Poll: What shall we rename Siege Starships to this time?

[x4000]

Possible flavor text for antimatter starship concept (per Keith):

Heavily armored starship built around an experimental antimatter weapon designed to do extreme damage to large targets.  Small craft cannot even be targeted by the weapon.  To the chagrin of the designers, a 100% effective countermeasure was quickly developed for heavy fixed defenses.  However, most mobile platforms are still vulnerable.  As things stand, the Antimatter Starship is one of the most effective anti-starship units in the galaxy.

And other explanations:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodachi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata


I'm not sure I'm in love with any of the options we have thus far, but they are at least more descriptive.  Thoughts, everyone?  There's not a rush on this, I will probably leave this active for a few weeks.

[Philo]

Voted for Anti-Goliath starship as it's the most descriptive. I think Naginata is a good name but implies a sort of an attacking ship, while Siege starship is mostly used for planet defense atm.

Fine with antimatter starship as well.

Goliath Destroyer, Massive Ship Defender, Capital Killer, Mega Targeter. Take your pick

[Zocom]

Voted Antimatter Starship.

Anti Goliath Starship is more obvious and self descriptive, but doesn't sound as pretty imo.

[x4000]

Added some more options up there, thanks for the suggestions.

[Philo]

Liking the nega-mega variation as well. Are you going to have a new sprite to go with the name when the name's decided or have you thought about it?

[x4000]

No new sprite, this is a rename based on existing look/function only -- not intending to change visuals or function.

[Philo]

Shame.... But it's still a good thing to rename it, especially considering newer players,

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Paladin Starship, *whistles innocently*

But I would be fine with antimatter too

King

[Ranakastrasz]

I still like my RBFSAS...
Really big fleet ship annihilation starship

Although, Abbreviation are usually supposed to also be pronounceable, so I suppose That it will not be viable.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I still like my RBFSAS...
Really big fleet ship annihilation starship

Although, Abbreviation are usually supposed to also be pronounceable, so I suppose That it will not be viable.

I really cannot imagine saying "I have 6 RBFSAS next to the wormhole" in my co-op sessions =\

LoL

King

[Coppermantis]

I changed my mind. I like Contraheavy Artillery the best, followed by Paladin and then antimatter.

[keith.lamothe]

Well, there's always "BFG" as a classic pronounceable abbreviation.  But I'm not sure it really fits because most of the ships in the game are too small to target with it and a chunk of the ones left have special shielding that make it ineffective.  It lives in a galaxy with too many counters

[superking]

I vote 'Dreadnaught' 

[Philo]

I vote 'Dreadnaught' 

I think Dreadnaught implies a more overall destroyer ship than a specific giant ship killer. You know, a newb will get it and will get ready to wreak havoc. Only to discover it works on starships and guardians only.

[x4000]

He's sort of joking, because before it was called "siege starship" it was called "dreadnought," and it was exactly as confusing as you suspect it would be.