I remember in GC2 when I realized that I could rename a ship U.S.S. Enterprise. It changed the way I played that game. Suddenly I felt as if I and Kirk and Picard were together in a struggle against the evil Bug Lord and his Mistress Queen Aracnia. If Captan Proton had been there we might not have lost so badly. It was after losing two major fleets full of copyrighted ships that I realized I could rename fleets the same way. It really took the game to a whole new level. Now I was grouping 50+ capital ships (I modded that game to be awesome) with 1000hp each and I still lost, but at least when a fleet died I could morn it and its namesake. Omaha, Iron Fleet, Wolf Pack, Ubermeinch and all the old boys still choke me up when I think about their deaths to a more powerful foe.

I am suggesting that you devs allow me the grace of naming the groups of twelve e are currently able to create. It is no mystery that everyone wants a better UI for units. GC2 had the best I have ever used for TBS. If you choose to use it or reinvent it that is fine but please gods give us the option to name our parties.

Would LOTR have sold a single DVD or movie ticket without a party name like "The Fellowship of the Ring?" Maybe, but who would remember it?

As a side note, I noticed the post about a party being strictly 4 people. Is there a definition for a groupd of 12 we could use without getting it confused with squads and companies?