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Jackdaw?!? Seriously?

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stoicfaux
#121 - 2015-03-31 23:25:21 UTC
Look, those "change a spare tire" car-jacks in our cars were the inspiration for the Jackdaw. Calling it the Jackdaw was the cherry on top, with resultant tears being farmed by CCP's "art" department.

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Qinby
ImNo6
#122 - 2015-04-06 20:20:38 UTC
Hi Havnt read your comments about this and if the name is stupid or not or if its consistent since its a bird and among the smarter ones.

Have anybody googled Jackdaw?

It¨s a ship in assasins creed lore....

Got nothing against the name BUT I MUST BE A "BRAIN FART" to name the ship the same as an assasins creed ship....

You google it and end up with that ...

Only a Point and comming from me propably a good and valid one :)

Why not go for "Millenium Falcon" that¨s a bird to?

Happy Eastern

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Eve Solecist
Shitt Outta Luck - GANKING4GOOD
#123 - 2015-04-06 20:23:04 UTC
So Jackdaw got invented by the creators of AC?

There couldn't possibly be any older mentioning of it,
rendering any connectio to AC completely irrelevant? :/
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Traejun DiSanctis
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#124 - 2015-04-06 20:40:16 UTC
Who cares what its named? Name yours whatever the **** you want. The end.
Tiddle Jr
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#125 - 2015-04-06 21:01:30 UTC
Jawdead or Deadjaw

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Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#126 - 2015-04-07 01:36:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Sobaan Tali
Snipe or Shrike.

My votes.

...or Exocet (not a bird, but a "flying fish" is close enough in my eyes and it's a French anti-ship missile)

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
Jenshae Chiroptera
#127 - 2015-04-07 02:02:53 UTC
Paridae

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Olivia Moon
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#128 - 2015-04-07 09:10:10 UTC
I don't understand why the jackdaw doesn't look like a jackdaw?
Or put it in this way, a jackdaw looks like a cell phone tower?!

I like Caldari's naming using bird names.
But why the name and appearance do not resemble?
Buhhdust Princess
Mind Games.
Suddenly Spaceships.
#129 - 2015-04-07 09:29:15 UTC
Dnt call it Shrike. Dumbass name, not all ships have to sound horrifying or menacing. Also if it doesnt fit with caldari, why does the Scorpion exist (or is it actually a name of a bird too!?!?)
Faraboot
Kingsparrow Wormhole Division
Birds of Prey.
#130 - 2015-04-07 10:08:27 UTC
Been around for ages, never thought to look closely to the naming of ships, spec. Caldari ones What?
As somebody already stated, lots of them are named after birds - rook, raven, blackbird, corax..
So, since we all like to discus all things eve related, here are my two cents on matter.

Personally I don't like Jackdaw name for a ship, even Shrike looks better although I don't like that one too it just doesn't feels Caldari-sh, or even Eve-ish for that matter, but I can understand where CCP are coming from with this, a quick look on the Wikipedia -
Quote:
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers.[1][2][3] In common English they are known as the crow family, or, more technically, corvids. There are over 120 species. The genus Corvus, including the jackdaws, crows and ravens, makes up over a third of the entire family.

So to keep in with CCP general idea regarding some of the Caldari ships, and their desire to name another ship like a bird from Corvidae family, here's a couple of Corvus species who's names are somewhat better suited imho:
Enca - Corvus enca - Slender-billed crow
Kubaryi - Corvus kubaryi - Mariana crow
Meeki - Corvus meeki - Bougainville crow
Orru - Corvus orru - Torresian crow
However, not all Caldari ships are named after birds (Scorpion, Badger, Basilisk,..) but we can safely assume that at least it has to be named after an animal, mystic (Phoenix, Rokh,..) or not (Moa).

o7
Baba Yagah
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#131 - 2015-04-07 12:05:58 UTC
Buhhdust Princess wrote:
Dnt call it Shrike. Dumbass name, not all ships have to sound horrifying or menacing. Also if it doesnt fit with caldari, why does the Scorpion exist (or is it actually a name of a bird too!?!?)


