 C&C 4 Name the Unit Contest - Meet the Scrapbus |
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 Thursday 19th November 2009 6:17 AM
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 Webmaster/Founder  Group:  Root AdminPosts: 9899 Joined: 9/9/2003 From: New Zealand Member No.: 2 Favourite C&C:   |
The results of the Command & Conquer 4 Name the Unit Contest to find a new name for the Forgotten Mutant Bus are in. It will now be called "Forgotten Scrapbus".
 Here's the announcement from APOC, posted on the Official C&C Forums. QUOTE Well, this certainly went through a lot of deliberation, let me tell you. But after scoping through thousands of names, we've landed at the one we think makes sense from a gameplay and fictional standpoint. The Forgotten Mutant Bus will now be known as the Forgotten Scrapbus At the end of the day, this name choice was a fine line between something that is easy to remember and understand on the battlefield, and something that works with the fiction and visuals of the unit. Thanks for playin! -APOC Click here for the original thread. Its also worth mentioning that all winners to find the Scrapbus, Ironback, and Tiberian Twilight names will be granted Command & Conquer 4 beta access tomorrow. -------------------- Sonic - Webmaster/Founder
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Thursday 19th November 2009 6:36 AM
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 The Nuclear Dragon Group:  ModeratorsPosts: 2828 Joined: 4/9/2006 From: A dank cave Member No.: 3542 Favourite C&C:  |
Hmm, yes, this contest was well worth the time and effort. It must have taken a lot of ingenuity and linguistic tricks to come up with a clever name like 'Scrapbus'...
Reap your rewards guiltlessly, winners, you certainly proved yourselves worthy of honor and glory on this one. Good to see that when the EALA developers need to, they can always rely on their fans to come up with the best names for their units. Oh, I fell down a pit... no, this is pretty deep, it must be a chasm. I was confused by that sign at the edge that said 'Beware of Sar', but now I see I have gotten myself stuck in the Sar Chasm. -------------------- |
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Thursday 19th November 2009 9:37 AM
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 Ethnomusicologist  Group: Members Posts: 1610 Joined: 1/12/2007 From: New Zealand Member No.: 4942 Favourite C&C:  |
 Claimed for my sig.Ontopic: Meh. --------------------  QUOTE (gben @ Saturday 17th April 2010 1:37 PM)  all I could think was variations of photocopying your bum. |
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Thursday 19th November 2009 10:19 AM
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 Kîwî Dęvîl Group: ModeratorsPosts: 15164 Joined: 14/9/2003 From: New Zealand Member No.: 10 Favourite C&C:  |
Well, I think I have my weekly does of sarcasm right there.
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Thursday 19th November 2009 10:58 AM
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Webmaster/Founder Group: Root AdminPosts: 9899 Joined: 9/9/2003 From: New Zealand Member No.: 2 Favourite C&C: |
QUOTE (Nmenth @ Thursday 19th November 2009 7:36 PM) Hmm, yes, this contest was well worth the time and effort. It must have taken a lot of ingenuity and linguistic tricks to come up with a clever name like 'Scrapbus'... Reap your rewards guiltlessly, winners, you certainly proved yourselves worthy of honor and glory on this one. Good to see that when the EALA developers need to, they can always rely on their fans to come up with the best names for their units. Oh, I fell down a pit... no, this is pretty deep, it must be a chasm. I was confused by that sign at the edge that said 'Beware of Sar', but now I see I have gotten myself stuck in the Sar Chasm. My sarcasm to English translator doesn't appear to working Nmenth, could you explain what your talking about. Are you criticising the name "Scrapbus"? The fans who suggested it? Or the devs for picking it? 
-------------------- Sonic - Webmaster/Founder
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Thursday 19th November 2009 11:41 AM
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 Warrant Officer 1  Group: Members Posts: 834 Joined: 1/6/2009 From: Dimension 5 Member No.: 6458 Favourite C&C:  |
QUOTE (Sonic @ Thursday 19th November 2009 11:58 AM) My sarcasm to English translator doesn't appear to working Nmenth, could you explain what your talking about. Are you criticising the name "Scrapbus"? The fans who suggested it? Or the devs for picking it? Somewhat all three I think.. Scrapbus eh.. Sounds a bit scrappy. --------------------  |
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Thursday 19th November 2009 12:24 PM
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The Nuclear Dragon Group: ModeratorsPosts: 2828 Joined: 4/9/2006 From: A dank cave Member No.: 3542 Favourite C&C: |
QUOTE (Sonic @ Thursday 19th November 2009 10:58 AM) Are you criticising the name "Scrapbus"? The fans who suggested it? Or the devs for picking it? The choice to use the bus unit for the contest, mainly. I think it is obviously a bad unit to have a contest over when the winning entry is 'Scrapbus'. These naming contests have been a joke, and I think this one pretty much proves that. It would probably be best, if in the future EALA wanted to have another contest, they figure out something other than fans naming things for it. -------------------- |
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Thursday 19th November 2009 3:30 PM
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 Malevolence  Group:  Veteran MembersPosts: 3415 Joined: 17/12/2008 From: CNCNZ Member No.: 5618 Favourite C&C: |
This is a joke, right? Might as well call it the short bus or something that sounds even more better and more comical than this.
