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^^ QFT

Not sure about the prototype/experimental/upgraded. In my world prototype and experimental is basically the same thing and it's a bit confusing.

1. I agree that those new meta names are a bit weird.

Prototype = experimental
Upgraded: all those meta modules are upgrades of the T1 module.
Limited: doesn't that refer to the quantity of an item? I don't see how it could explain the stats.

2. I absolutely like the Hardwiring renames! I ignore them because they are so confusing atm. :p

3. You use a part of the old name with other modules. For example:

'Arbalest' Assault Missile Launcher = Prototype 'Arbalest' Light Missile Array
Compact 'Limos' Heavy Assault Missile Launcher I = Limited 'Limos' Assault Missile Launcher I

I like that, why don't you use this on every module you rename. It would make both parties happy i think. For example:

Catalyzed Cold-Gas Arcjet Thrusters = Limited 'Cold-Gas' 1MN MicroWarpdrive I

Get rid of limited all together, limited fells lesser than plain vanilla.

Also, augmented it nice, but it might cause confusion with the Augmented drones.

The missile change went badly because you trashed the functionality of being able to find what you wanted quickly and easily, not because you didn't talk about it enough. If you wanted to be helpfull fixing that (ie rolling back the names) would be a great start.

As for this attempt at breaking more stuff the changes to launchers looks like taking something slightly confusing and replacing it with something confusing... not sure what you think is gained there. For the tanking modules all that was needed was to insert the existing reflective/reactive/whichever into the name of all the meta mods, so a market serach could pull up all the variants applicable to a certain stat, completely renaming them with most basic generic format seems like taking out flavour for the sake of it.

Agree with others here, 'limited' being better than 'upgraded' is just full potato, at least with experimental vs prototype we already have meta 4 guns with prototype in the name so it makes a little more sense. (Although changing 'experimental' to something else certainly wouldn't hurt, personally I'd go with limited→improved→upgraded→prototype)

Now for the implants, and at least here you've identified a genuine case where too much flavour obscures functionality, if for no other reason than most people spend less time looking at/handling implants than they do other modules so the names tend not to sink in so easily, it's still a fairly clunky mouthfull for the names but at least the new system there follows some form of logic so +1 for that, this will actually help more people for less loss of flavour

Sadly you seem to have missed the naming of small/medium lasers, puttimg 'medium' named guns onto frigs causes more confusion in new players than any other naming in EVE, tbh the only 2 areas that badly needed attention to the names are implants and lasers, from the point of view of improving usability/consistency, somewhat surprised you haven't picked up on those.

NO NO and NO! You are doing it wrong!!!

idea of simplifying names is grate but you are over reacting and going wrong direction. Get along CCP, don't throw things like this at ppl that fly around in internet space ships!

What you did with missiles already was misunderstanding now you screw launchers? Whats is wrong with HEAVY and just Assault missiles? Why you change things that do not change anything?

Siege and torpedo OK because that was confusing

For meta levels it should be similar to this:

Meta Level 0: Civilian

Meta Level 1: Standard

Meta Level 2: Upgraded

Meta Level 3: Experimental

Meta Level 4: Prototype

for hardeners, yes its confusing and it must be changed, but please leave Reactive, Magnetic, etc. because complexity is middle name of EVE if you want easy tasks go and play WOW or any thing like that and dishonor you family.

When you changed names for missiles that was terrible :) i mean Trauma missile? what? wtf you where thinking about what, a trauma? Mjolnir cold name, Nova hot name, Inferno just explodes by him self and then trauma? Shame on you, please change kinetic missile name because its hilarious

so please CCP pimp my ride!

Nice. Needless complexity is needless.

Some points:

- 'Adaptive Nano Plating' should be 'Adaptive Invulnerability Plating'
- EM Ward should be replaced with EM Deflection
- Thermic Dissipation should be replaced with Thermic Deflection
- What are the 'Supplemental' Deflection Amplifiers? Supplemental was not a classification you listed in the blog

Meta Level 5: Advanced
Meta Level 4: Improved
Meta Level 3: Kindergarten
Meta Level 2: Window Licker
Meta Level 1: CCP

I made my listing from the top down. I see the point in making more uniform names for a better reference-able and searchable database over-all. This will solve many problems with developmental naming conventions not always matching and having several duplicate names with either a ‘1’ there or not there and make it easier for lazy people to understand the game. This just seems like a lot of work going into something that does not make the game a better play experience or balanced for the majority of the players. So instead, CCP is dumbing down the game to the lowest common troglodyte level to make it easy enough for new people, idiots and lazy people to play.

Just want to echo what some have said here and others have suggested before. Please add the ability to sort items by meta level. I think if you did that in conjunction with these name changes most of these over reactors in this thread will be appeased.