Longknife Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 I hate to be the bearer of bad news and I'm sure the team is focused on more important things right now, of course, but did nobody notice the blatant similarities between the symbol for Project Eternity and the symbol for The Elder Scrolls Online? Every time I look at the logo, that story about Apple suing that Polish grocery store or whatever for having a similar logo and for using the web address of a.pl just screams at me. "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ?
Fooine Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 it's Ouroboros. A symbol present in numerous ancient mythologies reprensenting cyclicality. I don't know anything about the themes the writers are hoping to explore, but if it's relevant, then keep it.
Moonlight Butterfly Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah I don't like it much either. It makes me cringe Why not a Mobius Strip instead?
Cantousent Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 I don't think ESO has that particular symbol trademarked. Maybe the Norse do? I don't know where it originated or how old it is, but it's a lot older than Bethsoft. On the other hand, it's not like I care if they change it. I mean, naming the endeavor 'Project Eternity' is a little on the nose, but okay. Having the symbol for eternity seems a little over the top. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends!
Gorth Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Worried that Tutankhamun will come back and sue them both for using the symbol? He'll more likely put a curse on them all “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Tigranes Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 You can also find the similar symbol in the Wheel of Time, in alchemy, and well, all over the place. The ouroboros is a common symbol. It's not my favourite logo either, though. I mean, being called 'Project Eternity', you'd assume the game would get a proper name at some point, and maybe a new logo. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
Longknife Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 it's Ouroboros. A symbol present in numerous ancient mythologies reprensenting cyclicality. I know what it is, but it's really not the most distinguishable symbol (I mean it's a ring with a dragon head), and the minor details between TES online's version and Project Eternity are really quite striking. "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ?
Moonlight Butterfly Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Worried that Tutankhamun will come back and sue them both for using the symbol? He'll more likely put a curse on them all I'd be more worried about his Dad tbh. 1
Merin Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want.
Longknife Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want. I didn't spend the entire duration of Lonesome Road getting bitched at by Ulysses about the importance of symbols and understanding their meaning to hear Mr. Chris Avellone say the logo doesn't matter. Edited September 18, 2012 by Longknife 2 "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ?
Moonlight Butterfly Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want. I didn't spend the entire duration of Lonesome Road getting bitched at by Ulysses about the importance of symbols and understanding their meaning to hear Mr. Chris Avellone say the logo doesn't matter. That made me laugh quite a lot for some reason All this and the fact that Ouroboros just makes me think of Red Dwarf. xD
Longknife Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want. I didn't spend the entire duration of Lonesome Road getting bitched at by Ulysses about the importance of symbols and understanding their meaning to hear Mr. Chris Avellone say the logo doesn't matter. That made me laugh quite a lot for some reason All this and the fact that Ouroboros just makes me think of Red Dwarf. xD Makes me think of Doctor Borous. And then I think of Nightstalkers. And then I think of Roboscorpions. Then I think of Mobius. Then I think of pudding. MMmmmmm, pudding! 1 "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ?
HangedMan Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want. I didn't spend the entire duration of Lonesome Road getting bitched at by Ulysses about the importance of symbols and understanding their meaning to hear Mr. Chris Avellone say the logo doesn't matter. That made me laugh quite a lot for some reason All this and the fact that Ouroboros just makes me think of Red Dwarf. xD Makes me think of Doctor Borous. And then I think of Nightstalkers. And then I think of Roboscorpions. Then I think of Mobius. Then I think of pudding. MMmmmmm, pudding! Thgis game needs pudding. Do you like hardcore realistic survival simulations? Take a gander at this.
Merin Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want. I didn't spend the entire duration of Lonesome Road getting bitched at by Ulysses about the importance of symbols and understanding their meaning to hear Mr. Chris Avellone say the logo doesn't matter. *doublechecks* No, I'm not Chris Avellone. So... you have a quote from Mr. Avellone where he says that logos don't matter? If you do, point taken. If you are conflating my response with him, however... in any case - public domain is public domain. Common symbols are common - if you don't like the choice, don't like the choice. But this is as silly as saying that Dragon's Dogma and Divinity II shouldn't use dragons at all since Dragon Age:Origins had just done dragons. Edited September 18, 2012 by Merin 1
Longknife Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah, I don't care what Bethesda's MMO is using as a symbol. Obsidian can use what they want. I didn't spend the entire duration of Lonesome Road getting bitched at by Ulysses about the importance of symbols and understanding their meaning to hear Mr. Chris Avellone say the logo doesn't matter. That made me laugh quite a lot for some reason All this and the fact that Ouroboros just makes me think of Red Dwarf. xD Makes me think of Doctor Borous. And then I think of Nightstalkers. And then I think of Roboscorpions. Then I think of Mobius. Then I think of pudding. MMmmmmm, pudding! Thgis game needs pudding. I second this motion. "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ?
Pop Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 At $3 million they'll upgrade to a Klein Bottle Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
descalabro Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 I think above all that symbol looks kind of cheap. Besides representing cycles, it represents a daemon eating its own tale, which means evil consumes itself. If this has anything to do with the game story, please redesign that symbol. If it doesn't, then think of something else. Project Eternity: Interactive/animated or descriptive? Check my poll and vote!
FreezingShock Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Well, the name is obviously merely a placeholder, but I think the logo might stay, seeing how it's also present on those t-shirts and such. And really, I don't see the problem with that. I like it.
Kilroy_Was_Here Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Well, it's not like Bethesda has a history of suing people over incredibly stupid things that they don't have copyrights to, like the word 'scrolls'... Oh, wait...
Luckmann Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah I don't like it much either. It makes me cringe Why not a Mobius Strip instead? Ouroboros are for fantasy.Mobius strips are for sci-fi. Don't you know anything?
Kilroy_Was_Here Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah I don't like it much either. It makes me cringe Why not a Mobius Strip instead? Ouroboros are for fantasy.Mobius strips are for sci-fi. Don't you know anything? Well, firearms imply steampunk which is the combination of sci-fi and fantasy. Can we have a Mobius/Ourorborus strip... symbol thing?
Luckmann Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah I don't like it much either. It makes me cringe Why not a Mobius Strip instead? Ouroboros are for fantasy.Mobius strips are for sci-fi. Don't you know anything? Well, firearms imply steampunk which is the combination of sci-fi and fantasy. Can we have a Mobius/Ourorborus strip... symbol thing? For an actual steampunk setting (which I do not think this will be), I would definitely think an Ouroborus in the shape of a mobius strip would be amazing.
Kai Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Well, Baldur's Gate pretty much had a skull with some other stuff around it as a logo, Icewind Dale had a tree, Neverwinter Nights had an eye. None of those were really that original, but they all made sense to the stories within the games. So if this logo is what they're going for, I'd guess it'll be related to the game in some way, which is fine enough for me. That said, a Mobius Ouroboros would be awesome.
Posbi Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 The symbol is fine. Do you people really have to bitch about every single thing? 1
Longknife Posted September 19, 2012 Author Posted September 19, 2012 The symbol is fine. Do you people really have to bitch about every single thing? This is literally the only thing I've bitched about. :U "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ?
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