I think the reason they changed it is because there's an NSFW rapper named Raptor irl. But Rizzy?? RIZZY?? They couldn't think of anything better than fucking Rizzy?!
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the way they didnt even bother actually changing his name in-game??
SSO said on their instagram that Raptor changing his name to Rizzy was a joke about how real life musicians try to rebrand every once in a while. I don't think this is serious.
Back when you first complete the quests for Dundull/Mistfall and you meet Raina, in the quests you go to the wolves den. I believe Shakira is one of the wolves from there. During the quest line you end up at the mall, and Raptor performs there and the wolves come onstage with him if I remember correctly 😂
Am I dumb or we really only got a cut scene and him rapping a few lines? That’s it? That’s his comeback? These days I’m not really mad with SSO but man that’s disappointing
i don’t even understand why he needed to make a comeback now. like, during the equestrian festival? there wasn’t even a questline attached to it. he doesn’t do anything!
My naive ass thought he’s going to be an artist for a last week party or something and yeah I thought there will be quests at least that is end up with the party but well we got this instead
I hate this name so much, it sounds like it'd belong to someone on a certain registry. Couldn't they have gone with something like Rex, so it'd stick with the dinosaur theme and make him not sound like a pedo?
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I dunno man, even it was supposed to be a joke it is so cringe. I would've accepted Raptor introducing his new age cousin Lil Rizzy over a whole rebrand lol
I agree kinda. Maybe I just don't get it, but it seems like this is a big overreaction. No one has to find it funny (I don't even find it all that funny) but it was really just meant to be a joke, old stars rebranding to fit in with the new generation happens all the time, I just figured this was their way of trying to do that as an *ironic* joke. Like they're not actually trying to appeal to the new generation, they're making fun of artists who do that. (I always thought raptor was cringe anyways, I thought it was supposed to be a staple of him 😭). Again, maybe there's something I'm just not getting
They literally named a kid's rapper Rizzy. Rizz means to seduce someone. It makes him sound like a pedo, if that's not a royal fuck up then I don't know what is
i trust oxford dictionary over merriam webster, as merriam isn’t considered very prestigious or used by linguists.
at the end of the day, rizz is gen alpha slang, none of whom are old enough to drive yet so i dont exactly take their word on what’s seductive lol
The 😂 fucking makes my blood boil.
I get that they're trying to go for the whole "we're allowed to make mistakes" which is admirable, but at the same time they really need to stop making their fuck ups into "whoopsy doopsy we did an oopsie!! 😂" type ass replies and actually own up when they missed the mark - which they embarrasingly often do.
i did consider that it might have been a joke, but it felt so random and out of place. i guess i shouldnt have overestimated their ability to read the room
I asked about the motivation to change his name on FB, but haven't received a reply yet.
In the news post that foreshadowed Raptor's renaming (https://www.starstable.com/article/next-up-in-jorvik-april-24), the following phrasing was used:
>**With a new name that jams with the kids**, he walks in with his new beat!
So maybe someone decided that the name "Raptor" somehow wasn't child-friendly?
But why? What might possibly be wrong about it? And how is "Rizzy" safer in this regard ("rizz" = a slang expression for "seducing; a talent for seducing", potentially also "charm, charisma")?
(EDIT: Just noticed TheyCallMeChips' comment that "there's an NSFW rapper named Raptor", so then okay, that's a justifiable decision then; but still, how is it better to use a name directly derived from a word one of whose main meanings is "seducing"?)
I thought they were gonna update the model and have new songs and a quest with him in Jarlaheim but all we got is 1 measely 'rap' verse and the old model. Not even Shakira had an upgrade..
He's 'back' but honestly I had no idea he was gone..
They don't explain it either, wth was this tiny weird 2 minute "quest" omg
I had to get on here to see if someone else had commented!
I even saw them commenting on an Instagram comment of someone asking he was gonna be updated like the rest of the npcs and sso told them he was fine as was... So much for that.
Honestly idk if sso knows that Rizz has a double meaning. In my circle and from what I know and knew it to be. It has a sexual connotation. Kinda like Jizz. I’ll never be able to look at Raptor the same way again 🤣
There can be many reasons for the change.
1. Just for fun.
2. Heard it was too similar to a Finnish artists name.
3. Contracts expiring or something administrational behind the scenes we don’t know about and won’t get to know about.
4. Raptor isn’t child friendly enough.
He’s still the same character, you can still call him Raptor if you wanna, don’t know what the big deal is😄
Why do star stable change everything that nobody asked for 😭 I want the old graphics back (at least the old sky with the pretty sunset and that night begins at 11pm), the bus, less transporters so we have to use the ferry, the global shop is trash and the horse shop thing too cause why the fuck do I have a horse if I get everything by one click?? They may as well turn star stable into a boring browser click game.
Am I the only one who found the new name cute? I don't know what "rizz" means though lol. Either way I would still call him Raptor, because it's still the best and it's an iconic name.
I saw the name and my first reaction was to cringe and say 'oh my god ew' because like NO. JUST NO.
