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Commodore Phoenix:
What I'm saying is where did we say that we needed to have the names on the ship could we not use our intelligence to work it out seriously the only reason that we would possibly need names under each ship would be if they were both the same ship and we were on a beginners match, I am saying that it just makes gameplay silly if all we do is target a ship that has a name under instead of working out which ship is which when we engage them by their weapons or by who is destroying parts. Gameplay isn't about who can shoot the most things or repair the most objects it's about using wit, guile and subterfuge to outsmart your enemy, so that you arent just in a game where you end up with everyone sitting on one point each. Coordination is the best part of team-work and if you remove the need for communication then it makes it even easier just to have silent matches, which is not a good thing for this game.

Dutch Vanya:
I can understand where you are coming from, but i really don't think this UI change "removes all gameplay". Then again i know most gamers are just very adverse to change. I just find it hard to believe that because you can see the name of the ship instead of just the ship with a box around it, that all of the sudden you need absolutely no communication with your crew anymore.

Nidh:
What on earth are you guys complaining about? The names are an awesome addition. Before, coordinated targeting against two of the same ships was "hit the guy who's up higher in altitude" or "the guy to the most south." What is so game destroying about "Holy#!&% the (insert name here) is closing fast! All to the (insert name here)!"?

HamsterIV:
I think Phoenix is looking at this from the wrong angle. Here is a quote from 40k which describes my view on the matter:

--- Quote ---The uniforms of the Imperial Guard are camouflaged in order to protect their wearers by hiding them from sight.

The principle is that what the enemy cannot see he cannot kill. This is not the way of the Adeptus Astartes. A Space Marine’s armour is bright with heraldry that proclaims his devotion to his Chapter and the beloved Emperor of Mankind. Our principle is that what the enemy can see, he will soon learn to fear…
[\quote]
--- End quote ---

Moo:
It's unrealistic, it's intrusive, and it's dumbing down. I don't like it.
By removing all ambiguity, you are requiring less skill.
A reasonable compromise that someone suggested is that the names only appear on spotted ships while looking at them through a spyglass. Other suggestions were enabling it only on beginners matches, or adding a game-creation option for whether it should be enabled for that match. All would be an improvement.

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