ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Of all the names you could have chosen for the glass frame, you chose to go with a butchered form of the word glass? Context for those who don't know, in the most recent devstream, it was revealed that the design council chose the name Gara for the upcoming glass-themed warframe. The name comes from the Japanese Garasu, which is literally just the word glass but written in Japanese Katakana. This is the equivalent of naming frost Is, or naming Ember Fer. You're just taking the last letter off of what the frame is themed off of, and changing it around so it looks different. Let's look at some of the latest warframes and where their names come from. Harrow: let's pretend for a moment that his name isn't just the Katakana form of Hallow, the word harrow means to traumatize or torment, which I don't even really see as being fitting but you do you, at least it's more creative than pries. Octavia: this name comes from the word octave, which is a full scale of notes, and has been stylized to sound more like a name, more creative than musi. Nidus: from the latin word meaning nest, it means the site of origin for a disease, and is more creative than infeste I could go on about how every frame up to this point is named somewhat more creatively than just what their theme is minus a few letters, but this post is already getting a little ranty. I have been informed that of the 8 page long list of suggested names submitted by the design council, it was DE's desicion to call the glass frame Gara, which was not even a suggestion. Edited October 4, 2017 by ShiraHagane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBorris Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Well, it is better than Hydroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanxxieh Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Gara is a name good enough. Also... It is DE who makes the game and they decide about names, so until they change their mind and pick some other name, yes the new frame is named Gara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdunSaveMe Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 There's also Ivara, and Mesa, and Limbo. Thematic names that aren't just the frame's theme word in another language, or something the frame is made of, like 'silicon'. Come on, we can be way more creative than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, DrBorris said: Well, it is better than Hydroid. is it though? Hydro meaning water in Greek, and the -oid suffix meaning similar to, i.e. he's one with water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanxxieh Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, AdunSaveMe said: There's also Ivara, and Mesa, and Limbo. Thematic names that aren't just the frame's theme word in another language, or something the frame is made of, like 'silicon'. Come on, we can be way more creative than that. That's a great point stated here... mesa = table in portuguese... so... not really thematic I'd say.. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AdunSaveMe said: There's also Ivara, and Mesa, and Limbo. Thematic names that aren't just the frame's theme word in another language, or something the frame is made of, like 'silicon'. Come on, we can be way more creative than that. wait, I thought you were criticizing me, sorry Edited October 4, 2017 by ShiraHagane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, Sanxxieh said: That's a great point stated here... mesa = table in portuguese... so... not really thematic I'd say.. xD Mesa: an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata. which is what is common in western north america, where the gunslinger phenomena is most often protrayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emulad0or Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hey, at least is not as bad as Octavia... I kinda like Gara actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhrekr Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, ShiraHagane said: even though I'm not criticizing the devs but the design council (that was a criticism of the forum admins, not Digital Extremes). You know nothing. Design Council members are not Forum Admins. Also, Design Council came up with a 8-page-long thread of possible names. I could make you a list of all the names that were suggested, which varied from geographical locations to mythological people to ancient gods to scientific concepts, but the list would be very long and very pointless. The name Gara is one of the many names. It was selected by DE without further contribution from the Design Council. DE read 8 pages of names, choose "Garasu", and truncated it. We did not choose Gara. We did not even suggest "Gara" (although one DC member did suggest "Garasu"). Please get your facts straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duduminador Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) I'd rather go with that over some Shakespeare pandering... that makes me think of anything BUT fairies. Edited October 4, 2017 by Duduminador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, Dhrekr said: You know nothing. Design Council members are not Forum Admins. Also, Design Council came up with a 8-page-long thread of possible names. I could make you a list of all the names that were suggested, which varied from geographical locations to mythological people to ancient gods to scientific concepts, but the list would be very long and very pointless. The name Gara is one of the many names. It was selected by DE without further contribution from the Design Council. DE read 8 pages of names, choose "Garasu", and truncated it. We did not choose Gara. We did not even suggest "Gara" (although one DC member did suggest "Garasu"). Please get your facts straight. I'm sorry, that's what they made it sound like on the devstream, I'll edit the OP also, I wasn't saying the design council and forum admins were the same Edited October 4, 2017 by ShiraHagane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gokuofuin Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 11 minutes ago, ShiraHagane said: I'm not criticizing the devs but the design council Yes why dont you throw stones at us, when it was 1 person who suggested this as apposed to the WHOLE DC who was suggesting an 8 page long document of names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, Gokuofuin said: Yes why dont you throw stones at us, when it was 1 person who suggested this as apposed to the WHOLE DC who was suggesting an 8 page long document of names. changed OP, devstream made it sound like it was the council's desicion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdunSaveMe Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Sanxxieh said: That's a great point stated here... mesa = table in portuguese... so... not really thematic I'd say.. xD Mesa's name is referring to the tabletop plateaus you'd find in the West, what with her being a gunslinger and all. Edited October 4, 2017 by AdunSaveMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gokuofuin Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 minute ago, ShiraHagane said: changed OP, devstream made it sound like it was the council's desicion To be 100% clear is was suggested by one person whos actual suggestion was "Garasu" and then DE took it and bastardized it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AoN-CanoLathra- Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, ShiraHagane said: devstream made it sound like it was the council's desicion And this is one of many reasons I don't fully trust the Dev team. They tend to sow misinformation, either deliberately and maliciously, or inadvertently and ignorantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, Gokuofuin said: To be 100% clear is was suggested by one person whos actual suggestion was "Garasu" and then DE took it and bastardized it. yes, I know now, thank you for correcting me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiraHagane Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, -AoN-CanoLathra- said: And this is one of many reasons I don't fully trust the Dev team. Other stuff. careful with your wording, I've gotten a dev-bashing strike for less Edited October 4, 2017 by ShiraHagane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaruken Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Gara sounds cool to me... Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarltheStabber Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Gara = Glass people go ape S#&$ Ember = literally fire people don't care Frost = ice people don't care so because the frame is named after its theme is bad so why are people complaining now? Really we have so many frames named like this so why is it just NOW a problem? What's the big deal, like really... Edited October 4, 2017 by KarltheStabber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artemisfortune Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Gara means sand, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AoN-CanoLathra- Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, KarltheStabber said: Gara = Glass people go ape S#&$ Ember = literally fire people don't care Frost = ice people don't care so because the frame is named after its theme is bad so why are people complaining now? Really we have so many frames named like this so why is it just NOW a problem? What's the big deal, like really... If she was named Crystal, I wouldn't have a problem. If her name was Hari, which is Japanese for glass or crystal, it would be ok. The problem here is not that her name equals her theme, but that they both bastardized a language and then bastardized the result to come up with said name. Edited October 4, 2017 by -AoN-CanoLathra- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarltheStabber Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, -AoN-CanoLathra- said: If she was named Crystal, I wouldn't have a problem. If her name was Hari, which is Japanese for glass or crystal, it would be ok. The problem here is not that her name equals her theme, but that they both bastardized a language and then bastardized the result to come up with said name. Her theme is glass not crystals one of her ablates literally uses molten glass, and its not really bastardized its just shortened which again isn't really a problem that people are making a problem because the forums ran out of things to *@##$ about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyManCriminal Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 i woulda gone with Parison, but thats just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now