Golem, Widow, Ferox, Naga, Kitsune, Badger, Tayra, Rokh, Scorpion, Leviathan, Cerberus, Onyx, Basilisk, Caracal, Manticore

Im sure there may be some I missed or messed up on, but there seems to be a slight few 'Birdless' names for caldari, so the bird argument is invalid imo.
Samwise Everquest
Plus 10 NV
#132 - 2015-04-07 13:22:47 UTC
Who cares, only weirdos fly Caldari.

Pras Phil.
Eve Solecist
Shitt Outta Luck - GANKING4GOOD
#133 - 2015-04-07 13:25:02 UTC
b b b b bird bird bird...
... bird is the word...
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Jenshae Chiroptera
#134 - 2015-04-07 13:36:32 UTC
Samwise Everquest wrote:
Who cares, only weirdos fly Caldari.
No too long ago any time I wanted to talk about shield fits for Minmatar all people would repond along the lines with, "Fly a Drake then train for a Tengu."

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#135 - 2015-04-07 14:09:36 UTC
Baba Yagah wrote:
Buhhdust Princess wrote:
Dnt call it Shrike. Dumbass name, not all ships have to sound horrifying or menacing. Also if it doesnt fit with caldari, why does the Scorpion exist (or is it actually a name of a bird too!?!?)


Golem, Widow, Ferox, Naga, Kitsune, Badger, Tayra, Rokh, Scorpion, Leviathan, Cerberus, Onyx, Basilisk, Caracal, Manticore

Im sure there may be some I missed or messed up on, but there seems to be a slight few 'Birdless' names for caldari, so the bird argument is invalid imo.
I hate to break it to you but the Rokh is actually a mythical bird (also spelt Roc or Rukh), other than that you're right, the rest aren't birds.

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Jenshae Chiroptera
#136 - 2015-04-07 15:04:39 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Baba Yagah wrote:
Buhhdust Princess wrote:
Dnt call it Shrike. Dumbass name, not all ships have to sound horrifying or menacing. Also if it doesnt fit with caldari, why does the Scorpion exist (or is it actually a name of a bird too!?!?)


Golem, Widow, Ferox, Naga, Kitsune, Badger, Tayra, Rokh, Scorpion, Leviathan, Cerberus, Onyx, Basilisk, Caracal, Manticore

Im sure there may be some I missed or messed up on, but there seems to be a slight few 'Birdless' names for caldari, so the bird argument is invalid imo.
I hate to break it to you but the Rokh is actually a mythical bird (also spelt Roc or Rukh), other than that you're right, the rest aren't birds.
There are Onyx birdfeeders (brand name I think though)
There is also a Widowbird and sometimes the Coal Tit is called the Badger Bird

CCP - Building ant hills and magnifying glasses for fat kids

Not even once

EVE is becoming shallow and puerile; it will satisfy neither the veteran nor the "WoW" type crowd in the transition.
Johnnie Miles
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#137 - 2015-04-13 00:23:34 UTC
+1 Jackdaw
Garmyne Atavuli
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#138 - 2015-04-13 01:02:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Garmyne Atavuli
Jackdaw just don't sound right, it sounds weak and limp-wristed.
I do see the link as it a bird from the Crow family, but what about it's real name? 'Corvus monedula'

Corvus keeps the link and just plain sound better... imho.

EDIT...
Or what about the Brown Trembler?
VaL Iscariot
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#139 - 2015-04-13 06:57:56 UTC
name it Robin so you can fly it with fleets of... bantams. Bantams and Tobins. Bantam and Robin. BATMAN AND ROBIN!!
knobber Jobbler
State War Academy
Caldari State
#140 - 2015-04-13 08:07:29 UTC
Harrison Tato wrote:
It has to be the most repeated word on Reddit in the last 6 months. I blame that.


That would be a toss up between salty and dank.