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I'm on SiSi atm playing around with things, just noticed a bug.
The expanding/contracting triangles for both the Licensed and Unlicensed only expands/contracts the Unlicensed SKINs.


Putting in my support for Packs of all skins for 1 ship type, and/or all skins for "Manufacturer"(ie Guristas/Kaalakiota/Nugoeihuvi/etc).

I would also like to see a Taken to the extreme set for each race, eg Golden Amarr, (the current Punisher looks too green, I liked the previous one where it was more Golden :) )

Note on the << >> toggle button, I'm using the Dark Matter theme, and they could be made a couple of shades whiter to stand out more, or made Bolder.

Yep, I raised it on page 2, was starting to think I was alone in the "activate multiple licences at once" train of thought.

I hardly hashed out any details on it, nor is it suppose to be the bible. It's just an example.

Reason for combos is the same logic for sales. You offer more to the person by making a package cost less than its individual pieces. So even if some one only wants two frigate skins, for an extra buck, they could get 5 skins. You've made the extra dollar, the person got way more than they originally wanted.

Basic jist is that if I want 20 subcap skins, I can maybe spend 12 bucks for a few combo packs vs 20 one dollar transactions to get the 20 skins.

The hard part is balancing out cost vs isk game price. Probably the best way to do that (if you go the whole combo pack), is you pick the skins you want at checkout. Then you can use or sell them.

The price can maybe go up a buck, maybe have 1 less skin, but a frigate, destroyer and cruiser skin (the stuff all new players will get into in a week to a months time), should only be a buck. That way you get even the trial people considering a ship skin, because it's just a buck.

5 dollars for a single skin maybe a bit too high. I would be reluctant to buy one. 10 dollars and your nuts to do it. 15 dollars you've basically replaced your subscription.

Small transactions are better than large ones. Just don't nickle and dime the players on everything.

Awesome, thanks for the feedback!

Simple solution to prevent massive lag during null battles:

Prevent SKIN switching when under any sort of pvp / pve timer.

So will we be seeing any T2 or T3 SKINs eventually or will they be restricted to aT1 hulls only?

Something that is not a microtransaction. EVE is, after all, a subscription-based game. I dislike double-dipping (charging for content on top of sub fee), but for cosmetics I guess it is okay.

So, in my books $1-$3 is a cosmetic microtransaction. Perhaps $5 on the outside (supercap skin, special super blingy limited time skin for subcap).

The fact that there will apparently be "timed" versions of the skins already tells me that the permanent ones are going to cost quite a bit. I fully expect CCP to price these mimicking pricing of free-to-play games (LOL permanent skins, if I'm not mistaken are in $5-$20 range and I guess they are trying to duplicate this while ignoring the fact that EVE has a subscription fee)

So my guess at CCP's price points;

Timed skins between $1-$5, permanent ones $5-$25, with most $10+ and with some bling bling outliers above it. Probably will try cashing in from supercap pilots and price skins for those perhaps even higher.

And they will sell poorly because, as I said, grossly overpriced.

Me neither, but I don't see 365d timed skin to ever exist as a NPC loot drop either. It's going to be NES thingy, as a #pooredition for those who don't like the grossly overpriced price points of permanent skins.

(Me grumpy bittervet? Guilty as charged. I was around when monocles were a thing and Jita monument was lit up. I would like to remind CCP devs those lessons learned)

It is possible and likely. I know we would love every ship in the game to have skins. We have some concerns with tech 2 ships, but will work those out.

I was thinking maybe adding something more to the tech II SKINs that the tech I SKINs don't have. Something that would make them look more fancy.