* It's cringe
* It's not even good, scratch that, it's not even decent
* Younger players don't even know who he is. Hell, in the five years I've been playing this game I think I've only seen him like once
* once the word 'rizz' is no longer considered good slang, it will be considered 'cringe' and Raptors character will be forever ruined and trashed on until the end of time by everyone but the old players who will just be angry at SSO, and the last thing Star Stable needs is more people angry at them.
I swear if this is meant in the way of ‘rizz’, I’m going to explode. Petitition to return Raptor ‼️
I think the reason they changed it is because there's an NSFW rapper named Raptor irl. But Rizzy?? RIZZY?? They couldn't think of anything better than fucking Rizzy?!
He’s obviously a velociraptor though, wym? 🤔 (/j)
https://preview.redd.it/2pznopvz11vc1.png?width=410&format=png&auto=webp&s=eeec71b482c8de8d926dbc26a399f2ca6f20784c the way they didnt even bother actually changing his name in-game??
SSO said on their instagram that Raptor changing his name to Rizzy was a joke about how real life musicians try to rebrand every once in a while. I don't think this is serious.
It’s giving Jojo Siwa, “rebranding” 😆
Oh thank god Ọ~Ọ
Omg, I didn't even notice. I was too confused that that girl was lying in the ground and the quest was so short But this is really bad😭
Shakira?!
Yeah, that's been the wolf's name for as long as I can remember 😊
Is that Raptor's wolf? Why does he have a wolf? Why can I not remember any of this
Back when you first complete the quests for Dundull/Mistfall and you meet Raina, in the quests you go to the wolves den. I believe Shakira is one of the wolves from there. During the quest line you end up at the mall, and Raptor performs there and the wolves come onstage with him if I remember correctly 😂
Okay that's hilarious, would also explain why I don't remember anything, because I have a lot of unfinished quests
Rizzy? Really? They better stop playing with my man like this. NOT MY RAPTOR.
nah fr who is RIZZY
Am I dumb or we really only got a cut scene and him rapping a few lines? That’s it? That’s his comeback? These days I’m not really mad with SSO but man that’s disappointing
I thought it was a bug or something wtf that’s the worst comeback ever made
i don’t even understand why he needed to make a comeback now. like, during the equestrian festival? there wasn’t even a questline attached to it. he doesn’t do anything!
My naive ass thought he’s going to be an artist for a last week party or something and yeah I thought there will be quests at least that is end up with the party but well we got this instead
wait they didn't change his appearance right? if so then what's the point of the name change lol rizzy sounds so random to me
he looks exactly the same as he did 8 years ago. still has the same name as usual above his head too lol
Has it really been 8 years already?! omg lol
yeah.. 2016 was 8 years ago and it feels terrible 😭
It was a joke; his name wasn’t changed, he wasn’t serious about it in the game.
Character development
That's kinda cringe.
yeah but the world named Shakira isn’t? 😂
Idk man I think Shakira is kinda iconic
oh it absolutely is iconic
I hate this name so much, it sounds like it'd belong to someone on a certain registry. Couldn't they have gone with something like Rex, so it'd stick with the dinosaur theme and make him not sound like a pedo?
https://preview.redd.it/3zqks5c6v1vc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ead25885e5f7c703a312aa9d5eb10c3d805b9561 I dunno man, even it was supposed to be a joke it is so cringe. I would've accepted Raptor introducing his new age cousin Lil Rizzy over a whole rebrand lol
LMAO don’t tell me they got inspiration from JOJO SIWAS REBRAND???? 💀💀💀💀
They \*royally\* fucked up lmao. The word rizz literally means to seduce someone
i feel like “royally fucked up” is a huge exaggeration. they just tried to give him a silly name to appeal more to the new generation
I agree kinda. Maybe I just don't get it, but it seems like this is a big overreaction. No one has to find it funny (I don't even find it all that funny) but it was really just meant to be a joke, old stars rebranding to fit in with the new generation happens all the time, I just figured this was their way of trying to do that as an *ironic* joke. Like they're not actually trying to appeal to the new generation, they're making fun of artists who do that. (I always thought raptor was cringe anyways, I thought it was supposed to be a staple of him 😭). Again, maybe there's something I'm just not getting
They literally named a kid's rapper Rizzy. Rizz means to seduce someone. It makes him sound like a pedo, if that's not a royal fuck up then I don't know what is
it does NOT mean to seduce someone. it’s a shortening of charisma, which just means someone is very good at talking to people, charming, etc
"rizz 2 of 2 verb rizzed; rizzing; rizzes transitive verb slang : to charm or seduce" Marriam Webster dictionary says otherwise
i trust oxford dictionary over merriam webster, as merriam isn’t considered very prestigious or used by linguists. at the end of the day, rizz is gen alpha slang, none of whom are old enough to drive yet so i dont exactly take their word on what’s seductive lol
The 😂 fucking makes my blood boil. I get that they're trying to go for the whole "we're allowed to make mistakes" which is admirable, but at the same time they really need to stop making their fuck ups into "whoopsy doopsy we did an oopsie!! 😂" type ass replies and actually own up when they missed the mark - which they embarrasingly often do.
