Guild Wars 2

I think I am the only person who cares about the name of a trait here, that’s probably cause I’m bored at work here . It’s about one of the most used traits for engineer, Static Discharge. This name is actually incorrect. It should be Electric Static Discharge (ESD), which sometimes can be a serious problem for electronical engineers in real life. So why did they came up with a name that actually doesn’t make sense at all? I mean a bit of research (search for static discharge on google) and you’ll find all kind of information about electric static discharge and nothing about static discharge…

Static kind of is synonymous with electrical charge, isn’kitten

So by that reasoning Electric part is implied.

Elixir Gun does not fire ‘Elixir’. Engi got a sum of name issues

Novuake.2691:

Static kind of is synonymous with electrical charge, isn’kitten

So by that reasoning Electric part is implied.

Well, it really depends on the way you look at it, allot of people see the word static as a description of the fact that an entity is currently not moving. I don’t know if you ever heard of statics, that is the study of an static entity that is in balance. I agree with Tj on the name change for the trait.

For average folks here, it’s the same, but a engineer is always correct in the use of his words in these situations.

A electronic engineer won’t say that static, as it has different meanings. He would say it’s electronically charged or it’s electric static. but not static.

A mechanical engineer will also say the same, cause in their point of view if something is static it means that it is not moving, or rotating.

that’s why a engineer always uses electric static discharge instead of static discharge. Common folks don’t say things with a point of view of an engineer so yes they say it’s static if it’s electrically charged and will say it’s not moving when it’s static.

As we are playing the class engineer all terms should be from a point of view of an engineer, and not that from a common folk.

Lupanic.6502:

Elixir Gun does not fire ‘Elixir’. Engi got a sum of name issues

yes and no, as 2 out of 5 skills have name and description that says that it is shooting with a elixir (elixir F and super elixir skill 2 and 5). The elixir gun is just also shooting with other things.

Never really looked to what it’s really shooting, but then it’s more a fault of the guy who modelled the projectiles for those attacks.

Static means stationary in any form other than relating to potential eletrical energy generated by serparation of postive or negative charges… I’m not going into detail.

The correct term you’re looking for is electrostatic discharge, which is the ‘arc’ created as the flow of free electron passess across an air gap between charged surfaces…

It’s nit-picking really as the phenomenon is quite commonly refered to as static shock or discharge as the ‘shock’ and ‘discharge’ don’t relate to anything other than wigglies :-D

Trust me, I’m an engineer… no really… I’m a real life engineer… Aeronautical Engineer, Senior Supervisor, Petty Officer, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy.

Peutrifectus.4830:

Static means stationary in any form other than relating to potential eletrical energy generated by serparation of postive or negative charges… I’m not going into detail.

The correct term you’re looking for is electrostatic discharge, which is the ‘arc’ created as the flow of free electron passess across an air gap between charged surfaces…

It’s nit-picking really as the phenomenon is quite commonly refered to as static shock or discharge as the ‘shock’ and ‘discharge’ don’t relate to anything other than wigglies :-D

Trust me, I’m an engineer… no really… I’m a real life engineer… Aeronautical Engineer, Senior Supervisor, Petty Officer, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy.

As an engineer in my profession, I absolutely agree this is unreasonably nit picky. Everyone I know in my profession would almost absolutely say “discharge”. There is no need to specify electrical static discharge. It is a redundant term.

OP, you definently must be bored at work to make a post about this. Give us your bosses number so we can call him and tell him you need more task heaped on you to keep you busy…..

Peutrifectus.4830:

Static means stationary in any form other than relating to potential eletrical energy generated by serparation of postive or negative charges… I’m not going into detail.

The correct term you’re looking for is electrostatic discharge, which is the ‘arc’ created as the flow of free electron passess across an air gap between charged surfaces…

It’s nit-picking really as the phenomenon is quite commonly refered to as static shock or discharge as the ‘shock’ and ‘discharge’ don’t relate to anything other than wigglies :-D

Trust me, I’m an engineer… no really… I’m a real life engineer… Aeronautical Engineer, Senior Supervisor, Petty Officer, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy.

Yes, but the phenomenon is electrostatic discharge (in short ESD) but fact is that the term ESD isn’t used my people that are not familiar with electronics. And that’s the point, why call a trait of an engineer from a point of view of a non-engineer.

I mean why do proffesional electronic engineers (like I am, won’t call myself professional though as I am still studying) call it ESD? and not just say it’s static. for example: ESD pincet, ESD bags, ESD wristbands or in sentences: ’it’s destroyed cause of ESD’ etc.

ow and : Trust me, I’m an engineer… no really… I’m a real life engineer… atleast I’m studying for it :P
And yes it’s nit-picky and yes I have to less work to do etc. and no you ain’t gonna call my boss.

MrTJpwnz.4710:

…And yes it’s nit-picky

End of thread

Peutrifectus.4830:

MrTJpwnz.4710:

…And yes it’s nit-picky

End of thread

he’s giving up \o/ :P

giving up?…

that would suggest there’s an argument to be had.

I told you that you were just nit-picking and you agreed… end of conversation.

It’s nice that you’re new in the box and still a spunker studying, so I get that you want to show off all the of the exact terminology and SIs you leant last week but this is just a video game and a wildly ficticious one at that. It is infact,a presumption that the energy source is electricity in the first place… this is fantasy after all.

And now I’m giving up. gn