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That is obviously a placeholder while they work on the new model. They had to have something in the game. If you look closely at the model in the ship window there are now little points of light off in space around the stump wing. Possibly outlining where the new wing effects will be.

Well we'll have to wait and see. But I think you are mistaken.

sure higher poly count...doesn't make it different just updated. Different would indicate a new look that wasn't slapdash

It's a new model. Look at the wingtips, the two command towers and the engines, there's a lot of difference to the Tranquility model.

Pity they kept that abysmal shape, though.

Seriously, if you must, design unsymmetrical ships. But please, at least try to keep the center of gravity somewhere sane.

I would have less problems warming up to the Raven if the larger wing and that cancerlike growth that looks a bit like an unfinished eight-pointed star from W40k weren't both on the starboard side of its hull.

/rant


TL;DR: Raven model is ****, change it.

I've decided I like the Raven's new look and I'm glad they didn't alter it radically. There's a a kind of vague charm about its ugliness, like Sloth from the Goonies.

I like it over the old version, yet as been mentioned, the right side is still very "heavy" with various parts that visually seem to give little sense in its role as a tank and torp lobber. Looks like it has always tried to be some kind of carrier.

I don't like the design of the Raven at all. However, I think the redesign is exactly how it should be done.

You *still* get people whining that they preferred the old scorpion model, so it's wise not to change a ship that seemingly 90% of highsec characters fly.

or they could have actually designed an updated model...

Raven never was the most beautiful ship, but hell it's the RAVEN we're talking about!
Or do you really want them to model it after its namesake? (like the Scorpion... :/)

Also nice to see not all Ships loose their asymmetry (like it happend/s to Scorpion, Crow, ...) and therefore can keep their distinct look, even when the model gets upgraded (what I really appreciate).

I still believe EVE looses a bit of its distinctive look and feel with every ship made symmetrical and more "mainstream"...

If it was to having anything special like that, I would hope it was on the marauder to separate it as a t2 than just a different skin like the Phobos field projector doo-dads.