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On the subject of SKINs

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Nyu Kaminari
Doomheim
#41 - 2015-07-29 23:14:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Nyu Kaminari
This is all still pretty early and a lot of what I am seeing here for the most part is heavily justified, but we
have to remember that cosmetics is a conclusively opinionated topic and however lame my comment
may be, the answer is time and MORE skins!

A problem that I do foresee is that there are only so many core-factions, pirate-factions and developers to
conceptualize the appropriate skins before Ideas start to run out. This is why there should be a strong push for more
skin versions per make. A "Justice" skin applied to a Broadsword is very difficult to notice but some players may enjoy
the uniform darkness and lack of...Dirt. A "Justice V.2" skin may increase the bling factor, adding additional contouring
and visibility. I honestly think a lot of people would go for this after the obviously flawed skins are taken care of and the
community is more in favor of them than not.

There are some things that I will share which for me are difficult not to mention at the very least.

-Gallente ships are beautifully contoured and most skins for them in turn look incredible because of this.
they just pop!

-Amarr is about the same when it comes to this although, IMO a variety of the skins presented so far do not have
quite the impact. I'm very Jaded about the BR skin

-Caldari ships look great since their make-over and likewise some skins look extraordinary only on older models
("Nugoeihuvi" on The Rokh) while most of the newer models like the Moa, Caracal and Osprey as well as their
variants are plagued with infamously, less visible skins.

-Minmatar are getting royally shafted as far as I can see not only because the textures and frames have largely
remained the same, but also because the skins for them have been less than impressive and I have to really
zoom in close to tell the difference especially when the shaders are up.
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