Valiant Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) But what was he known for? I, as well as most people would have no idea of something like that. My point still stands. Awful name chosen by people with awful taste. Names don't always have to 'match up'. I find it amusing you state people have awful taste whilst displaying a Nova avatar... You're point stands based on a generalization of his name. Your point encourages ignorance while Anatolius' and DE's reasoning for the name provides information that is fascinating and amusing together. Your argument was reduced to a nitpick, that's all you have left to go on. Sentinels are named for their ABILITIES not default weapons - since when does a Shade shoot lasers? Or a Cube have a machine gun? This. Edited March 20, 2014 by Naith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimir Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 My biggest issue with Helios is that it doesn't follow Corpus naming conventions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etsoree Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Helios still sounds good to me... And this is supposed to be in feedback section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo594 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 They really should "declassify" these Design Council posts after the thing they were discussing is released. I think that would help clear up some of ^THESE^ sorts of threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) My biggest issue with Helios is that it doesn't follow Corpus naming conventions. True. My only real regret with the name, aside from it could've been a decent Warframe name, as mentioned. Edited March 20, 2014 by Naith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morec0 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 My biggest issue with Helios is that it doesn't follow Corpus naming conventions. There's a naming convention? I picked up on a touch of a Grineer naming convention with the Celtic Formorian legends... or is the Corpus naming convention the numbers thing (Penta, Tetra, ect.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBeloved Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Really, this is a prime example of when a democracy just doesn't work, because for it to work, the population has to be educated first. But what was he known for? I, as well as most people would have no idea of something like that. My point still stands. I don't think the point that is actually standing is the point that you think is actually standing. And I think it's pointing at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nefrai Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 They really should "declassify" these Design Council posts after the thing they were discussing is released. I think that would help clear up some of ^THESE^ sorts of threads. The council thread is basically just 30 pages of hundreds of random names...I would hate to be the person having to sift through all that to find a few names to poll on, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimir Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 There's a naming convention? I picked up on a touch of a Grineer naming convention with the Celtic Formorian legends... or is the Corpus naming convention the numbers thing (Penta, Tetra, ect.) Corpus names generally end with an "a" or "ra". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morec0 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Corpus names generally end with an "a" or "ra". Hmmmmm... I can see that, but I dunno. For weapons, maybe, but Sentinels are more of a specific robotics design and if we apply that logic instead we have a little more room for this to be - yes, we have HyenA and ZanukA, but we've also got Jackal, Raptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBeloved Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 My biggest issue with Helios is that it doesn't follow Corpus naming conventions. There's a naming convention? I picked up on a touch of a Grineer naming convention with the Celtic Formorian legends... or is the Corpus naming convention the numbers thing (Penta, Tetra, ect.) Corpus names generally end with an "a" or "ra". "Corpus," "penta," "tetra," "supra," etc. are Latin words/roots, and the Corpus writing system is visually based on Latin capitals. The Corpus naming convention seems to relate to ancient Rome, which is fitting considering the Corpus' imperialistic business practices. "Helios" is a Greek name, but most Roman mythology was adopted from or based on Greek mythology, so perhaps the naming convention is widening to include the all of the classics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Pengu_Imperialus Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 it's a corpus sentinel, that's why it does electrical instead of fire. I understand A LOT of player don't like the name or think it's too grand of a name for a sentinel, but most of the design council voted for that name and it stuck with it now. I personally liked the name Ohm but my vote didn't make much of a difference. Maybe you'll like the next naming for a weapon or sentinel more! :D btw Lilith, don't completely put down anyone who liked stuff that you didn't, I used to do that and it got me enemies. I think you should just accept the fact that Helios was the chosen name and stick with it. either way, new sentinel. Hurray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenosInfinity Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hmmmmm... I can see that, but I dunno. For weapons, maybe, but Sentinels are more of a specific robotics design and if we apply that logic instead we have a little more room for this to be - yes, we have HyenA and ZanukA, but we've also got Jackal, Raptor. Their proxies are mostly named after predators (ignore the Moas) but the weapons generally end in -a. Lanka, Cestra, Prova, Lecta, Dera, Spectra, Tetra, Penta. Only Snipetron (retired because it didn't fit their image) and the Flux Rifle (which should clearly be renamed Cutta) seem to be exceptions to the rule. True, Helios doesn't fit the naming convention, but it fits the individual pretty well anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasmo Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 The Corpus Melee Sentinel has been named Helios by the design council, and I'm here to say that this name was an awful choice and frankly, anyone who voted for it should be ashamed. DE shouldn't have put