Naming Gear?

Discussion in 'Mechanics' started by TheRealShaunsred, Apr 19, 2013.

  1. TheRealShaunsred

    TheRealShaunsred Big Damn Hero

    We're already able to customize our equipment, but what about giving an item a unique name? (like in Skyrim)
    Eg: I get two pistols. I name one Law, and the other Order. Those show up as the names for the weapon, instead of the weapon's generic name.
     
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  2. KuroHinotori

    KuroHinotori Spaceman Spiff

    Sort of like an Anvil from minecraft, without the durability part. Sounds pretty cool, possibly whenever you create or buy the weapon you have the option to name it, or you take it to your ship's customization machine thing and do it.
     
  3. CJoker3221

    CJoker3221 Pangalactic Porcupine

    Yea, this'll be pretty damn cool to have :)
    -insert long deadly name- for a weapon
    In the end, it's just a stick xD
     
  4. master1237

    master1237 Big Damn Hero

    Or for one of your custom ships or mechs The Defender has a nice ring to it.
     
  5. Lyiteangel

    Lyiteangel Void-Bound Voyager

    +1 I would appreciate this.
     
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  6. beebot83

    beebot83 Big Damn Hero

    Sounds great! Perhaps when an enemy player is killed, it would give a message like: <player name here> was slain by <player 2 name here> using <weapon name here>. How would you propose to implement it? A machine? A npc? something else?
     
  7. That would be Weird...

    For me: Name Pets, Name Ship, Name a PLANET (if you the first to find it in a MultiPlayer Server), would awesome to have. ^^
     
  8. Iroza

    Iroza Phantasmal Quasar

    Good idea if the name of weapon would be viewable only by the player who named it.
    This would avoid naming issues since there are players who could be offended by uncommon names ingame.
    (oh lets not go naming characters, i bet the dev team are having enough problems with it allready X3)
     
  9. beebot83

    beebot83 Big Damn Hero

    Actually I think Tiy mentioned you being able to name planets somewhere. Don't reference me though I'm only 90% sure
     
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  10. KuroHinotori

    KuroHinotori Spaceman Spiff

    "Sounds pretty cool, possibly whenever you create or buy the weapon you have the option to name it, or you take it to your ship's customization machine thing and do it."
    Was my response not too long ago.
     
  11. beebot83

    beebot83 Big Damn Hero

    Dude. I know you may not be trying, but you're being kind of rude.
    EDIT: Also I was asking the gentleman who posted this
     
  12. TheRealShaunsred

    TheRealShaunsred Big Damn Hero

    However you customize weapons and gear, that's where you can name them.
     
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  13. TheTimeLord

    TheTimeLord Existential Complex

    That would be pretty cool. What would be the process to change the name? It shouldn't be like Minecraft, I don't want to spend exp/pixels to name something.
     
  14. azarga

    azarga Big Damn Hero

    I do hope this option is in game. Generated names make no sense at all sometimes.
     
  15. FreeSmile

    FreeSmile Phantasmal Quasar

    Sounds nice, however I wish for it to be possible only by finding a rare item which will give the ability to name any weapon once! This will make the named weapon even more rare and truly unique!
     
  16. Exkaiser

    Exkaiser Big Damn Hero

    In a similar vein, how about modifiers to a weapon's name that you can add after using them for a while, like in Way of the Samurai? Team Fortress 2 has a similar system with its Strange weapons.

    For example, I have a generic "Wooden Stick," but if I achieve 50 kills with it (or some such thing), I can take it to an NPC and add a title to it, turning it into a "Killer Wooden Stick," ja?
     
  17. KuroHinotori

    KuroHinotori Spaceman Spiff

    That seems like an entirely different thread that can be expanded on, upgrading weapons. I'd prefer this just being an option in whatever machine you can use to customize things. Tiy did say that customization of gear would be in the game, unless I'm just remembering wrong.
     
  18. TheRealShaunsred

    TheRealShaunsred Big Damn Hero

    My idea was to be able to give your gear a unique name for customization/RP purposes. I do like the idea of upgrading gear when you complete certain tasks with it.
     
  19. MoonyJello

    MoonyJello Existential Complex

    Ebony and Ivory baby!
     
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  20. Esahc_

    Esahc_ Cosmic Narwhal

    I put this in the suggestions a few months back, I REALLY love the idea of being able to name weapons and armor. It makes it feel special, I tend to get attached to equipment in games so naming them makes me feel like I have been through a lot with the equipment I use. I'm a nerd...

    I give this my full support...
     
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