Why is EPIC the only descriptor that people use nowadays?

[Eyclonus]

I think it comes from every fantasy and Sci Fi film being described as "...an Epic Saga...", by that voice actor who did all the trailers for action films in the 80s and early 90s.
You know, he's got that husky voice, Pablo Francesco did a skit imitating that...
"Arnold Shwarznegger this summer is..-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!-"Little Tortilla Boy."

 

[Ophiuchus]

I've been guilty of misusing (and overusing) it in the past, but I started to curb it when I realised how much it cheapens things that really are epic. These days there's no accurate way to describe a long and thrilling movie, a lengthy powerful novel or the music of Mono and Mogwai, because 'epic' has become severely cheapened.

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

No one says EPIC. It's all about LEGEND.
You have to say it right though. The END is extended and said in a slightly higher pitch. You say the whole word to a similar tune of the sound effect on Windows for plugging in a device. LEGEND can be used as an adjective, as a greeting or as a replacement of song lyrics.

This information comes straight from wikipedia.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Similar to my bugbear, 'noob'.

Insult me if you like, but please try to prove that your vocabulary stretches to double figures, and try ANY other insult except' I believe that perhaps you are not as skilled as myself in this particular game'. Come on, there's a whole world of creative abuse out there, if you REALLY need to verbally knock me down, at least try!

I'm with the above guy on pwnd, too. Anyone saying or typing that (unless you're doing it to abuse people who use it, heh), has instantly labelled themselves idiotic.

It seems most multiplayer servers have a heavy approach to racist insults, which is a good thing, but I'd expand it to sexist, homophobic, retard comments, noob, and pwned, too, force people to go read a book a learn some new words if nothing else.

 

[afrophysics]

Yeah in a similiar vein my friend uses the term "lulzy" to describe things that are just cool or interesting, such as an HD TV, you can be a pedant over it or you can just get the meaning and be on your merry way.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

this thread is EPIC WIN. (sorry, I had to)

thesaurus translation: this thread is HEROIC CONQUEST.

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.

*pokes Wilson* Ahem...like I was saying in my PM...

 

[Johnn Johnston]

Tell us what you were saying! It's called a Private Message because you should tell people!

 

[The Bandit]

Only Internet losers actually say epic. It's just jargon, like noob or fail and everything else nerds think of. You won't hear anyone in the real world saying "EPIC FAIL LOLZ!"

 

[One Jump From Eden]

I cannot stand people that say "Oh, Epic Win, right? Uhuhuhuhuh" to try to be funny. It's not funny. It's using something out of context, and you have never said it before. You only say it because you have heard other people say it, and found it funny. Acting like other people does not automatically make you a great comedian, it just makes you irritating.

A minor rant, but a good rant in my opinion.

I was about to make a crack about you having no right to decide what's funny (with an avatar from that certain webcomic), but then I didn't. Then I looked at what I wrote in this post and realized I already did.

 

[PEWPEWGreenLaser]

Only Internet losers actually say epic. It's just jargon, like noob or fail and everything else nerds think of. You won't hear anyone in the real world saying "EPIC FAIL LOLZ!"

False. You just don't know the right people. Or is it the wrong people? I'm not sure. All I am sure about is that I regularly refer to things as "epic" or "epic lulz" or "epic fail" or "fepic ail" etc and soforth.

It's sort of like "fuckin'" for gamers. To quote George Carlin, may he rest in peace:

Fuck isn't even a curse word anymore. Fuck. Is a comma.

 

[afrophysics]

Similar to my bugbear, 'noob'.

Insult me if you like, but please try to prove that your vocabulary stretches to double figures, and try ANY other insult except' I believe that perhaps you are not as skilled as myself in this particular game'. Come on, there's a whole world of creative abuse out there, if you REALLY need to verbally knock me down, at least try!

I'm with the above guy on pwnd, too. Anyone saying or typing that (unless you're doing it to abuse people who use it, heh), has instantly labelled themselves idiotic.

It seems most multiplayer servers have a heavy approach to racist insults, which is a good thing, but I'd expand it to sexist, homophobic, retard comments, noob, and pwned, too, force people to go read a book a learn some new words if nothing else.

What's wrong with the word pwnt? Yes it's quite overused but it has it's place in gaming and I don't see anything really wrong with it's usage, unless you think it's just unfair to demean people for losing.

I'm so tired of this snobbish attitiude people like you take. Why should others have to "go read a book" simply so that they can use more creative insults towards you? It seems like you're looking down on people because they have a smaller vocabulary or aren't as articulate as you, and it's not going to get you anywhere.

Like you, I think the way people use the term n00b is inherently stupid because I don't think people should be made to feel bad for being new, unskilled or uninitiated at something, but it doesn't in any way make them "instantly idiotic". If anything it makes them a little elitist, but it's no different from the attitude you take towards those people! Also if you say they should ban people making "retard comments", then maybe you should refrain from using the word idiotic- have a look a it's origin.

Instead of dismissing them why don't you try telling people what's wrong with calling people noobs? Maybe if you were nicer and more respectful to people they wouldn't need to go through the trouble of insulting you in the first place.

 

[NinjaDwarf]

Because it's better than GOOD, COOL or NICE... or ADEQUATE. Although I do agree 'n00b' is becoming annoying, just because everyone seems to be one these days, particularly on Xbox Live. Whether you're better than someone or worse than them, you are either a n00b for dying, or a n00b for killing them.

 

[Radelaide]

I say "uber" and "Rad" but Rad is a nickname.

And I say lol and fail and epic in real life and I'm not a twat. Although I agree with NinjaDwarf, n00b is stupid. Seriously, just call them stupid and get it over it.

-Rad <3

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

Epic Fail!!!

i hate that phrase. it's so tired, over used, unoriginal, uncreative, and so vague that its arbitrary application is meaningless and devoid of relevance.

 

[Deleted]

The word lost all meaning, some guy trips on a banana EPIC FAIL. Some guy sinks a basket EPIC WIN LOLOLOL

 

[the_dancy_vagrant]

Just keep your thesaurus near your computer if you want to be different with your descriptive words. Epic is used because it's 4 letters and people love them some hyperbole.

The next big thing will be understatement in odd context.

"Who's a satisfactory dog? You are! Yes you are, you're a satisfactory doggy!"

 

[BonsaiK]

Seriously, I can't be the only one who's noticed this trend. It seems everyone has resorted to using epic to describe everything. Epic win, epic loss, epic fail, epic lol, and so on. I once listened to a discussion amongst students at my college (they were talking too friggin loudly, I wasn't eavesdropping) and they used the phrase "epic ______" about a dozen times!

People, we need new words. In closing, http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/epic

The reason why some people use "epic" all the time is because those people are boring and have no intelligent thoughts of their own, or are too lazy to express how they're really feeling about something so they just use the word "epic" because they figure it'll do. Needless to say that overuse of the word "epic" definitely makes it lose its "epicness".

It's similar to when people quote from TV shows instead of saying how they really feel - it's just that some people are too lazy to communicate an idea properly, or are worried that the person that they REALLY are is boring and dull, so they use some witty line from a TV show hoping that some of the humour and personality of that show will rub off onto their conversation and make you like them more or something. Because having an actual personality of your own is just too hard for some people - it's easier to quote Family Guy or some other rubbish.