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Joanna RB
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.30 18:31:00 -
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Well I couldnt think of a better thing to call it, so 'depithification' it is.
Basically, if you are fighting a Guristas battleship in a pocket, why not call it a Guristas battleship?
Why does it have to be a 'Pith' battleship?
Is there any purpose to these pith/core/apis ect. names of ships? Other than, of course, to kill new players who dont memorise which Latin name corresponds to which normal faction and go into fight with Piths thinking they are Angels, tanked for Angels, and wondering why they are staring at a pod within seconds?
If it is anything to do with deadspace vs asteroid belt, well surely if a player does not know whether they are flying in a mission zone or an asteroid belt, they deserve to lose thier ship. |
Liam Inkuras
Justified Chaos
421
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Posted - 2013.08.30 18:37:00 -
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No
I wear my goggles at night.
Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone |
Gareth Burns
Astricom
31
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Posted - 2013.08.30 18:50:00 -
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I like things to have names
Otherwise the universe descends into a chaos that modern microwaves would have a hard time defrosting.
Noblesse Oblige
Gû¦ Gareth Burns |
Drake Doe
SVER True Blood
Public Disorder.
264
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Posted - 2013.08.30 19:49:00 -
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Couldn't the same be said for the angel bs names? Also, whether it's missions or anoms, you're told what npcs you're fighting, so mistaking some for another would show said person why they should read before clicking warp.
"The homogenization of EVE began when Gallente and Caldari started sharing a weapon system."---Vermaak Doe-- "Ohh squabbles ohh I love my dust trolls like watching an episode of Maury with less " Is he my Dad " but more of " My Neighbor took a dump on my lawn " good episode! *pops more corn*" ---Evernub-- |
Yeep
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
328
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Posted - 2013.08.30 19:51:00 -
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Why even bother with battleship thats pretty hard to remember too right? Rename the ship classes to small ship, medium ship, big ship and really big ship. |
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
113
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Posted - 2013.08.30 20:06:00 -
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I used to sometimes want to associate Gistum with Guristas rather than Angels, since they both start with G. Other than Pith/Gist I remember it taking me a while to remember what Centum belongs to. Corpum and Coreli sound like the factions that they belong to. Corpses for Reavers errr I mean Blood Raiders. Coreli for the Italian Mafia aka Serpentis. Then theres the commander names... most of them are followed up with the faction name but not so with angels. They are just dominations. I can see how it would be confusing for new players. I don't really care either way, if they keep it spicy or dumb it down. |
Lephia DeGrande
Luxembourg Space Union
82
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Posted - 2013.08.30 20:14:00 -
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MOAR DPS!!! |
Invisusira
The Rising Stars
The Initiative.
210
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Posted - 2013.08.30 20:15:00 -
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*let's
Core Skills | EVE Music | Internet Spaceship Killboard Link |
Domanique Altares
Rifterlings
Point Blank Alliance
1238
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Posted - 2013.08.30 21:08:00 -
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I agree, OP.
EVE should be more generic, and have less fluff and flavor overall.
Generic Spaceships in Gelatin Online.
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Domanique Altares
Rifterlings
Point Blank Alliance
1238
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Posted - 2013.08.30 21:10:00 -
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Joanna RB wrote:
If it is anything to do with deadspace vs asteroid belt, well surely if a player does not know whether they are flying in a mission zone or an asteroid belt, they deserve to lose thier ship.
Yes, and if they can't figure out what region of space they're in, or read the little mission icon that tells them what faction they'll be fighting, they also deserve to lose their ship. These are things available to them well before they see the first little red cross with the funny latin name.
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Arya Regnar
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
91
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Posted - 2013.08.30 21:14:00 -
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Eve names got dumbed down enough, I like diversity.
Go away OP you sicken me.
EvE-Mail me if you need anything.
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Turelus
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
The Fourth District
492
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Posted - 2013.08.30 21:58:00 -
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Joanna RB wrote:
Basically, if you are fighting a Guristas battleship in a pocket, why not call it a Guristas battleship?
Why does it have to be a 'Pith' battleship?
Belt rats use the normal names, deadspace rats use latin names. This might have something to do with it in regards to loot tables or stats.
I'm not bothered either way though it seems a small and mostly needless change, possibly could help immersion and lore if it had some work and reasoning behind it.
