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[ValkyriaL]

That video is so extremely outdated, might as well replace it with a video from either Faiter or Axiege or any other video maker here on the forum.

[MrDavidoff]

I would just like to make a sad panda here, because my topic about puppies, mr.  pavlov..
and bad(good actually) memory..
got closed, because somebody had to overtake it and complain about the games name..

Sheeesh.

RIP
 
 

[David]

I'll be as roundabout as possible with this.

- "Starsector" is the best compromise between a new name and something close to the original. And coming up with a name within a reasonable timeline.

- It is true that changing the name of an established game causes confusion to fans and w/ regard to past promotion and publicity of the game (eg. various game news sites, TB's video). The cost of doing this has to be weighed against the alternative. I'll say, Alex's whole approach to development shows that he never does anything lightly, doesn't make promises he can't be absolutely sure he can keep, and so on in that spirit*. He's a bit like a wizard. A space wizard, perhaps. With terrible Space Powers largely to do with developing excellent games sold at very reasonable prices.

Confirmed: Space wizard character skill in next release.

* I, on the other hand, have no such compunction so I can just make up random stuff as I go along.

[CrashToDesktop]

Wait, what?

Oh, that's just you. LOL

[Gothars]

Confirmed: Space wizard character skill in next release.

* I, on the other hand, have no such compunction so I can just make up random stuff as I go along.

You a certainly quick to prove your lack of compunction*


*word added to vocabulary

[Wyvern]

So, to sum up what we know:

1: As posted by David, Alex doesn't do things lightly, is usually very open about why changes were made, etc.
2: Several people have asked why.  We haven't gotten an answer.

Conclusion: Whatever caused the name change, it's something where giving us the reason why is worse than allowing rampant speculation and conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy Theory: Therefore, the name change is obviously due to some sort of legal shenanigans.  It can't be a simple cease-and-desist order, since he could tell us about that.  Therefore, the name change & resulting silence must be related to some form of Non-Disclosure Agreement.  Therefore, obviously, Valve is trying to buy Fractal Softworks, but required the name to be changed so as to not conflict with their own super-secret project, coincidentally also named Starfarer.

Footnote: The above is a deliberately ludicrous conspiracy theory, and should be taken for comic value, rather than as a serious attempt to explain the name change.

[Upgradecap]

To continue on Wyvern's conspiracy theory:

Valve decides to replace alex with their own professional dev team and make starfarer a 3D based game.


In all seriousness, what really bogs me is why the secrecy surrounding the name change? Why not just openly tell us what really happened? Gee, you guys are making it sound like you found the fountain of youth or something. This furthermore fuels rampant speculation (and i am completely with justin here, i think the name is awful. And if this is because of legal shenanigans (and if you had the name domain before them) you could force them to change name)

[jimy]

I can actually, though I don't like the name, live with it.
But I can't live without information WHY the name was changed.

I'm an Information Monster NOM NOM NOM NOM!

[sirboomalot]

Obviously Alex was murdered by a changeling which took his place to change the name of the game without telling anybody why. Such devious creatures...

[BillyRueben]

But that can't happen if people are giving up, and just accepting the new name because we've been told there's no other choice.

Um, yeah, actually it can.

A) This is real life. No matter how bad you want things not to change, you can't always stop them.
B) A developer doesn't change the name of his game he has poured his soul in to on a whim, so there is almost certainly a good reason for the name change.
C) There are many people asking why, and Alex is clearly ignoring the question. Stop asking, you aren't going to get an answer.

[Gothars]

A) This is real life.

Gamers, just changed a name,
Put a pen against its font,
Scratched it through-uh, now its gone.
Gamers, its life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away.
Gamers, ooh,
Didn't mean to make you cry,
If its not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters.

*outofhere*

[hairrorist]

dont aks NE qeustions kk b/c don't LOL

itz ben like 4 hrs n no anser so obv u shud stop aksing LOL
b/c no 1 ever decides 2 anser somtehing aftir its is aksed by they customirz agin so u r gay if u keep aksing! LOL!

[jimy]

dont aks NE qeustions kk b/c don't LOL

itz ben like 4 hrs n no anser so obv u shud stop aksing LOL
b/c no 1 ever decides 2 anser somtehing aftir its is aksed by they customirz agin so u r gay if u keep aksing! LOL!

ARGH! IT'S TRYING TO EAT ME!
Help!

[BillyRueben]

A) This is real life.

Gamers, just changed a name,
Put a pen against its font,
Scratched it through-uh, now its gone.
Gamers, its life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away.
Gamers, ooh,
Didn't mean to make you cry,
If its not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters.

*outofhere*

Anyone can see
Nothing really matters to me.

[Sordid]

- "Starsector" is the best compromise between a new name and something close to the original. And coming up with a name within a reasonable timeline.

Does either of those things really matter? I'd even go so far as to say that deliberately picking a similar name makes it feel a bit... cheap. Fake. Like Abibas or Niko shoes. Like it's trying to retain a bit of an identity that it's not allowed to have. It's trying and failing to be something it isn't rather than having an identity of its own. IMO a completely dissimilar name would've been a better choice for this reason.
And does the game really need a new name right now? Can't it just have a development name, like Project SF or something, until a suitable name is found?