EVE General Discussion

1. The NEX store could be heavily implemented; many new pieces of clothing, accessories, tattoos, and hairstyles will be available for Aurum. Additionally, there could be a system for ship customization. There would be 4 different ship customization tools:

Small Hull Customization License,
Medium Hull Customization License,
Large Hull Customization License,
X-Large Hull Customization License.

Each would be used for different classes of ships:

Small: Shuttle, Rookie Ship, Frigate, Destroyer;
Medium: Cruiser, Mining Barge, Industrial;
Large: Battleship, Freighter, Industrial Command Ship;
X-Large: Capital Industrial Ship, Carrier, Dreadnought, Supercarrier, Titan.

Each category includes all tech II and III variations of the respective hulls. The lore explanation for these "licenses" will be that CONCORD requires pilots to register customized hulls. These will be able to be put up on the EVE market for ISK after being purchased in the NEX. However, they will only function as the scheme they are used to create after one use. They could be used as an implant, like the "Genolution 'Auroral AU-79" implant, which is replaced in the event of the capsuleer being podded, with the exception of being able to be safely removed. Each type of the license would use a different slot, and any ship falling under the class of one of the implants would have its scheme changed accordingly.

2. The ship customization menu could function much like the character customization menu; you could select a base hull color/pattern, such as "Amarr", "Caldari", "Gallente", or "Minmatar", as well as pirate factions "Sansha", "Serpentis", "Angel Cartel", "Guristas", and "Blood Raider". Additionally, "SoCT", "Talocan", "Sleeper" and "Jove" schemes could be used. Faction Navy schemes could also be implemented. The next step would be to select details and colors for those respective details: for instance, stripes, or other marks, or simply none, and the choice of a number of colors, similar to the eye or hair colors available for character creation. Next, you would be able to choose your ship's trail color: this requires no explanation. Also, you may have the option of adding "Battle Scars" such as weapon marks, scratches, small holes, or other marks. Finally, the addition of the ship's name, Corporation, and Alliance logo could be added to the hull. This would be the only changing aspect of the custom hull, and would change depending on the capsuleer's corporation or alliance, as well as the ship's name. In the end, each "used" license could be put up in the contracts so that others may use them.

3. The next step in microtransactions would be to give more freedom to the player's avatar; give more customization to the captain's quarters; be able to change the style or size by upgrading, add different furniture, change the layout, etc. All new features would be bought through the NEX. Next, the infamous "Door" could finally open; players could interact with each others' avatars in a station "plaza", where other places could be included as well. They could start private conversations, play some sorts of games (chess, checkers, etc. with an EVE makeover), duel with pistols of some sort (you are a clone, after all), gamble, watch movies, and other activities. Additionally, each agent could be interacted with in their own room, as opposed to simply opening a conversation window in your hangar. Corporation headquarters or offices could be actual offices that only corporation members could enter, as well: customization could be used in these rooms as well, depending on the corporation's member limit, and could be further customized by the CEO, like the CQ. Players would be able to enter each others' quarters per invitation, as well, as a form of "showing off". Other activities may be implemented here.

4. Another idea: to cater to a wider audience without ruining the game, you could walk around in the stations no matter what your subscription status was, but to fly any ship and move through space, you would have to have your "Pilot License" in order. If you pay, just like we have for 10 years, the game will be no different. However, players with inactive accounts will be able to roam in stations, talk, and show off. However, the player will be able to do nothing related to trading, giving ISK, contracts, refining, production, or any form of P.I. The player will, effectively, have no way of making ISK or producing goods for capsuleers. On the other hand, the NEX will be open just the same, so they may customize their character, quarters, or offices, and create custom hull schemes for fun. Any activity inside of the station will be free to do, but they may not enter space without an active "Pilot License"; this is an effective lore explanation for the system as well.

if CCP use microtransactions I will send them a boiled weasel full of horse **** with a message stating 'smell this and know what you are'

Microtransactions are the tool of the desperate. If the game is developed well and can continue to hold players and attract new ones, I see no reason for squeezing more cash out of people wth micros.

Microtransactions don't fit in EVE.

OP, be gone from GD with thee!

--> Features & Ideas Discussion

/rolls 2 x D6 to conjure ISD

Very few people actually had an issue with the concept of introducing microtransactions for cosmetic items... especially if those items could be freely traded on the player market afterwards for purchase with ISK.

That fan was turned on for other issues entirely.

NeX Store Customization: A new and exciting way of getting your customers to pay for your game twice!

We need to push this Panda Initiative!

So...we need PiS more than WiS!

agreed.

Next expansion:

Eve Online: Pandamonium.

Yet another currency?