Viking Fighter's name sux, let's find it a new one!

everyone take it down a notch, let's keep it civilized

and these sorts of things:

are neither appreciated, nor recommended. Minor word choice can make the difference between healthy debate and instigation of flame wars. The bolded sections of the quote are the unnecessary parts that you gotta watch out for in your posts, and this goes FOR EVERYBODY.

 

i get what you are saying Nikzad, i only included the bold part so people know who i'm talking to.. guess i could have done it another way

 

oh its fine that you used his name, but if you take out his name, it reads "you totally don't get it, do you?" which can be a little aggressive; i usually use the "@ Username" method

sorry if I seem overbearing, I don't want to act like your mom, it's all in the interest of the forum atmosphere

thanks for hearing me out

 

Mrs. Nikzad, I want a cookie! How about some lemonade or a bandaid from my booboo that the mean Reaker gave me?

Anyway, Reaker I backed up everything I said in my posts.

Furthermore, I did my own research on wiki about the Greek derivative of the word Chimera. It is synonymous with Chimaera. If you wanted to spell it that way, it might better fit the meaning you're looking for. Just because it is a word in English does not mean it is an English word. It's just derived from another word.

Typhoon is not an English word but we still use it in daily speech. A word can have a meaning in the English language and still not be an English word. In fact, the word Chimera or Chimaera is actually derived from a number of languages, not just Latin (Greek). But thanks for assuming again.

Anyway, the difference between using the name Banshee in WC3 and then in Starcraft and using Chimera and then using it in Starcraft again is that in WC3 the "Banshee" couldn't have been called anything else. It was the definition of a Banshee. In Starcraft 3 it is totally different from a Banshee but uses its namesake. In WC3 the Chimera is a Dragon, a two-headed dragon. Using its name is not the same as using the Banshee in both games.

On that note, when I said "The Chimera is a Dragon" in my earlier post, I was referring to the fact that it is a Dragon in WC3. Not necessarily in real life (or the land of mythology, where you may like to travel).

But thank you for your not-quite-poignant argument.

EDIT: And Reaker, I apologize for being so crude in my language. I didn't mean offense other than your stagnant defense of the idea for longer than 1-2 posts when no one came to its aid.

 

Joneagle_X watch what you say or I will give you something to cry about

I'm trying to make the forum a better place

NOW TAKE THESE F***ING MILK AND COOKIES AND SHUT THE F*** UP

 

Ooo Cookies!

Nik, you couldn't even clean up your own room, let alone the forums

Much lube.

 

Stop hating, start fckn

 

i suggested the "centurion" in a different post, it seems like an imposing name that fits the role of the viking with its Gatling guns and missiles. It looks heavily armored too anyways.

 

why are they renaming units for confusion

 

god you guys get a life

fighting over the name of a unit in a game

i agree with Nikzad there are more important things in life ... I understand that you guys want to back up your ideas and opinions but that doesnt mean you have to reject others

it is very possible that the name may not be changed
i mean they already show it as the viking on the main site!

the forums are supposed to be a place to share ideas, not fight over them

 

pacifist twit. you talk about sharing ideas, but you wont let them express themselves through verbal kombat?

centurion has a nice sound to it, actually.
how about horseman or harbinger?

 

express thmselves through verbal kombat?

debating is fine but you dont have to flat out call peoples ideas gay and worthless

 

Hey guys.... I just thought of an AWESOME name for the Viking... It's Viking!
I've just read through all of the posts and I am SHOCKED that no-one started saying that Viking was a great name unit page 10 or 11 or something.
The first time I heard this name, I loved it! It makes perfect sense, the Vikings(both the people and the unit) being raiders, and it links to the Thor nicely (which also should most definitely NOT be renamed).
The only other name that has stood out for me has been Volrag, but it's definitely still second to Viking.
And as for all the other names being debated, just leave them as they are! It's not like any of the names have been horrible so far, and if you think that some names are horrible, you'll soon grow to like them.

 

YUSSSSSSS!!! terrans should have metal gear, and solid snake too as a ghost hero ,

 

new name for the Viking : the Pirate !

I notice that Blizzard likes to give names to their units which refers to the Scandinavian legends.
We got the Viking, the Valkyries, and there are other names like Odin (Adun seems near that name), Siegfried, Haggen, Nibelung, Why not the drakkar ? yes, this unit is not a ship.

I also thought to the Terran GRIFFON in replacement for the Viking.

 

I don't understand this. I mean, Im not a particular fan of this unit (design is too cartoonish), but the name Viking fits the units role perfectly AND it sounds good. As pointed out before, Vikings were raiders. They come in ships, in sc2 they come in their flying form. Then they get out of their ships and procede to pillage on foot, in sc2 they transform into walker form and proced to pillage on foot. Can I explain this any simpler?

So, you see, not one name that was suggested here describes to role of this new Terran unit as well as the name Viking. I mean, why name it Centurion? Does he have a group of men under his command? Not to mention names like chimera or shiwa. The only one that remotely makes sense is Marauder (that was the name of Terran Marine in SC1 beta), But Viking sounds better than Marauder and it fits with other Norse names that Terrans are currently using,
Simply put, I think this is a very good name - it fits the units role and it has a nice sound to it - and it will catch on

 

gryphon would be an amazing name, yea i know they're actual units in wc3 . but think about it.

 

Querey, what is wrong with the name Viking?

 

@ Flesh:
Great Post! owerup: Couldn't have put it better myself! Viking is a great name and definitely should NOT be changed.

@ Ensomgrav:
Read the Forum Rules...
RULE No.8 DO NOT DOUBLE POST
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And
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(I think that speaks for itself.)

 

Thor is far too unoriginal. I don't see why the name has to come from mythology that has probably been long forgotten by the Terran race. Battle Cruiser, Siege Tank; those are good names. Feels like there's too much Norse shit in games nowadays anyways.

Viking is horrendous. Maybe if it turned into a fucking boat that name would work. So far I like Raptor and Hoplite. Both of those make sense of the air/ground transform.
Other ideas:
Meta Fighter (As in metamorphis)
Para Fighter (As in paratrooper)

Since the banshee thing came up; yeah phantom is better. I would much prefer poltergeist though. Those are purely malicious spirits and a word that you don't hear quite as commonly in games.