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HardlyNever
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1258 Posts
March 18 2012 06:12 GMT
#1
Ok, this is something that has always bothered me. Why the hell does everyone call it "larva inject?" You know what I'm talking about. That ability queens have. The one called "spawn larva." Even TLPD talks about "injecting" larva:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Spawn_Larva

Why? It isn't faster to say, in fact it is an extra syllable. Is it "inject" in another language (korean maybe)? As far as I can remember, this started back in the beta (I wanna say HD or Husky called it this, and it just took off, but I could be wrong). I dunno why this bothers me, but it does. It just makes no sense to call it "inject." Is it the sound it makes? Is that an "injection" sound to some people? Is it easier to make it into a verb form? You could still say "hitting all his larva spawns" instead of "hitting all his larva injects." I doesn't make sense. What the hell is going on here?

This should stop, but I know it won't. It's pretty dumb when you think about it.

**
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Gheed
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States972 Posts
March 18 2012 06:18 GMT
#2
You are playing a game where the egg stage comes after the larval stage. Does it really matter what it's called?
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
March 18 2012 06:21 GMT
#3
On March 18 2012 15:18 Gheed wrote:
You are playing a game where the egg stage comes after the larval stage. Does it really matter what it's called?
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Cocoon
not egg

OP, you are right, at least Blizzard seems to use "spawn" for all that - for larvae, for creep tumors etc.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
Gheed
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States972 Posts
March 18 2012 06:25 GMT
#4
On March 18 2012 15:21 figq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2012 15:18 Gheed wrote:
You are playing a game where the egg stage comes after the larval stage. Does it really matter what it's called?
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Cocoon
not egg

OP, you are right, at least Blizzard seems to use "spawn" for all that - for larvae, for creep tumors etc.


Oh shit, they're not eggs in SC2? I don't know what is real anymore.

Still calling them eggs, though.
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
March 18 2012 06:31 GMT
#5
Yea...I guess it makes sense cocoons come after larva...but still. Its an egg.
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figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
March 18 2012 06:40 GMT
#6
Only the infested terrans come from an egg now, yeah.

I guess Blizzard have read sarcastic comments about the "Zerg egg" after larva in SC1/BW and decided to edit it.

Anyway, I remember when casters started saying inject, not sure who was first, but distinctly remember at least one time when I thought "Inject? ... Well, okay.", and soon after it became standard community jargon. Casters have lots of these semi-weird or incorrect phrases that we've just gotten used to. I thank you for noticing such detail though.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
March 18 2012 06:45 GMT
#7
Well it makes sense because the queen's action involved in spawning larva is an "injection" into a hatchery, right? The larva doesn't spawn until the cooldown on the hatch is completed.
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sluggaslamoo
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Australia4494 Posts
March 18 2012 06:49 GMT
#8
Just like how the term Ewok was never mentioned in return of the Jedi, yet that's what everyone refers them too.
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PineapplePizza
Profile Joined June 2010
United States749 Posts
March 18 2012 06:54 GMT
#9
The side bar kind of made me chuckle


Larva inject... HardlyNever


I think it's sort of a thingy that somehow managed to infect people's vocab...like Colossus Den or Ultra Bay.
"There should be no tying a sharp, hard object to your cock like it has a mechanical arm and hitting it with the object or using your cockring to crack the egg. No cyborg penises allowed. 100% flesh only." - semioldguy
Shock710
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia6097 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-18 06:57:50
March 18 2012 06:56 GMT
#10
edit: sry wrong thread
dAPhREAk gives Shock a * | [23:55] <Shock710> that was out of context -_- [16:26] <@motbob> Good question, Shock!
BadBinky
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Finland649 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-18 07:08:43
March 18 2012 07:07 GMT
#11
To me it looks like the queen injects the hatchery. After the injection the hatchery will spawn larvae.
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cmen15
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1519 Posts
March 18 2012 07:55 GMT
#12
On March 18 2012 15:49 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Just like how the term Ewok was never mentioned in return of the Jedi, yet that's what everyone refers them too.

