well,actually - heavy robots are my fauvorite units in game cuz i like mechs in general and cuz they most powerful force on surface
BUT
in case of PL - the name definitely not fits the unit
Ostrich is a big very stupud flightless bird..it is not agressive...why would PL name it's best unit with such stupid name?
i really think that ostrich should be renamed to something more...appopriate..
it should bear scary name...to invoke fear into FNU hearts
therefore i offer to collect good names for
1) PL heavy robot
2) hypothetical heavy robot which might appear in addon
if we get some good names then developers can choose best of them

some names of heavy robots from battletech

Vindicator VND-1R
Enforcer
Trebuchet
Dragon DRG-1N
Jagermech JM6-S
Cyclops CP 10-Z
Banshee BNC-3E

Here are some classic mech names from Battletech:

Marauder
BattleMaster
Warhammer
Phoenix
Mad Cat

<spaz> Mad Cat? Don't you mean Timber Wolf? </spaz>

How about some Clan Jade Falcon names.....

Timber Wolf
Mad Dog
Summoner
Viper
Dire Wolf
Stormcrow


If anything, the name of the Smallfoot should be changed. The units have animal names like Whale, Turtle, and Ostrich. I think the Smallfoot looks like a Puma.

I think the name has probably come about either because of the walk, the legs or the overall look.

the walk is more like dinosaur not like ostrich...
more names needed though

Of these so far I think the Dragon or the Marauder is most fitting.

I think Ostrich is still better than Locust

It also resembles Storm Crow(? 55ton clan design) with it's front mounted pulse laser pack and missiles.

As for Marauder... my favourite, but be sure to have tons of coolant for those PPCs and AC20

I think that Ostrich fits it rather well, actually. Just think about it:

It's big
It's fast
It has 2 legs
It has no arms
It looks like a running Ostrich with its head forward and its tail in the air


If the Ostrich needs to be renamed due to not looking like its namesake, then we might as well change the Turtle, Killer Whale, Pteroplane, and most of all, Smallfoot.

I just don't think the name "Ostrich" strikes fear into their enemies' hearts . I can see Mrakobes point. It is a powerful unit that is fearsome on the battlefield, but has a name that conjures images of a lanky bird with its head stuck in the ground

I hate it when this happens, I get so caught up in where the debate is going that I forget where it started.

*thinks* Let's see...let's see...the Velociraptor fits all the criteria I named except "big" (and "no arms", but we'll just call the missile racks the arms ) so....."Megaraptor", perhaps?

Dodo!

i like Enforcer myself, but then i'm biased

As for using mechwarrior names a vulture seems appropriate as it has no arms.

yes i also think that names like Reaper or Raptor will be very good but there are peoples who disagreee
and as Maelstorm said - Marauder is good name too

but to be honest i don't really care what it's called, i just call them robots, i don't know what most of the units in ma are called, i just call them the obvious equivilent names, eg rocket launcher, buggy, destroyer etc..

well - it's okay for me if they will be just called "assault robots" or something but not ostrich..ostrich is sooo stupid

I personally like "ostrich". I think it quite fitting. But if someone were to change it, "T-Rex" would be my choice. But then again, I just call them "giant robots".

how about "bunny" taht's bound to scare everyone away

It does look like a big, flightless bird so I think Ostrich fits nicely... but Dodo is good too.

Quitch....those birds are not killers...robot is for killing