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[Vandul]

I use naming conventions for ready identification of a mechs status.

If its fully quirked I use "Q", Not quirked "NQ"
If its fully moduled I use "M", partially moduled "PM"
Then engine size. 275x or 275s as appropriate.

So, CPLT-C1(F)= Q M 300x

For my clan mechs, I just name them: Kit Fox=Foxy, Adder=Addy, etc...

[Keeshu]

Inner Sphere mechs:
Jenner Oxide: Jenner IIC http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Jenner_IIC (MW2 Nostalgia)

Blackjack 3: Peek-A-Boo

Centurion A: Zombie
Centurion D: Kheper http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Kheper

Catapult A1: Splatapult (or Beta, or E-101 beta [I like it's MK2 design, and I'm a sucker for the style of attacks he does] cause this mech is still in my mech bay from closed beta)
Catapult C1: Best LRMs

Cataphract 4X: Easymode (well..... they've added more mechs that can do 3+ ac/5 since I used it, but it was stupid easy. at the time even if i was playing like a total tard, I would aways get 2 Kills on some fresh mechs with 500+ damage)
Cataphract 3D: Jumpsniper



Clan:
Mad Dog Prime: Dream Mech
Mad Dog A: Splat Dog
Second Mad Dog A: Rain Maker
Mad Dog B: FrankenDog (if there's room for the name. I hate asymmetrical builds)
Mad Dog C: PuppySniper (or Dog Sniper)

Nova Prime: The OL 1 2

Dire Wolf/Daishi (whichever omnipods I settle with): Dashy

Gargoyle: FOOTBALL

Warhawk: Spitter (PPCs look like spitwads to me in MWO)

Mist Lynx: Fire Moth (again MW2 nostalgia, and since I really doubt Fire Moth will be added due to masc.)

[blood4blood]

ThomasMarik, on 27 January 2015 - 09:46 PM, said:

Ironically enough I call my Cicada 3M= CDA-3M, My Hunchback 4G= HBK-4G, and so on.

^QFT. Stock designation works fine. I'd only change it if I was running doubles of something, but the only double I've got is a CN9-A and a CN9-A(C) from an event, so they're already distinguished by the (C) - that's how I know which one has Artemis.

[Red1769]

I named my Dire Wolf Prime The White Whale...matching paint job to boot. Otherwise, I stick with the stock names.

[Brody319]

Named my Awesome 9M - Higgs.

[Ngamok]

HBK-4G(F) = RobinWilliam (ran out of room for the S ).
CDA-X-5 = The Garth
KCB-000(L) = Zoidberg
DRG-Flame = Onyxia
HGN-HM = Rhonda Snord (duh)
ON1-P = Kerensky

My Catapults are named after a friend.

Edited by Ngamok, 28 January 2015 - 10:07 AM.

[3xnihilo]

Anansi - Anzee

TDK - Teddy K

Locusts:

1e- Oreo
3s- Chip
3m- Grasshopper
1v- Nilla (like 'Nilla wafers)
PB - Tag-A-Long
1m - is M&M

Still working on the others

[HlynkaCG]

I Have the following mechs kitted out and ready to fight...

Locusts: Wub-Bug, Murder-Bug, and Sting.
Commandos: Death's Knell, Running Man, and Raw Deal
Fire Starters: Hollander and Bernie
Hunchbacks: Thumper and Trouble
Trebuchet: Rocket Man
Centurion: Verdandi
Shadowhawk: Shadow-Phoenix
Wolverines: Red Dawn and Sucker Punch
Jagermechs: Roland and Headhunter
Thunderbolts: Big Brother and Phoenix-Bolt
Cataphracts: Frankenstein, Lurch, and Ilya
Stalkers: Meat Grinder and Led Zepp
Battlemasters: Phoenix-Boss, Macross, and Wub-Master
Atlas: Urdr
King Crabs: Cancer, Elvis, and Skuld

[Kahadras]

Usualy I try to work something off the mech's usual name.