hmm wow your right.. but how did i know they were called that o.o
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figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
March 18 2012 08:07 GMT
#13
On March 18 2012 15:45 a9arnn wrote:
Well it makes sense because the queen's action involved in spawning larva is an "injection" into a hatchery, right? The larva doesn't spawn until the cooldown on the hatch is completed.
The word "injection" or "inject" is never used in any Blizzard-related sources I could find though, only "spawn". The animation looks like the Queen spews something from its mouth into the hatchery, not sure if injection describes it well.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6592 Posts
March 18 2012 08:40 GMT
#14
On March 18 2012 15:49 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Just like how the term Ewok was never mentioned in return of the Jedi, yet that's what everyone refers them too.


you honestly just blew my mind. hahaha
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Cite
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia251 Posts
March 18 2012 08:45 GMT
#15
As we all know when the mommy queen loves the daddy hatchery very much she injects her love into the hatchery (because females are really males and all that) and thats how baby larvae are born. And son that is why we call it injecting a hatchery
Angel_
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1617 Posts
March 18 2012 09:29 GMT
#16
On March 18 2012 15:21 figq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2012 15:18 Gheed wrote:
You are playing a game where the egg stage comes after the larval stage. Does it really matter what it's called?
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Cocoon
not egg

OP, you are right, at least Blizzard seems to use "spawn" for all that - for larvae, for creep tumors etc.



MY ULTRALISK IS A BUTTERFLY?!!??!?!??!
eu.exodus
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
South Africa1186 Posts
March 18 2012 09:38 GMT
#17
well when you think about it logically, what you are saying is that the ability spawn larvae is shorter than larvae inject. when you use it in context inject makes more sense.

for example :

'make sure you always inject your hatches' is better than
'make sure you always use spawn larvae on your hatches'

also spawn larvae is the name of an ability. you dont hear people saying 'stim pack your marines before you engage' because its just sounds dumb. another thing you should remember is how the word spawn is used in the game. spawn could mean start location, and a whole lot of other things to do with zerg. spawning units, spawning buildings etc. inject has one meaning and that makes communicating that meaning a lot easier especially for casters.

your rant is pretty petty.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44271 Posts
March 18 2012 12:10 GMT
#18
On March 18 2012 18:29 Angel_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2012 15:21 figq wrote:
On March 18 2012 15:18 Gheed wrote:
You are playing a game where the egg stage comes after the larval stage. Does it really matter what it's called?
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Cocoon
not egg

OP, you are right, at least Blizzard seems to use "spawn" for all that - for larvae, for creep tumors etc.



MY ULTRALISK IS A BUTTERFLY?!!??!?!??!


Ahahahaha

Larva injects are just a colloquialism that players use, much like the other ones already listed (eggs, colossus den, etc.). Sometimes they help explain the context of the particular situation.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
March 18 2012 13:50 GMT
#19
On March 18 2012 18:38 eu.exodus wrote:
spawn could mean start location, and a whole lot of other things to do with zerg. spawning units, spawning buildings etc. inject has one meaning and that makes communicating that meaning a lot easier especially for casters.
That's the true reason for such term to take off - it's unique, yes. However, we just accepted the random term that most likely Husky or HD first came up with on a whim, and the lore guys in Blizzard probably have no idea what inject in Starcraft 2 is supposed to mean.

I think we should ask them - and this is likely to become clearer in HotS, because it's the zerg campaign.
On March 18 2012 18:29 Angel_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2012 15:21 figq wrote:
On March 18 2012 15:18 Gheed wrote:
You are playing a game where the egg stage comes after the larval stage. Does it really matter what it's called?
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Cocoon
not egg

OP, you are right, at least Blizzard seems to use "spawn" for all that - for larvae, for creep tumors etc.



MY ULTRALISK IS A BUTTERFLY?!!??!?!??!
No, it's a chicken, duh.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
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