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#1 razenWing

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:18 AM

Of my 110 mechs so far, only 10 have names... all EBJs. I kinda feel like only wasting brain power on my favorite line of mechs. (so no love for the other 100)

I name them along the line of attributes I associate with cats/weather.

I know my unit commander does the practical naming... like literally...

"hot"
"cold"
"range"

(though he could be more specific... "range laser" for example...)

I imagine maybe some hardcore lore guys are naming theirs like "Nicholas Kerenesky"

I don't know... do you name your mechs? And if so, what is your naming scheme?

#2 Bud Crue

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:24 AM

I just name by weapons (3LL2MPL for example) and if needed letter designation for engine if necessary (E or X)

#3 Escef

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:26 AM

No actual scheme, but I'll name for paintjobs that I like, performance, etc. For example, my splatdog is named Rib Knife and my splat Bushwhacker is named B***Pirate, both for similar reasons (backstab units, though the 'whacker was influenced by its buccaneer paintjob).

Edited by Escef, 27 May 2017 - 03:38 AM.


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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:27 AM

yep, i named my two ravens little toad and el termiteo

toad was a back stabbing murder raven

termite was an ecm tag nark lurker of the shadows

#5 Jay Leon Hart

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:28 AM

View PostBud Crue, on 27 May 2017 - 03:24 AM, said:

I just name by weapons (3LL2MPL for example)

I, too, am boring like this Posted Image

#6 Vxheous

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:29 AM

I name them based on their loadouts.

Laser vomit mechs tend to get named on the amount of medium lasers it has (all my builds have non-breaking ghost heat amount of LPL). So a 2LPL/4ERML Timber would be named like Tbr-A-Las4, while a 2LPL/6ERML Ebon Jag is Ebj-C-Las6. Warhammer with 3LPL/2ML would be Whm-6D-Las2, etc etc. (I have multiples of the same mech, with slightly different laser configs on the medium lasers)

Ballistic mechs just get whatever ballistic listed in their name.

I don't own a single LRM boat.

Gauss/PPC mechs get named GauPPC, and I've started to stick a second distinction behind that like GauPPC-J, as in I put 8 points into Jumpjets (I have 5 Night Gyrs, all Gauss/PPC, but again, set up slightly different with amounts of medium lasers/skill tree/etc.)

#7 Xetelian

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:33 AM

Nope. Though I've seen some really clever names in other people's screenshots of their loadouts I just don't feel motivated to give my mechs any kind of name.


After seeing this thread I think I'm going to call my KDK-2 'Drop Bear' and watch that video again.

#8 Ryllen Kriel

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:36 AM

I used to name mine after cultural weapons based on the load-out and function of each variant. Also Celtic and Norse Mythology is something I draw inspiration from. I have too many mechs now really to keep naming them, and some rather goofy builds don't really deserve a serious name...such as my Vindicator 1-X. It's just Surat.

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#9 Bud Crue

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 03:37 AM

View PostJay Leon Hart, on 27 May 2017 - 03:28 AM, said:

I, too, am boring like this Posted Image


I have 160 mechs to keep track of...wadiyagonnado? I know there are some folk who name by theme or TV show characters but damn, I just don't think I would know the defining qualities between my Apu Victor vs Homer Battlemaster vs my Moe Atlas. I'd still have to pull em up and look. So that is useless to me, no mater how entertaining.

#10 Shifty McSwift

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:05 AM



Somehow that was the only video Posted Image

Edited by Shifty McSwift, 27 May 2017 - 04:07 AM.


#11 Luminis

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:07 AM

I don't name all my 'Mechs, just the ones I like. I name those after norse gods.
  • Hymir: KDK-3, for Hymir is a giant and the KDK is huge.
  • Ragnarok: MAD-IIC - sort of an honour name, because the damn 'Mech just ends people.
  • Thor: MAD-IIC-A; god of thunder, twin ERPPCs, makes sense.
  • Loki: DRG-1C. The trickster. People always underestimate the Dragon...
  • Magni: MAD-3R, named after the god of strength for its tankiness.
  • Nott: A Night Gyr, what better fit than the goddess of night?
  • Balder: TBR-C(S), 'cause it looks better than it actually is, that kinda fits Balder.
  • Tyr: WHM-6R. God of war, Warhammer, easy enough.


#12 Templar Dane

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:07 AM

My CN9-D is called "The D". Unfortunately Paul gave the D to my D.

#13 Vxheous

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:12 AM

Oh, I forgot, I have an Urbie that's named R2-FU.

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:14 AM

Most mech i dont name but i do sometimes name them according to weapon loudout like to instanstly see difference of it srm or streak mech. with skill tree i am more inclined to name my mech to know where my main focus was like seismic or non seimic laser ebj, 2 cool 2 strike/ 1cool 1 strike/ 2 cool 1 strike mechs.

#15 Shifty McSwift

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:16 AM

I call the big one bitey.

#16 Magnus Santini

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:44 AM

One of my King Crabs is named Mayor McBullets because he looks like that old hamburger chain character. My second Raven is named Weaken Weary because Poe.

#17 James The Fox Dixon

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:46 AM

I name them that sounds cool, to me at least, and fits their load out/role.

Locust: Ankle Biter

Shadow 2D2: Murder Hawk (light mech hunter that is to be used in a lance of identical mechs and using Carrion Crows name as a play on words.)

Heavy Metal: Pretty Baby because of it's pink camo.

Marauder: Oh Yeah Baby because I love the chassis.

My Battlemaster and Thunderbolt hasn't been named yet.

#18 Scyther

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:57 AM

I do.

They're all named 'Bob'.

"Move it,Bob!"
"Whoa Bob, WHOA!"
"Bob are you blind? How did you even miss that shot?"
"That was a bad time to shut down, Bob."
"I'm sorry Bob, I can't do that..."

It makes thing easier for both of us.

#19 Tordin

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 04:57 AM

I just wish we could have the option in the settings menu to show off nick names in-game/ match.

Show Nicknames: None, All. Something like that.
Need a profanity filter though, unless its alredy in effect when writing nicknames (havent tried myself)

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Posted 27 May 2017 - 05:04 AM

My cicada 3C is called turbochicken only one with a real name out of all of them





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