Vampires
marchviolets:
Quote from: Gastfyr on 2010 October 30, 17:18:53
One change that would immensely improve vampires imo would be to change the word "plasma" to "blood" in all vampire related instances. The only place I know of where this would look stupid is "blood juice box" but then again "plasma juice box" already looks pretty stupid.
Would I be correct in recalling that the juice box straws are red (implying that the content of the carton is red)? It bothers me that the plasma fruit and juice boxes are red when plasma is the part of blood that is not red. Blood plasma is straw coloured, clear fluid. I would personally prefer that vampires drink blood in its complete form - red blood cells included! To me, the term "blood juice box" would make more sense.
Also, why would a vampire raid a hospital for plasma and not blood (complete with red blood cells!) when they are happy to drink blood from other sims?
jezzer:
Quote from: marchviolets on 2010 November 08, 13:10:08
Quote from: Gastfyr on 2010 October 30, 17:18:53
One change that would immensely improve vampires imo would be to change the word "plasma" to "blood" in all vampire related instances. The only place I know of where this would look stupid is "blood juice box" but then again "plasma juice box" already looks pretty stupid.
Would I be correct in recalling that the juice box straws are red (implying that the content of the carton is red)? It bothers me that the plasma fruit and juice boxes are red when plasma is the part of blood that is not red. Blood plasma is straw coloured, clear fluid. I would personally prefer that vampires drink blood in its complete form - red blood cells included! To me, the term "blood juice box" would make more sense.
Also, why would a vampire raid a hospital for plasma and not blood (complete with red blood cells!) when they are happy to drink blood from other sims?
Because EA is trying to keep from "offending" anyone or being too traumatic for 6s and early 12s by using the b-word. I don't usually download nitpicking mods, but that's one thing that is annoying enough for me to consider it.
Madame Mim:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=plasma
plasma
1712, "form, shape" (earlier plasm, 1620), from L.L. plasma, from Gk. plasma "something molded or created," from plassein "to mold," originally "to spread thin," from PIE *plath-yein, from base *pele- "flat, to spread" (see plane (1)). Sense of "liquid part of blood" is from 1845; that of "ionized gas" is 1928.
Although I have to admit that EA probably did mean it as an alternative to 'ze b vord' only and has no concept of its etymology.
marchviolets:
Quote from: Madame Mim on 2010 November 09, 07:25:34
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=plasma
plasma
1712, "form, shape" (earlier plasm, 1620), from L.L. plasma, from Gk. plasma "something molded or created," from plassein "to mold," originally "to spread thin," from PIE *plath-yein, from base *pele- "flat, to spread" (see plane (1)). Sense of "liquid part of blood" is from 1845; that of "ionized gas" is 1928.
Although I have to admit that EA probably did mean it as an alternative to 'ze b vord' only and has no concept of its etymology.
It says in your above quote "liquid part of blood". That is the reason I am having a problem with the word's use in game. The blood/'plasma' in game is red. Plasma is not red, it is clear/yellow liquid. I'm not sure how the etymology of the word would do anything to correct this?
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 November 08, 15:30:50
Because EA is trying to keep from "offending" anyone or being too traumatic for 6s and early 12s by using the b-word. I don't usually download nitpicking mods, but that's one thing that is annoying enough for me to consider it.
I agree that it is for the sake of not "offending" anyone, but like you, I do find it particularly annoying.
Madame Mim:
Because it clearly states that the usage of the word as a part of blood is relatively modern and the base meaning is that of a mobile/maleable thing or something which spreads out into flatness, for which any liquid might fulfill the definition.
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