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As you all know long or awkward names always get simplified or changed in the ever changing, living entitiy of the language.
This is why we are speaking of barbs, palas, ama, sorcs and so on.
The name wizard may fit very well into the lore but i feel its just not casual enogh to establish itself.
Which of the following do you feel will become common?
TopHatCat64
18-11-2008, 20:08
"Wiz" seems like the logical abbreviation.
stillman
18-11-2008, 23:14
I'll go with wiz.
melianor
19-11-2008, 07:40
Wiz and Wizzy.
stillman
19-11-2008, 14:30
I'd like to change my vote to "W".
Of course, the witchdoctor is WD, so no problems there.
People are lazy man.
AkumaSlayer
20-11-2008, 13:26
I think Wzd is simple and to the point. :grin:
Wiz, although Wee sounds funny.
Vagrant Lustoid
20-11-2008, 18:40
I'm amazed that Wiz isn't an option on the poll... I'd have to say Wiz, with Zard being the second most likely, for some weird reason.
Uncle_Mike
21-11-2008, 08:21
Wiz for male and Wizzy for female characters. And plenty of dumb variations courtesy of people playing D3 translated into their native languages :)
Schpwuette
21-11-2008, 13:15
Wiz is clearly the best choice, but Zard is undeniably awesome.
Wizzy for me.
I can't use "wiz" because that's slang for wee wee - "going for a wiz". Well, it could work depending on how the Wizard turns outs. Never know.
Wizzy for me.
I can't use "wiz" because that's slang for wee wee - "going for a wiz". Well, it could work depending on how the Wizard turns outs. Never know."Don't wiz on the electric fence." <3 Ren & Stimpy XD
I like Wizzy. It's worked for WizardSpike, so I'm sure it'd be fine. Catchy too.
Wizzy for me.
I can't use "wiz" because that's slang for wee wee - "going for a wiz". Well, it could work depending on how the Wizard turns outs. Never know.
I believe that's "Whiz".
Galtrovan
26-11-2008, 19:55
Yes... where is the "Wiz" option. "Wiz" is the first and only abbrev. that came to mind.
I can't use "wiz" because that's slang for wee wee - "going for a wiz". Well, it could work depending on how the Wizard turns outs. Never know.
You just gave Disintegrate a terrifying new potential meaning. Let us hope Diablo 3 is not mod friendly.
Perhaps I am being overly cynical, but I have a strange feeling that unimaginative people who think they are amusing will start to use "Wiztard".
What Wizzes will call themselves is a different matter! :scratchchin:
SanctumDDD
27-11-2008, 03:23
I'm gonna have to say sorc, just outta habit.
wiz seems like the obviuos
DivineSweety
07-01-2009, 00:25
Wiz, although Wee sounds funny.
ill have to with Wiz to and yes wee sounds funny :) ( i loled )
Wizard. Really guys its not that long, and both Wiz and Wizzy sound dumb to me.
Wizard is twice as long to type as Wiz.
AkumaSlayer
07-01-2009, 09:32
As I said before, Wzd is a good short name. It's only 3 letters and it's instantly recognizable. Witch Doctor would be shortened to WD, and Barbarian to Barb.
Doctor Salvador
10-01-2009, 22:41
Zard is the only logical explanation.
My first wizard shall be named "TheZard" and he shall wreak great vengeance upon those who made fun of him and called him "Wiz" and "Wizzy".
Not to be confused with "Charizard".
niksnickers
12-01-2009, 01:31
As I said before, Wzd is a good short name. It's only 3 letters and it's instantly recognizable. Witch Doctor would be shortened to WD, and Barbarian to Barb.
I was thinking wiz, until I read this post. I completely agree with you.Wzd is the way to go, although WD may need to be changed a bit. Maybe WD could be changed to Doc?
Wizzy don't make sense.. its only 1 letter shorter than Wizard :P I'll prolly use wiz. Or maybe Tar.. Zard.
Obviously wiz. wizzy sound too silly, and it fits the usual pattern for making up shorthened names (assassin = assa(or 'sin), sorceress=sorc, paladin=pala, not assy, sorcy or paly)
"Wiz" seems like the logical abbreviation.
Wiz -- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wiz :thumbup:
AkumaSlayer
19-01-2009, 14:46
I was thinking wiz, until I read this post. I completely agree with you.Wzd is the way to go, although WD may need to be changed a bit. Maybe WD could be changed to Doc?
Doc does sound cool, and WD is still a mouthful no matter how fast it is to type.
@ Zarfen - Actually I used pally all the time, but maybe I was an exception. :\
Doctrinaire
31-01-2009, 18:32
I don't see anything other than Wiz being used. WZD? Has the sorceress ever been referred to as an SCS? The Paladin a PDN? Unless a class's name is a compound of multiple words (Death Knight being DK, for instances), or is monosyllabic (Rogue), its forum shorthand is practically always a single syllable of its name. Sometimes a consonant or vowel from an adjacent syllable is added (Barb or Ama, though I've always preferred Zon).
Diablo III will have the Wiz, the Barb, and the WD. That wiz informally means urinate doesn't really make any difference. It can also mean someone very skilled at something (wiz kid). The homophone whiz is a verb meaning to speed by or twirl around.
I anticipate skill tree names being used as much as class names. Stormer, conjurer, arcanist, juggernaut, berserker, battlemaster. The Witch Doctor's trees don't really make for easy conjugation, but he may may be referred to as the Plague Doctor (PD), Vodoo Doctor (VD), or Spirit Doctor (SD). That's a wild guess, though.
