Return of the named npcs? : V

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:03 am

I am sure that some of you have played Fallout 3 and so on. Now I am also sure you took note on how they did not have many named npcs in the towns.

They replaced the person's named with a generic "(Insert city/town name) Citizen."

So you think just cause it is the Elder Scrolls series they will have most people named or what?

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:23 am

Yes, I think they'll be named.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:42 pm

Though really, in Daggerfall they had over a hundred thousand npcs and all of them had names. I think a name generator is no problem.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:07 pm

The last two games had almost nothing but named characters. I think Beth likes having TES feel like its filled with individuals. Also, having dozens of people who just brush off someone trying to talk to them would be kind of annoying.

So yes I think that the NPC will be named again.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:28 pm

I found some excellent names here in the forums for NPC's:

- Very Evil Dude of Darkness;
- Charles The Plant (no, really

)
- Skoomaholic Anonymous
- Naked And Screaming
...

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:33 am

Names are usually not generic in TES. Trust me, NPC's will have names unless they are not that important, "vampires, murderers, guards, etc.)

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:11 pm

Of course. People need to stop thinking this game will be like fallout. IT IS AN ELDER SCROLLS GAME NOT FALLOUT.

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:51 am

A simple name generator involving limitations for race/gender would be perfect.

You dont wanna see a female argonian named Mary Blah.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:42 pm

There better be named characters.

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:51 am

id perfer 10000 'name generated' npcs than have 1000 'custom named' npcs.

nuff said

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:29 am

More NPCs, bigger towns. Hopefully the new engine can actually run a few dozen NPCs in the same cell without going into a lag-o-thon

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:24 pm

A simple name generator involving limitations for race/gender would be perfect.

You dont wanna see a female argonian named Mary Blah.

Seing as many of the NPCs even in Oblivion were unnecessary for anything other than mood, yes. Hopefully they'll be able to make a better generator than in Daggerfall, where everyone (okay, there weren't really NPC races, but still) was called something like "Eckbar Buckington" or something... But more NPCs mean bigger cities! I like bigger cities!

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:44 am

[...] where everyone was called something like "Eckbar Buckington" or something...

:rofl: :rofl:

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:59 pm

- Charles The Plant (no, really

)

Is he travelling with Jobasha?

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:56 am

Is he travelling with Jobasha?

Can't tell for sure, but he was dating Suzie Weed, till Anatolia Skoomanova stepped in.

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:05 am

Guess what? Fallout is NOT an Elder Scrolls game.
So when you say a "return of named NPCs" you make no sense.

Neat, hey?

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:55 am

What we need are bigger, more believable towns. I really couldn't care less for random NPCs with no dialogue and houses with no interiors. Like what the town mod did with oblivion, except even on a bigger scale. Can't remember the name of the mod, it's been a while. Keep it to 50 or less real NPCs in towns with their own homes and introductions, possibly quests...randomly generate another 200...
Numbers are just estimates, 200 might be way too much seeing how many NPCs the oblivion engine handled (remembers lame 10v10 bar brawl that the fate of Tamriel relied on :ermm: ). Yeah...they better do something about that.

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:14 am

Guess what? Fallout is NOT an Elder Scrolls game.
So when you say a "return of named NPCs" you make no sense.

Neat, hey?

This.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:32 pm

I found some excellent names here in the forums for NPC's:

- Very Evil Dude of Darkness;
- Charles The Plant (no, really

)
- Skoomaholic Anonymous
- Naked And Screaming
...

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:36 am

Yes, I think they'll be named.

Yes lets hope so.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:15 pm

I think it would be cool to have all initial NCs be named by the devs but also have it where any new NPC made during the corse of the game(perhaps through children or just being generated to fulfill a role of some form) could be named by a generator. So maybe if you kill someone needed for a quest another will be created somehow and given some little back story as to how they came in to fill that spot.

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:59 am

Is he travelling with Jobasha?

It wouldn't work for the timeline, most likely, but Jobasha traveling to Skyrim would be epic.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:56 pm

Of course there will be named NPCs. If there weren't it would just be ridiculous.

» Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:15 am

the game series does not go

arena
daggerfall
morrowind
oblivion
fall out 3
skyrim

fall out is not part of the elderscrolls series and named NPCs will not "return" they will continue to be in the games.

» Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:24 pm

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

hey, there u r. yeah, some of the names should be there...