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LUMINOUS SPIRIT
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2014-04-05 04:13:29 UTC
I see CCP is running 20% off skin sales.

I bought a skin for my rokh, but honestly, i dont even have a rokh.....

I know this is a trial and all, but sales of skins would go MUCH better if

A) All ships could be re-skinned
B) You had cool skins (hello kitty, Nuka-cola, etc etc etc)

Bonus C) Just let us upload our own skins already - give us wrapper templates for the hulls, let us color them in, and use em - client side only for now, maybe global database later.
KuroVolt
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-04-05 04:18:58 UTC
They are working on it, this is all the legacy code allows them for now.

BoBwins Law: As a discussion/war between two large nullsec entities grows longer, the probability of one comparing the other to BoB aproaches near certainty.
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#3 - 2014-04-05 04:50:31 UTC
If they want to sell skins, they should offer "solid color" skins so we can simply paint a whole ship one color.

A black Stratios would be EPIC.

Bring back DEEEEP Space!
LUMINOUS SPIRIT
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#4 - 2014-04-05 05:49:42 UTC
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
If they want to sell skins, they should offer "solid color" skins so we can simply paint a whole ship one color.

A black Stratios would be EPIC.



MMM I see what you mean.

White Raven FTW!

Or, white Ishtar!
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
#5 - 2014-04-05 05:53:06 UTC
You bought the Rokh one? Really? It looks like its covered in rust spots.

All of them look worse than the normal variants actually. Except maybe the Hyperion. The stripe/accent of color theme is exactly what they should do with faction and T2 ships instead of the camouflage and Ishukone fade.

Anyway... Ugly, functionally-useless things that cost ISK. Wouldn't be surprised if they haven't sold well. Oh, and they get blown up along with the ship. Ugly, functionally-useless things that cost ISK and get destroyed. lol.

On top of that they're involved with a 3rd currency and cash shop that perhaps some players want nothing to do with. I know I don't. All my characters still have all their free aurum, I refuse to participate in that nonsense.

Oh... but the cop car is cool.
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#6 - 2014-04-05 06:09:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Webvan
mmm I don't like it. Should be something included in the general subscription. It was even a basic function in EnB, long-long ago. Clothing and junk like that, sure whatever, but RMT creep into the spaceship part of the game? discombobulating.
Yes, needs black skins.

Anyway skins will be added to the LP store, so we'll see how it goes.

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
Adrie Atticus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2014-04-05 08:23:17 UTC
Webvan wrote:
mmm I don't like it. Should be something included in the general subscription. It was even a basic function in EnB, long-long ago. Clothing and junk like that, sure whatever, but RMT creep into the spaceship part of the game? discombobulating.
Yes, needs black skins.


You clearly don't remember that Greed is Good.
Yarda Black
The Black Redemption
#8 - 2014-04-05 08:29:42 UTC
Ship skins are fine. You wanna paint your ship before I blow it up? Thats fine.

What bugs me is the name change. Its not a special Hyperion. Its a painted normal one. I know this has to do with the database and items ID. But if this goes fullscale, I want those stupid names of my overview and reserve that special attention to those who show up in special ships (Navy varaints and such).
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#9 - 2014-04-05 09:15:05 UTC
CCP have REALLY big windows

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Thebriwan
LUX Uls Xystus
#10 - 2014-04-05 09:19:29 UTC
Did any of you read the Dev-Blog ?

Most of your concerns and problems are addressed there.

AAAAAAND there is even a discussion thread.

*rumbles away*
Frightened Kitten
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2014-04-05 09:22:13 UTC
I think their approach is both short-sighted from a corporate money-grubbing perspective and also for it's limited impact and effect upon the in game experience.

Buying specific 'pre-fab' skins is largely redundant and is utterly impersonal. You haven't 'personalised' your avatar by spending $50 (or whatever it actually is) on a monocle, or goggles, or one of three very-90's looking fashion disasters to wear on your legs or chest any more than you express 'yourself' (whoever that is) by inflicting one of several or very few skins upon your selected ship.

A more far-sighted and attractive scenario would be real, albeit limited, personalization of the paint job as an extension of corporation emblem design.

Re-skinning should be able to be personalised based on a selection of camouflage or other design templates which can then have their highs, mids and lows chosen to reflect the individual pilot or their corporation. Specific areas of the ship could display a corp logo or whatever - just as pirate faction ships have specific paint and their respective pirate decals applied.

This would be far more attractive than an assortment of pre-made, and utterly impersonal paint jobs, and would inspire (I presume) entire corps to *demand* members to effectively hand over real monies to skin their ship just so....

Win for the individual, win for the corporation selling them.
Sarah McKnobbo
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2014-04-05 10:09:20 UTC
You do realise it's just a limited trial period, yes?
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#13 - 2014-04-05 10:20:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Webvan
Adrie Atticus wrote:
Webvan wrote:
mmm I don't like it. Should be something included in the general subscription. It was even a basic function in EnB, long-long ago. Clothing and junk like that, sure whatever, but RMT creep into the spaceship part of the game? discombobulating.
Yes, needs black skins.


You clearly don't remember that Greed is Good.

Well, I still have that doc, on a HD in my garage. But then uh, I don't think the writers of that are still around Smile
Lest we forget..

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#14 - 2014-04-05 10:24:44 UTC
Sarah McKnobbo wrote:
You do realise it's just a limited trial period, yes?


They don't read Dev blogs :negative:
Solecist Project
#15 - 2014-04-05 10:52:50 UTC
Sales would also go better if they were advertised by sexy females in bikinis.

And still ... they're not doing it. Fail CCP, fail ...

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Frightened Kitten
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2014-04-05 11:19:25 UTC
Sarah McKnobbo wrote:
You do realise it's just a limited trial period, yes?


So trial something that might be several hundred percentiles more attractive, yes?
Teyr Schmitt
An Errant Venture
#17 - 2014-04-05 11:25:49 UTC
LUMINOUS SPIRIT wrote:
I see CCP is running 20% off skin sales.

I bought a skin for my rokh, but honestly, i dont even have a rokh.....

I know this is a trial and all, but sales of skins would go MUCH better if

A) All ships could be re-skinned
B) You had cool skins (hello kitty, Nuka-cola, etc etc etc)

Bonus C) Just let us upload our own skins already - give us wrapper templates for the hulls, let us color them in, and use em - client side only for now, maybe global database later.


Nuka-Cola?

Damn infidels!

You'll take your Quafe Ultra and LIKE it!
Silky Cyno
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#18 - 2014-04-05 12:12:41 UTC
I would be happy with a " Hows my driving " bumper sticker, or the little stick figures on the back window with me, my wife and slaver hound.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#19 - 2014-04-05 12:18:28 UTC
This is not the Skin Trade I was expecting

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Zifrian
The Frog Pond
Ribbit.
#20 - 2014-04-05 12:20:23 UTC
Given the spike in plex prices when they came out, I'd venture to say that they are selling well? Or is there another reason to plex increases?

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