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A Matter of Opinion - ship designations
TelQuessir	#1 Posted on 02-11-2005 07:15
Posts: 2598 Joined: August 30 2005	Quote Prince of Persian Carpets says: I was thinking - we on Earth use arbitrary terms to use as nouns for certain types of ship design trends. Prince of Persian Carpets says: Dreadnaught, monitors etc. Prince of Persian Carpets says: Thusly I was thinking of our trend of battlecarriers and multi role capital ships in PDS - like the V7.1 LiirHra being a combination DEW assault and missile cruiser. Prince of Persian Carpets says: And battleship/carriers etc Prince of Persian Carpets says: Would "conquistador" be a good noun for that kind of ship design? Subject in the MSN quote above - "Conqueror" class ships to go with Dreadnaughts and Monitors from RL? Here's some feedback I got: Zenprime: Hmm, Yes and no. The word fits, but the feeling I get when I say it, doesn't give me that PDS tingle of excitement D. Hawking: Conqueror. Indeed.


Glacialis	#2 Posted on 02-11-2005 11:40
Posts: 368 Joined: September 02 2005	What would the attributes of such a class be? Would this be another name for "Cruiser"?


Admiral666	#3 Posted on 02-11-2005 21:10
Posts: 84 Joined: September 21 2005	well, maybe if my big huge BBX was named the Imperial Conqueror or the Vaygr Conqueror,or smething,then yes. But,other than that..it just doesn't feel right... But,it would raise morale,saying "Bring in the Vaygr Conqueror." or something, if morale was a factor in HW2. "With all this power at its disposal,there is no question that the Beast Mothership is currently the most dangerous vessel in the Galaxy.It is not just a starship. It is a plague come for us all."-Somtaaw Fleet Intelligence. [i] "We are the Borg


Itharu	#4 Posted on 02-11-2005 22:24
Posts: 363 Joined: September 23 2005	Perhaps these extra namings should be kept to a ship of notible acts in battle. As in the case of Starwars, the Exicuitor. Name of the ship, but it's classification was Super Star Destroyer, also similar to the Ecipise which was like the ultimate Star Destroyer. -Fear the Might of the Imperial Cortharian Fleet


TelQuessir	#5 Posted on 03-11-2005 10:38
Posts: 2598 Joined: August 30 2005	Conquistador would signify a battlecarrier type all-purpose offensive capital ship, much like Dreadnaught in the real world history means a all-big-gun battleship with main batteries fully traversable. This should be the point of feedback - and note that I deliberately do not use the term Dreadnought in PDS as I'd like a personalised (to PDSverse) set of names like these.


Glacialis	#6 Posted on 03-11-2005 11:31
Posts: 368 Joined: September 02 2005	While a personalized set of generic class names sounds like a good idea, Conquistador is not a name that sounds right to me. Will have to think on this. So far I've been unable to come up with any names for any PDS class/role that I like.


TelQuessir	#7 Posted on 03-11-2005 11:41
Posts: 2598 Joined: August 30 2005	Good reasoning. Should be a good starter point for universe-specific naming conventions. Moving to the Port once more people comment.


Admiral666	#8 Posted on 03-11-2005 12:14
Posts: 84 Joined: September 21 2005	Should have a few scenarios with ships of their own name... and add some in to SP game. Like the DDX StarSlayer and DD Angel's Sword. Infact,is it possible to add in a naming feature for your ships?lol "With all this power at its disposal,there is no question that the Beast Mothership is currently the most dangerous vessel in the Galaxy.It is not just a starship. It is a plague come for us all."-Somtaaw Fleet Intelligence. [i] "We are the Borg


Homdax	#9 Posted on 03-11-2005 14:26
Posts: 762 Joined: August 30 2005	Conquistador implies victory in itself. Either You are one or not. if You are not, well... I am all for the possibilty to name ship classes, and perhaps even larger vessels individually, on the other hand who would want to see the QJE and related named Cinderella-class?


TelQuessir	#10 Posted on 03-11-2005 23:52
Posts: 2598 Joined: August 30 2005	BlackHawk - send me a PM explaining how on-topic your post is. You've one day to accomplish that simple task.


Cobalt Shiva	#11 Posted on 10-11-2005 18:13
Posts: 118 Joined: September 07 2005	I like the idea of PDS-unique names but, as stated above, Conquistador has the wrong texture. Suggest we look to the historical Middle and Far East for inspiration, as that may fit better with the PDS flavor. Hmm...fast-moving, powerful carrier vessels...I'll need to think on this. Throwing out names that CAN be used for ship classes: Juggernaught - for large, 'inexorable' offensive vessels Animal names: scorpion, wolf/wolfpack, spider, predator Myrmidon (seems like it might fit a corvette or frigate) Stilleto, Rapier (for precision-attack craft.) I'm sure more will pop into my head as the day progresses...will check back. "This is tactical control..."


Cobalt Shiva	#12 Posted on 10-11-2005 23:58
Posts: 118 Joined: September 07 2005	Use 'Jagannath' for a 5G evolution of the old Valdez/Vaygr Flagship hull. :-P Unlike the HGN mothership, that hull seems fairly combat-effective. "This is tactical control..."

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