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Illiander Aideron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2015-07-09 10:55:48 UTC
So, I started roaming in sov space recently, and noticed that, for as long as people have been living in it, the systems still only have callsign names (XXX-YY). Why not let the alliance who has thier name on the system set the name?

For everyone's sanity, it's probably worth displaying the name as "[sov set name] - XXX-YY" so people can't confuse folks by changing the name often, but it would let sov null feel more like home, and less like we're just floating in empty space.

We give systems nicknames anyway, why not let us canonicalise them?
Keras Authion
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#2 - 2015-07-09 11:02:33 UTC
I believe this will lead to systems with names such as "Yourmum", "Epeen", "Catpoop" and quite a few of other unmentionable ones that happen with internet anonymity. Not very in-line with Eve canon and a pain to moderate.

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Rivr Luzade
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#3 - 2015-07-09 11:08:24 UTC
No, just no. I do not need systems with this kind of name.

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Lloyd Roses
Artificial Memories
#4 - 2015-07-09 11:43:25 UTC
Yeah, jst look at station names to get an overview over potential system names. I don't want to jump into *Ned Stark dies in ep. 10*.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#5 - 2015-07-09 11:59:31 UTC
Hellllllllllllllllllllll no.

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One of ours, ten of theirs.

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Akrasjel Lanate
Immemorial Coalescence Administration
Immemorial Coalescence
#6 - 2015-07-09 12:29:27 UTC
Nope

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Citizen of Solitude
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#7 - 2015-07-09 14:59:06 UTC
Keras Authion wrote:
I believe this will lead to systems with names such as "Yourmum", "Epeen", "Catpoop" and quite a few of other unmentionable ones that happen with internet anonymity. Not very in-line with Eve canon and a pain to moderate.


While that is an issue, the real one is how you are supposed to find the damn place by research. If the system name change, what will you search to find it? Go on the map every time and figure out which one it is?

A large part of the EVE population could probably not find Jita on the map if it changed name.
Iain Cariaba
#8 - 2015-07-09 15:29:55 UTC
At one time there was a station in nullsec named "The Bukkake Palace." If you allowed the residents of null to name systems as well as stations, that will be tame by comparison.
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#9 - 2015-07-09 18:24:50 UTC
Time to penis is 0.0 seconds.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

Iain Cariaba
#10 - 2015-07-09 18:55:41 UTC
FT Diomedes wrote:
Time to penis is 0.0 seconds.

Are there enough euphemisms for penis, including non-english ones, to name every single 0.0 system?
Mr Mieyli
Doomheim
#11 - 2015-07-09 19:03:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Mr Mieyli
Iain Cariaba wrote:
FT Diomedes wrote:
Time to penis is 0.0 seconds.

Are there enough euphemisms for penis, including non-english ones, to name every single 0.0 system?


I'm sure thousands of eve players working together can pull it off.

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Illiander Aideron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2015-07-09 19:23:50 UTC
Frostys Virpio wrote:
While that is an issue, the real one is how you are supposed to find the damn place by research. If the system name change, what will you search to find it? Go on the map every time and figure out which one it is?

A large part of the EVE population could probably not find Jita on the map if it changed name.


I did mention that, the concept I had was essentially giving every system two names, the original one, and the sov-owner-chosen one, and letting you search on either.

So you can use the old-style name to find places, or the normal one. (Incidentally, this could also give places like Jita an alphanumeric name)

About daft/immature names: That just gives you another reason to take the system off them.
Enya Sparhawk
Black Tea and Talons
#13 - 2015-07-09 21:21:03 UTC
Iain Cariaba wrote:
At one time there was a station in nullsec named "The Bukkake Palace."
Hey! I know that place... (I met my first and second wives there)

*Sigh* Good times...

(little word of advice if you plan on visiting: learn to breathe through your nose... in a place like that, when the gravity goes out, there is stuff flying everywhere and I do mean everywhere.)

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Bíonn súil le muir ach ní bhíonn súil le tír.

Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir.

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