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Why Did CCP Shelve the Original Gallente Colours? (IMO)
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Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#1 - 2011-10-23 14:08:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Paragon Renegade
I was inspired by the fanart thread, with the sexy Hyperion MKII.

Seriously, the Orange/Black/Grey is the best colour scheme ever, was there a (Good) reason this was completely destroyed after Trinity? I mean, sure, Gallente ships have their ups and downs visually (Megathron is a sexy beast, Dominix............. not so much) but the colour scheme they have looks forboding, and menacing; not the aura you would expect from the righteous, democracy-loving Gallente. IMO, the Gallente colour schemes would work better with the Sansha or Guristas.

Yes, I'm complaining about this, but then again, I don't really care either way. I'm just a bit dissapointed CCP got rid of such a good scheme in favour of a sub-par one, and I would like if someday, they revisted it (Perhaps fleet issue ships?).

Unless everyone else hated it lol.

:3

Orange > Blue

Steel with Orange > Steel with Blue



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All in my opinion

The pie is a tautology
Solhild
Doomheim
#2 - 2011-10-23 14:24:38 UTC
I'd say let's go for it sister - oops wrong thread! Cool
Solhild
Doomheim
#3 - 2011-10-23 14:29:50 UTC
I suppose it won't matter when we're all flying ships with personalised skins against new nebulae backdrops!?
Max Von Sydow
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2011-10-23 14:34:52 UTC
I have to agree that the old skins were better, I totally want my navy mega to either look like this

Orange

or this

Black and Grey

and the thought of a black and grey dominix almost requires me to change my pants.
Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#5 - 2011-10-23 14:36:25 UTC
Solhild wrote:
I suppose it won't matter when we're all flying ships with personalised skins against new nebulae backdrops!?


Didn't CCP promise those in 2009?

lol

Would be nice if it was customizable

The pie is a tautology
David Grogan
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2011-10-23 14:48:27 UTC
Max Von Sydow wrote:
I have to agree that the old skins were better, I totally want my navy mega to either look like this

Orange

or this

Black and Grey

and the thought of a black and grey dominix almost requires me to change my pants.



i hate the orange

makes the megathron look rusty........ NOONE should steal that from the minmatar..

Everytime you buy something that says "made in china" you are helping the rising unemployment in your own country unless you are from china, Buy locally produced goods and help create more jobs.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2011-10-23 14:49:18 UTC

Darker colors make more sense and orange is more of a happy, light color.
Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#8 - 2011-10-23 14:52:10 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:

Darker colors make more sense and orange is more of a happy, light color.


Gallente are a ridiculously liberal, free, democracy based government that banks entirely on the positive notion of individual liberty & freedom. Painting a ship orange isn't going to draw more attention to it in space.

The pie is a tautology
Dielax
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2011-10-23 15:30:26 UTC
Black / grey or blue / grey million times better than yellow.... Shocked
Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#10 - 2011-10-23 15:32:16 UTC
Dielax wrote:
Black / grey or blue / grey million times better than yellow.... Shocked


Good thing they weren't yellow then!

The pie is a tautology
mkint
#11 - 2011-10-23 16:35:06 UTC
because the art guys are on the bandwagon of "everything must look exactly the same". They won't be happy until there is only 1 color in EVE.

Maxim 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Poetic Stanziel
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2011-10-23 16:50:02 UTC
You don't like Moss and Silver?
Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#13 - 2011-10-23 16:51:46 UTC
Poetic Stanziel wrote:
You don't like Moss and Silver?


Silver/steel is fine, but I don't think it goes well with the other Gallente colours; it meshes well with Red, Orange & Light blue better.

The pie is a tautology
Mehrdad Kor-Azor
Doomheim
#14 - 2011-10-23 16:52:53 UTC
mkint wrote:
because the art guys are on the bandwagon of "everything must look exactly the same". They won't be happy until there is only 1 color in EVE.


NOOOOOO!! I will not let my Abaddon be steel-grey! NEVER!
Vaffel Junior
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2011-10-23 16:56:23 UTC
I would like to have mega in gallente shuttle colour Smile
mkint
#16 - 2011-10-23 16:56:58 UTC  |  Edited by: mkint
Mehrdad Kor-Azor wrote:
mkint wrote:
because the art guys are on the bandwagon of "everything must look exactly the same". They won't be happy until there is only 1 color in EVE.


NOOOOOO!! I will not let my Abaddon be steel-grey! NEVER!

it's only a matter of time.

edit: and your paladin will be green/black cammo.

Maxim 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2011-10-23 17:08:37 UTC
Paragon Renegade wrote:
Solstice Project wrote:

Darker colors make more sense and orange is more of a happy, light color.


Gallente are a ridiculously liberal, free, democracy based government that banks entirely on the positive notion of individual liberty & freedom. Painting a ship orange isn't going to draw more attention to it in space.


Oh i was talking about the general theme of EvE,
where darker colors simply fit better.

And it doesn't have anything to do with drawing attention.

Orange is a positive color. Joy. Happiness.
It doesn't fit color-psychology-wise.
Paragon Renegade
Sebiestor Tribe
#18 - 2011-10-23 17:10:54 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:
Paragon Renegade wrote:
Solstice Project wrote:

Darker colors make more sense and orange is more of a happy, light color.


Gallente are a ridiculously liberal, free, democracy based government that banks entirely on the positive notion of individual liberty & freedom. Painting a ship orange isn't going to draw more attention to it in space.


Oh i was talking about the general theme of EvE,
where darker colors simply fit better.

And it doesn't have anything to do with drawing attention.

Orange is a positive color. Joy. Happiness.
It doesn't fit color-psychology-wise.




In a gothic story, contrasting gothic elements with more mundane elements makes the gothic elements more effective.

The pie is a tautology
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2011-10-23 17:22:49 UTC

I agree with you.
I don't say that it wouldn't fit race-wise ... it's just game-wise.

On the other hand, with ship reskins and possible pink ships ... omfg ! *lol*

It'd get primaried even by miners ........... *lol*
mkint
#20 - 2011-10-23 17:24:02 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:
Paragon Renegade wrote:
Solstice Project wrote:

Darker colors make more sense and orange is more of a happy, light color.


Gallente are a ridiculously liberal, free, democracy based government that banks entirely on the positive notion of individual liberty & freedom. Painting a ship orange isn't going to draw more attention to it in space.


Oh i was talking about the general theme of EvE,
where darker colors simply fit better.

And it doesn't have anything to do with drawing attention.

Orange is a positive color. Joy. Happiness.
It doesn't fit color-psychology-wise.



Um... psychology-wise, orange is the most aggressive color on the palette. More than any other color (even reds,) orange goes straight into the brain and screams "attack!" The color palette EVE is living with now says "yaawwwn, take a nap."

There is a really lame argument floating around where people claim that green, because it has a shorter wavelength or something, is seen by the brain quicker, and is therefore the more aggressive color. But the time it takes us to recognize the color (the differences which are measured in nanoseconds) has absolutely nothing to do with the emotional responses a color gets.

Maxim 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
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