Cicada - Cricket
Shadowhawk - Blackbird
Wolverine - Logan
Mist Lynx - Bobcat
Raven - Laserbeak
Thunderbolt - Raiden
Dragon - Smaug
Blackjack - 9 of Spades

Edited by Kahadras, 28 January 2015 - 11:06 AM.

[Majorfatboy]

Christof Romulus, on 27 January 2015 - 10:10 PM, said:

AS7-BH - BD-100 - Named after my favorite character's Exo-suit, Wolf Bronski, from Exo Squad.

Motherlovin Wolf. Motherlovin Bronski. Yes.

I usually name My mechs after cartoon characters.
I've got a griffin-1S that I refer to as "Stormo", from Adventure time. (Haven't actually changed it's name in game).
My Griffin-Sparky is currently referred to as "Finn", from the same cartoon. (Also not actually named).
Then there's My Catapult Jester "PinkiePult", a reference to a character from that cartoon about the talking horses that countless horrible wastes of flesh unfortunately masturbate to...

... I like cartoons.

[PurpleNinja]

Quad LBX10 Dire Wolf: The Shreder
Single CT ER LL Locust: Cyclops
AS7 DDC Brawler: The Elder
Dual AC20 King Crab with a lot of ammo: Hell Crab

[terrycloth]

I name my stalkers after bunnies. STK-5M 'fluffy bunny', STK-3F 'silly rabbit', STK-4N 'pika pika'. Okay, that one is also named after Pikachu.

I named the thunderbolts after My Little Ponies. 'Thunderlane' for the 9S and 'Blossomforth' for the 5SS.

KGC-000(L) got named 'King Cool' because that's how I read the model number.

Most of the rest are kind of boring.

[JediPanther]

The only mechs I have named out of the 65 I have are the ones I use a lot and have very good damage and survivability with.

grid ion=gijoe
c1f=rocky
raven4x=guassbird

[Shadow Magnet]

Let's see:

Locust: RETALIATE (1E), QUICKSILVER (3M), PHASE SHIFT (PB)
Firestarter: THE CLEANER (E), DUST DEVIL (H), FIREBALL (S), BACKSTABBER (A), LICHTBRINGER (K)
Raven: BLUTRABE (H), BULLSEYE (3L), NIMMERMEHR (2E)
Spider: TEKLA (5K), DARK WEB (5D), RED BARON (5V, it's all red and flies)
Kit Fox: LAST DANCE (S), RABID KITTY (D), CUTEOVERLOAD (P)
Adder: RATTLESNAKE (D), GIFTSPEIER (A, LRM mini boat), BABY DIRE (P)
Mist Lynx: unnamed yet

Cicada: FIVE BY FIVE (X5), GET PSYCHO (3C), GLASS KNIFE (3M)
Blackjack: BLACK DEATH (1), DARKJACK (3), VIOLATOR (A), BLACK SUN (1X)
Centurion: TOASTER (A, reference to BSG), THE SAW (D), ANGEL A (AH)
Hunchback: BOOMER (4G), QUASI (4P), ROCKER (4SP)
Shadow Hawk: FIREFLY (2H), THE HUNTER (2D2), KALTES LICHT (2K, 3ERL, reference to Mark Brandis), ROSTNAGEL (5M)
Wolverine: WARTHOG (6K), rest unnamed

Ice Ferret: BLUE PILL (P, it's all blue), EISBRECHER (C, 4x CSPL), BLACK RAT (A), FERRETIZER (D)
Nova: MUFFIN MAN ( , THE HIT MAN (S), THE NOVA MAN (P)
Storm Crow: SALVATORE (D), BLAZING CROW (P), WALKING DEAD (C)


