mandala.8507 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 So, with all the other expansions we had pretty obvious abbreviations that were snappy and usually just us saying a combination of letters aloud. For HoT, PoF, IBS, and EoD, we literally just read the letters out loud. For SotO, we decided to pronounce the name phonetically. With Janthir Wilds, it's less obvious what the true nickname and pronunciation should be. "JW" is simply a mouthful and not that compelling, so we probably need to come up with something better. Things I've seen so far include: Just reading the name in full, "Janthir Wilds" "J-Dubs", which is alright I guess, but a bit too zoomer, imo Calling it "Wilds" Some people are trying to start calling it "JaW" I think, but that seems silly and a bit forced to me The one I've come up with is "J-Wilds". Prevents us from being asked what Janthir is every time we say the name to newcomers. It sounds fresh/"hip", but not like something only someone still in grade school would be willing to say out loud (at least in my opinion). But this of course will end up being a community decision, so let's just get some ideas down. Anyone got something better or have a strong preference for anything that's been offered so far? 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 How about the most obvious choice of a short name? Janthir. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazazel.7501 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 J-Dubs is it, for sure. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseofGilead.8907 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Definitely J-Dubs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farohna.6247 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 J-dubs 🤣 JWilds isn't so bad for abbreviation, but J-dubs has a certain ring to it lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 14 minutes ago, RoseofGilead.8907 said: Definitely J-Dubs. Sounds silly, like the name of some stupid rapper who thinks he's super cool. JW is irritating as well, because it reminds me of a certain CS professional player. 😄 I will stick to just "Janthir", sorry! 😋 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazazel.7501 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 JW sounds like young men in suits knocking on your door to talk to you about their favourite book. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noidea Incognito.9607 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) If you take the 1st 2 letters of each word you get a funky one: JaWi Edited June 5 by Noidea Incognito.9607 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obnoxa.6702 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 J-Dubs 😆 I have already gone with Janthir and will probably stick to that - not saying it will be anything "official", but it's only two syllables and geographically accurate so it works for me; the rest didn't have the region/zone right in the name. Sidenote - everyone I know has always called it "hot", never said it as an acronym h-o-t, I've also heard EoD referred to as just "Cantha" on a few occasions, so I think there's a lot of wiggle room to dip our collective toes into something as off the wall as 'Janthir'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gehenna.3625 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 2 hours ago, mandala.8507 said: So, with all the other expansions we had pretty obvious abbreviations that were snappy and usually just us saying a combination of letters aloud. For HoT, PoF, IBS, and EoD, we literally just read the letters out loud. IBS and EoD I did, but HoT and PoF I pronounced like an acronym (not all abbreviations are acronyms). So HoT I pronounced like the word hot and PoF I pronounced like "pof". SoTO is definitely an acronym as well. Perhaps we can call this one JaWi as an acronym (jah-wee) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamirtov.1675 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I think the full name janthir wilds is the best option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyberius of Ranik.3049 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I want to know why we broke tradition and aren’t calling it ‘Wilds of Janthir’ and ‘WoJ’! 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fueki.4753 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Tyberius of Ranik.3049 said: I want to know why we broke tradition and aren’t calling it ‘Wilds of Janthir’ and ‘WoJ’! Maybe that was to avoid confusions with the Whisper of Jormag, which commonly is abbreviated as WoJ. As for JW, I just won't pronounce it in English. Luckily, W is much simpler to pronounce in German. Edited June 5 by Fueki.4753 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chosen One.5369 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I 100% agree with J-dubs or JWee 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babak.3654 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Should have been Wilds of Janthir, so WoJ. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futa.4375 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 It might be nothing for some but I feel that they should have thought about this when naming the "expansion". JW is not good. SotO wasn't great either but JW is even worse. They often make rookie mistakes which don't make any sense to me for a studio that has been running for as long as theirs. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazazel.7501 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 They should have called it something like Legacy of the Flameseeker. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronospere.8143 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 3 hours ago, Gehenna.3625 said: IBS and EoD I did, but HoT and PoF I pronounced like an acronym (not all abbreviations are acronyms). So HoT I pronounced like the word hot and PoF I pronounced like "pof". SoTO is definitely an acronym as well. Perhaps we can call this one JaWi as an acronym (jah-wee) Exactly how i did. Lol "Pof" and "hot" yeah and e.o.d. (which means explosive disarming service in our country.). And soto, which is an indonesian dish. I think i will also stick to "Jah-Way" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaiawolf.8261 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 6 hours ago, mandala.8507 said: So, with all the other expansions we had pretty obvious abbreviations that were snappy and usually just us saying a combination of letters aloud. For HoT, PoF, IBS, and EoD, we literally just read the letters out loud. For SotO, we decided to pronounce the name phonetically. With Janthir Wilds, it's less obvious what the true nickname and pronunciation should be. "JW" is simply a mouthful and not that compelling, so we probably need to come up with something better. Things I've seen so far include: Just reading the name in full, "Janthir Wilds" "J-Dubs", which is alright I guess, but a bit too zoomer, imo Calling it "Wilds" Some people are trying to start calling it "JaW" I think, but that seems silly and a bit forced to me The one I've come up with is "J-Wilds". Prevents us from being asked what Janthir is every time we say the name to newcomers. It sounds fresh/"hip", but not like something only someone still in grade school would be willing to say out loud (at least in my opinion). But this of course will end up being a community decision, so let's just get some ideas down. Anyone got something better or have a strong preference for anything that's been offered so far? What?! Are you crazy or something? What kind of lunatic says h.o.t. instead of HOT! Man, that kitten was 🔥! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I like (The) Wilds. We may find it in the 'Wilds of Maguuma', as well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 6 hours ago, mandala.8507 said: So, with all the other expansions we had pretty obvious abbreviations that were snappy and usually just us saying a combination of letters aloud. For HoT, PoF, IBS, and EoD, we literally just read the letters out loud. There's no "we" here. It was always "HOT" or POF" phonetically with everyone as far as I ever heard it. Anyway, I'm calling this one "Janny". Try and stop me all! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lan Deathrider.5910 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 It is J-Dubs. This is the way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowersunshine.7385 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Let's be realistic, we hardly ever talk about expacs. We usually write about them, like in LFG. Which means that any option that's longer than SotO will not last. So it will be JaW, or perhaps JaWi if JW doesn't stick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asket.5674 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 (edited) Javier or javi ( from JaWi) Edited June 6 by asket.5674 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gehenna.3625 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 12 hours ago, Cronospere.8143 said: Exactly how i did. Lol "Pof" and "hot" yeah and e.o.d. (which means explosive disarming service in our country.). And soto, which is an indonesian dish. I think i will also stick to "Jah-Way" I also thought about calling it Jah-Way instead of Jah-Wee but there might be some religious people that could have issues with calling it Jah-Way. 🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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