Auntie Maim. Too anachronistic?

Aktillum

It is well known that the Maim questline is quite heavily based on the 1955 novel Auntie Mame, which follows a boy named Patrick. All of the denizens in Maim's mansion are lifted from this book. Nothing against the book, but I am forced to avoid Maim's mansion IG because it completely destroys the fourth wall for me.

"She has helped Auntie Maim bring her nephew back from the dead."

Just seeing this when I HONORSF people is enough to make me cringe. The immersion is ruined for me. I actually want to go outside now. How can we go about deleting Maim's mansion?

Edit: This is a serious discussion.

Sherazad

I thought we were supposed to delete Bopalopia first?

Delphinus

Give it a rest, Aktillum.

Edit: The book is Auntie Mame, by the way.

Aktillum

Don't be ridiculous, Delph, you can't tell me it doesn't burn you up inside every time you see Maim shout "Success!"

Orklanishkal

I think you're misusing the word "anachronistic."

Delphinus

@Aktillum: Doesn't matter; the intent is pretty obvious. Keep it in one thread.

Aktillum

Delphinus said:

@Aktillum: Doesn't matter; the intent is pretty obvious. Keep it in one thread.

There's a thread for Druids, a thread for Cyrene, a thread for Jesters and now a thread for Maim. Are you suggesting we compile one big thread for things that shouldn't exist / need changing?

Delphinus

I'm saying you should wait and think before posting. Maybe sleep on it. I recommend a relaxing nap.

On the off chance you are being serious: Yes, Auntie Maim manages to be both a landmark in area/quest design, and a nadir in the way of lore writing. However, there are many other things (jesters, Bopalopia, Pandora) more jarring than a little tucked-away mansion.

Aktillum

A good idea perhaps, so we can discuss this grave injustice against roleplay in the morning. Though I'm afraid if I sleep on it, I will toss and turn all night, thinking about all the OOC things that Achaea draws from.

Edit: I hope Pandora reads your comment and flags you for abuse of the flag for abuse button.

Delphinus

Aktillum said:

A good idea perhaps, so we can discuss this grave injustice against roleplay in the morning. Though I'm afraid if I sleep on it, I will toss and turn all night, thinking about all the OOC things that Achaea draws from.

Yeah okay, you're not being serious. My mistake.

Aktillum

I am being serious, and if you don't stop derailing my thread by implying that I'm not serious, I'll be forced to flag you for abuse.

Nellaundra

Sure, there are a few things that bug me ingame too.  How about we delete those?

Nellaundra

Apparently, sarcasm is a lost art.  Let's drop all subtlety.

Aktillum

Confused.

Rean

Well, now I have to take anachronistic out of the list of things I've never heard in a sentence before. Also wow, that's amazing. I never knew that, I always thought "Auntie Maim" was a weird name for a denizen. Learn something new every day!

I'm not particular either way on removing it or not, but removing it might do more harm than good. Altering it might be a step in the middle. I can see Aktillum's point because if I saw a character named Rahnd Al'Tor in an area locked in endless battle against the Not-Bright One, it would bug me too. Then again, it's been in the game forever, and I don't think it's a well known book (until this thread anyways) so! Not sure.

Orklanishkal

Auntie Maim's inclusion does not detract from the game in any way. If she was driving a Mercedes around, it might. But until that point, pls don't call her anachronistic/delete. Thx.

Katzchen

I would think the wheel of time would be way more popular than this book. I can't say I've ever heard of it.

I had a bit of a giggle when I saw a (young) character called "Apolloduros" or something, but figured it was probably some legitimate greek word/mythos as well as the book I know it from.

Jiraishin

Never heard of Rean's reference. Knew Auntie Mame from the movie version, which my mom used to play a lot when I was little.
I actually liked seeing semi-familiar names like Auntie Maim or Dr. Kortoxian when I started playing.

Rean

If you have never read Wheel of Time, you are not a nerd, and you should feel bad.

Woah! Dr. Kortoxian is from a book too? What?

Jiraishin

I don't have the energy to read the Wheel of Time. I've heard too many bad-to-mediocre things about it to make me want to pick the first one up.

I was thinking Dr. Kevorkian from real life.

Aktillum

They should probably remove all instances of the word "Zarathustra" from Ashtan, it's like they based that city around the works of Nietzche or something.

Blujixapug

Tarkanian

I like Alyson Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

@Blujixapug won this thread for me.

Tahquil

I started playing achaea because Atavians reminded my of the Icarii race in The Wayfarer Redemption trilogies.

If not for it, I probably would never had picked up achaea.

Mishgul

bards remind me of zorro, he sings while he fights too and i'm pretty sure  he just spams ditty. Should delete zorro.

Beya

EDIT: -Nevermind, I'm saving this gif for a good day.-

@Aktillum I didn't know that! TIL.

Babel

Trolling is unwelcome. Give it a rest, and make your sarcastic points in the threads at which they are directed. If it helps you feel any better, Auntie Maim is somewhat poorly-named; I suggest in future you call her "Lady de Vermiis." That's what I do.