Power renames

Cyril Feraan · Post by **Cyril Feraan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:50 am

Four powers should be renamed, because it seems to me they have rather awkward names currently.

A) Seeing -> Sense

Reason: Seeing is in the infinitive form of the verb, whereas all other power names are listed in the form of "Jump", "Push", "Pull", etc. Also, sense seems to be a more accurate description than "seeing".

B) Mind Trick -> Cloak

Reason: This debate has been hammered over already, and the power was changed itself, yet we are still left with the undesirable "Mind Trick", which I believe was established as an RP (text) ability, rather than something for mechanics.

C) Hold -> Levitation

Reason: "Hold" is tacky and seems like just a neutralized form of "Grip". Levitation is a better description of the power.

D) Slow -> Drain

Reason: I get the feeling that when power names were devised, this was simply changed because Drain had traditionally been associated with a dark sider. Yet when I think about it, this power doesn't actually slow anyone down (though such a power would be indeed neat). It is truly draining them through the Force, so there is ultimately no reason to have it named differently.

What do you think?

Aslyn Denethorn · Post by **Aslyn Denethorn** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:36 am

I agree with all except the conversion of Force Hold to Levitation, which could be potentially misleading.

Vantus · Post by **Vantus** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:10 am

Yeah "Levitation" to me would suggest I can make my character float above the ground or fly across rivers.

How about "Telekenisis"?

All the rest sound good to me!

Syrena Exan · Post by **Syrena Exan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:37 am

Agreed, telekinesis.

Nivek Tholmai · Post by **Nivek Tholmai** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:26 am

/rpagree - Telekenisis is perhaps better, I'm all for the name changes.

Atrux Nuro · Post by **Atrux Nuro** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:43 am

Correct my if I'm wrong but *I* was told that mind trick sorta came with other abilities not just quote.....like reading people minds and talking in their heads and crap...

Corinth Alkorda · Post by **Corinth Alkorda** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:47 am

Disagree about telekinesis. Telekinesis describes a broader range of things, including push/pull. It's too broad a term for a specific power.

Mind Trick has already been renamed to Cloak, it's just incomplete. Soh forgot to apply it in a few places. Once you've actually purchased the power, it says Cloak in the rotating Force menu.

Agree on the other two.

Gabe Alkorda · Post by **Gabe Alkorda** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:51 am

I'm not saying it should happen, im not saying it shouldn't. it just seems a little pointless and unneeded to me, though i believe it includes minimal effort/time, so why not.

Xaran Varc · Post by **Xaran Varc** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:09 am

Cyril Feraan wrote:C) Hold -> Levitation

Levitation is a canon Force power. It allows Jedi to suspend themselves against the force of gravity.

How about: Force Move?

Sared Kilvan · Post by **Sared Kilvan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:45 am

Agreed on Drain. Call the thing what it is, unless there's a way to re-wire it so that it actually does slow down opponents.

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:07 am

'Hold' changes from level to level.

Level 1 and 2 are literally 'Force Hold' -> levitating the target and holding them in position.

Level 3 can move from free telekinesis to 'Force Throw' (if you know how)

Level 4 becomes Choke and Level 5 becomes Crush.

'Hold' encompasses most of these in a broader sense.

Slow could eventually be renamed once the light side and dark side variants of force abilities are configured for RPmod 1. It will probably be called 'Siphon' or 'Emerald Lightning' depending on the coding/colour and function. - as it happens this is undecided.

I know that ORIGINALLY slow was indeed SLOW. It slowed the opponent down but the actual ability has never been coded. Remember, RPmod is a WIP.

As it is, Drain is a more applicable title but it has dark side connotations - perhaps Force Leech or Force Siphon for now.

Again - most of these were indeed renamed but the name changes don't appear at every level.

Aslyn Denethorn · Post by **Aslyn Denethorn** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:20 am

I agree with regards to NOT using the name Telekinesis - you can even include the Force Jump ability within that particular umbrella, which means it is hardly appropriate for a single power. Force Move has the same problem, since Force Jump, Push and Pull all constitute methods of moving something (or someone!) using the Force. Hold strikes me as appropriate (as indeed did Grip, since it indicates that pressure and energy need to be exerted to retain the hold on the person/object). I don't see the point in changing it, to be honest.

Sared Kilvan · Post by **Sared Kilvan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:56 am

'Siphon' yes. 'Emerald Lightning' makes me giggle a little bit, 'Shock' or 'Judgement' (as opposed to 'Electric Judgement') might also work.

Cyril Feraan · Post by **Cyril Feraan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:59 am

A fair point about Hold. The others stand.

Post by **Soh Raun** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:17 am

Sense will now be used everywhere as well as Cloak (as Corinth said, I forgot to rename it in the Force powers window). As pointed out in this discussion, Hold is a decent name, and Slow is what was planned originally - but not yet implemented (so it's still Drain, nothing changed in the power itself).

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