General Discussion - Re"rolling"? seriously?! - Forum

" LMTR14 wrote: YOU DON'T ROLL CHARACTERS IN THIS GAME!!! For the players who are my age (40+) it's how we roll. ~ Please separate the PoE1 and PoE2 forums.	Posted by DoubleU#7266 on Sep 23, 2014, 9:43:15 PM Quote this Post
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" LMTR14 wrote: and btw, I've never heard this term outside of this forum. nobody calls it that. nobody Really? In which cave have you been living on? O_O	Posted by fsilverio#2263 on Sep 23, 2014, 11:44:42 PM Quote this Post
"reroll" has been used in videogames for like two decades Dogs Summoner - http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/885199	Posted by Amiag#0234 on Sep 23, 2014, 11:59:08 PM Quote this Post
" LMTR14 wrote: saying rolling a char when you don't is fine is, when taken to its extreme, the same as saying "jlkasdf skadlfj isdfj" is a meaningful sentence. Is it genuinely your position that using a word in a figurative rather than literal sense is equivalent in any way to presenting clear non-words as meaningful? Because it really seems like it, but that makes no sense to me at all, so I really need to ask for clarification. " LMTR14 wrote: it's just so STUPID to use a word that almost fits the bill but clearly doesn't in the end. farming -> makes sense grinding -> makes sense rerolling -> NO FOR FUCK'S SAKE NO I would contend that rerolling makes more sense than the other two, as the activity described by the figurative meaning of the term is much closer to the activity described by the literal meaning of the term. But regardless of that, all three are clear examples of figurative language, and you've provided no reason or argument to back up why you feel this one should be judged differently to the other two. " LMTR14 wrote: and btw, I've never heard this term outside of this forum. That's surprising, but sure, not unbelieveable. However this: " LMTR14 wrote: nobody calls it that. nobody is most definitely not reasonable to conclude just because you haven't heard it. It's also untrue. The term is in wide use in this meaning and has been for a significant period of time - some quick googling indicates certainly more than a decade. (And if you're so concerned with being literal and correct, the very fact you made this thread because people were calling it that demonstrates that you saying "nobody calls it that" is far less correct than anyone using "rerolling" in this way). Last edited by Mark_GGG#0000 on Sep 24, 2014, 12:57:20 AM	Posted by Mark_GGG on Sep 24, 2014, 12:55:27 AM Grinding Gear Games Quote this Post
Rekt. "just for try, for see and for know"	Posted by jdilly23#2851 on Sep 24, 2014, 1:00:30 AM Quote this Post
" Mark_GGG wrote: " LMTR14 wrote: saying rolling a char when you don't is fine is, when taken to its extreme, the same as saying "jlkasdf skadlfj isdfj" is a meaningful sentence. Is it genuinely your position that using a word in a figurative rather than literal sense is equivalent in any way to presenting clear non-words as meaningful? Because it really seems like it, but that makes no sense to me at all, so I really need to ask for clarification. " LMTR14 wrote: it's just so STUPID to use a word that almost fits the bill but clearly doesn't in the end. farming -> makes sense grinding -> makes sense rerolling -> NO FOR FUCK'S SAKE NO I would contend that rerolling makes more sense than the other two, as the activity described by the figurative meaning of the term is much closer to the activity described by the literal meaning of the term. But regardless of that, all three are clear examples of figurative language, and you've provided no reason or argument to back up why you feel this one should be judged differently to the other two. " LMTR14 wrote: and btw, I've never heard this term outside of this forum. That's surprising, but sure, not unbelieveable. However this: " LMTR14 wrote: nobody calls it that. nobody is most definitely not reasonable to conclude just because you haven't heard it. It's also untrue. The term is in wide use in this meaning and has been for a significant period of time - some quick googling indicates certainly more than a decade. (And if you're so concerned with being literal and correct, the very fact you made this thread because people were calling it that demonstrates that you saying "nobody calls it that" is far less correct than anyone using "rerolling" in this way). This is beautiful.	Posted by WraeclastianWine#6997 on Sep 24, 2014, 1:23:58 AM Quote this Post
I grew up during the days of rerolls, I remember rolling stats in D&D and the old Infinity Engine games... so this thread cracks me up. That said, I have my own personal bias against some words. I really hate the words "epic" and "toon" because of their ridiculous overuse in World of Warcraft (I mean by the players, not so much in the actual game world). And I don't hate that game, it was actually pretty fun. But some of the lingo always drove me nuts. Team Won	Posted by ggnorekthx#0419 on Sep 24, 2014, 1:43:34 AM Quote this Post
" DirkAustin wrote: Whats going on in this thread? Spoiler Cool. Is this a space construction worker? Cause he has a brick trowel in his hand.	Posted by PitzerMike#2276 on Sep 24, 2014, 2:45:22 AM Quote this Post
They see me rerollin', they hatin' Shop closed until further notice. Check out my Dominus musical tribute instead: https://soundcloud.com/hackproducer0815/dominus	Posted by MadEFact#6481 on Sep 24, 2014, 3:39:11 AM Quote this Post