The naming convention between Alpha’s and Omega’s is back to front.
Alpha is the top dog, the boss, the one in charge.
Omega is the runt of the pack, gets the scraps, and basically takes all the crap from the rest of the pack.
The whole Alpha/omega thing around pack structure is not a debunked theory from dog celeb etc but a well established norm to describe the different roles within such a pack etc.
And one that is widely known more than the Greek alphabet.
I find that hard to believe considering that the pack hierarchy is a 20th century theory, one that has been largely debunked or at least challenged when applied to dogs which are sociologically distanced from their wild relatives and not pack animals as such.
Whereas the whole alpha omega beginning and end association has been around for centuries, furthermore the Greek alphabet is the basis of many modern alphabets, often via the Romans and their version of it.
When referring to werewolves, Alphas are the leader of the pack, the dominant ones. Omegas are the loners, or the bottom of the ladder. I always felt they should be the other way around, too.
I suggest renaming them to “Full” and “Trial” so people can get that point across more effectively and not whine that CCP isn’t giving them enough without being paid.
Perhaps they should have called it something more obvious and understandable from the get go, but reversing the names now would just create a bunch of confusion.
I’m sure all the ‘pack’ animals that have demonstrated these behaviours over the centuries before someone came up with a theory that they have tried to debunk using domesticated animals wouldn’t care.
Pack behaviour was around much before any form of formal alphabet.
And that is why we should use it? Be part of the mediocrity of the majority? Eat only at McDonalds because you know what you get contrary to that nice small restaurant with the funny name? You’re maybe a goddamn pack animal, I am not.
It was idiotic. There was not a single reason to not upgrade your clone. Only when you were too tired or drunk you forgot to upgrade and had to deal with the consequence. It had no value to gameplay at all and it was the right decision to remove it.