Lieutenant Turelus
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
The Fourth District |
Pertuabo Enkidgan
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
44
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Posted - 2013.08.30 22:08:00 -
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Please no. |
Domanique Altares
Rifterlings
Point Blank Alliance
1241
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Posted - 2013.08.30 22:22:00 -
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Cool. So we can have:
Generic Evil Frigate Henchman
Generic Evil Cruiser Hencman
Generic Evil Battlecruiser Henchman
Generic Evil Battleship Henchman
We should also just do away with pirate factions, and make them have 60-70% omni resist and do omni damage like Sleepers. We can give them the Sleeper AI, too.
Then the game should be delightfully generic enough.
Rifterlings pirate corporation is now recruiting pilots for lowsec solo & small gang operations. Visit our website at www.rifterlings.com or join our in game channel weflyrifters to speak to a recruiter. |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Academy
The ROC
758
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Posted - 2013.08.31 00:15:00 -
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What was it, I think scientists discovered that even monkeys can remember a string of telephone numbers? Not discounting your membership card in the Sapient Species Society, but you ought to be able to tell the difference yourself.
Not posting on my main, and loving it.-á Because free speech.-á |
Schmata Bastanold
Keep It Burning Stupid
884
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Posted - 2013.08.31 00:27:00 -
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eve-survival.org and suddenly Eve pve has no mysteries. magic...
I am not my skills but...
http://eveboard.com/pilot/Schmata_Bastanold |
HiddenPorpoise
BG-1
The Craniac
63
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Posted - 2013.08.31 01:21:00 -
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^
|| Bardus |
Gorn Arming
Merch Industrial
Goonswarm Federation
232
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Posted - 2013.08.31 02:20:00 -
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There's nothing interesting or immersive about the obnoxious faux-latin letter spew that appears on my overview in an anom.
I'd be fine if you replace it with something that's
a) English
b) at least a little sci-fi sounding
"Corelatis Captain Sentry" sounds like a guy I should be killing to loot his chainmaille. |
To mare
Advanced Technology
233
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Posted - 2013.08.31 03:07:00 -
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why not give all rats ship same % to all resist so you dont even have to know about what damage type to use for who?  |
Sir Jack Falstaff
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2013.08.31 03:24:00 -
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Excellent idea! Here is our new naming convention.
Double Plus Bad Ship
Plus Bad Ship
Bad Ship
Ship
Good Ship
Plus Good Ship
Double Plus Good Ship
These would each in turn be modified by faction, ie: Pirate Plus Bad Ship, Slaver Ship, Freedom Plus Good Ship, Corporate Plus Good Ship, Rust Double Plus Good Ship, etc.
You're welcome.
But for sweet Jack Falstaff, kind Jack Falstaff, true Jack Falstaff, valiant Jack Falstaff, and therefore more valiant, being, as he is, old Jack Falstaff, banish not him thy Harry's company, banish not him thy Harry's company: banish plump Jack, and banish all the world. |
Zan Shiro
Alternative Enterprises
222
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Posted - 2013.08.31 03:51:00 -
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Joanna RB wrote:Well I couldnt think of a better thing to call it, so 'depithification' it is.
Basically, if you are fighting a Guristas battleship in a pocket, why not call it a Guristas battleship?
Why does it have to be a 'Pith' battleship?
Is there any purpose to these pith/core/apis ect. names of ships? Other than, of course, to kill new players who dont memorise which Latin name corresponds to which normal faction and go into fight with Piths thinking they are Angels, tanked for Angels, and wondering why they are staring at a pod within seconds?
If it is anything to do with deadspace vs asteroid belt, well surely if a player does not know whether they are flying in a mission zone or an asteroid belt, they deserve to lose thier ship.
in a mission, the agent is nice enough to say Gurista. Clink on the icon gives he whole story about the rat race. No icon in the mission write up means drones, mercs or its a mixed mission. Omni tank and bring a mix of ammo (or if caldari in say tengu, bring the usual kinetics to cover all the bases) if too lazy to use eve survival for the answer. Load up and shoot them. name does not matter at that point.
If an explorer you may notice in time faction space favors faction rats too. For whatever reason gurista chose to make caldari their enemy a long time ago. Angels like to shoot rusty minmatar ships, etc.
If low/0.0 resident and not knowing after day what rats your new home has.....you have issues. If you had it in mind to ninjya rat in delve....generally it be a good idea to google what rats are in delve before flying there if unknown to you.
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Akrasjel Lanate
Naquatech Conglomerate
1193
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Posted - 2013.08.31 07:09:00 -
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Nope
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Alberik
Eusebius Corporation
23
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Posted - 2013.08.31 07:22:00 -
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Pith isnt latin .. may be greek or more likely of norsk. there is no th in latin
so NO |
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