Skins are ship-locked. Lasers and bobbleheads aint.
Nor are decals, which is what the nameplates would most closely resemble.
Skins are ship-locked. Lasers and bobbleheads aint.
I've spent too many dogfights with poorly named commanders such as 'CMDR 1337skillzorpwn' that I'm pretty sure I'm going to be even more curmudgeonly when I encounter 'HMS BoatyMcBoatface' in the void.
Really? Really?
This is why we can't have nice things.
It's a cosmetic thing, you don't need it to play the game, it's just something you can do to make you ships more custom made.
Don't want to pay, don't buy it, $1 - $2 for a name plate is actually not the end of the world.
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Anyone ever seen a ship with no name? Thought not.
It seems certain. You'll probably have to pay for each name generated, actually.
<sigh>
I love the idea of naming a ship - it's one great way to personalise your own little floating palace within the Elite Universe.
However
I've spent too many dogfights with poorly named commanders such as 'CMDR 1337skillzorpwn' that I'm pretty sure I'm going to be even more curmudgeonly when I encounter 'HMS BoatyMcBoatface' in the void.
Say, Frontier... any chance you could allow me to toggle Stupid Ship Names™ with something more immersive... something like the ship registrations you had in all other Elite games in the series? Because, well... immersion!
If you aren't familiar with what I am barking on about, please read this, this or even this!
Thanks!
GrumpyMcGrumpface
PS. My apologies to 'CMDR 1337skillzorpwn' if you do indeed exist. I'm sorry. No, I really AM sorry![]()
I wonder how will I fare in the Open if my ship's name is 'PLZ DONT, NO REBUYZ'
I wonder how will I fare in the Open if my ship's name is 'PLZ DONT, NO REBUYZ'
Or "Don't Taze me, Bro"![]()
Oh joy, ship naming, that'll bring out the best in the players. We'll have every fictional starship name repeated over and over by those with no imagination, random swear words and letter/number combinations from the juvenile branch and a tiny percentage of ships with actual half decent names.
FD should make a ship name permanent to that ship even when sold and decrease the ships value for every other ship with the same name. Also probably dish out a weekly prize for really GOOD names.