Do you think the name "Perks" was a good choice? : V

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:34 pm

Okay, so I think there are a lot of people who have a misconception of what the perks are (maybe not here, but other places).

In my opinion the name is dumb and it's probably just there because Fallout had it, the "Perks" in Skyrim seem more or less like Skill points in Diablo, or talent points in WoW

The only reason I think it's a bad name is because people get it mixed up with Fallout.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:23 am

Does what it says on the tin. And to be honest, I don't think it matters at all. No one in-game is going to say "I smell dead things, been taking conjuration perks, have we?"

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:09 am

Keep in mind, the word "Perk" is not written anywhere on the UI skill trees, so you can call them whatever you like.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:06 am

Keep in mind, the word "Perk" is not written anywhere on the UI skill trees, so you can call them whatever you like.

Really?

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:58 am

Not really a big deal to me. They probably called them perks so all those CoD casuals would want to play it.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:59 am

It's a Fallout reference, that is all. Call it whatever you like.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:57 am

What they are called is irrelivent, they do what they do. If people get mixed up with Fallout then they should do some reading and find out about the game.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:22 pm

Well I don't think it was a bad idea...

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:45 pm

Not really a big deal to me. They probably called them perks so all those CoD casuals would want to play it.

Yeah, I'm sure that's the reason... :facepalm:

I like the name 'perks', but talents or feats would have worked just as well I imagine.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:43 am

They could have called it anything, really. With "perks" we just know what to expect.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:19 am

Bad idea. Mixed themselves too much into Fallout now. Don't get me wrong, I DO like the perk system in Fallout. But I'm certain it would've been better off staying in Fallout.

-DL :chaos:

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:07 am

Not really a big deal to me. They probably called them perks so all those CoD casuals would want to play it.

Personally I find shooters to be dull as hell. Not having a huge superiority ( or inferiority ) complex however, I don't automatically assume any one who enjoys COD can not appreciate a deep role playing game.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:21 am

perk is a easier way of saying (universal trait)

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:35 am

Personally I find shooters to be dull as hell. Not having a huge superiority ( or inferiority ) complex however, I don't automatically assume any one who enjoys COD can not appreciate a deep role playing game.

Well, 98% of them can't....but besides that by calling them "perks" its something CoD gamers can relate to.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:00 am

They should just name the Perks, "Abilities" or something like that, I would say Skills but then the actual "Skills" wouldn't be Skills anymore, they could also name the Perks "Skill Abilities" or "Special Abilities", but those names are kind of stupid.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:27 am

Talents. Feats. Traits. Anything but perks. Perks implies that they're extras. They're not. They define you more than your skill ranks do. I like it that way. I wish there were attribute talent trees too, but the "perks" are a very good thing, even if they're terribly named.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:08 pm

Really?

yep, we've seen the skill trees for Block, Two-handed and One-handed and the word "Perk" was not written anywhere.

It's possible it is included in the level-up menu, when you must choose a new perk.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:15 pm

I don't think "perks" was maybe the best name, but it doesn't bother me. For me it is attached to Fallout, and doesn't sound very... Elder Scrollsy, if you know what I mean. I think someone above mentioned "traits" and "feats", which just seems to fit the world better to me - but it's just semantics isn't it? As long as it works well, it doesn't really matter.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:01 pm

It's just a word. Not much to get upset about, simply because it was present in another game. There were swords in Fallout 3 too, surely we don't have remove them as well? Or Levels? Or NPCs, food, armour etc.

Are people really that paranoid that Skyrim will be "Fallout with magic"?

I just don't get the fuss.

Also, perks were present in Oblivion too. No one gave a damn back then. I guess that the release of FO3 in between Oblivion and Skyrim forever ruined the word. Somehow.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:48 am

Don't bugger me I know what they do

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:48 pm

It's a meants to an end so it doesn't really matter they may not even be named in game. We could have gone with talents or abilitys but everyone know what to exspect with perks.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:24 am

If it was up to me , I would call them 'pourboires'. :cool:

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:17 pm

Well, 98% of them can't....but besides that by calling them "perks" its something CoD gamers can relate to.

Hooray, I belong to the 2 percent then! I have four CoD titles on PS3 but I've played RPGs since Baldur's Gate and I'm buying a new pc just because of Skyrim.
I think the name "Perks" was not the best choice (talents, feats?) but I don't think it's that important anyway.

» Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:19 am

I really don't care.
Call it a feat, perk, talent, ability, skill specialisation whatever. Does it really matter?

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:20 pm

The name 'perks' makes many people assume that those are not related to any skills, which is wrong.
I saw many many people suggesting perks like in fallout 3.