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Frogging101 has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:33pm

"Illiterate" is now "can't read"? (trait name changes)

First, thanks for B42. But this was a weird thing to change. Maybe they thought people wouldn't know what illiterate means? That's kind of ironic.

- "hemophobic" is now "fear of blood". This should be reverted.
- "agoraphobia" is now "Fear of outdoors". This should be reverted.
- "claustrophobic" is now "fear of indoors". This should be reverted.
- "Coward" is now "nervous". "Brave" is still "brave". This might be a fine descriptor depending on severity. Cowardly sounds more severe than nervous.
- Fast and slow metabolism make sense because the traits are permanent now. You should still be able to acquire obese, underweight, and overweight; not sure if they removed this though.

Last edited by Frogging101; 16 hours ago

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Burrito Mafia has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:33pm

Most if not all the traits got a name change its so cringe. I hope they revert it fr. Couldnt play more then 5 mins went straight back to build 41. A much better game

Forced Lobotomy has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:37pm

Originally posted by Burrito Mafia:
Most if not all the traits got a name change its so cringe. I hope they revert it fr. Couldnt play more then 5 mins went straight back to build 41. A much better game

Does it truly bother you that much? Your opinion is yours and thats fine with me. I just dont see the big deal with having the smallest of changes personally

Burrito Mafia has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:39pm

Originally posted by Forced Lobotomy:
Originally posted by Burrito Mafia:
Most if not all the traits got a name change its so cringe. I hope they revert it fr. Couldnt play more then 5 mins went straight back to build 41. A much better game

Does it truly bother you that much? Your opinion is yours and thats fine with me. I just dont see the big deal with having the smallest of changes personally

Yes it really does. It wouldn't bother me if it was an upgrade but it isnt it feels like a downgrade. I love this game one of my favorite games of all time I hate to see it be downgraded like so

Wilson

17 Dec @ 8:41pm

It feels like they took B41 outside and shot it.
Why did they change a bunch of things for apparently no reason?
So they could say they were doing work?
I would rather have less stuff in the unstable than a bunch of garbage changes.

Burrito Mafia has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:42pm

Originally posted by Wilson:
It feels like they took B41 outside and shot it.
Why did they change a bunch of things for apparently no reason?
So they could say they were doing work?
I would rather have less stuff in the unstable than a bunch of garbage changes.

This ^^ I felt the same exact way playing 42. They really didnt have to do half the things they did. Just gonna play 41 until I cant anymore I guess...

Frogging101 has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:42pm

Originally posted by Forced Lobotomy:
Originally posted by Burrito Mafia:
Most if not all the traits got a name change its so cringe. I hope they revert it fr. Couldnt play more then 5 mins went straight back to build 41. A much better game

Does it truly bother you that much? Your opinion is yours and thats fine with me. I just dont see the big deal with having the smallest of changes personally

Not really, it's just bizarre. Were they trying to be PC? :P

Burrito Mafia has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:43pm

Originally posted by Frogging101:
Originally posted by Forced Lobotomy:

Does it truly bother you that much? Your opinion is yours and thats fine with me. I just dont see the big deal with having the smallest of changes personally
Not really, it's just bizarre. Were they trying to be PC? :P

That is what comes to mind for me. Axe man got changed to axe person I think ...

Evensong

17 Dec @ 8:44pm

Originally posted by Frogging101:
What a weird thing to change. Maybe they thought people wouldn't know what illiterate means? That's kind of ironic.

I mean weird to change.. but equally weird to take notice enough to bother posting about lol. Its such a non change that it has 0 impact on me.

Burrito Mafia has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 8:45pm

Originally posted by Evensong:
Originally posted by Frogging101:
What a weird thing to change. Maybe they thought people wouldn't know what illiterate means? That's kind of ironic.
I mean weird to change.. but equally weird to take notice enough to bother posting about lol. Its such a non change that it has 0 impact on me.

After playing 41 for so long and the game in general anyone with a brain can notice it. Stop defending this downgrade you owe the devs literally nothing

Wilson

17 Dec @ 8:45pm

Originally posted by Evensong:
Originally posted by Frogging101:
What a weird thing to change. Maybe they thought people wouldn't know what illiterate means? That's kind of ironic.
I mean weird to change.. but equally weird to take notice enough to bother posting about lol. Its such a non change that it has 0 impact on me.

It's not just this, its a number of changes to the text that make no sense, like butchering the moodles, and dumbing down the description/name of traits.

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A Fish in a Donut has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 9:06pm

Does it really matter? You understood what it meant, no? Everything I'm seeing so far is great. For the first few hours I've played on build 42, it's looking like a solid upgrade. Little details like opening the windows lets you hear the sounds outside more clearly, the fact that it's pitch black inside at night without lighting and lights from one room carry to another. The world feels more interesting and and sets the scene better than ever. Animals running around bring nature to life. If a word change is going to ruin this game for you, I feel bad for you.

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Wilson

17 Dec @ 9:08pm

Originally posted by A Fish in a Donut:
Does it really matter? You understood what it meant, no?

Bad grammar can ruin a game. You wouldn't say gooder or cant read good, you would say better and illiterate. It's sloppy and makes it seem like the writer was an 8 year old.

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Evensong

17 Dec @ 9:17pm

Originally posted by Burrito Mafia:
Originally posted by Evensong:
I mean weird to change.. but equally weird to take notice enough to bother posting about lol. Its such a non change that it has 0 impact on me.

After playing 41 for so long and the game in general anyone with a brain can notice it. Stop defending this downgrade you owe the devs literally nothing

Taking notice is different from just noticing something, be careful if you have this trait in real life.

To me, this is like gathering up a crowd to complain that the local pizza place changed the name of a pizza from pepperoni supreme to supreme pepperoni. It's such a nonissue, as the meaning of the trait in question is conveyed either way.

Personally I barely noticed the changes until people pointed them out and I went looking, unlike the moodle icons which imo do not fit with the art style of the game as well, though a part of me hopes its just my brain being resistant to change and will normalize with play time.

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A Fish in a Donut has Project Zomboid

17 Dec @ 9:21pm

Originally posted by Wilson:
Originally posted by A Fish in a Donut:
Does it really matter? You understood what it meant, no?
Bad grammar can ruin a game. You wouldn't say gooder or cant read good, you would say better and illiterate. It's sloppy and makes it seem like the writer was an 8 year old.

"Can't Read" is English and we all understand what it means. It's a trait when you create your character, it's not something you're staring at or listening to for the duration of your play time. If that's breaking your hundreds of hours of game play because of an option, you're focused on the wrong part of the game.

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