File that decides Maxis "townies"' names
Alex:
Quote from: jordi on 2009 July 24, 06:03:42
or else they have absolutely zero quality control for stuff like this.
I think it's safe to say that we are the quality control.
Ayrell:
I see, and understand. Thanks, Jordi.
Hopefully you'll get around to releasing your "better names" version for TS3 as well.
cheapncheerful:
Quote from: chann on 2009 July 23, 23:39:28
Quote from: kuronue on 2009 July 23, 23:19:09
Can you at least verify that the reported seemingly-feminine names are on the male list and vice versa, as opposed to the theory that Inappropriate sims are naming their children inappropriately?
I don't think EA thought that far into it ::) Amanda for instance is indeed on the male list, between Errol and Ervin.
Actually, I've developed the hypothesis that the male names and last names come from another EA game - Madden. God knows where the female names come from.
Amanda counts for EA as a male name on other games too?
It's not usual a 7 feet linebacker named Amanda.
chann:
Quote from: cheapncheerful on 2009 July 25, 03:38:43
Amanda counts for EA as a male name on other games too?
It's not usual a 7 feet linebacker named Amanda.
Maybe it is... Amanda-man is a true anomaly. I'm actually tempted to believe Amanda was some ex-girlfriend of a jilted programmer and making it a man's name was an act of revenge ;)
To me the first name list reads like a football roster - especially with all the African-American names - and it seems reasonable to assume the last names would have been re-used too, if the first names were. Then again, I'm not even American so take it for what you will.
Euphemism:
FFS EA, how fucking hard is it to go to babynames.com and copy/paste? Jesus (or Jeuss) Christ on a motorcycle. They've done horrid names for two games in a row now, and nobody knows why. Maybe not even EA.
That said, as bad as names in TS3 are, I still think they're at least a minute improvement from all those Goopys and Dagmars and Sims named after the producers (Langeraks and crap). But, yes, an improved name list would be appreciated. I think I may be using yours in TS2 still, jordi.
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