge Protection/Protector Amperage Affinity Electroprojection Impulse Mastery Induction Conductive Care Static Command Voltaic Authority Current Direction Electric Direction Hertz Less Ohmic Karma Galvanistic Vigor/Galvanic Vigor Electric(al) Surge Electrofinity Zaptastic Response Shocking Influence Galvanic Response Static Conduit Static Conduction Electrical Discharge Electric Conduction Static Electric(ity) Voltaic Radiation Electric Potential Galvanism Shock and Awwww/Shock and Awe/Shocking Awe Some additional names I thought of while compiling: Static Shock High Voltage Voltaic Cell/Voltaic Circuit Thanks for putting those in one spot! @Super Atom you do see how you say 'samey' and then go on to make an argument to keep the same formula as controllers (even though this is a defender power set)? It's not that you're wrong, you just keep posting the same thing over and over hoping for a different result. Defender Primaries Spoiler Cold Domination Dark Miasma Empathy Force Field Kinetics Nature Affinity Radiation Emission Sonic Resonance Storm Summoning Thermal Radiation Time Manipulation Traps Trick Arrow Boom Shockalaka "Homecoming is not perfect but it is still better than the alternative.. at least so far" - Unknown (Wise words Unknown!) Si vis pacem, para bellum
Super Atom Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 @Troo All i was saying is i think it's unfair to bash one power set as samey or bland when like 95% of them are lol If people can think of a new exciting name that doesn't sound like a power instead of a power set then cool
Haijinx Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 This name will only become an abbreviation anyway Most powersets do, Its the nature of the text based medium.
Wavicle Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Electrical Affinity is fine. Electric Empowerment would also work well. Wavicle's Guide To What Really Matters: What Needs To Be Done On Every Toon
Rinswind Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) From the suggestions so far I think I like "Electrical Interference" and "Galvanism" the best. My suggestion to throw in would be "Galvanic Modulation". Furthermore I think the name, while technically accurate, would be better suited giving more of an impression of support/tempering. "Electrical Affinity" can easily be used for an offensive set in any game as well which is why it might be too broad/generic a term, even with Nature/Darkness Affinity being a thing etc. Just imo. Edited March 2, 2020 by Rinswind
Troo Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 not Boom Shockalaka ??! err guess there's not real 'boom' though 1 1 "Homecoming is not perfect but it is still better than the alternative.. at least so far" - Unknown (Wise words Unknown!) Si vis pacem, para bellum
garnetrising Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 @Troo It's on my to-do list. I'm currently running around in-game, but I plan to build a spreadsheet to track name suggestions, how many people have liked (or disliked) a suggestion, as well as who has suggested, like and/or disliked what. It sounds like a lot of work but also sounds fun for the ridiculous data-mining side of my brain. XD
Troo Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, garnetrising said: @Troo It's on my to-do list. I'm currently running around in-game, but I plan to build a spreadsheet to track name suggestions, how many people have liked (or disliked) a suggestion, as well as who has suggested, like and/or disliked what. It sounds like a lot of work but also sounds fun for the ridiculous data-mining side of my brain. XD Wait wait I was totally joking. Those skills could be put to better use! 1 "Homecoming is not perfect but it is still better than the alternative.. at least so far" - Unknown (Wise words Unknown!) Si vis pacem, para bellum
Wavicle Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, garnetrising said: @Troo It's on my to-do list. I'm currently running around in-game, but I plan to build a spreadsheet to track name suggestions, how many people have liked (or disliked) a suggestion, as well as who has suggested, like and/or disliked what. It sounds like a lot of work but also sounds fun for the ridiculous data-mining side of my brain. XD Tracking suggestions, sure, great. Tracking how many people liked or disliked? Please don't. It isn't a popularity contest, and the forums are not representative of anything. 2 Wavicle's Guide To What Really Matters: What Needs To Be Done On Every Toon
garnetrising Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Troo said: Wait wait I was totally joking. Those skills could be put to better use! I do actually plan to alphabetize the list when I go through to eliminate/combine anything that's similar enough to be a duplicate suggestion. As for the rest, my data-mining brain really does like to do massive spreadsheets, but my gamer brain wins out. Like every time. 1
oedipus_tex Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 So, not to reveal myself as an idiot, but I had to Google the word Galvinism to find out what that means.. If I hadn't just looked it up I'd think it had something to do with the verb "galvanize" and involved delivering rousing speeches. I think we need to make an eight grade reading level rule on powerset names. 🙂 (Yes I'm aware Galvanic Sentinel is a power name, but power names don't need to be quickly browsed in the character creation screen. Also I am from Louisiana.)
