Trent should get to have Juni at the end.

Sitting outside the mollys base and hearing "They'll pay for that" after another wingman rams into the mines.

Ya, those mines around any base are totally hilarious. You'd think the AI that put all those mines out there would know enough not to drive right into them, lol!


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daddyo,

Ponder this:

After the first or second mission the sage advice to Trent is to get another ship so that Liberty can't find him.

So he does.

And then he proceeds to tell everyone and answer to the name "Trent", hands over his Trent ID when asked, and his ship, not matter what he gets, is always "Freelancer Outift(?) 1-1.

DId he move the nameplate and registration over to the new ship? He's hung a big "KICK ME" sign on his tailfin.

And what's with the "you new here?" question before someone spills his or her guts routine. "OK, as long as I don't know you I'll tell you anything you should hear."

I wouldn't mind a "hardwired" fake name for Trent and his ship if it's impractical to allow a player generated name.

John

What I think is cute (although I just ESC out of it now) is the "well, I've heard a rumor - do you want to hear it?" type lines.

Trent: What's happening?
Bartender: Well, I heard a rumor - wanna hear it?
Trent: No thanks, I'll just have a beer after all.

Freelancer Alpha 1-dash-1

Patron: "I don't know you."
Trent: "The name's... Mr... Smith. Yes. Smith."

Trent probably put rices up all of his ships with the same huge-ass spoiler, neon, and fuzzy dice, which helps people track him.

ER

"Engaging Freelancer Alpha-One." -- I agree, Trent must have a personalized plate on his ship as every bandit seems to know his designation...

"I've taken damage, but I'm all right." -- Famous last words. This is usually followed by a death scream 2 1/2 seconds later.

"I'm going to use what's left of you to grease my ship." -- Never boast of what you plan to do with a defeated opponent until that opponent is, in fact, defeated. Especially when that opponent is charging you head-on at full afterburn with all guns blazing while preparing to shove a torp down your throat....

"Come on baby, hold together...." -- Sorry, your ship is an inanimate object that cannot hear you, and even if it could, wouldn't be able to hold itself together whilst raw plasma bolts are reducing it to it's component molecules... regardless of how nicely you asked it.

"I don't want to die!!" -- Too bad. Perhaps in your next life you'll think twice before firing a cruise disruptor missile at a heavily armed Eagle VHF minding it's own business.

"Freelancer Alpha One Dash One, this is Liberty Patrol Gamma Seventeen Dash Three. Mind if I take a peek in your hold? I didn't think so." -- Can we say attitude problem? Actually, I woundn't have minded if you had been nice about it. But since you put it that way, how about checking out this torpedo instead, hmm?

"I hope this cargo hold full of diamonds brings a good price." -- Smart. Let's broadcast what we're carrying over an open channel for everyone to hear. Sure makes it easier for pirates like me to decide which transports to hit. Thanks!

"You're no match for me!" -- You're right. I'm superior in every way... as should be obvious by the fact that you and your ship are now a flaming wreckage cartwheeling through space.

"I... can't... breathe!" -- Well, either the mine I just dropped in your face has knocked out your life support, or you need to lay off the beans before going out on patrol. One of the two...

"My target's primed and I'm ready." <BOOM> "I see my target. Lining up on bandit." <BOOM> "That's it for me, I've taken too much damage." <BOOM> "AIIIIEEEE!!!!" <KA-BOOM> "What the hell? I've lost one of my men!" -- Perhaps if you would avoid the pockets of volitile gases in this nebula instead of flying through them, that wouldn't happen...

"I've picked up a new hostile contact." -- Ah yes... that would have been my Ripper Mine contacting your hull. I believe that's your starboard wing spinning off into the void, by the way...

Never try to put realism into a sci-fi story line, hehe. You see this nice heavy fighter here Mr. Trent? I'm sorry, while you do have the money to buy this fine killing machine, you are not high enough level, so I cannot sell it to you.

Luckily most (nomads excepted) do not seem to carry this level restriction when dropping weapons that have been blown from their ship. The dealer won't sell you that class 4 weapon, go out and waste a few baddies, they will drop one for you.

Now as to name dropping, that is the sheer genius of Trents logic. If all the bad guys are looking for a Freelancer named Trent, then only a moron would not change his name. So by keeping his origional name he ensures they will not look for him.

Reverse psychology huh...

@eryk, oh yeah . . . i lost 7 hessians in saber-like ships while flying thru the minefield in front of cadiz . . . hilarious. . . after taking out 5 of them . . *my target is primed and ready* <BOOOM>*im damaged but alright <BOOM> come on baby, hold together ! <BOOM> i lost one of my wingman ! <BOOM>i'm damaged but i'm alright, (to no one in particular) <BOOM> AEEi i i . . . . then i turn around to tractor the guns. . . god i owe these mines a lot...

presently, my world is upside down, so if u do not mind, u'll have to tok to my a$$

"Cleared for docking bay . . . hell, land wherever you want; I'm going on break."

Now, President Jacobi was clearly abducted from the gym. You've gotta love her patriotic spandex jumpsuit. This is a woman I'd vote for.

The designers were also clearly obsessed with butts. Watch those booties move. Of course, I must be obsessed to have noticed.

Talk about field promotions. Didn't Jacobi refer to Trent as colonel?

Is it me, or does the Anubis look like a cross between a Colonial Viper (Battlestar Galactica) and an X-Wing? I was waiting for them to lower an R2 into it. Then again, how many designs for space craft can you make? The Drone is merely a van with wings, aptly named.

"We're from Fort Bush. We're heading to Fort Bush." Long Pause "We have 1 more waypoint to go"

Female LPI Officer: Dont mind if I take a peak in your cargo hold?

Oddly enough, I'm not in my ship.

Have you ever just watched a firefight between two factions that you are either friendly or neutral with, usually around a station or jump gate. Click on one of the ships and try to hail it...I usually get a response like "Fight now, talk later!"

It would be cool to at least have them ask you for help every now and then

And then there are the times when you're in a huge dogfight and while cycling through your list of victims you accidently target a friendly and light up their world with a few volleys. They are quick to let you know to knock it off - but they never remember Trent's name, they just call you Freelancer. ;=)

To the Hailing someone in combat....

I enjoy this one:

"Cut the chatter"

Seems to be another Star Wars reference.....

That and the "Hold together baby" line.

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