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I adore awesome looking ships. How many are symetrical?
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Dahlia Briar
Lunar Shadow Mining And Freight
#1 - 2015-01-14 10:13:41 UTC
I love ships that look badass - but Asymmetry or no symmetry makes me really not want to use it... even if its a great ship.
Currently, to this effect, im using the minmatar firetail (Awesome, cool looking frigate!). I want to upgrade eventually, when my scavenging nets me a good amount of cash.

What ships are symetrical that i can get, having trained in minmatar ships?
Ariadnh
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2015-01-14 10:15:49 UTC
Try garmur or dramiel for sexyness.
Dahlia Briar
Lunar Shadow Mining And Freight
#3 - 2015-01-14 10:19:49 UTC
Ariadnh wrote:
Try garmur or dramiel for sexyness.


That Garmur is... really cool... the dramiel looks more like a skull.
More frigates to add to my collection <3
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#4 - 2015-01-14 10:36:11 UTC
Dahlia Briar wrote:
What ships are symetrical ...

Sadly far, far too many
Though if you like symmetry you probably should have gone with Amarr rather than Minmatar
Dahlia Briar
Lunar Shadow Mining And Freight
#5 - 2015-01-14 10:42:51 UTC
Ruskarn Andedare wrote:
Dahlia Briar wrote:
What ships are symetrical ...

Sadly far, far too many
Though if you like symmetry you probably should have gone with Amarr rather than Minmatar


I dont like the aesthetic of the Amarr... i actually dont mind the minmatar asymmetry as much; its more or less subtle, with the ships being wonky or jurry rigged to begin with.

Also i wanted the firetail.
Because gosh darnit the firetail is the coolest regular frigate, with the condor being a close second.
Vyl Vit
#6 - 2015-01-14 11:22:06 UTC
I drive a Jag.

Paradise is like where you are right now, only much, much better.
FoxFire Ayderan
#7 - 2015-01-14 16:17:19 UTC
Dahlia Briar wrote:

What ships are symetrical that i can get, having trained in minmatar ships?


Fortunately more of them now.

It's true, they've done scientific studies which show that we humans find symmetry attractive, and asymmetry unattractive (in faces and bodies for instance). Which would explain why I found some of the Gallente ships (like the Exeq) just butt ugly, while they are otherwise the more attractive ships (when they are symmetrical). You have to wonder about some Gallente design decisions.

A few subtle asymmetries is alright. Hey even some beautiful people have a mole. I'm thinking Cindy Crawford. But if she had a big asymmetrical feature (like crooked nose or one eye noticeably bigger than the other) she wouldn't be a super model.
Icarus Able
Refuse.Resist
#8 - 2015-01-14 16:20:05 UTC
FoxFire Ayderan wrote:
Dahlia Briar wrote:

What ships are symetrical that i can get, having trained in minmatar ships?


Fortunately more of them now.

It's true, they've done scientific studies which show that we humans find symmetry attractive, and asymmetry unattractive (in faces and bodies for instance). Which would explain why I found some of the Gallente ships (like the Exeq) just butt ugly, while they are otherwise the more attractive ships (when they are symmetrical). You have to wonder about some Gallente design decisions.

A few subtle asymmetries is alright. Hey even some beautiful people have a mole. I'm thinking Cindy Crawford. But if she had a big asymmetrical feature (like crooked nose or one eye noticeably bigger than the other) she wouldn't be a super model.





Its a good thing we dont have sex with our ships then. Well some might but those guys are weird thats what the corpses of my enemies are for.
FoxFire Ayderan
#9 - 2015-01-14 16:26:56 UTC
Icarus Able wrote:


Its a good thing we dont have sex with our ships then. Well some might but those guys are weird thats what the corpses of my enemies are for.


I like to get intimately attached to my ship. If ya know what I mean.

I'm talking naked and covered in goo!

Shocked
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#10 - 2015-01-14 16:27:55 UTC
Icarus Able wrote:
FoxFire Ayderan wrote:
Dahlia Briar wrote:

What ships are symetrical that i can get, having trained in minmatar ships?


Fortunately more of them now.

It's true, they've done scientific studies which show that we humans find symmetry attractive, and asymmetry unattractive (in faces and bodies for instance). Which would explain why I found some of the Gallente ships (like the Exeq) just butt ugly, while they are otherwise the more attractive ships (when they are symmetrical). You have to wonder about some Gallente design decisions.

