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Color me blind, i couldn't see the skin colors option anywhere?

I like the new skin tones. Its the future. Whose to say that a person can't have artificially enhanced skin characteristics. I'm going to make a character that looks like Darth Maul from Star Wars

Can't say I'm particularly thrilled about the new skin types / tones however you want to put it.
There is a certain level of decendancy, while it is possible for someone to tan skin... the skin pigment itself between the races is entirely different.

Now I have no problem with extra Skin Types (base pigmentations) to cover the range we see in real-life, nor do I think that the current 6 Tones really justifies / covers a decent enough range. Still I would strongly argue here that it should not be possible to make a White Guy with Black Features or a Black Guy with White Features ... this is not out of any silly racist perspective, but simply that it is not possible in real-life.

Claim all you want about "This is the future, anything is possible" ... it isn't. There is only so much you can do with Genetic Manipulation, features such-as Facial Structure, Body Structure and even something is small as Eye Colour are actually all linked together very tightly; even what you'd think is a minor change to swap the eyes between Blue and Brown, results is a number of other aspects of the body changing as DNA is less a "Instruction Program" but more of a "Propegating Procedurally Generation based upon based Seeding"

Even using that argument, frankly if you go down the route like this... why not simply let people have bright base colour skins like Red, Green, Blue? The reason is simply because it would be ridiculous and stupid. For that same reason I would urge CCP to think far more carefully about how they're implimenting these changes.

I fully support the Bloodline blending, as well as the wider range available for skin tone - but this should not be at a cost mining a whole new uncanny valley. There should be a decision that either you're going to stick to providing the most realistic and impressive character system currently available, or why not simply thrown a Toon-Shader on everything because reality is defined by "This is the Future where everything is possible"

There have to be some lines that are clearly drawn, the Players themselves with always be split between those who enjoy the current Roleplaying aspect; and those who like to make it look like their avatars are doing certain sexual acts. Mind I would love it if real glasses were added and shades were removed, the sheer number of people who have Ray Charles looking avatar pictures makes me look like half of EVE is on a day trip from the "Special Needs" Centre.

I'm pretty sure the skincolor there is just picked... that is, the bloodlines are blended, and then they picked skin color that was in between the 2 bloodlines. So you could pick any color you want for the blended character.

It is possible that we will restrict it a little bit (for example, Amarr might not have the darkest color, and Brutor not the lightest).
The world we live in is so diverse that I'm pretty sure you can find dark skinned people with "white" features, and light skinned people with "black" features.
I think the skintypes we have now work pretty well... my favorite test character, who is Civire, now has dark skin, and another favorite is a white Brutor. I think both look very good, and I'm pretty sure we see people similar to them all the time in real life

I don't mind giving people the power to choose a broader spectrum. I just want the nuance to stay there. Although 5 types of "white" might seem redundant, it's the kind of finesse that always makes EVE stand out when other designers in other games have always said "it's good enough" - CCP has made it a point that the finesse matters.


In terms of justifying skin colors, you can find albino "black" people. And there have been reports of very dark skinned children born to completely "white" racial parents. And vice versa.


I'm sure you can imagine the dad going... WTF Mom? Seriously? When that happens...


White child to black parents : http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/20/4715095-white-baby-born-to-black-parents?lite
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10697682
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3060907/Black-parents-give-birth-to-white-baby.html

<3 Karkur

While we are talking fashion, what is the story on those red heels we see in game, but aren't seeded?

Thanks for the replies

Out of all the Incarna type stuff, avatar customisation is probably the most useful thing to have right now since portraits are the most recognisable and defining feature of our characters.

I definitely hope to see that eye implant though, it was just too cool

As one of those seemingly non-existent olive people, I endorse this message.

When those colors were made, the artists made sure they covered the old default colors. The 9th color in the color wheel is olive.
The new colors do cover a wide range of skin colors (not just white and black), and I really hope everyone can find a color they like.