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Who names everything?

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Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#1 - 2011-11-20 01:42:15 UTC
Really, seriously wtf:

Rens

Etherium Reach

Sobek-Re

Emphyran Age (Or however you spell that)

Bei

Venal

Amarr, Minmatar, Gallente & Caldari

Ferox

Hel

etc, etc............

Seriously wtf.

CCP, I recommend you divert resources from the naming department to other things; these names are far too creative & obscure for us simple gamers. Who makes these things up/finds these? Did someone actually sit down and just go to work finding these?

(On a serious note, the naming conventions for everything in this game make me happeh)

The pie is a tautology
Apollo Gabriel
Kill'em all. Let Bob sort'em out.
Ushra'Khan
#2 - 2011-11-20 01:44:08 UTC
Got your drink on early tonight?
Always ... Never ... Forget to check your references.   Peace out Zulu! Hope you land well!
Mr LaForge
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#3 - 2011-11-20 01:48:09 UTC
I think he's sober now.

Stuff Goes here
Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#4 - 2011-11-20 01:49:45 UTC
My only friend is the bottle

The pie is a tautology
Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#5 - 2011-11-20 01:50:22 UTC
Apollo Gabriel wrote:
Got your drink on early tonight?



Well actually some system names are fracking awesome when you think about, tons of references, personal references from dev's to whoever but hte fact is that many system names just make you think "who the hell thought about this..."

It's interesting from my point of view, is it interesting for my personal culture or education? -sure not but I like the idea of those references and would like to know more about those.

It's also somehow the easiest and the most humble way to show some interest for "this" game, but it's just my opinion.
Mekhana
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2011-11-20 02:21:33 UTC
And the forum just ate a couple paragraphs of passable in-game related humor regarding pronunciation of Gallente systems in fleet.

Also pronunciation of the enemy fleets in our systems. I love tuning in.

Vide longe er eros di Luminaire VII, uni canse pra krage e determiniex! Sange por Sange! Descanse bravex eros, mie freires. Mortir por vostre Liberete, farmilie, ide e amis. lons Proviste sen mort! Luminaire liber mas! 
non judgement
Without Fear
Flying Burning Ships Alliance
#7 - 2011-11-20 03:20:10 UTC
They didn't actually name everything. Got bored of naming things around about the time they had to name all the nullsec systems. They did manage to give a few planets names tho. We should feel lucky that we got as much as we did. ;D
Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#8 - 2011-11-20 03:44:32 UTC
Mekhana wrote:
And the forum just ate a couple paragraphs of passable in-game related humor regarding pronunciation of Gallente systems in fleet.

Also pronunciation of the enemy fleets in our systems. I love tuning in.



You know, since it's french pronouncing means some hate/bad taste humour etc.

Don't worry, most are used to, and for some like me who deal with many english native clients this makes me laugh since you can't find any other poor level of any sort of language than an english native being terrible already at his own native language.
Simple fact, but a simple truth.

Lol
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#9 - 2011-11-20 05:24:10 UTC
Paragon Renegade wrote:
Really, seriously wtf:





It's a viking thing. Give them a break, they've moved on from murder, raep and pillage.
ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#10 - 2011-11-20 06:22:30 UTC
Tanya Powers wrote:
Mekhana wrote:
And the forum just ate a couple paragraphs of passable in-game related humor regarding pronunciation of Gallente systems in fleet.

Also pronunciation of the enemy fleets in our systems. I love tuning in.



You know, since it's french pronouncing means some hate/bad taste humour etc.

Don't worry, most are used to, and for some like me who deal with many english native clients this makes me laugh since you can't find any other poor level of any sort of language than an english native being terrible already at his own native language.
Simple fact, but a simple truth.

Lol

Agreed most British people can't speak their own language properly

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
Aloe Cloveris
The Greater Goon
#11 - 2011-11-20 07:17:32 UTC
What ever happened to good Christian names like Mark or John or Stephen?
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#12 - 2011-11-20 07:27:17 UTC
Christanity died in the great atheist movement back on earth where people threw down religion and replaced it with the whorship of plastic at a temple better known as a mall.

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Khamelea
Bricks in the Sky
#13 - 2011-11-20 08:14:26 UTC
Aloe Cloveris wrote:
What ever happened to good Christian names like Mark or John or Stephen?


Apparently there are more than 3 people in the universe, or so I've heard...
Vicker Lahn'se
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2011-11-20 08:45:25 UTC
There's a system named "Ham".
Dr Prometheus
Gears of Construction
Gears Confederation
#15 - 2011-11-20 09:25:20 UTC
The systems near the EVE gate (New Eden) are weird;

Gateway
Exit
Acces
Central Point


Made up by a Sysop? :p

Dude, where is my Quafe Megathron?
Aloe Cloveris
The Greater Goon
#16 - 2011-11-20 14:33:36 UTC
There is only one named system in Syndicate (it is Poitot). How did it get there? Why is it the only named system in Syndicate?
Kyneska
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#17 - 2011-11-20 14:39:52 UTC
I was once told by someone at ccp that minmatar came frome the icelandic word minnimáttar. means "those who are weak" or something.
The Old Chap
Doomheim
#18 - 2011-11-20 14:49:20 UTC
Vicker Lahn'se wrote:
There's a system named "Ham".


There is also one called "Ainalle". Roll

Look into my eyes...   and tighten that sphincter, kid.
CCP Greyscale
C C P
C C P Alliance
#19 - 2011-11-20 15:03:24 UTC
Paragon Renegade wrote:
Really, seriously wtf:

Rens

Etherium Reach

Sobek-Re

Emphyran Age (Or however you spell that)

Bei

Venal

Amarr, Minmatar, Gallente & Caldari

Ferox

Hel

etc, etc............

Seriously wtf.

CCP, I recommend you divert resources from the naming department to other things; these names are far too creative & obscure for us simple gamers. Who makes these things up/finds these? Did someone actually sit down and just go to work finding these?

(On a serious note, the naming conventions for everything in this game make me happeh)



System names are auto-generated by a rather cunning algorithm which I believe builds up words randomly based on specific racial language "thingies".

Region names are I believe all hand-picked; the drone regions were actually named largely based on player input.

Ship names are all names of a real thing (Hel, for example, is one of the old Norse gods).

Expansion names are the result of about three months of arguments every time :P
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#20 - 2011-11-20 16:31:41 UTC
did you know that POITOT is the only named system in Syndicate?
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