As with all my posts, the tl;dr will be located at the bottom :)
Hey guys. So I've been incredibly secretive about my map since the initial release of the idea. Unfortunately, it is going to have to stay that way for the time being :(
But I have run into a problem. If you look around this site, you will find various paged titled "Seismic Showdown" or "Seismic Square", or maybe some other tings. With the release of Seismic Battle (A better name than my "seismic" variations anyway), it is time for an official name for my map! I have a couple of ideas, but I don't want to release them just yet. I might make a poll eventually, but for now, if you are willing, I would like to hear your ideas for some cool names for my map!
Now of course, if the following applies to you "THAT'S R STEALING U CAN'T DO NO THAT IT IS NOT OK TO ASK PEOPLE OTHER FOR IDEAS THEIRS BECAUSE THEN IT IS UNFAIR SAUCE", then don't contribute, that's fine. But PLEASE, don't comment about how you have decided to be uncaring, heartless, and cruel to me and my sunglasses-wearing taco. I want this thread to be productive. Besides, if anyone else has a map that needs a catchy name, they might go here to find one! So no negative comments please.
So I suppose I should talk about the premise of the map. Naming a game such as Call of Duty "Attack of the Dinos" wouldn't make much sense, now would it?
Alright, so the premise of the game is DOTA. (Erm, eh hem, didn't mean that) In fact, in terms of gameplay itself, it isn't much like DOTA at all, except for that it uses heroes and creeps. However, a better example would be to think along the lines of League of Legends, if you know what that is. Basically, it is a perfectly symmetrical map that would never exist unless it was designed, well, for a League of Legends. My "mystery map" is designed like that, where the map is completely symmetrical. There are 4 bases in the map, one on each side of the map. (It's a square, so 4 sides, just in case we have some geometry drop outs in here) There are 2 teams, and each team controls 2 of the 4 bases. The map is HUGE, full 256x256 size.
The terrain is ancient protoss, forest, decaying stone structures, ect. Old stuff. The map revolves around magic, which I would think would be key for a name. (At least it was for me when I was brainstorming) Hmmm... Some other details would be that the map DOES function SIMILARLY to DOTA in a way, so the name could apply to any hero and creep style game. Once again, the game IS NOT A DOTA COPY. Just clarifying ;)
TL;DR
I'm looking for a name for my map. It is forest, ancient protoss, decaying stone buildings, etc. It is symmetrical, with gameplay that is DISTANTLY related to DOTA. If you have any suggestions, post below. I will eventually be posting my ideas along with my favorites that I find below, all in a poll for you guys to vote on! Should be fun, right?
Note: No one is purfect, especially me. If you finds any speeling, gramer, or any other misstayks in the obove post, pleeze let me no. (Seriously though, point them out so I don't look like a dumbass :) )
Some of these are sincere suggestions; most are not.
Taco Man's Taco Stand
Heroes & Creeps
Quadratic Valor: An Interactive Videographic Illustrative Experience Wherein The Loyalist Paragons of Their Respective Factions Engage in a Superlatively Competitive Simulation of Provincial Warfare
War^2 (spoken as "War Squared")
Clad In The Weeping Entrails Of Our Enemies: A Love Story
Terran Up The Night
Champions of Calamity: Killzone
The 35-Minute War
There Will Be Blood
Multiplayer Murder Machine
How To Make Friends And Influence People
Many Are The Dead: A Deconstruction of Contemporary Fast Action Real Time Strategy
Deathmongers: War Is Our Currency
He-Man Versus Thundercats
Phinal Phantasy Twelfteen
Cataclysm Brink
Protection of the Venerable
Safeguard of the Elderly
Preservation of the Historical
Wards of the Decrepit
Prise of the Antiquities
Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars
Call of Contractual Obligation: Future Warfare
Innumerable Creeps Charging Stupidly Toward Their Inevitable Doom
"Taco Man Stan's Amazing Technicolor Dream Land"
"I can't believe its not DOTA"
"Call of Duty: Jurassic Warfare"
i would suggest maybe thinking up some light "lore" for the game, something basic like:
WHO is fighting
WHAT are they fighting for
WHERE are they fighting
WHY are they fighting for it
Omg, I actually might go with "I can't believe it's not DOTA". That's histerical!
