Difficulty Level Naming

In keeping with the theme of Hard, Cruel, and Ruthless, I think Malevolent would be appropriate.

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willychung wrote:

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tpapp157 wrote:

And everyone pulls out their thesaurus.

Really, I think ness is on to something. Instead of naming the difficulties something generic you can use the opportunity to add a little more flavor to the game.

outcast -> forsaken -> banished -> exiled

my fav so far

This... or better yet;

Normal -> Forsaken -> Banished -> Exiled

Bottom line I really think Normal should be the first difficulty.

It would also be fitting if Exile/Exiled were the last.

So my suggestion would be

Normal -> ??? -> ??? -> Exiled

normal
challenging
relentless
unforgiving
cruel
tormenting

As an FYI, they've already gone with the name, Merciless, as the fourth difficulty (source: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1090).

Just thought I'd let you peeps know, but by all means commence forth; it's still fun to see the plethora of imaginative ideas people have.

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Chris wrote:

We haven't made firm decisions on any of those topics yet (and may not for several months still). They're still pretty experimental. The feedback from the community has been very helpful and provides insightful input.

Difficulty level names are currently Normal, Cruel, Ruthless, Merciless.

(Emphasis mine)

Ya, I caught that as well. I still wouldn't count on something as minor as a difficulty name being changed as a result of testing. They've already bothered to hand-pick the name "Merciless" out of hundreds of suggestions.

I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned, nor what age-level you're catering to, but if this is going to be the super secret hardcore difficulty I think Damned or Damnation would be a great name! I fits with the progression of the other words while still giving the last difficulty a hard-hitting name. :)

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p0rt wrote:

outcast -> forsaken -> banished -> exiled

Definitely the best combo I've seen so far.
All 4 difficulties represents social standing in some way.

Outcast
- people dont like you and your purposefully left out.
Forsaken
- People dont care that your laying there dying in the streets. Infact theyre glad hurt.
Banished
- Removed from the general populace and asked to not return.
Exiled
- Forcably removed from the general populace and taken to a remote, unescapable area, forgotten about and assumed dead.

The best Idea and Explanation so far... Fits perfectly with the game...

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ness wrote:

??? -> Forsaken -> Banished -> Exiled -> ???

+1

Hellish, Impossible, Path of Exile, Feverish, Devilish, Unattainable, Path of the Lost, Path of the Broken, Path of the gods.