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SKINS tied to the Mastery levels
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Amarak Valerii
#1 - 2017-05-02 03:29:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Amarak Valerii
for example, a exclusive set of SKINs that can be applied only if you have Mastery 5 for a specific ship would be awesome for the following reasons:
-it gives the mastery levels purpose (currently literally no one cares about certificates and mastery levels)
-it gives bittervets more reasons to showoff their skills
-it gives noobs reasons to burn their dads savings for skill injectors

Think for yourself. Don't be sheep!
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#2 - 2017-05-02 06:12:42 UTC
Mastery 5 is utterly irrelevant for all purposes though. What's the point of encouraging people to train for something so completely pointless?
Alderson Point
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2017-05-02 12:56:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Alderson Point
Whilst I feel your idea of restricting certain skins to certain milestones, is sound.

Tying it to mastery is honestly a mistake.

The mastery system is frankly an absurdity, and in no way relates to "mastery" it is a random box ticking exercise, that doesn't even have the right boxes.

They can drop that, clean up the code, and nothing worthwhile will be lost.

Now, If a certain skin became available to purchase AND fit, for 100 cruiser and larger kills, or living in LS for a year, or wardec slaughtering 1000 players under 1 week old (imagine that skin!) leading an alliance of 10000+ members (basically a flying golden throne pulled by slaves loyal subjects) , or even high standings with an Empire faction, then I would say, go for it great idea.Cool

(Fitting naturally only possible for those complying with the relevant conditions. No "elite" wallet warriors impersonating real abilities here!)
B'ron Jan Escobar
Rentenkasse des Kartells
#4 - 2017-05-02 17:44:50 UTC
Amarak Valerii wrote:
for example, a exclusive set of SKINs that can be applied only if you have Mastery 5 for a specific ship would be awesome for the following reasons:
-it gives the mastery levels purpose (currently literally no one cares about certificates and mastery levels)
-it gives bittervets more reasons to showoff their skills
-it gives noobs reasons to burn their dads savings for skill injectors



Yeah... no.

The Mastery System at Current State is just an Information on how versatile you could "use" your Ship, having skilled predefined skills. Giving out Skins for that... i don't really see a point there.

Giving Skins out for Achieving something in the Game, that is a good Idea. But Handing them out only because you are one that skilled 3 Years to master the Ibis? I gues you must be joking, aren't ya?
Matthias Ancaladron
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2017-05-03 17:26:31 UTC
No it should be tied to something else.
Like 100 solo pvp kills with one ship for a fancy pirate skin free of charge
100 gang kills or destroy x amount of isk with said ship.
Survive x battles, scan x sites, save x number of allies with reps, etc, etc.

Too show you're dedicated with a ship or prefer it above others.
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#6 - 2017-05-03 22:37:24 UTC
Matthias Ancaladron wrote:
No it should be tied to something else.
Like 100 solo pvp kills with one ship for a fancy pirate skin free of charge
100 gang kills or destroy x amount of isk with said ship.
Survive x battles, scan x sites, save x number of allies with reps, etc, etc.

Too show you're dedicated with a ship or prefer it above others.

Welcome to a game of alts, where almost every single thing you listed can be manipulated via alts
The only one that's been listed that can't is the Faction standings skin.