T1 "Assault" Bot name poll

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by ViolentMind, January 20, 2014.

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Which name do you like better for T1 "Assault" Bots?

Poll closed January 27, 2014.
  1. Dox

    52.3%
  2. Scamper

    38.5%
  3. I think both are lame, I'd like to see T1 Bots get a new name

    9.2%
  1. ViolentMind

    ViolentMind Active Member

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    Now that the new build has come out, we see that the Ant got renamed to Pounder. So, does anyone want to see the T1 Bots renamed as well? Do you like the original name (Scamper), the existing name (Dox), or would you like to see something different altogether?
  2. brianpurkiss

    brianpurkiss Post Master General

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    Doesn't really matter what we think.

    Besides, I think the Dox is named after someone for a backer reward.
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  3. stormingkiwi

    stormingkiwi Post Master General

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    Scamper is a WAY better name, I much prefer it over Dox
    Particularly with the naming conventions across the board.
  4. jodarklighter

    jodarklighter Active Member

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    I'm voting Dox, but only because "Doxen" is a much cooler plural than "Scampers".
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  5. chronosoul

    chronosoul Well-Known Member

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    From the kick starter:

    Potentially 11 of these units are already named so the renaming of the scamper to Dox was probably done for the original backers.

    I think the dox has grown on me actually. Humming bird, not so much.
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    zaphodx Post Master General

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  7. stormingkiwi

    stormingkiwi Post Master General

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    Hummingbird and then Peregrine? It should be the name of another raptor... If anything, the gunship should be the Hummingbird...

    On topic, save the scamper!

    I got all excited, because I thought I had coined that plural in the PA community.

    So I did a search. Turned out I reinvented the wheel a couple of months after someone else.

    Doxen for the win. But I much prefer the name scampers.
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    abubaba Well-Known Member

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  9. OathAlliance

    OathAlliance Well-Known Member

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    I believe that both the "Dox" and "Holkins" were named because of a backers reward. If that's rue than there's no reason to talk about it.

    May be named for Dox, an Uber Employee.
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  10. duncane

    duncane Active Member

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    I like Scamper but if there really is a backer called Dox who paid $6-10K to name a unit then let them have it. (its my understanding that this IS the case)

    Edit: In fact this actually makes the name cooler when you think of it that way.
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  11. lapantouflemagic

    lapantouflemagic Active Member

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    i know that i'm not going to be very contructive here, but seriouly :

    this is the last think I -and most people- care about. ever.

    and i agree we should let the pleasure of naming units to the guys who paid 5000$ or more.
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    abubaba Well-Known Member

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  13. zaphodx

    zaphodx Post Master General

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    Dox is named after the Uber employee of the same handle. However I believe Dox is a very hard-sounding word and would be better used for the hard-hitting t2 bot currently called the Slammer. A hard word like Dox doesn't suit the smallest, cheapest popcorn unit in the game.
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  14. stormingkiwi

    stormingkiwi Post Master General

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    It also doesn't make me smile, and most importantly sounds like male genitalia when I say it over comms with my accent.
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  15. duncane

    duncane Active Member

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    If this employee didn't pay $1,000,000 dollars to get this naming right then I take back my previous comments.

    Long live THE SCAMPER.
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    scifiz Member

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    Every time I read "Dox" in this topic I want to read "Dax".
  17. garat

    garat Cat Herder Uber Alumni

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    Dox is named after one of our animator/artists, Andrew, who goes by Dox, and also runs all of our major LiveStreams. :)
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  18. stonewood1612

    stonewood1612 Well-Known Member

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    Wait, ants are pounders now? Ow.
  19. stormingkiwi

    stormingkiwi Post Master General

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    #SaveTheScamper.

    Can we have both names in the final vanilla product please?
  20. forrestthewoods

    forrestthewoods Uber Alumni

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    It should be renamed to "TheWoods". That'd be a great unit name.

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