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Azia Burgi Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2006.10.09 13:55:00 - [1] I was pootling about the other day when I suddenly realised that I was being cheated. "How so????" I hear you mumble. Well, can names. You can have hundreds of characters in can names but only 25 in ship names. Now surely having cans advertising stuff around gates with names so long you need an IMAX screen just to fit the name on causes more lag then a name for a ship that isn't displayed normally. My solution to the problem: Unanchor all secure cans, everywhere - if you use a can regularly you could go and reanchor it after the patch. Change the field length for secure cans to 25 Change the field length for shipnames to 256 (just so I can finally have a ship called "Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival" (yes i read a lot of Iain M. Banks)) Allow individuals to advertise on billboards on a system, constellation, regional basis - ie: if your corp operates in a certain region you could apply to have your services flash up on the billboards in that region. Obviously this would cost more than advertising to just one system or a contellation. You could even tie this into the new contracts system or something Anyway, my point is: can we have longer shipnames please? (i'll bake you a cake if we can) <insert flames on why this is not possible or whatever here> Play nicely now... Azia -------------------------------------------------- Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk
Rodj Blake Amarr PIE Inc.	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:21:00 - [2] I've often had to rethink my ship names after running out of space. Dulce et decorum est, pro imperator mori
keepiru Supernova Security Systems	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:24:00 - [3] Edited by: keepiru on 09/10/2006 14:26:04 Another Banks fan! Yes, give me longer ship names... I want: "Funny, It Worked Last Time..." <- fleet BS? "You Would If You Really Loved Me" <- favorite :D "All Through With This Niceness And Negotiation Stuff" <- screams blastership, doesent it? "We Haven't Met But You're A Great Fan Of Mine" "You May Not Be The Coolest Person Here" ---------------- Please fix BC Sig/Agility!
Nanobot Deviance Inc SMASH Alliance	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:27:00 - [4] Edited by: Nanobot on 09/10/2006 14:28:44 Edited by: Nanobot on 09/10/2006 14:28:18 Could always have GSV Death and Gravity or for that cap ship with clone bays - Sleeper Service Damn - I read to much Banks as well These are just the shorter ones, I don't want to bore all non readers. EDIT: as I remember Sleeper Service had a nickname as well, but I'd best not repeat it here. Shoot 1st, shoot some more, keep shooting, some more shot, and if anyones alive after ask a few questions. Just a soldier following orders.
Vladimir Ilych Hidden Industrial Group	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:33:00 - [5] No, it was the "Grey Area" with the nickname that could not be repeated here.
Azia Burgi Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:33:00 - [6] Originally by: Nanobot EDIT: as I remember Sleeper Service had a nickname as well, but I'd best not repeat it here. I thought it was Grey Area that was called meatf**ker because it used its fields to mess with peoples minds. -------------------------------------------------- Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk
MeGrand Gallente Thunder Talons	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:52:00 - [7] Gunboat Diplomat has allways been my favourate and i'd like longer ship names to encomapse the roman numerals i use so i've got e.g. --Juniors revenge III up to 17 on some ships All the right letters - just not nessacarily in the right order
keepiru Supernova Security Systems	Posted - 2006.10.09 14:56:00 - [8] Edited by: keepiru on 09/10/2006 14:56:03 I'm using Gunboat Diplomat, Death and Gravity and about 40 others as well... im running out of short names! ---------------- Please fix BC Sig/Agility!
WisdomLikeSilence Knights of Red Mars	Posted - 2006.10.09 15:27:00 - [9] Bah! I wanted "Anticipation of a new lover's arrival" but had to stick with plain old Wisdomlikesilence. I want to use my robot-wisdo body!
elbenito Battlestars Imperium Alliance	Posted - 2006.10.09 15:43:00 - [10] I was rather disappointed that I couldn't have badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger ad infinitum for my hauler's name. I had to settle for badgerbadgerbadger.

