Pete Announces Prize and Steam For Skyrim! : V - Skyrim

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:27 am

I'm seventeen but pete you have convinced me to have unprotected six, so i'll do it for you.
P.S IF I DON'T WIN I'M SCREWED

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:18 pm

Oh god... (sorry for minispamming it, but what more can be said?)

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:28 pm

After you kill a few Dragons in Skyrim, a villager woman should show you her baby and say she's named it after you.

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:59 am

After you kill a few Dragons in Skyrim, a villager woman should show you her baby and say she's named it after you.

That would be very amusing.

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:19 pm

Wow let's ruin a childs life, have him made fun of constantly during school, bullied, and then realize his parents named him after a videogame that they never played.

Pete, I'd say how I feel about this, but I'd get banned.

Edit: One of the commenters on that site expressed it well

"There is not a single person involved in this endeavor who is not 100% scum.

People are not billboards. "

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:28 pm

Poor children who *might* be conceived for the purpose of obtaining free games. Hopefully their parents will help them get themselves a new name ASAP.

If there's something I'd never do, it is naming a child of mine with a name from a Fantasy setting or a name out of this world. (Yay! Let's name our child: Nerevarine! Saviour of Vvardenfell!) Yuck..
If it is not a joke for some very strange reason from worlds unknown, I'm seriously hoping no parents will participate.

"Why did you name me Dovahkiin?"

"So you and I could get free Bethesda games for the rest of our lifetime. Lolz"

That kid would sue his parents when he'd turn 21. Hopefully.

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:11 pm

So, what does this mean for people with no internet connection? How would you play Skyrim?

You would get an internet connection.

Cmon man, it's 2011

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:52 pm

I've heard of at least one person naming their daughter Aeris after a Final Fantasy VII character only to later find out the translation was imperfect and it was supposed to be Aerith (and is now whenever the character is mentioned in newer games).

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:34 pm

what's wrong with Dovahkiin anyway. sounds like a cool name.

better than Apple, or Sunday Rose, or any of the jolie pitts kids names.

if anyone asked you could simply say it was nordic

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:22 pm

I've heard of at least one person naming their daughter Aeris after a Final Fantasy VII character only to later find out the translation was imperfect and it was supposed to be Aerith (and is now whenever the character is mentioned in newer games).

Aeris does not sounds so terible, some fools in Egypt actually named their kid Facebook, yes Facebook, he would probably want to change name to Dovahkiin.
Main problem with Dovahkiin is that people would think you was from East Europe or similar and they will misspell it.

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:18 pm

I *wish* I had a name as awesome as Dovahkiin.

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:25 pm

The sad thing is, someone will end up doing this. I would not name my child Dovahkiin if I was to be given superpowers, all the games I could ever want from anyone, immortality and immunity from the law.

...Altough if I were to get all those for doing so I would consider it. Breifly. :whistling:

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:49 am

Eh, I was at least expecting a signed copy of Skyrim (or the whole series) or an NPC named after you in a TES game.

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:52 am

You would get an internet connection.

Cmon man, it's 2011

Some people live on a forgotten mountain in the ass of Pluto and have no prospect to get a decent internet connection any time soon.

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:20 am

The sad thing is, someone will end up doing this. I would not name my child Dovahkiin if I was to be given superpowers, all the games I could ever want from anyone, immortality and immunity from the law.

...Altough if I were to get all those for doing so I would consider it. Breifly. :whistling:

Even if they were willing, the baby would still have to be born on exactly 11/11/11...

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:35 am

Aeris does not sounds so terible, some fools in Egypt actually named their kid Facebook, yes Facebook, he would probably want to change name to Dovahkiin.
Main problem with Dovahkiin is that people would think you was from East Europe or similar and they will misspell it.

Facebook? For real?

*chuckles* poor child....

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:43 pm

Are you kidding me?

Seriously, nobody here is so malicious and cruel that they would ENJOY knowing their son and/or daughter would be getting harassed, teased, and picked on for the remainder of the lifetime?

Child: "Daddy!? Why did you name me Dovahkiin? Everyone at school laughs at me!"

Me: "Because I enjoy watching you suffer, kiddo! It builds character!"

Besides... I would -kill- for a name that sounds that badass. You don't SCREW with a kid named Dovahkiin... because he/she very clearly has powers on their side with which to crush you mercilessly.

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:25 pm

Some people live on a forgotten mountain in the ass of Pluto and have no prospect to get a decent internet connection any time soon.

Yes and some people still game with an old DirectX 6 max capable computer but that's not a reason why we should lower game quality for them

Market anolysis have been done I bet and the sales loss of forcing using Steam are probably so minimal they don't worry and go with it

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:05 pm

To be honest Id rather bully someone from top10 most common names list because of their name than someone with a unique one :facepalm:

...
Does middle name count? :hubbahubba:

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:50 pm

Dovahkiin sounds somewhat cool actually. Besides, if kid gets bullied it'll be because he's weak and small not because of his name.

If he's big and strong then our Dovahkiin wiil be one popular kid. Ladies man, oh Dova you're so hot...

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:40 pm

so ruining your childs life for $50-60 every couple of year? goood idea

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:41 am

It's obviously a joke, just look at the disclaimer. Bethesda isn't seriously saying we should name our children "Dovakhiin", that would just be dooming them to be teased by others.

Dova Katherine Helena Inez Irene Nichole shouldn't result in much teasing--unless she were foolish enough to share her middle name with classmates. And it sure looks like Dova K.H.I.I.N. to me! ;-)

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:55 am

For everyone going "That kid would get beat up at school!" I guess you forgot that it is extremely easy to have your name changed... All you would have to do is name he/she Dovahkiin, claim your prize, then have his/her name changed. It would take maybe an hour. (assuming you live in the states. Don't know about the rest of the world.)

» Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:48 am

For everyone going "That kid would get beat up at school!" I guess you forgot that it is extremely easy to have your name changed... All you would have to do is name he/she Dovahkiin, claim your prize, then have his/her name changed. It would take maybe an hour. (assuming you live in the states. Don't know about the rest of the world.)

But I wouldn't...

Believe me... kids -need- to be emotionally traumatized. It's like, part of the growing up process. If I hadn't been kicked around for the first half of my life... I wouldn't be nearly the sarcastic, cruel, heartless [censored] that I am now! What would I do without the big, bleeding hole in my chest, huh?

I tell you what I'd be... I'd be some tree-hugging, kitten-loving whack-job!

And nobody wants to go out like that...

» Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:03 pm

My teacher called his daughter Arwen. But that was in the 80s.