Why is it called Risk of Rain?

[Saucy Stan]

I mean the ship isn't called the UES Risk of Rain and there isn't any rain in the game so is there a reason it is called Risk of Rain?

[erdrik]

My guess is the debrie/loot chests/ect from the ship "rain"s down on the planet.
Which is a risk of destroying large vessels in orbit.
Basicly, the Guardian took the 'Risk of Rain' by destroying the ship above the planet.

[9hells]

Originally posted by erdrik:

My guess is the debrie/loot chests/ect from the ship "rain"s down on the planet.
Which is a risk of destroying large vessels in orbit.
Basicly, the Guardian took the 'Risk of Rain' by destroying the ship above the planet.

Damn you are a smart muthaf|_|cka. Thats genius, I never woulda thought that. Props.

[Saucy Stan]

that is really profound...

[Seed of Power]

You can think it in a different way, the rain can be the monsters coming in on screen and the risk is how long you take to get to the portal or sticking around to find loot.

[Saucy Stan]

Those are all actually really good possibilities. I mean I would have thought after playing through it something like Guardians of the Light would have been more appropiate but maybe that's just me... I guess it was meant to be open to interpretation.

[9hells]

Originally posted by Seed of Power:

You can think it in a different way, the rain can be the monsters coming in on screen and the risk is how long you take to get to the portal or sticking around to find loot.

But dat ship explode doe, and the loot IS what rained down from the skies

[The Bees]

Actually it does rain on the final stage, so it could be ironically referring to how there might have been a rainy weather warning that day, which obviously pales in comparison to what actually happens.

And it could also be referring to cargo and whatnot raining down from orbit.

[flow]

It's clearly referencing monster spawns.
Even the difficulties are named after precipitation - Drizzle, Rainstorm and Monsoon - and guess what those do? They decide how many monsters spawn and how strong they are as time passes.

[The Bees]

Originally posted by flow:

It's clearly referencing monster spawns.
Even the difficulties are named after precipitation - Drizzle, Rainstorm and Monsoon - and guess what those do? They decide how many monsters spawn and how strong they are as time passes.

That could just be keeping with the "rain" motif. It doesn't automatically mean the monsters are the rain.

I think the monsters came from the cargo anyway, so it kinda ties into what was said about the cargo raining down.

[Mumblez]

Actually, I believe ths ship IS called the risk of rain, since when you enter the final level, the level title is "risk of rain".

Besides that, I think it has to do with the hoard nature of the game (them raining like cats and dogs) and it raining shipping containers prior.

[Pop-Top Atlas]

Originally posted by Rent a mop:

Actually, I believe ths ship IS called the risk of rain, since when you enter the final level, the level title is "risk of rain".

Besides that, I think it has to do with the hoard nature of the game (them raining like cats and dogs) and it raining shipping containers prior.

The Captain's Brooch item suggests that the vessel's name is just Contact Light, and the intro names the vessel Contact Light.

The subtexts are just side-notes for every level.

Desolate Forest and Dried Lake both say Ground Zero as in where your drop pod lands...

Damp Cavern explains that it is a Fungal Haven...

And so on.

[Mumblez]

Originally posted by Mawdjulus:

Originally posted by Rent a mop:

Actually, I believe ths ship IS called the risk of rain, since when you enter the final level, the level title is "risk of rain".

Besides that, I think it has to do with the hoard nature of the game (them raining like cats and dogs) and it raining shipping containers prior.

The Captain's Brooch item suggests that the vessel's name is just Contact Light, and the intro names the vessel Contact Light.

The subtexts are just side-notes for every level.

Desolate Forest and Dried Lake both say Ground Zero as in where your drop pod lands...

Damp Cavern explains that it is a Fungal Haven...

And so on.

Ah, thanks for correcting me on that.

[Miggles]

And here I was, thinking the reference to rain was how it got progressively more difficult as you stayed longer, hence exposing yourself to an increased risk of raining.

[Zudah]

the way i have been reading it, "Risk of Rain" seemed to refer to inpending tragedy or doom. rain has often been associated with bad happenstance and a change in fates. "the weather turns for the worst" (usually referring to rain starting) "when it rains it pours" (meaning, a bad thing can always get worse), ETC. the "Risk of Rain" could refer to the characters survival on the planet. in many of the logs he is mentioning how every day is a struggle to survive and as each day passes, he feels his chances of survival getting smaller with each new encounter.

thats just my take on it. it has obvious ties to the litteral difficulty of the game, but i doubt the title would be picked out simply due to its relation to game mechanics. the story setting seems to be a better fit to me, even if the game mechanics mirror it.

[99xPotions]

Marketing.
Because we can use RoR as an acronym, which is similar to LoL.
Even though they mock LoL on the Ancient Scepter's description, there is no denying that LoL is the most popular game, therefore, having a similar "nameclature" would make you think of RoR when talking about LoL.

Or is it has a really deep reason and an actually good explanation. Who knows?
I'm just passing by.

Also: Note that I'm not saying that LoL > DotA 2.
I hate dem mobas equally.