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Scrapyard Bob
EVE University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2012.02.29 21:57:00 -
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Good that you're listening.
Now how about going back and fixing the missile names to retain the old flavor before you butchered it with the last update?
We want our Scourge, Bloodclaw, Cataclysm, Wrath, Bane, Thunderbolts and Widowmakers back.
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Scrapyard Bob
EVE University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2012.03.01 01:59:00 -
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Hannott Thanos wrote:
Yes, keep these (actually, no)
Scourge - poison dmg?
Bloodclaw - blood? red? explosion or thermal dmg?
Cataclysm - wth?
Wrath - anger dmg?
Bane - death dmg?
Thunderbolt - lightning dmg?
Widowmaker - instgib dmg?
Yes, lets keep these, because they are supereasy to understand and remember.......
If you go back to the original thread, the suggestion from the players was along the lines of:
Scourge Heavy Missile -> Kinetic 'Scourge' Heavy Missile
Bloodclaw Light Missile -> Kinetic 'Bloodclaw' Light Missile
Paradise Cruise Missile -> EM 'Paradise' Cruise Missile
Which would have made both sides happy. It would have been more obvious that "Scourge" missiles do Kinetic damage, but you'd still be able to search for "Scourge" and get a very short list. You'd still be able to tell someone "bring me 5k units of Scourge" and not have to worry that they'd bring back the wrong ammo type (vs. having to say "bring me 5k units of Trauma Heavy Missiles"). |
Scrapyard Bob
EVE University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2012.03.01 02:04:00 -
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Trinkets friend wrote:Noes, eventually RRT's will become 1600mm Prototype armour plates. :(
To be honest, the areas where these improvements will be most advantageous will be the armour hardeners and reflective plating; I can never remember whether the voltaic is better than the nanite.
A middle ground might be:
Meta 0 - plain old name
Meta 1 - plain old name + upgraded
Meta 2 - plain old name + improved
Meta 3 - the existing fancy names
Meta 4 - the existing fancy and unique and memorable names
Meta 0: Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Meta 1: Upgraded Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Meta 2: Improved Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Meta 3: Radioisotope Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Meta 4: N-Type Adaptive Nano Membrane I
For the younger players, this means that if they see "Upgraded" or "Improved" (or some other standard attribute) that they can just remember "oh, that's meta 1 or 2, slightly better then the base unit". The more flavorful names stick around for the version that matter (which are the Meta 3/4).
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