What kind of talent names are best?

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1: Technical names
Ex: Nanomachine coating, focusing diodes, vanadium plating, ablative armor, etc.

2: More comedic names
Ex: Hungry hungry Stitches, making inky, impatience is a virtue, etc.

3: Quotation names
Ex: The bigger they are, push comes to shove, etc.

4: Evil/Heroic sounding names
Ex: Darkness within, unconquered spirit, dark lady’s call, stalwart angel, etc.

5: Adjective based names
Ex: Biting cold, deafening blast, relentless strikes, etc.

Any other kind of names I missed? Pls share ~

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Easteregg/reference (“quote”) names, like Eye of the Tiger, Give’em some Pepper, and so on :smiley:

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I like Technical Names the most, then More Comedic Names, and third of all, Evil/Heroic Names.

And then in fourth place, adjective based names.

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I love names like Andorhal Anomaly, referencing the hero’s lore while still having that “epic skill” feel.

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Comedic all the way. Although I guess matching the demeanor of the hero is most important.

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references to in-game stuff, like diablo heroes with talents named after equipment sets!

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That’s why I like technical names. They almost always go to SC2 Heroes, like with Neosteel Coating.

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Each theme of names, in my opinion, depends on four things:

  • The origin universe of each hero and their lore
  • If the talent name fits with its own functionality
  • The selection of exact words that fit the character fantasy
  • Individual theme and personality of each hero
    • Anduin talent names reference a holy priest
    • Whitemane talent names infers a zealous tone
    • Stukov talent names can infer virulence and infestation
    • Alarak talent names are more narcissistic (not in a bad way)
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I like a good mix.

Mathael has one called “Throwing Shade” which makes me chuckle when I see it.

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I gotta say, Malthael has among the worst talent names. Almost all of them are too edgy for the tone of the game.

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I like them.

They’re so over the top, but done with such sincerity I can’t help but see it as somewhat of a parody.

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This. This is what I like.