EVE General Discussion

I open this discussion now when these things are not out yet and changes can still be made?

I believe that we all are aware about the likely fact, that these custom paint jobs will end up to AURum store. Personally I don't find this as problem, but would like to raise couple things to further refining...

Corporation/alliance logos on all ships
- Would prefer these to be one time purchase with one fixed AUR amount for entire corp/alliance.
- Would prefer these to be non destructible and reusable on any ships at any time.
- Should be affordable for most corps/alliances.

Custom paint shop blueprint original for specific ship hull
- Would prefer these to be one time purchase with one fixed AUR amount.
- Would prefer these to be blueprint originals with unlimited runs.
- Should not be affordable for most pilots. In other words, each blueprint like this should cost sh1tloads of AUR.
- Copying this blueprint to limited run bpc would require special component from AUR store. Copied bpc should be only slightly cheaper than bpc directly from AUR store.

Custom paint shop blueprint copy for specific ship hull
- Would prefer these to be one time purchase with one fixed AUR amount.
- Would prefer these to be blueprint copies with limited runs.
- Should be affordable for most pilots. In other words, each blueprint like this should cost only few AUR.

Nuff said.

edit:
based on some discussion altered most of the actual paint jobs to blueprint originals and copies to allow industrial approach and fully destructible end product. Left corp/ally logo paint job as direct purchase. Thanks for all the good comments so far. Will keep refining the concept if new good ideas / things pop up.

edit:
added limitations for copying the bpo to maintain ccp revenue during the launch of new paint job and to prevent excess market flooding. Big entities like alliances or focused industrialists should still have access to BPO if they want to produce the paint jobs with mass amounts and distribute/sell them for ownage/isk. The AURum cost of these BPO's should be high enough to cover the development resources used for the paint job. Owners of these BPO's would provide enough paint jobs to support the market, but as the investment cost is high, the BPC would still be lot cheaper to use for personal manufacturing if preferred to do so. Cap would close on long term, but at this point paint job would have already paid itself and some BPC's would still be sold.

I would rather see every option cost very little, and be destructible. The fact that you might have something that I couldn't possibly blow up, no matter what I do, rubs me the wrong way. I'd say have paint jobs be individual purchases for a ship, similar to rigs in that they go "poof" if you repackage / pop the ship. Maybe have a way of saving "favorites", so you don't have to re-design your custom paint job every time you loose your hurricane, you can just buy, apply, and fly.

There's a poll with appropriate questions in this thread.

I'd rather see the corp/alliance "uniforms" to be free, so you get to pick "vanilla" "corp" or "alliance" livery on the fitting screen (assuming you're in a corp/alliance). Along the same lines are corp/alliance logos on the ship hulls idea, these skins are about forming cohesive group imagery and that cohesive group mentality is important to eve.

The "skins for aur" side should be kept for people who want to "stand out", vanity at a cost as a personal choice.

Ship paintings should be free of charge forever, or tradeable for Loyalty Points and things like that.

what poll?

...and yes, you can buy PLEX with real money OR isk and convert it to aur today already. Nothing new.

True. I stand corrected. Expect some flames though for not even considering ISK and advocating non-destructible "items". EVE is all about ISK and destruction ... it used to be anyway.

These should be player made same as most other items in game. Screw this bullshit plex store taking away from player made goods.

Corp logos I think should be free I think. Just a checkbox somewhere in the ship info window where you can decide to show the regular logo or the corp logo on the ship.

If paint shops won't end up to AUR shop, this is something really worth reading. Would totally support the idea/service as whole.

With subscription fees involved the service should be much more complex than just some kewl looking paint. This "dream paint job"-method would provide real content as described and would justify the development resources assigned for the purpose.

Thumbs up.