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Title: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Hamish Grayson on 17 Sep 2010, 18:30: Quote
...an organization named in honor of the unit in which he served long ago and the General that commanded it.

Are you guys trying to create a Battletech to Eve cross over?

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Eridani_Light_Horse
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Casiella on 17 Sep 2010, 19:13: Eh. It's a good name. No reason not to re-use it. (Though I don't know anything about the group in question, mind. :) )
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Z.Sinraali on 17 Sep 2010, 19:44: That was my reaction too. Though possibly with a few more question marks. Maybe an exclamation point thrown in for good measure.
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Arvo Katsuya on 17 Sep 2010, 20:10: I'm surprised nobody has called out Ber Kan on him using the Umbrella Corporation. ;)
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Ghost Hunter on 17 Sep 2010, 21:47: I am not entirely opposed to this notion.

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Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Raphael Saint on 19 Sep 2010, 12:34: That got me curious as to what numbers people choose when having a "Nth Something Something."

The breakdown:

1st -15 corps 11th - 8 corps 21st - 15 corps 31st - 7 corps 50th - 1 corp
2nd - 8 corps 12th - 5 corps 22nd - 8 corps7 32nd - 6 corps 60th - 0 corps
3rd - 11 corps 13th - 10 corps 23rd - 10 corps 33rd - 5 corps 70th - 2 corps
4th - 12 corps 14th - 7 corps 24th - 13 corps* 34th - 3 corps 75th - 5 corps
5th - 12 corps 15th - 1 corp 25th - 4 corps 35th - 0 corps 80th- 0 corps
6th - 8 corps 16th - 5 corps 26th - 3 corps 36th - 2 corps 82nd - 7 corps
7th - 11 corps 17th - 10 corps 27th - 5 corps 37th - 3 corps 90th - 0 corps
8th - 13 corps 18th - 3 corps 28th - 5 corps 38th - 0 corps 100th - 1 corp
9th - 18 corps 19th - 3 corps 29th - 4 corps 39th - 2 corps 101st - 25+ corps
10th - 12 corps 20th - 1 corp 30th - 2 corps 40th - 0 corps 501st - 12 corps

*Removed "24th Imperial Crusade" from the count

As you can see, the numbers start to drop off near the late thirties. That plus my lack of will to go any further just had me pick the remaining tenths and numbers corresponding to popular/well known military units (both real and fictional).

Also, during my research I found a few corps who used a zero instead of a capital O to being their corp name. Possible anti-linking protection, or just to be different?
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Syn Callibri on 20 Sep 2010, 12:12: Quote from: Hamish Grayson on 17 Sep 2010, 18:30
Quote
...an organization named in honor of the unit in which he served long ago and the General that commanded it.

Are you guys trying to create a Battletech to Eve cross over?

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Eridani_Light_Horse

Answer...

No. Its a good name, we like it...thats it.
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Hamish Grayson on 20 Sep 2010, 13:39: I can certainly agree that it's a good name. Lighthorse is mah favorite unit.
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Z.Sinraali on 20 Sep 2010, 14:10: Come on, make an MTAC combat unit!
Title: Re: 21st Eridani Lighthorse??
Post by: Merdaneth on 21 Sep 2010, 11:00: I'm asking about the name specifically to encourage you to create a more extensive (eve-based) history for the corp. Many corp names are not routed in EVE lore, but that doesn't mean an EVE appropriate background cannot be constructed.

Who knows, perhaps someday we'll be talking about the Eridani maneuver, a reference to a maneuver pioneered by some general of the past.