Blackfeather Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 @garnetrising I'll throw a few others into the mix: Electropathy Electroregulation Voltage Regulation 1
Wavicle Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 57 minutes ago, garnetrising said: I do actually plan to alphabetize the list when I go through to eliminate/combine anything that's similar enough to be a duplicate suggestion. As for the rest, my data-mining brain really does like to do massive spreadsheets, but my gamer brain wins out. Like every time. There really have been a lot of good suggestions, so I apologize if I came across as dismissive. Putting them all in a list is a good idea! Wavicle's Guide To What Really Matters: What Needs To Be Done On Every Toon
garnetrising Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) @Wavicle Not at all! Also, I've alphabetized and sorted the suggestions into various categories for easier viewing. If any seem to be extremely popular moving forward, I'll bold them; if they're unpopular, I'll probably strike them out. For all y'all using small screens, I've put the categories into spoiler lists. I'll be updating this thread moving forward with any further suggestions/edits. Misc Spoiler Amperage Affinity Current Direction Hertz Less High Voltage Impulse Mastery Induction Ohmic Karma Spark of Life Surge Protection Surge Protector Zaptastic Response Bioelectric Spoiler Bioelectricity Bioelectric Boost Bioelectric Circuit Conduction Spoiler Conduction Conductive Care Conductive Discharge Conductive Discord Electric(al) Spoiler Electric(al) Bogaloo Electric(al) Bond(ing) Electric(al) Conduction Electric(al) Conduit Electric(al) Direction Electric(al) Discharge Electric(al) Discord Electric(al) Empowerment Electric(al) Evocation Electric(al) Interface Electric(al) Interference Electric(al) Potential Electric(al) Regeneration Electric(al) Stimulation Electric(al) Support Electric(al) Surge Electrical Transformation Electro- Spoiler Electro Stimulation Electrofinity Electrokinesis Electromancy Electropathy Electropower Electroprojection Electroregulation Electrotherapy Galvanic Spoiler Galvanic Affinity Galvanic Modulation Galvanic Response Galvanic Vigor Galvanism Galvanistic Vigor Shocking Spoiler Shocking Awe Shocking Beneficence Shocking Influence Shocking Support Static Spoiler Static Cling Static Command Static Conduction Static Conductivity Static Conduit Static Discord Static Electric(ity) Static Induction Static Shock Static Voltage Volt- Spoiler Voltaic Authority Voltaic Cell Voltaic Circuit Voltaic Induction Voltaic Radiation Voltaic Recovery Voltage Regulation Edited March 6, 2020 by garnetrising More options to ponder. Split "misc" into a couple more groups. 1 2
Erydanus Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 I think it's a good name, it's in line with other support sets as well. 1 See me on Excelsior as Eridanus - Whisperkill - Kid Physics - Ranger Wilde - The Hometown Scrapper - Firewatch - and more!
DMW45 Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 Yeah, honestly I'm fully satisfied with the name. I just like throwing more out there. Voltaic Induction Static Voltage Galvanic Affinity
Burnt Toast Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) ignore this post Edited March 2, 2020 by Burnt Toast 1
garnetrising Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Burnt Toast said: ignore this post Don't tell me what to do, I do what I want! 1
garnetrising Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Dark Current said: New name is very, very boring. Are there any of the suggested names you're diggin' on?
Super Atom Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Why does everyone think power set names need to be exciting? I mean, i guess they could be but at that rate we have a tremendous amount of things to rename. I'd like to throw out some suggestions for Archery Turbo Speed Pointy Stick. Big ouch rainy hurt Green Arrow's fast paced lightning speed flying poker. Edited March 3, 2020 by Super Atom 1
Dark Current Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 Exciting names get people to want to play them. What would you rather play: Street Justice or Asphalt Affinity?
nzer Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 31 minutes ago, Super Atom said: Why does everyone think power set names need to be exciting? I mean, i guess they could be but at that rate we have a tremendous amount of things to rename. Why shouldn't they be exciting? A name doesn't have to be overly specific to the point of obstructing otherwise viable character concepts in order to be exciting. In this particular case I think the problem is that the concept of the set evokes a lot of really interesting ideas and themes, but the name is generic enough that without context you wouldn't really have any idea what kind of set it was describing. Electric healing is novel idea, and people don't feel the name lives up to it.
Super Atom Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Dark Current said: Exciting names get people to want to play them. What would you rather play: Street Justice or Asphalt Affinity? Street Justice is probably the outlier here. I mean, how exciting is Katana? Exciting names are not exclusively why people play anything, Look at any blast set or most control sets. 23 minutes ago, nzer said: Why shouldn't they be exciting? A name doesn't have to be overly specific to the point of obstructing otherwise viable character concepts in order to be exciting. In this particular case I think the problem is that the concept of the set evokes a lot of really interesting ideas and themes, but the name is generic enough that without context you wouldn't really have any idea what kind of set it was describing. Electric healing is novel idea, and people don't feel the name lives up to it. Never said they can't be, but they also don't have to be based on most sets in the game. The concept of this power set is no more exciting than Electric Control or Electric Melee and both of those are have super generic names. I think Affinity is more exciting than being overly literally like the other electric sets because it could just be named Electric Buffs. It's also not a healing set it just has a heal and not a very good one, if it were I'd personally be pulling for Conductive Care. The issue with 99% of the names suggested *see surge protector* is they are ability names or character names, not power set names. The only real power set names have been things like Electrical Conduction or Electric Support and spoilers those are as generic as affinity. I'm also dead convinced they named it street justice because savage melee and super strength were taken and they couldn't legally call it batman melee. Alsoalso a name means nothing for your character concept. I've seen plenty of people make characters out of power sets through the customization that have nothing to do with the name. Off the top of my head, I've seen a lot of neat Egyptian themed characters who use dark armor and make it look like sand instead. The name has absolutely nothing to do with what you use it for, if it did all the alternative models for the melee weapons would be pointless. Edited March 3, 2020 by Super Atom
Burnt Toast Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 32 minutes ago, Dark Current said: Exciting names get people to want to play them. What would you rather play: Street Justice or Asphalt Affinity? And yet plenty of people play the simpler named powersets.... just saying. You could call it Kazoo as long as the powers are fun to play. I think Electric Affinity makes much more sense than 99.9% of the suggested ones here. 2 1
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