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Thursday 19th November 2009 4:02 PM
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 Sergeant Major  Group: Members Posts: 634 Joined: 21/5/2008 From: 38.5 miles from EALA Member No.: 5215 Favourite C&C: |
A bus made with scrap to call it Scrapbus? I wonder this is named after EAShortbus? This is supposed to be a Battle Bus, not a bus with weapons that are scrap. Sorry, I did not like the name after all.
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Thursday 19th November 2009 9:01 PM
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 Master Warrant Officer 5  Group: Members Posts: 1138 Joined: 1/8/2005 From: California, USA Member No.: 2333 Favourite C&C: |
I think it's a fitting name and I'm just glad it wasn't something much worse. It's assembled from various found and recovered scrap, hence the name.
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Thursday 19th November 2009 9:22 PM
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QUOTE (Mighty BOB! @ Thursday 19th November 2009 5:01 PM) I think it's a fitting name and I'm just glad it wasn't something much worse. It's assembled from various found and recovered scrap, hence the name. Agreed. Nmenth it's honestly not such a big deal, its just a name. --------------------  Save a cow, eat a vegetarian. |
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Thursday 19th November 2009 10:52 PM
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 Chief Warrant Officer 2  Group: Members Posts: 869 Joined: 9/9/2008 Member No.: 5382 Favourite C&C: |
Boy, that one is a hard name to think of, Skipper. I win the name or not, I still can't think of a good name for this unit. At least the Gorilla contest we had last time is much easier than this one.
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Friday 20th November 2009 4:13 AM
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 noob of noobs Group: ModeratorsPosts: 3170 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 717 Favourite C&C:  |
(insert cut-and-paste comment about why-not-just-call-it-the-forgotten-bus!)
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Friday 20th November 2009 6:53 AM
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The Nuclear Dragon Group: ModeratorsPosts: 2828 Joined: 4/9/2006 From: A dank cave Member No.: 3542 Favourite C&C: |
QUOTE (sith_wampa @ Thursday 19th November 2009 9:22 PM) Nmenth it's honestly not such a big deal, its just a name. As I've said, it's not the name itself I have a problem with, it's that they had a contest to name a unit so insignificant that something like 'Scrapbus' was the best entry. -------------------- |
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Friday 20th November 2009 11:42 AM
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Webmaster/Founder Group: Root AdminPosts: 9899 Joined: 9/9/2003 From: New Zealand Member No.: 2 Favourite C&C: |
QUOTE (gben @ Friday 20th November 2009 5:13 PM) (insert cut-and-paste comment about why-not-just-call-it-the-forgotten-bus!) The Forgotten Bus or Mutant Bus is way to generic for a name. QUOTE (Nmenth @ Friday 20th November 2009 7:53 PM) As I've said, it's not the name itself I have a problem with, it's that they had a contest to name a unit so insignificant that something like 'Scrapbus' was the best entry. Think of it this way, it really all about community involvement. -------------------- Sonic - Webmaster/Founder
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Friday 20th November 2009 12:01 PM
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The Nuclear Dragon Group: ModeratorsPosts: 2828 Joined: 4/9/2006 From: A dank cave Member No.: 3542 Favourite C&C: |
QUOTE (Sonic @ Friday 20th November 2009 11:42 AM) Think of it this way, it really all about community involvement. I do realize that, but they are doing a poor job of it. Community involvement is fine, but these contests are pretty weak. -------------------- |
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Friday 20th November 2009 3:46 PM
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 Private 2nd Class  Group: Members Posts: 97 Joined: 11/3/2008 From: Nottingham,England Member No.: 5086 Favourite C&C: |
Scrapbus? Scrapper sounded cooler and less generic. Well I suppose it was either this or "Battle Bus" - which would have been cooler.
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