Viktor Fyretracker Caldari Worms Corp	Posted - 2006.10.09 15:48:00 - [11] i just barely fit "Kenworth Full of Luv" for my hauler(had to misspell love lol).
Quin Tal Expeto Libertas	Posted - 2006.10.09 16:19:00 - [12] Its true, there are anchored cans in belts by the hundreds in some systems, by gates from before Cold War patch saying 'this is X space, do not enter' when its been taken over like 5 times lol. Most of the corps who have advertising cans everywhere dont even exhist to this day.
Azia Burgi Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2006.10.09 16:22:00 - [13] I always wanted a centralised database where you you could log your ship's name. I made a start on my website of trying to keep a record of my ships. I got bored . My Ships List (woefully out of date). I suppose now that I am learning useful things at college like asp.net and SQL I could make a dynamic one... Azia -------------------------------------------------- Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk
Mark Lucius Caldari	Posted - 2006.10.09 16:32:00 - [14] Originally by: elbenito I was rather disappointed that I couldn't have badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger ad infinitum for my hauler's name. I had to settle for badgerbadgerbadger. Do you cry out 'snaaake oooh snake!' when you get attacked...?
Nanobot Deviance Inc SMASH Alliance	Posted - 2006.10.09 17:08:00 - [15] Originally by: Azia Burgi Originally by: Nanobot EDIT: as I remember Sleeper Service had a nickname as well, but I'd best not repeat it here. I thought it was Grey Area that was called meatf**ker because it used its fields to mess with peoples minds. Ah yes, just picked up excession again. Ah well may as well read it now (been a while) GCU Gray Area Shoot 1st, shoot some more, keep shooting, some more shot, and if anyones alive after ask a few questions. Just a soldier following orders.
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2006.10.09 17:12:00 - [16] Well, "Serial Peacemaker" fits in 25... __ Always question everything. Including yourself.
TheM101	Posted - 2006.10.09 17:28:00 - [17] i like poetic names my destroyer is called The "Aforementioned" my favourite ship name is visions in the sand although i don't use it very often it's only a frig i sometimes use slogans from shirts that i own for example I'm on loan from rent a friend if you can read this you are in roundhouse kicking range I am THE LAW! (judgedredd shirt :)) Yo mommas like a shotgun one***** and she blows
Edgars Sults LFC	Posted - 2006.10.09 17:32:00 - [18] You can't have long ship names because that would screw up the scanner. And ship names don't need to be sentences. They need to be just names. Short, understandable.
keepiru Supernova Security Systems	Posted - 2006.10.09 17:37:00 - [19] Originally by: Edgars Sults You can't have long ship names because that would screw up the scanner. And ship names don't need to be sentences. They need to be just names. Short, understandable. Here's a ship name for you: "Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory" ---------------- Please fix BC Sig/Agility!
Jacob Holland Gallente FIRMA Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate	Posted - 2006.10.09 17:53:00 - [20] Edited by: Jacob Holland on 09/10/2006 17:56:53 Edited by: Jacob Holland on 09/10/2006 17:56:29 "If you can read this you're too close" Given that it would show up at 2AU on the scanner and more on scan probes there's an irony there I would however like to see the ship names space increased - if the game can name a ship "<character name>'s Minmatar Shuttle" then why can't I?

spurious signal Caldari Brainiacs	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:07:00 - [21] Lol, I've also been doing the same since I started playing EVE Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence Helpless In The Face Of Your Beauty Just Another Victim Of The Ambient Morality Very Little Gravitas Indeed ...are a few I would like to use So yeah, /sign - give us longer ship names!
keepiru Supernova Security Systems	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:08:00 - [22] Originally by: spurious signal Helpless In The Face Of Your Beauty Sadly, I have not found a ship beautiful enough to warrant that one ---------------- Please fix BC Sig/Agility!
G Dabak Magellanic Itg GoonSwarm	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:08:00 - [23] It's only 20 isn't it? Either way, it should at least be 32. That's a real number there.
Peter Principle Gallente Bellum Aeternus Storm Armada	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:27:00 - [24] A somewhat complete list of Banks ship names: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~mjhuur1/projects/banks/ships.html My current destroyer is called "Suicide Run". It's completly accurate. I do, however, agree with the OP - Make a billboard a billboard and a cargo container a cargo container.
Azia Burgi Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:28:00 - [25] Originally by: keepiru Originally by: spurious signal Helpless In The Face Of Your Beauty Sadly, I have not found a ship beautiful enough to warrant that one you could ironically name an osprey or a nightmare. my daredevil is called Prudence IsOverated. Azia -------------------------------------------------- Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk
Azia Burgi Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:32:00 - [26] i completely forgot about GCU Ultimate Ship The Second. amazingly ironic. Azia -------------------------------------------------- Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk
Tobias Raddick Caldari Raddick Explorations Myriad Alliance	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:39:00 - [27] I, too, know the pain of having to shorten ship names. Although I could fit 'Twilight is y Robe' and 'Black Rose Immortal' I could not fit 'Suspicious of the motives and virtues of others', nor could I fit 'The Last Leaf of Autumn'. Longer ship names please!
ThaMa Gebir Gallente Raddick Explorations Myriad Alliance	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:57:00 - [28] I wanted to write something witty or funny in here but I couldn't think of anything. There will be no survivors now that i'm around - Xorus pwnt - Immy
keepiru Supernova Security Systems	Posted - 2006.10.09 18:59:00 - [29] Originally by: ThaMa Gebir I wanted to write something witty or funny in here but I couldn't think of anything. This would make a great Banks-style ship name! ---------------- Please fix BC Sig/Agility!
spurious signal Caldari Brainiacs	Posted - 2006.10.09 19:21:00 - [30] Originally by: keepiru Originally by: spurious signal Helpless In The Face Of Your Beauty Sadly, I have not found a ship beautiful enough to warrant that one I don't think the ship itself should be beautiful to have that name. I see it as the ship saying that.. so maybe it would be referring to me, us Caldari are uncommonly attractive you know



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