A few subtle asymmetries is alright. Hey even some beautiful people have a mole. I'm thinking Cindy Crawford. But if she had a big asymmetrical feature (like crooked nose or one eye noticeably bigger than the other) she wouldn't be a super model.

Its a good thing we dont have sex with our ships then. Well some might but those guys are weird thats what the corpses of my enemies are for.

The corpses of your enemies have sex with your ships Shocked That's a whole new level of weird there my friend.
Hengle Teron
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#11 - 2015-01-14 16:35:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Hengle Teron
FoxFire Ayderan wrote:
Dahlia Briar wrote:

What ships are symetrical that i can get, having trained in minmatar ships?


Fortunately more of them now.

It's true, they've done scientific studies which show that we humans find symmetry attractive, and asymmetry unattractive (in faces and bodies for instance). Which would explain why I found some of the Gallente ships (like the Exeq) just butt ugly, while they are otherwise the more attractive ships (when they are symmetrical). You have to wonder about some Gallente design decisions.

A few subtle asymmetries is alright. Hey even some beautiful people have a mole. I'm thinking Cindy Crawford. But if she had a big asymmetrical feature (like crooked nose or one eye noticeably bigger than the other) she wouldn't be a super model.



people's faces are not symmetrical
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#12 - 2015-01-14 17:01:50 UTC
Vyl Vit wrote:
I drive a Jag.


Fixed.
FoxFire Ayderan
#13 - 2015-01-14 17:06:41 UTC  |  Edited by: FoxFire Ayderan
Hengle Teron wrote:
FoxFire Ayderan wrote:




people's faces are not symmetrical


QuestionQuestionQuestion

The more symmetrical a person's face the more attractive people tend to find them.
Ertur Adestur
Hek Xplo Ltd
#14 - 2015-01-14 18:19:52 UTC
FoxFire Ayderan wrote:


The more symmetrical a person's face the more attractive people tend to find them.


While this is true... Have you ever seen one of those pics where they've taken one side of an attractive persons face and mirrored it? Perfectly symmetrical. Not pretty, just creepy.

I like ships with an understated asymmetry. The old Typhoon was a good example, its asymmetry clearly stated, but not screamingly so. The new version has toned it down, but it still has that charming imperfection.
Or look at the Vexor. Looks symmetrical, right? It isn't.
Elenahina
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2015-01-14 18:45:51 UTC
Bilateral Symmetry is for lesser mortals.

Eve is like an addiction; you can't quit it until it quits you. Also, iderno
Darkopus
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2015-01-14 19:33:51 UTC
symmetry is over rated unless it is the symmetry of your GF's rack, there is nothing more offputting than 1 DD cup and 1 C cup, completely upsets my hand eye coordination in the bedroom................... Big smile
Hengle Teron
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#17 - 2015-01-14 21:03:25 UTC
Darkopus wrote:
symmetry is over rated unless it is the symmetry of your GF's rack, there is nothing more offputting than 1 DD cup and 1 C cup, completely upsets my hand eye coordination in the bedroom................... Big smile

that's why you shouldn't get your implants on the street...
Serene Repose
#18 - 2015-01-14 21:15:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Serene Repose
Symmetrical design went out in the early sixties. The late sixties hippy thing didn't replace it. It just died from its own lack of vibrance. If you saw a perfectly symmetrical face, you'd be struck that something must be wrong with that person. The myth that symmetry in faces appeals to us is just that, a myth. (The guys dreaming up that stuff make their livings with syndicated cable TV shows like Ancient Aliens. Note the hairdo.)

Symmetry in aircraft design has to do with maintaining balance, not aesthetics. In fact, using the words "symmetry" and "aesthetic" in the same sentence should be done with extreme caution to avoid appearing to be just a tad mentally unbalanced, or at the least bereft of any knowledge of visual design on even the most basic level.

Symmetry equates to stagnation.

People who offer their "preference" for design as irrefutable fact can be seen as having a personality disorder, rather than some deep intuitive insight which can set the rest of the world straight. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#19 - 2015-01-14 21:28:26 UTC
Mr M
Sebiestor Tribe
#20 - 2015-01-14 21:41:41 UTC
Symmetrical ships? We don't need no stinking symmetrical ships.

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