An urgent matter : V - Skyrim

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:15 pm

I like SR to be honest, becauae of sky and rim

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:20 pm

I like SK. It definitely sounds more like Skyrim than SR does.

TESV works well too.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:06 pm

I like SKY, but of the two-letter abbreviations, I think SR is the best.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:55 am

I like SK. It definitely sounds more like Skyrim than SR does.

I disagree. SR sounds more like Skyrim. Why, because it splits up the syllables. SK cuts off your word whereas SR Makes you say both words. Sky... Rim. :shrug:

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:53 am

I like either ES: V or SK. SR just doesn't seem right. I know there's Morrowind, and Daggerfall, but those seem to work a little better. Maybe it is that Skyrim is such a short word compared to the others.

I call for a poll!

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:21 am

I'll say SR, since there's already ShadowKey to take SK.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:45 am

As others have said, SR (Skyrim) keeps in tone with the previous abbreviations. On the other hand, I don't actually see why we need to shorten it - Skyrim is only 6 letters.

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:08 am

I like Skyrim.

It's only six letters. 4 extra letters is not so hard to type out.

Otherwise I would be on the SK band wagon but will always like Skyrim the best.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:34 pm

SR - to follow the pattern that the first letter of each syllable is in the abbreviation. Makes most sense that way.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:46 am

As others have said, SR (Skyrim) keeps in tone with the previous abbreviations. On the other hand, I don't actually see why we need to shorten it - Skyrim is only 6 letters.

Saints Row?

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:28 am

Why does it need to be abbreviated in the first place? It's six letters long FFS; if that's really too long for you then what's wrong with "TESV" or "ES5" or some variant thereof? Personally I doubt I'll really ever shorten the name "Skyrim" for time saving purposes, but based on past naming convention it seems like SR is the most natural choice.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:25 am

I'll say SR, since there's already ShadowKey to take SK.

That is true...

I would go for SR. It doesn't exactly sound as good as SK, but hey, let's just go with it.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:59 pm

I personally will be writing Skyrim as I like to keep my posts, comments and questions sophisticated.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:34 am

I don't think we should call it TESV I mean that is a speculation name Skyrim is much better, since we know what it is and really does it take that much less time to type the whole thing out instead of just the abbrivation

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:15 am

Sky right.

When I thought urgent matter I was thinking more along the lines of the elder scrolls banner and when will that be updated.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:25 pm

Saints Row?

Does anyone still care about those games?

I think I'll just call it Skyrim myself, unless the whole forum here starts to use one abbreviation all the time... in which case I'll probably follow like a sheep.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:07 am

What pattern? Daggerfall and Morrowind are the only two that split the word for abbreviation. It's not O-Blivion, it's O-Bliv-I-On. So why don't we abbreviate OB as OBIO? Because the O and the B form the strongest sounds in the title. Same thing with Skyrim. The Sky is more important than the rim, specifically the SK. Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:46 am

When I thought urgent matter I was thinking more along the lines of the elder scrolls banner and when will that be updated.

Or how the entire Elder Scrolls site has been demolished to make way for the promo.

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:46 pm

What pattern? Daggerfall and Morrowind are the only two that split the word for abbreviation. It's not O-Blivion, it's O-Bliv-I-On. So why don't we abbreviate OB as OBIO? Because the O and the B form the strongest sounds in the title. Same thing with Skyrim. The Sky is more important than the rim, specifically the SK. Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim.

Fair enough. For Daggerfall and Morrowind it made sense to split the abbreviation at the new syllable, seeing as they were ... uh, pretty big (on paper). The syllables, I mean. Gah! You know what? No abbreviation for me, indefinitely.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:29 pm

I'm just going to say 'TES: V'. Or just 'Skyrim' until I can think of something original.

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:20 am

DF - DaggerFall
MW - MorroWind
OB - OBlivion
SK - SKyrim

SKMM - Skyrim Mod Manager

I don't know a name for a Wrye Bash port though. Skash sounds stupid.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:22 am

Arena - A
Daggerfall - D
Morrowind - M
Oblvion - O
Skyrim - S

Heck, it even works with spin-offs.

Battlespire - B
Redguard - R
Travels - T

Am I missing something here, or are these all perfectly easy names that can just be abbreviated with only 1 letter without confusing the matter? At least until we run out of letters I don't see the problem. Personally, I don't expect we will with how good they are with using names with different starting letters, and I can't wait for X to be released, it'll be ten times more fun than Q.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:00 pm

SR. Because it will have seniority over all the other games.

» Fri May 27, 2011 5:57 pm

I'm in favor of SK.

When I see SR, I just think of Superman Returns. You don't want Skyrim associated with that do you? DO YOU!?

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:16 am

SR. Because it will have seniority over all the other games.

This is what we must do. I wonder though, if the game was set in Summerset isles. We would want to say SI but thats taken. Same with SK (shadow key)