>>11811891Well, yeah, I agree you can't please everyone. The trouble with 'just rename them yourself' is that it solves the problem of "blehh this one name is stoopid" but demotivates solving problems like "everyone wants to be /extra/ clever, so they don't keep a common thread between 'mons in a family, instead using three different words for 'rabbit' and three different words for 'chilli,' and the result is a confusing mess."
There are lots of different ways to convey relatedness, of course, not just Char+(reptile-word) kinda stuff. And the good names we have are REALLY good, pic related. It's simple, it has enough subtlety to be fun without going full-obscure, and the family inherits the -ott-. Other aspects aside, good name.
It seems really important to design for players, not for designers. Yes, even if there might never be that many players who weren't designers.