that name up in the polls in the first place, to be honest. Helios, as we all know, is the name of the Greek Sun god, it might have been a cool sounding name, but how is it in any way fitting for a melee-focused sentinel? If it were a fire-based sentinel? Sure! It'd be a great name for it, but a melee one? I must have missed the part in Greek Mythology where the sun god became a brawler. There were better names on the poll, some of which are actually melee related, as for why were they were ignored for this awfully unfitting name I'll never know. Really, this is a prime example of when a democracy just doesn't work, because for it to work, the population has to be educated first. You're kidding me, aren't you? Are we all insane? Helios for a melee sentinel? Yet worse: Helios for CORPUS GEAR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapnFusterCluck Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hmmmmm... I can see that, but I dunno. For weapons, maybe, but Sentinels are more of a specific robotics design and if we apply that logic instead we have a little more room for this to be - yes, we have HyenA and ZanukA, but we've also got Jackal, Raptor. Helios sounds like a cool name, and it sounds like the Corpus would name it that anyways. I don't want to use the following Corpus naming convention, because soon we would run out of number and we will probably end up with Hepta (7) or Dodeca (12), which sounds pretty... awful to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasmo Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) "Corpus," "penta," "tetra," "supra," etc. are Latin words/roots, and the Corpus writing system is visually based on Latin capitals. The Corpus naming convention seems to relate to ancient Rome, which is fitting considering the Corpus' imperialistic business practices. "Helios" is a Greek name, but most Roman mythology was adopted from or based on Greek mythology, so perhaps the naming convention is widening to include the all of the classics? Using Latin does not mean they are fond on the Roman culture. Latin was used for a thousand years after the Western Roman Empire fell, and it is still used today. Edited March 20, 2014 by Phantasmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Can we name the Kubrow pet Posieden? On a more serious note, the name helios is epic, it should be a darn warframe name or something formidable not a little camera that spins... Possible names: -Clunk -Whirl -Gear -Ocura anything eye/gear related.. but Helios, cmon guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsoe Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 He was also the god that gave the gift of sight This should had closed the Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arunafeltz Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I still call my Nova Cerna sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathie Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 it is quiet disappointing when you see a thread like this with someone trying to tell others that they should be "ashamed" of them selves because of a choice in a design poll. Granted the background origins of the name depict something strong and this may not fit for a sentinel but telling people who are allowed to vote that they made an "Awful choice" and "should be ashamed" is too far considering you do not like the name. If it was something bigger, then maybe I would be less disappointed. Also taste is not something universal, because I like a certain tv show doesn't mean you have to too, it also doesn't mean you have awful taste. Try to be less hateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapnFusterCluck Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Also taste is not something universal, because I like a certain tv show doesn't mean you have to too, it also doesn't mean you have awful taste. Try to be less hateful. It's just plain ignorant to do this at all. "Your taste doesn't match mine, therefore, you're stupid and this whole thing is just stupid". The community, I think, is just about "me, myself, I" (a small portion of it, at least). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimir Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Helios sounds like a cool name, and it sounds like the Corpus would name it that anyways. I don't want to use the following Corpus naming convention, because soon we would run out of number and we will probably end up with Hepta (7) or Dodeca (12), which sounds pretty... awful to me. There are literally a ton of cool-sounding, and appropriate, Latin words that follow Corpus naming conventions. Like... Arma. Means shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapnFusterCluck Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 There are literally a ton of cool-sounding, and appropriate, Latin words that follow Corpus naming conventions. Like... Arma. Means shield. But it's not shielding you. And like one other poster said, Helios was the god that also gave the gift of sight. That post should've shut down this post already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatolius Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 DethCube: Unimaginative, but fits. Wyrm: Sorta fits with the shape? Shade: Fits, if a little indirectly for an invisbot. Djinn: Can someone explain this to me? This one makes no sense. Carrier: Fits stupidly well, but they could have called it something based on the shotgun, as you are arguing... Helios: Does it just fly off some 30 meters to the next enemy or does it stick by you? If it's the latter, you can't exactly say that it's a brawler, it doesn't have that attitude. Dethcube, like you said is straight forwards. Deth=death Wyrm is a form of dragon (not a worm) Shade cloaks you in shadows A Djinn (jin) is a a spiritual creature in islamic lore that lives in an unseeable universe, Carrier: he picks up S#&$ Helios: the sun titan/god with unlimited sight. Watched over the sheep of zeus, which were later killed by Odyssey's men when he warned them not to that about sums up all of the sentinals though I know some of this from the git-go google is my friend :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasmo Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 There are literally a ton of cool-sounding, and appropriate, Latin words that follow Corpus naming conventions. Like... Arma. Means shield. No, shield is scutum. Arma means weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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