Dragon: NUTZLOS (5N), DUCK-N-COVER (1N), SPARFLAMME (FLAME), DEAD HORSE (1C)
Catapult: FINAL IMPACT (A), GRINNER (J), ARCLIGHT (K2)
JägerMech: JÄGERMEISTER (A), NEUROTICFISH (DD), FEUERTEUFEL (FB)
Thunderbolt: SILENCE (9S), MALUM (9SE), HEAD HUNTER (5SS)
Cataphract: SPROING (3D), DARK STAR (IM), STEEL RAIN (4X)

Mad Dog: WADENBEISSER ( , HOT DOG (A), BLACK SHEEP (P)
Hellbringer: HELLFIRE (A), STARDUST (P), TWOEDGE (B, reference to ElfQuest)
Summoner: ZOHAN (P), PICK ME ( , FACEMELTER (D)
Timber Wolf: BLUTHUND (C), BRUTUS (S), OPTIMUS (P)

Awesome: NEEDSOME (8V), GETSOME (8Q), WANTSOME? (9M, first mech I bought, was able to use special chars back then), PUNK BABY (PB)
Stalker: B*STARD (3F), HEXACORE (4N), SOULEATER (5M), GIFTRAUM (M)
Highlander: HIGH ENDER (733C), HEAVY RAIN (733), TYRANT (732)
Banshee: MADSHEE (3M), TREMOR (3E), STAMPEDE (3S)
Atlas: MASS EFFECT (D-DC), LEVIATHAN (RS), ANGEL B (S), NAGO (BH, boar god from Mononoke)
King Crab: KRABBENSALAT (000), KRABBIT (0000), KRABBLER (000B)

Gargoyle: Unamed
Warhawk: ROTER MILAN ( , HAWKZILLA (A), BLACK HAWK (P)
Dire Wolf: ALPHA WOLF (P), LORD DAKKA ( , PUNISHER (A), FLYING WHALE (S)

Edited by Shadow Magnet, 28 January 2015 - 12:38 PM.

[DjPush]

I named most of my mechs after the shape they resemble.

Awesome... Barn Brat, Barn B@#ch, Barn Baby
Jaeger ..... Poop tooth. (It looks like Nasty rotted tooth hanging from your gums)

Some mechs I named after my first experience in atrial version.

Catapult C1.... "Scotty Dont"
Catapult C4... "No No No"

Some mechs I put a little time into coming up with a name.. because I love them.

DDC - 100 TON HERP
AS7-BH - Big Ugly
AS7-K - LAME DUCK
CTF-3D -Giggity
HBK-4P - HOT CARL
HGN-HM - THE CURE


Others bear the name of how I was feeling at the time or how they were purchase

GAR-PRIME (I).... DRUNK

Edited by DjPush, 28 January 2015 - 12:52 PM.

[Hobo Dan]

I’ve only named one mech thus far of my 50+, my CN9-A. It is painted all white, the brightest white available and named White Knight.

The day they “updated” the Centurion weapon art to replace the classic gun with the derp we have now, I wept sweet tears of irony as I ran across the battle field.

[Herr Vorragend]

I used to name my mechs after ancient gods. (greek, Roman, norsk, egyptian, heathen and so on)
Stopped that, when I ran out of cool names and meanings (Had about 60 mechs back then) and switched to default designations (best for a mechhangar with 101 machines)

Edited by Herr Vorragend, 28 January 2015 - 01:41 PM.

[Mudhutwarrior]

Dirty names, really dirty names.........

[TripleEhBeef]

COM-1B: ROAD RUNNER
COM-3A: WILE E. COYOTE
HBK-4P: MECH MELTER
HBK-4H: CORNERSHOT
HBK-4G: THE HULK
ON1-K: JUGGERNAUT
ON1-M: SANDBLASTER
ON1-VA: BIG DADDY
TBT-5J: TRENCHBUCKET

[Agent 0 Fortune]

I've noticed a lot of players like the one word nick names (with the occasional adjective thrown in)

I am surprised no one using using the Pacific Rim naming convention. In some ways is seems very clan-like.
Cherno Alpha
Gypsie Danger (Carlos Danger?)
Striker Eureka
Crimson Typhoon
Coyote Tango
etc...