Why don't we berate bad dwarves by calling them gnomes instead of elves?

[RainingMetal]

Think about it: Gnomes are less likely to have beards than dwarves, are smaller, and are more often laughed at. When you think of a dwarf statue, you think of some mighty warrior. When you think of a gnome statue, you think of those garden gnomes with pointed hats. In many ways, gnomes are a diet version of dwarves.

Not to mention that the Seven Dwarves of Snow White are probably more popular than the gnomes of Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes.

[Chibbity]

How dare you insult our brave boys in the G.S.F.! (Gnomish Special Forces)

: P

[Nosteru]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

How dare you insult our brave boys in the G.S.F.! (Gnomish Special Forces)

: P

Is there any Lore about GSF?

[Chibbity]

Originally posted by Nosteru:

Is there any Lore about GSF?

Just the stuff I've posted over the years lol.

Here's the main bit though: (Which I originally came up with to explain why Mini-Mules in Salvage missions are a thing, lol.)

Originally posted by Chibbity:

"I'm so glad you asked Miner, so that I can tell you about our brave boys in the G.S.F.!

Where as the Dwarves are the blunt hammer we use to smash the bugs of Hoxxes IV aside, the Gnomish Special Forces are the small, squeaky scalpel we use to carve out her dark secrets.

Smaller than your typical Dwarf, and with a tendency towards being "lone wolves" the GSF deploy together on a drop pod but quickly split up, accompanied by their trusty M-76 Omega pattern Mule units (jokingly known to Dwarves as "mini-mules") they use their special forces training to delve deep into Hoxxes behind enemy lines in search of very specific items of interest to the R+D department. The GSF pride themselves on being "Half as tall, but twice as effective!" when compared to Dwarven mining units, resulting in an informal and often friendly rivalry between the two groups."

[Chris!!]

I just call them humans.

[GIRL]

Gnomes are our closest cousins. Despite their smaller stature and lesser beards, they are still fine engineers, and make up most of the R&D division for Deep Rock. We have them to thank for most of our fine guns and armor!

Also, Dwarves wouldn't make fun of gnomes for being smaller than they are. Dwarves are already small, so they understand what it's like to be made fun of for that.

Elves on the other hand, have no redeeming qualities. They're against polluting planets with massive production facilities. They're against killing wildlife, and most importantly, they're anti-violence hippies who would ban our guns if they had the power to do so.

[Khorne Flakes]

Originally posted by Femboy Thighs:

Gnomes are our closest cousins. Despite their smaller stature and lesser beards, they are still fine engineers, and make up most of the R&D division for Deep Rock. We have them to thank for most of our fine guns and armor!

I bet Gnomes were the ones who designed Molly's AI... Dastardly diabolical Gnomes!

[Ultra]

because they are incharge of laundry

[V0lcanF1re]

Go little man Go xD
we got one at the Bar, rock and stone

[Night_Sniper]

Originally posted by Femboy Thighs:

Gnomes are our closest cousins. Despite their smaller stature and lesser beards, they are still fine engineers, and make up most of the R&D division for Deep Rock. We have them to thank for most of our fine guns and armor!

I thought our guns were developed by crazy goblins... Some of these... *squints at the EPC* Are... Questionable...

[Vault Traveler]

Because the issue is the human

[Runic Tunic]

Everyone else answered it pretty well, but if you want a slightly less DRG-related reason and more of a general fantasy reason:

Dwarves and Elves have almost always been displayed as having issues with each other to some degree or another. It's primarily a culture-difference thing. While Dwarves and Gnomes are shown to have issues with each other much less so, if at all. Gnomes are generally too similar to Dwarves to warrant it.

[RainingMetal]

Originally posted by Runic Tunic:

Everyone else answered it pretty well, but if you want a slightly less DRG-related reason and more of a general fantasy reason:

Dwarves and Elves have almost always been displayed as having issues with each other to some degree or another. It's primarily a culture-difference thing. While Dwarves and Gnomes are shown to have issues with each other much less so, if at all. Gnomes are generally too similar to Dwarves to warrant it.

I know of that trope myself. But it seems like a gnome could more easily infiltrate a group of dwarves, especially in an industrial environment like here. It's not like elves have been referred to by name in this game (then again, neither have gnomes).

[Night_Sniper]

Originally posted by RainingMetal:

But it seems like a gnome could more easily infiltrate a group of dwarves, especially in an industrial environment like here. It's not like elves have been referred to by name in this game (then again, neither have gnomes).

So what you're trying to say is that this whole Leaf-lover inside joke was essentially the entire playerbase getting gnome'd?

[NeloDante]

We, as dwarves, are hella racist - but we don't be racist with everyone.

Only those that are always on the way of our work and try to stop what we do for no logical reason... the elves. Look at them, or better yet, don't. My pa' has told me so many stories about that race that just hearing about them ruins my day and the only way to fix that is with enough beer to faint or at least that's what they tell me because I always forget.
Thanks, now my day is ruined. Unless...

[Zoli]

Originally posted by RainingMetal:

Think about it: Gnomes are less likely to have beards than dwarves, are smaller, and are more often laughed at. When you think of a dwarf statue, you think of some mighty warrior. When you think of a gnome statue, you think of those garden gnomes with pointed hats. In many ways, gnomes are a diet version of dwarves.

leaf lover detected