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Redesign of some ships

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Roisin Connor
Fight Club Outfit
DammFam
#1 - 2011-10-26 17:30:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Roisin Connor
Forgive me if I've missed a dev. post or similar, but shouldn't CCP consider redesigning some of the ships that most players consider butt ugly? They have had good response on their deviantart competitions (let the audience bring on the new design), and they already have redesigned the Maller. I'm first and foremost thinking of ships like the Moa/Eagle/Onyx.
Kaaeliaa
Tyrannos Sunset
#2 - 2011-10-26 17:57:35 UTC
New Dominix please. Down with the space potato. I think the Brutix is hideous, too.

"Do not lift the veil. Do not show the door. Do not split the dream."
Katabrok First
Apukaray Security
#3 - 2011-10-26 18:50:56 UTC
Well, while I agree on the Moa and the Dominix, i love the brutix.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#4 - 2011-10-26 19:02:15 UTC
Katabrok First wrote:
Well, while I agree on the Moa and the Dominix, i love the brutix.


Put the Brutix "nose to nose" with a Thorax and THEN tell me you love the look of it. Blink

How did you Veterans start?
Kaaeliaa
Tyrannos Sunset
#5 - 2011-10-26 19:03:45 UTC
Yeah that's kind of the problem with ship redesigns: aesthetics is mostly subjective.

I actually really like the front end of the Brutix, but the transition to the thrusters just looks...awkward and slightly fragile for an otherwise aggressively-designed ship.

"Do not lift the veil. Do not show the door. Do not split the dream."
Adam Kirwen
The Eleusinian Mystery Cult
#6 - 2011-10-26 19:09:28 UTC
Nope, Brutix looks fantastic. CCP's art team did a great job on it. Perfect example of form reflecting function. With its front-heavy hull, the ship looks in-your-face aggressive - it looks, essentially, like a blaster ship. It's perfect.
Roisin Connor
Fight Club Outfit
DammFam
#7 - 2011-10-26 19:10:48 UTC
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder indeed. But as I stated in my original post, they must consider doing it with the ships that least amount of players fancy. There should probably be some kind of poll. Probably in-game as forum crawlers don't represent the player base as such.

I brought up Moa as an example, because I'm under the impression that no one debates whether it's an ugly ship or not, everybody seems to agree on that. P
Handsome Hussein
#8 - 2011-10-26 19:15:59 UTC
Kaaeliaa wrote:
New Dominix please. Down with the space potato. I think the Brutix is hideous, too.

Brutix = really weird looking. I can't learn to love it but I can't hate it.

I really like the Domi myself. Imicus and Celestis hulls needs to go.

Leaves only the fresh scent of pine.
Max Von Sydow
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2011-10-26 19:16:53 UTC
Don't touch my dominix mkay. You can do whatever you want with the celestis and most caldari and minmatar ships, but hands off the domi.
Jennifer Starling
Imperial Navy Forum Patrol
#10 - 2011-10-26 19:19:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Jennifer Starling
Roisin Connor wrote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder indeed.

But some beauty is definitely in the eye of far more beholders than other's, right!? Blink

The Moa is definitely EVE´s ugly chicken!

May I mention the Bellicose too?
And the Amarr cut-in-half-ships, Crucifier and Aeon?
The growth on the Omen could be surgically removed too imo for a good make-over.

.. to start with ...
Gellenter Pl
Doomheim
#11 - 2011-10-26 19:24:44 UTC
Moa is the ugliest ship of all. Everyone agrees to that, but CCP doesn't seem to bother that.
Brynhilda
Chimp Hoons Export and Expo Service
Scary Wormhole People
#12 - 2011-10-26 19:39:47 UTC
I'm probably one of the few people who like the Moa...

But most Gallente and Caldari ships are ugly....especially Celestis, Caracal and Raven...

How may I drug you with drugs?
Kaaeliaa
Tyrannos Sunset
#13 - 2011-10-26 20:13:44 UTC
Brynhilda wrote:
I'm probably one of the few people who like the Moa...

But most Gallente and Caldari ships are ugly....especially Celestis, Caracal and Raven...


Yikes, totally forgot about the Caracal. It looks like a shiny metal twig.

The Raven is a mess, although it's not as universally despised as some. I don't hate it, it's kinda utilitarian but not retina-charring.

Here's another one:

Does anyone actually like the pattern of the navy issue Gallente ships? Navy Issue Mega...great ship ruined by jungle camo. Think about it for a sec. Jungle camo. In space. lolwat.

"Do not lift the veil. Do not show the door. Do not split the dream."
Roisin Connor
Fight Club Outfit
DammFam
#14 - 2011-10-26 20:36:41 UTC
Brynhilda wrote:
But most Gallente and Caldari ships are ugly....especially Celestis, Caracal and Raven...


I pretty much agree with you here. They both have some good looking ships (the Scorpion is probably the most awesome ship in the game, a ship that's been redesigned itself), but the majority are horribly designed. But yeah, I hope this thread will keep on living, because it would be interesting to see whether we can find some general census on a few ships. I don't want CCP to start redesigning the entire fleet of New Eden, but it would be great if they revisited a couple of the ships generally accepted as the ugly ducklings.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#15 - 2011-10-26 20:46:04 UTC
Meh. This is clearly too subjective to get a ton of consensus. But were it up to me, these could all use work:


  • Raven
  • Imicus
  • Moa
  • Drake
  • Apocalypse
  • Stabber
  • Celestis
  • Osprey
  • Ashimmu


But that's just me. There was a time I wouldn't hesitate to put the Dominix on that list but it's grown on me enough to forgive it. The Apocalypse is my personal least favorite hull in the game but I know it has a serious fan base.
Roisin Connor
Fight Club Outfit
DammFam
#16 - 2011-10-26 20:50:13 UTC
Funny no one mentioning the Bantam. It is probably the only ship that can "compete" with Moa in my opinion. It's probably because no one uses it. Smile
Goose99
#17 - 2011-10-26 20:51:09 UTC
Zhilia Mann wrote:
Meh. This is clearly too subjective to get a ton of consensus. But were it up to me, these could all use work:


  • Raven
  • Imicus
  • Moa
  • Drake
  • Apocalypse
  • Stabber
  • Celestis
  • Osprey
  • Ashimmu


But that's just me. There was a time I wouldn't hesitate to put the Dominix on that list but it's grown on me enough to forgive it. The Apocalypse is my personal least favorite hull in the game but I know it has a serious fan base.


Strange that you'd love apoc but hate geddon. They have very similar style. There's the phon and numerous others that typically rate below the geddon.
Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#18 - 2011-10-26 20:52:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Tanya Powers
Kaaeliaa wrote:
New Dominix please. Down with the space potato. I think the Brutix is hideous, too.



If Domi looked just like the Brutix I'd fly it or at least have one in my hangar and push my drones skills.
Goose99
#19 - 2011-10-26 20:56:33 UTC
It's a shame that some of the best looking hulls - Myrm, thorax, prophecy... got gimped into the ground, while everyone and their mother flies domi/raven.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#20 - 2011-10-26 21:00:53 UTC
Goose99 wrote:
Strange that you'd love apoc but hate geddon. They have very similar style. There's the phon and numerous others that typically rate below the geddon.


Umm. Where did I say that? I hate the apoc and don't mind the geddon, in fact. The problem with the apoc is that huge gaping hull in its underbelly. Apoc looks at best like a bit of space debris. Geddon looks fascinatingly evil and clearly designed to kill.

But like I said, unlikely to get much consensus on any of this....
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