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Module Tiericide - Names !

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Tinukeda'ya Naskingar
Minmatar Expeditions ltd.
#21 - 2014-10-01 19:55:58 UTC
We are all used to the "meta" levels on the items.

All they had to do is assign meta to feature:
meta 1 is for fittings
meta 2 is for capacity
meta 3 is range
etc.

And they can keep the names as they were. Because all this techno babble which you can hardly read is what creates the depth to a SCIFI game.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -  Arthur C. Clarke

Althalus Stenory
Flying Blacksmiths
#22 - 2014-10-02 09:30:14 UTC
I don't think that keeping meta system (for tech 1 module) is the right thing to do.

BUT, I admit that it would have been better than the "generic-not-so-EVE/Syfy-crap-name" we have now.

I don't care if we don't keep the current greet name we have/had (e.g. Cold-gas arcjet [lost], PWNAGE, PWNT and so on), but I'd like, at least, something related to EVE, with some "Science fiction" impression behind.

Even if the modules only are tools that most people don't even look at the name, it's never a mistake to have great names.

Just imagine new people coming to the game. Atm, they see SyFy names, with poor description on "what it does better compared to other tech 1". After we could have great SyFy name, with great description explaining what it does.

Actually, I just have the impression CCP want to have "EVEmazon" to replace their ingame market : no more deepness, no more cool names, just "ease of understanding" with generic names saying everything.

Didn't you ever wonder that it's not the item name the problem, but the market group/category you put it in maybe ?

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June Blindbird
Flying Blacksmiths
#23 - 2014-10-02 20:45:52 UTC
What they did with the implants a few years ago was fine, kept the name and added some prefix to tell the implant slot. It would be also a sensible alternative.
Thror Ginkar
Flying Blacksmiths
#24 - 2014-10-02 20:51:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Thror Ginkar
Just quoting myself from the feedback thread, as it best belongs here:

Thror Ginkar wrote:
Would it be possible to at least keep some of the "names" for the different "named" modules ? Some examples:

- Enduring 'Regard' Remote capacitor booster
- Scoped 'Scout' 250mm artillery canon
- Compact 'F-S9' Medium shield extender
- Restrained 'Type-D' Capacitor flux coil

I really think that all these technical names, sometimes even funny names (Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron Big smile) give some deepness to the game. It looks like something real, where researcher comes up with a name for its discovery. If you remove those, you will be taking away this realism.
I totally understand that naming conventions are helpful for the NPE. But I don't see any obstacle in combining both conventional and fantasy namings.

Give us a Scoped 'Pwnage' Target painter, bring back the old Catalyzed cold gas 'Arcjet' thrusters in the form of an Enduring 'Arcjet' 1mn Afterburner, and revive the good old 'V-M15' Braced Multispectral Shield Matrix...

EVE has an history, don't sacrifice everything on the altar of simplification when there is a possibility to mix the past and the future. I know it's now "EVE - The Second Decade", but please don't remove everything of the first decade, those were great times too Blink.


And also, I fully support this:
June Blindbird wrote:
What they did with the implants a few years ago was fine, kept the name and added some prefix to tell the implant slot. It would be also a sensible alternative.

Implant renaming was helpful and kept the names and therefore identity of the implants. It was great. Do the same here Smile.
Quetz Alkoatl
#25 - 2014-11-27 12:48:57 UTC
I am just wondering If anyone of you guys/gals heard anything about the name changes coming with Rhea on December 9th? I hope at least someone in CCP read this thread.

Mac client still messed up.

Gadget Helmsdottir
Gadget's Workshop
#26 - 2014-11-27 14:09:19 UTC
Quetz Alkoatl wrote:
I am just wondering If anyone of you guys/gals heard anything about the name changes coming with Rhea on December 9th? I hope at least someone in CCP read this thread.



I haven't actually heard of any Module-cide related matters in Rhea, and I've been waiting eagerly for any word.

BTW, I must have been asleep when you originally posted this, add my +1 to the mix.

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