Lord Diddy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I found it awkward why they would call it "Hunter" skill not "Hunting", i mean almost every other skill ends with an "-ing". #-o "w00t I got 99 hunter", does that sound like proper english? :ohnoes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uula Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Attack, defence, strenght, hitpoints, ranged, magic, prayer, slayer, herblore, agility, construction end with -ing? That's over half of the skills... Though you DID say "Almost every other" -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudman126 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Of course it doesnt, so people will say: "Huzzah! I am a level 99 hunter now!" or "Oh joy! I have obtained the skill level of 99 in the hunter skill!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiriyama Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Some people were complaining about how it would encourge people to hunt animals. Still might do the same Hunter- Person who hunts. Hunting- Act of hunting an animal. Denizen of Darkness| PSN= sworddude198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojann2 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Sorry, but this is more Like Trapping -.- NOT hunting. Knowledge Talks| | Wisdom Listens~~Heroes Get Remembered, But Legends Never Die~~Xbox Live & Playstation Network Name: Trojann2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ortiz9471 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 do you see... attacking strengthing defencing hitpointsing slaying praying magicing herbloring agiliting (lol) constructing no... It's ok, your just like the average Runescape player. No matter what Jagex gives you, you will find something wrong with it and accuse them of giving you bad updates... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam007 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 When slayer came out I expected it to be called slaying. When hunter came out, I assume it'd be called hunter, and not hunting. Slayer probably sounds perfectly normal to you - but there were people just as bewildered about the name slayer as you are about hunter. In some time hunter will sound just as natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 It's weird that it's inconsistent. Always wondered why Farming isn't Farmer. Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bludragon124 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 it is strange, but idc really :oops: if you say hunting / hunter,,, everybody knows what you are talking about :P Noted raw mackerel drop... Wtfh? Always buying: Watermelon seeds, 2K each. Strawberry seeds, 800 each. Contact Via PM on forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blouinator Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 hunter does sound stupid they should have went wit hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy87 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Attack, defence, strenght, hitpoints, ranged, magic, prayer, slayer, herblore, agility, construction end with -ing? That's over half of the skills... Though you DID say "Almost every other" -.- all your 99's are "ings" also, maybe jagex is not well informed of the english language.(now wait 5 seconds to let that sink in about how absurd it is.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkool Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 well i always think of it as a -ing so i didnt notice that it did have -er :oops: thompsonkool-click for blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcyte Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Some people were complaining about how it would encourge people to hunt animals. Still might do the same Hunter- Person who hunts. Hunting- Act of hunting an animal. yeah lol, but of course that also encourages people to kill things and try to bury their bones :wink: , yeah i don't think there is much to this post... Click for mah Blog!- I'm not sure why you would though because i never update it Achieved 99 Thieving 3/10/07-992nd to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkluniux Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Attack, defence, strenght, hitpoints, ranged, magic, prayer, slayer, herblore, agility, construction end with -ing? That's over half of the skills... Though you DID say "Almost every other" -.- all your 99's are "ings" also, maybe jagex is not well informed of the english language.(now wait 5 seconds to let that sink in about how absurd it is.) Oh yeah, jagex is surely not well informed about english, after all having a company in england, be english and watch too much monty python is not motive to say "i know english". Anyways, this whole disscution is a little obsolete, you know, i got like lvl 16 in hunt and i donÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâôt know because i did not checked if it says hunt or hunting... Ah yeah! i want to be lvl 99 woodcutter and then highalch with i hope near lvl 99 magicing!!! http://darkluniux.blogspot.comBehold my blog! Thou shalt visit it and rejoice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam007 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Attack, defence, strenght, hitpoints, ranged, magic, prayer, slayer, herblore, agility, construction end with -ing? That's over half of the skills... Though you DID say "Almost every other" -.