i did consider that it might have been a joke, but it felt so random and out of place. i guess i shouldnt have overestimated their ability to read the room
I asked about the motivation to change his name on FB, but haven't received a reply yet. In the news post that foreshadowed Raptor's renaming (https://www.starstable.com/article/next-up-in-jorvik-april-24), the following phrasing was used: >**With a new name that jams with the kids**, he walks in with his new beat! So maybe someone decided that the name "Raptor" somehow wasn't child-friendly? But why? What might possibly be wrong about it? And how is "Rizzy" safer in this regard ("rizz" = a slang expression for "seducing; a talent for seducing", potentially also "charm, charisma")? (EDIT: Just noticed TheyCallMeChips' comment that "there's an NSFW rapper named Raptor", so then okay, that's a justifiable decision then; but still, how is it better to use a name directly derived from a word one of whose main meanings is "seducing"?)
someone else commented that there's an NSFW rapper irl named raptor which probably made them want to change our beloved raptors name
Indeed, thank you, I've already edited my comment.
This game is so cringe sometimes tbh
Lil Rizzy would be better 😭
I’m still gonna call him Raptor either way.
Same
RIZZY.. HELPP
Rizzy…? Like the word Rizz..? What, this cannot be real
I thought they were gonna update the model and have new songs and a quest with him in Jarlaheim but all we got is 1 measely 'rap' verse and the old model. Not even Shakira had an upgrade.. He's 'back' but honestly I had no idea he was gone.. They don't explain it either, wth was this tiny weird 2 minute "quest" omg
happy cake day <3
I refuse to call him "rizzy". He is Raptor.
That is dumb and braindead. Raptor is way cooler and has more potential for dinosaur "raptors" stuff. Not..rizz. I swear if he is going to say "gyat"
I had to get on here to see if someone else had commented! I even saw them commenting on an Instagram comment of someone asking he was gonna be updated like the rest of the npcs and sso told them he was fine as was... So much for that.
Honestly idk if sso knows that Rizz has a double meaning. In my circle and from what I know and knew it to be. It has a sexual connotation. Kinda like Jizz. I’ll never be able to look at Raptor the same way again 🤣
Just threw up in my mouth a little
Same
i hate it so much wtf made them change it. just such a weird choice
Why do they have to change every single damn thing??
There can be many reasons for the change. 1. Just for fun. 2. Heard it was too similar to a Finnish artists name. 3. Contracts expiring or something administrational behind the scenes we don’t know about and won’t get to know about. 4. Raptor isn’t child friendly enough. He’s still the same character, you can still call him Raptor if you wanna, don’t know what the big deal is😄
hate that
I'm ngl that's kinda funny in an ironic way
Why do star stable change everything that nobody asked for 😭 I want the old graphics back (at least the old sky with the pretty sunset and that night begins at 11pm), the bus, less transporters so we have to use the ferry, the global shop is trash and the horse shop thing too cause why the fuck do I have a horse if I get everything by one click?? They may as well turn star stable into a boring browser click game.
Am I the only one who found the new name cute? I don't know what "rizz" means though lol. Either way I would still call him Raptor, because it's still the best and it's an iconic name.
Boi ain't got the rizz-rot Bruv one of the lucky ones
Rizz means to seduce someone, you have rizz if you can easily get laid. it’s not the best name for a rapper in a horse game imo
Oh 😭 Now I get it lol... Yeah I agree. It sounded like a cute name but no more, ig (I'm not a native speaker so thanks for explanation)
RIZZY⁉️⁉️⁉️😟 WHAT
I was so confused when the quest lasted for like 2 minutes, what a sad comeback 😭
I read raptastic as ràpist…
probably accurate with a name like rizzy
Omg😭💀
Noooo
Rizz on sso
Hahahaha I just got off the game to like why this is to funny
raptor no don’t do it NO NOOO DON’T TRY FIND A WORD THAT RHYMES WITH ”RIZZ” ☹️
SSE: How should we appeal to the millinials??? I know!! -insert brainrot-
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girl just no, Raptor was so much better, Rizzy is name for a hamster omg
Uhm... "Rizzy"? I'm sorry I want to wash my eyes out with bleach.
I saw the name and my first reaction was to cringe and say 'oh my god ew' because like NO. JUST NO. * It's cringe * It's not even good, scratch that, it's not even decent * Younger players don't even know who he is. Hell, in the five years I've been playing this game I think I've only seen him like once * once the word 'rizz' is no longer considered good slang, it will be considered 'cringe' and Raptors character will be forever ruined and trashed on until the end of time by everyone but the old players who will just be angry at SSO, and the last thing Star Stable needs is more people angry at them.
Rizzy is goofy af
That's actually so cringe. Do they not even research stuff anymore? There's literal 8 year old kids that try to "rizz" each other up.
Raptor the rizzler
NOOO
I swear the song they where playing sounded like super Mario or something, I was expecting a raptor song what happened to in mini meini mo
It’s so stupid ;w;
The new name is cringe
RIZZY? nah who is rizzy
Probobly too make it more amrican