GoldenBird
02-02-2009, 03:33
I say wiz. When I think of wzd I think of the whole word wizard - and I'm too lazy for that.
AkumaSlayer
02-02-2009, 05:46
Wiz sounds silly though. Also, the word wizard itself is not overly hard to think of in your head (seriously?) so I would go with something that sounds cool but is easy to type: Wzd.
@ Doctrinaire - I don't understand the reasoning you used for shortening syllables when you keep massive words like Witch Doctor and Death Knight.
Doctrinaire
02-02-2009, 12:58
@ Doctrinaire - I don't understand the reasoning you used for shortening syllables when you keep massive words like Witch Doctor and Death Knight.
Compound names aren't kept, they're initialized. That's how it has worked in the past, in any case. In Everquest, the Beastmaster was always called the BM. In WoW, the Death Knight is the DK. It's a pretty consistent trend.
There are four main kinds of abbreviations that we use in written and spoken English. They are initialisms (BBC), acronyms (NATO), contractions (Dr.), and shortenings (Doc). I can't think of a single instance of a contraction being used as forum jargon for anything, let alone a short class name like Wizard. Contractions just kind of suck as informal abbreviations - they really have to be titles or units of measurement to be functionally practical (ft., Mrs., Mr.). You can try to champion using 'Wzd' if you want, but if the past is any indication, the Wizard will be the Wiz.
Edit: Dimmu's post below reminded me that the Assassin was sometimes abbreviated 'Asn'. It seems a contraction has been used before.
AkumaSlayer
02-02-2009, 15:59
What I meant was that WD isn't shortened at all (to speak) yet everything else has to be shortened to one syllable, as a rule.
Most people probably will use Wiz, but I'm sure Wzd will be used as well.
Doctrinaire is right.
Barbarian~Barb
Amazon~Zon (Ama is just too much to think about, most people see the Z and recognize amazon right away, whereas the A can make you possibly think of assassin)
Sorceress~Sorc
Necromancer~Necro, and eventually I just started saying Nec.
Paladin~Din/Pala/Pal, since the different paladin builds were so varied and consistantly mentioned, you ended up needing to adress each as such anyway. (Hdin, Smiter, Foher, Zealer, Mage, v/t, and that Hammer/smite build that starts with a D, I can't think of it right now).
Druid~Uhhh Druid.
Assassin~ Most People said Sin, but it felt corny and I said Asn. But just like the Paladin, you usually adressed them by build anyway i.e. Trapper, wwsin, Hybrid, and I guess m/a asns, although they were terrible and rarely seen.
Anyway, the point is that the Wizard will undoubtibly be called "wiz", it's got 2 awkward letters (W and Z) making it instantly recognizable and it fits the normal shortening rules that we use in games. I'm going to assume the Wizard Spike will make a return since it was very popular in both D1 and D2, so things may get confusing, but I always called it wizspike anyway.
Barbarian~barb
Witch Doctor~wd
Wizard~wiz
Phat Wolf
05-02-2009, 02:46
With a bunch of people calling chars names like baba, soso, and dudu, I wouldn't be surprised if someday someone starts calling the wizard "wiwi" or "zaza" or something like that. lol. I think wiz is good. :)
Mizantrop
06-02-2009, 01:06
With a bunch of people calling chars names like baba, soso, and dudu, I wouldn't be surprised if someday someone starts calling the wizard "wiwi" or "zaza" or something like that. lol. I think wiz is good. :)
Yep, it's going to be Zizi for me.
Crowd Control
12-02-2009, 19:32
I was thinking more about:
Taaa-daaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!
or
Zap
or maybe just Jack(y).
"Wiz" seems like the logical abbreviation.
yeah and wizzy is EQ1 wizard little nickname
I like wizz or wizzy. I use this terms in other games ;)
Nightswipe
01-03-2009, 09:25
Wii. .......
Mad Mantis
01-03-2009, 14:07
With a name like that the Wiz definitely needs a wand.
Bladewind
01-03-2009, 16:32
She needs a wizardspike.
Doctor Salvador
01-03-2009, 22:48
The Wiz needs a young Michael Jackson as her scarecrow sidekick.
beakachu
08-03-2009, 18:06
I'll be amazed if people don't call them zaza
mackemradge
08-03-2009, 18:43
I'd be comfortable with Wiz. Zaza sounds a bit 'rabbit from the hat, disapearing hankie' to me.
One question, are we abbreviating for both male and female versions? because I would like to suggest that all female Barbarians be referred to as 'Barbie'.
Why would you do that to us? I really don't want the doll popping into my head when trying to play D3.
KillaMike
10-03-2009, 18:28
I'll be amazed if people don't call them zaza
where zaza coming from + is it for male or female wiz? ( oh yeah, i did answer question, i ll call them WIZ!!!!! )
The Wiz needs a young Michael Jackson as her scarecrow sidekick.
and where this came from?
Mike
Keighvin
10-03-2009, 19:20
Mike, have you really never heard of "The Wiz", the all black Wizard of Oz with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross?
invinciblebug
17-03-2009, 23:43
I can't believe you didn't include the most sensible and easiest short name.
Wiz.
well im not a native english speaker :D
that might be the reason.
Teleportation
20-03-2009, 17:53
wiz-wiz obviously ;)
evilswitchkix
24-03-2009, 03:52
Willard...
Scudstorm
24-03-2009, 23:14
Wiza.
10 chars
I'm gunna call wizards.......Ruffuses
lol zard is awesome rofl.... you're such a zard lol
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