As for lore, I do have some... But I'm not going to release it JUST yet. But like I said, you can figure out the basic idea based on the terrain/gameplay/etc listed above.
But seriously, that name is great! I might use that for the closed beta if nothing else :)
EDIT: On another note, I like where this is going. I am not (as you can tell) big on "seriousness". Funny names like all the ones posted above are always welcome :) But, of course, serious ones (for the final release) are good too :)
As for lore, I do have some... But I'm not going to release it JUST yet.
I think the lore is relevant for the title of your game. Your title can mean something in relation to the artistic style of the map, style of gameplay, or lore. I don't like titles that describe the style of gameplay, which many of the awful games tend to have (Defense Tree War Protoss 2WArzs v3 Defense).
In my opinion you should shoot for a title of a style that is not commonly seen on B.Net so it can stand out. Like something simple: "The Rupture" or "The Decay" or "The Homelands".
You could have a light-weight sentency title that says something vague about the map, like "To The Frontline And Back".
My last suggestion is to take the title of a romantic comedy movie and change a word in it to be about fighting. "War Happens", or "War Is Complicated", or "Out Of My League", or "Finding Blood", or "The Accidental Conflict", or "Just Enemies", or "The Next Battle", or "10 Things I Hate About Pillaging", or "While You Were Dying", or "My Big Fat Rocket Launcher", or "Violent In Red", or "Never Been Slain", or "Must Hate Zerg", or "How To Lose A War In 10 Days".
As with all my posts, the tl;dr will be located at the bottom :)
Hey guys. So I've been incredibly secretive about my map since the initial release of the idea. Unfortunately, it is going to have to stay that way for the time being :(
But I have run into a problem. If you look around this site, you will find various paged titled "Seismic Showdown" or "Seismic Square", or maybe some other tings. With the release of Seismic Battle (A better name than my "seismic" variations anyway), it is time for an official name for my map! I have a couple of ideas, but I don't want to release them just yet. I might make a poll eventually, but for now, if you are willing, I would like to hear your ideas for some cool names for my map!
Now of course, if the following applies to you "THAT'S R STEALING U CAN'T DO NO THAT IT IS NOT OK TO ASK PEOPLE OTHER FOR IDEAS THEIRS BECAUSE THEN IT IS UNFAIR SAUCE", then don't contribute, that's fine. But PLEASE, don't comment about how you have decided to be uncaring, heartless, and cruel to me and my sunglasses-wearing taco. I want this thread to be productive. Besides, if anyone else has a map that needs a catchy name, they might go here to find one! So no negative comments please.
So I suppose I should talk about the premise of the map. Naming a game such as Call of Duty "Attack of the Dinos" wouldn't make much sense, now would it?
Alright, so the premise of the game is DOTA. (Erm, eh hem, didn't mean that) In fact, in terms of gameplay itself, it isn't much like DOTA at all, except for that it uses heroes and creeps. However, a better example would be to think along the lines of League of Legends, if you know what that is. Basically, it is a perfectly symmetrical map that would never exist unless it was designed, well, for a League of Legends. My "mystery map" is designed like that, where the map is completely symmetrical. There are 4 bases in the map, one on each side of the map. (It's a square, so 4 sides, just in case we have some geometry drop outs in here) There are 2 teams, and each team controls 2 of the 4 bases. The map is HUGE, full 256x256 size.
The terrain is ancient protoss, forest, decaying stone structures, ect. Old stuff. The map revolves around magic, which I would think would be key for a name. (At least it was for me when I was brainstorming) Hmmm... Some other details would be that the map DOES function SIMILARLY to DOTA in a way, so the name could apply to any hero and creep style game. Once again, the game IS NOT A DOTA COPY. Just clarifying ;)
TL;DR
I'm looking for a name for my map. It is forest, ancient protoss, decaying stone buildings, etc. It is symmetrical, with gameplay that is DISTANTLY related to DOTA. If you have any suggestions, post below. I will eventually be posting my ideas along with my favorites that I find below, all in a poll for you guys to vote on! Should be fun, right?
