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Oh also, while we're at it, let's rename all the ships!

Minmatar Supercarrier
Gallente Covert-ops Frigate
Gallente Drone Battleship
Gallente Advanced Drone Cruiser
Caldari Mission Battleship
Caldari Advanced Mission Battleship
Amarr PVP Battleship Limited Issue


I mean, "Megathron" tells me absolutely nothing about what the ship does. it's so confusing!

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(That was sarcasm btw)

I wish I could rename certain CCP devs and specially their superiors.
Sad part is that the forum software would probably censor most parts of them.

One more thing I would like to throw out there is that (well from what I feel anyways) by over simplifying the names of all modules to the current Upgraded > limited > Experimental > Prototype, you might create a negative new player impression. In the sense that they lose 1. some of the immersion factor and 2. A loss in the ability (or at least the impression of) being able to customize their characters.

number 1 is pretty straight forward so i'll go on to my second point. At EVE's current status our ships are pretty much what makes us, us. Yes, we have the avatars and the CQs but what we spend a majority of our time in is our ships and as with many MMOs out there, players would want to be something that distinguishes them from the rest.

In the case of EVE, making oneself feel "special" is a bit tricky. We are, in some sense, defined by what we fly. The current naming system, tricky and confusing as it may be to new players, at least gives us the impression that we are creating something special when we add on that "N-Type something or other" or that "PWNAGE" painter. By naming everything (guns/prop mods/hardners etc.) with generic conventions we effectively remove this feeling.

If I was a newer player and my ship basically was fitted with everything that had names beginning with "Prototype" and nothing else, I would personally feel rather underwhelmed. I would feel rather generic.

anyways, TLDR. We need the fluff, because the fluff makes stuff sound cool. derp!

Some of you guys talking about how changing module names into some coherent naming convention is 'dumbing down' are terrible people and should be embarrassed of yourselves. Having said that, I'm not much of a fan of the rather bland proposals that have been put forward either. How about providing an at-a-glance meta indication whilst keeping something of the original name? Tech levels are indicated by a I or II at the end of the name, meta levels could easily be represented by an a,b,c,d,e suffix in the same way. Tidy up some of the more awkward names, and we're in business.

Also, yes, the 'array' thing is kind of irritating. If some renaming is needed how about :

'Standard Missile Launcher'
'Heavy Missile Launchers'
'Dual Standard Missile Launcher' (formally Assault Missile Launchers)
'Standard Rocket Launchers' (formally Rocket Launchers)
'Heavy Rocket Launchers' (formally Heavy Assault Missile Launchers)

What about reverting all the name changes and adding label system ("armor", "explosive", "hardener")? Labels could be shown in popup when you hover cursor over item (so that nobody gets confused wtf does this item do), they could be used for search along with plain-text type name match. Like, if you search for "meta5 exlosive hardener", all tech 2 armor/shield explosive hardeners will be shown, along with plain-text matches.

This way items can be named anyhow, keeping immersion of old names and usability of new ones.

I had forgotten about the named target painters. Now that is a classic case of unconventional names adding winsauce to the meat of the game and the Dev that named them originally should have been Knighted for services to awesomeness.

There is also a bit of a theme to the meta level in terms of word length>alphabetical + general all round cool level.

PWN>PWND>PWNT>PWNAGE

I too fear for my Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron...

You know instead of renaming crap. why not do the old suggestion of putting a number on the picture.


BUT!!!! instead of using the triangle use a square or something.

The purpose of the naming change is to allow players to tell at a glance the meta level of an item. I have no problem with that goal. There are a lot of ways of achieving it. The proposed implant naming change is a good example of how names can both retain flavor and convey useful information. I absolutely do not understand why CCP couldn't come up with a similar system for meta modules. I'd be happy with alpha suffixes denoting meta levels, or even the whole 'Prototype' nonsense being incorporated into existing names. So would most other folk. But simply changing all item names to the same four reeks of lazy thinking. At this point we might as well rename all Tachyon beams to "Big Beam Laser" or something.

Not a big supporter of these changes. I liked the different names. Provided originality and creativity. Now searching for an item in market will be a nightmare.

Also feel sorry for any players that try to come back to the game after a break. The heavy assault missile launcher is now the assault missile launcher - huh.

Again removing the complexity from the game. Soon I will get be able to hit the easy button and win the game.

The only area I ever found confusing was implants.

oh well at least I will not have think when I play the game.

EASY BUTTON FTW