This has probably been suggested (forgive me, please) but you should be able to name your ship. I think it would make players a lot more attached to their ship, and perhaps more afraid of dying even. It would also put more depth into buying a ship.

The name of the ship would appear on the HUD (somewhere in a dank corner), on the ship tab of the station interface (and perhaps on that little part of the welcome screen in which you can fix your ship and such), and on the info of the target (like, if x targets y, y's ship name would appear, you know) somewhere near the name of the target, maybe just below the health.

Bots wouldn't really need ship names (especially hive bots, although their string of letters and numbers could become their ship name or something), although it would make some pretty good "Easter eggs"... Aerna Seeker: USS A SPLODE!!!

While on the sub-topic of USS and such, the ship-name-prefix-thing could be determined by the nation, or if the player is in one, the guild. Perhaps just the guild abbreviation then "s" for ship? Like, PAS "Something": Phoenix Alliance Ship "Something" and such.

Of course, I do have after-midnight brain (12:20 AM), so this whole idea could be a whole lot crappier than it seems right now.

-Panis

Also another great customization suggestion. Would be great to add a "callsign" to your ship. =)

This suggestion has been floating around almost since the game made its debut, but the Devs have often been too busy to implement such a frivolous feature. Then again, it could very well qualify for the sort of 'low hanging fruit' they keep looking for, so I suppose it could do no harm to keep asking (after all, we did get color-coded cargo crates).

capital class vessels

I'd just like to add my vote to this. I think it would be neat to be able to name your ship and that it would give players one more reason not to die... the attachment to the vessel. Once you give it a name, it's like it's your pet, and it makes it harder to lose it.

Signed- Dryson Bennington

As I have made this suggestion some 18 months ago, I hereby throw my support behind this idea:)
pretty please with sugar on top...

Hortan
Proud owner of The Ole Sloth Moth XXII
Producer of Helio Mists, 65% proof single malt

Call signs would be beautiful for organizing larger groups.

killconie likes this idea =)

Beyond the immersion aspect, I think being able to name your ship can be functional too.

I had about 3 or 4 ships stacked up at one port because they were specialized for running different missions. Its a small thing, but I definitely thought it would be useful if I could name the ships to what I wanted so I could pick the right one for the job, rather than look at its contents and armament to figure out which one I wanted.

This functionality wouldn't need to be visible to other players.

- Dirty Cash

http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/7692
See: "ships, naming"

I'm not sure that I can forgive you.

Sorry, didn't notice that one, and thanks.

I did notice this thread and so I posted on it instead of starting a new one. Did I post incorrectly?

Withstanding, my take still seems different (to me) from most of the other posters. I just want ship naming mostly as a personal organization/customization device and don't care if the ship name is visible to others or not.

I was teasing the original poster.