Note: No one is purfect, especially me. If you finds any speeling, gramer, or any other misstayks in the obove post, pleeze let me no. (Seriously though, point them out so I don't look like a dumbass :) )
Great to be back and part of the community again!
The Forgotten War
Happy go Fun Land
Plains of Oblivion
Dota Copy :)
Big Rock Candy Mountain(Warcraft 2 referance)
There are a couple serious ones in there.
Oh I don't know, here is a few just shooting from the hip:
The Failed Project/Greenhouse
Only you can prevent Seismic Fires
Tassadar's Tremendously Terrible Terrarium of Tectonics!
Why Zeratul hates New York
Magic Seismic Tossed Salad Recipes from the Terrible Past
Magical Forests that go Bump in the Night
Some of these are sincere suggestions; most are not.
^^
"Taco Man Stan's Amazing Technicolor Dream Land"
"I can't believe its not DOTA"
"Call of Duty: Jurassic Warfare"
i would suggest maybe thinking up some light "lore" for the game, something basic like:
WHO is fighting
WHAT are they fighting for
WHERE are they fighting
WHY are they fighting for it
might get an awesome name idea pop in your head
Formally Kinkycactus
@ZombieZasz: Go
Omg, I actually might go with "I can't believe it's not DOTA". That's histerical!
As for lore, I do have some... But I'm not going to release it JUST yet. But like I said, you can figure out the basic idea based on the terrain/gameplay/etc listed above.
But seriously, that name is great! I might use that for the closed beta if nothing else :)
EDIT: On another note, I like where this is going. I am not (as you can tell) big on "seriousness". Funny names like all the ones posted above are always welcome :) But, of course, serious ones (for the final release) are good too :)
Great to be back and part of the community again!
-OOTA - Offense of the Ancients
or, even better a single word name, like Madonna: -Contention -Fray
EDIT: Contention sounds pretty bad ass.
I hope it started some thoughts. If not, try visit this site.
I think the lore is relevant for the title of your game. Your title can mean something in relation to the artistic style of the map, style of gameplay, or lore. I don't like titles that describe the style of gameplay, which many of the awful games tend to have (Defense Tree War Protoss 2WArzs v3 Defense).
In my opinion you should shoot for a title of a style that is not commonly seen on B.Net so it can stand out. Like something simple: "The Rupture" or "The Decay" or "The Homelands". You could have a light-weight sentency title that says something vague about the map, like "To The Frontline And Back".
My last suggestion is to take the title of a romantic comedy movie and change a word in it to be about fighting. "War Happens", or "War Is Complicated", or "Out Of My League", or "Finding Blood", or "The Accidental Conflict", or "Just Enemies", or "The Next Battle", or "10 Things I Hate About Pillaging", or "While You Were Dying", or "My Big Fat Rocket Launcher", or "Violent In Red", or "Never Been Slain", or "Must Hate Zerg", or "How To Lose A War In 10 Days".
-The Symmetrical but DISTANTLY related DOTA game
-Star Wars: Revenge of the Ninnies
-Carpe Creeper: the quest for the diamond
Revenge of plushies
Sparta.
What about John? Brian? I doubt there's a map called John on Bnet.
@JademusSreg: Go
MY MAP
You loose
I win
Spaded dog
Roadkill Blvd
Quad Wars
Battle of the Ancestors
Eat lead and die
Kitty
I stole this map from my neighbor
Hate wars
Terror of the ancestors
Rage Quit
Just another good map lost in the popularity system
Rated PG-13, Batterys not included, some assembly required.
Dig dug square
Four Square.
Die like a bitch.
F-War Square
Avenger of Light
Tower Justification
Ambush Intensity
Defender of Dragon
Countdown of Peakness
Pike of Retreat
Artillery of Mars
Star Passion
King Business
Muppet Stealth
Bear of Disappointment
Sandstorm of Strength
Hope I was of help
South Harmon Institute of Technology
Don't know about you guys but upon reading the topic "Dota Copy" really cracked me.
So I'll go with that.