- Ah yeah! i want to be lvl 99 woodcutter and then highalch with i hope near lvl 99 magicing!!! The word is maging. You guys keep talking about how some words won't work with -ing, -er, or neither. But these are all verbs, and they all work with either the root like attack, the er like hunter, or the ing like farming. Let me make a table. Root "ing" "er" Attack Attacking Attacker Defence Defending Defender Strength Strengthening Strengthener Hitpoints (not a verb. It could be "hit point raising/raiser, or root could be changed) Ranged Ranging Ranger Pray Praying Prayer Magic Maging Mager Cook Cooking Cooker Woodcut Wcing Woodcutter Fletch Fletching Fletcher Fish Fishing Fisher Firemake Fmaking Firemaker Craft Crafting Crafter Smith Smithing Smither Mine Mining Miner Herblore (not a verb) Agility (not a verb) Thieve Thieving Thiever Slay Slaying Slayer Farm Farming Farmer Runecraft Runecrafting Runecrafter Hunt Hunting Hunter Construction Constructing Constructer Sorry the table looks so ugly. Anyway, my point is that it's entirely up to jagex to choose the type of verb. Since the majority of them are verbs, they should be able to keep some kind of consistency. You see how each type is all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hell00omagz Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Sorry, but this is more Like Trapping -.- NOT hunting. Amen to that =D> we have all done this beforeone time i woke up sleeping under my bed with a jello and a spoon lol :ohnoes:Barrow Items: 31Le MTA vous poss̮̬̉̉de baiseur de m̮̬̉̉re Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild_goat_14 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Sorry, but this is more Like Trapping -.- NOT hunting. Amen to that =D> Troj...you took the words right outta my mouth. I shall take my flock underneath my own wing, and kick them right the [bleep] out of the tree. If they were meant to fly, they won't break their necks on the concrete.So, what is 1.111... equal to?10/9. Please don't continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trunksrs Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I found it awkward why they would call it "Hunter" skill not "Hunting", i mean almost every other skill ends with an "-ing". #-o "w00t I got 99 hunter", does that sound like proper english? :ohnoes: "w00t" doesn't sound like proper english "I got" doesn't sound like proper english I think that was shout down before hunter even got thrown in there. And "I have 99 hunter" "I have 99 hunting" Neither one of them really sound like proper english. And to Adam, the er suffix makes it a noun, not a verb. Slayer is a person that slays. Hunter is a person that hunts. And, since it is referring to a skill, technically they are all nouns, sense a skill is a noun. That's why you can "have" a high leveled skill. Look, if your mom still drops you off at school, you ain't gangsta, pull up your damn pants!3 down, 7 to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbellz Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Sorry, but this is more Like Trapping -.- NOT hunting.I'm with Troj on this. It is pretty much trapping animals. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n64jive Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 "er" refers more the the person and "ing" refers to more the act. Being that all these are skills, i beleive they should all be "ing". Attack--Not a verb Defence--Same as Attack Strength--Not a verb Hitpoints--Not a verb Range--Not a verb Prayer--Not a Verb Magic--Not a Verb Cooking--Sounds the best as "ing" Woodcut--Could go either way, but sounds best as woodcut Fletching--Sounds the best with "ing" Fishing--Sounds the best with "ing" Firemaking--Sounds best with "ing" Crafting--Sounds best with "ing" Smithing--Sounds best with "ing" Mining--Sounds best with "ing" Herblore--Not a verb Agility--Not a verb Thieving--Sounds best with "ing" Slayer--One of the few that sound better with "er" Farming--Sounds better with "ing" Runecrafting--Sounds Better with "ing" Hunter--Sounds better with "ing" Construction--Not a verb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebdragon Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Sorry, but this is more Like Trapping -.- NOT hunting.I'm with Troj on this. It is pretty much trapping animals. :? It's probably mainly because Jagex is scared that if guns were added to the game that little kids would go out, grab a handgun, and go on a killing rampage. News headline: "Child kills parents and friends imitating Runescape." :-# :lol: (When I started writing this I intended it to be sarcasm. I think it went in the other direction :o) [if you have ever attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands or by drawing an array, copy and paste this into your signature.] Fullmetal Alchemist, you will be missed. A great ending to a great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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