Proposal Discussion Rare ship skins which you can get in-game

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

Disclaimer: I fully support FD direction of going MT cosmetics and avoiding pay to win. Said that, I have several ideas how to make things more interesting.

At this point, FD has indicated that they will start to offer ship skins for Siddies and Eagles tomorrow on their online shop. While I am happy about good looking skins (they look awesome, and video demo in newsletter is pretty too), and direction ED MT might be getting, I would like to have some rare ship skins (different of course) which you can get in-game, for completing complex or interesting or just funny missions.

Another thing I can see as good way to spread some in-game ship skins is to reward corporation between players in some way or form. For example, if you join with players in alliance for 10 times in a month, you get a skin, or decal. In-game explanation would be that pilot federation wants to encourage pilots to work together.

In the games, where you can get rare skins in-game and still get some other ones in shop, it has always felt right and I haven't felt forced to spend money on them.

 

[Robert Maynard]

In the games, where you can get rare skins in-game and still get some other ones in shop, it has always felt right and I haven't felt forced to spend money on them.

There would just *have* to be an exclusive, in-game only, skin for Dangerous, Deadly and Elite! Possibly a set of three for each of the roles in which a player can gain the Elite reputation rank.

 

[Adept]

There would just *have* to be an exclusive, in-game only, skin for Dangerous, Deadly and Elite! Possibly a set of three for each of the roles in which a player can gain the Elite reputation rank.

Or decals, at least. More likely decals IMO. Like this one

 

[Zireael]

There would just *have* to be an exclusive, in-game only, skin for Dangerous, Deadly and Elite! Possibly a set of three for each of the roles in which a player can gain the Elite reputation rank.

That's a great idea!

 

[Razorwire]

There would just *have* to be an exclusive, in-game only, skin for Dangerous, Deadly and Elite! Possibly a set of three for each of the roles in which a player can gain the Elite reputation rank.

That's a great idea!

Or decals, at least. More likely decals IMO...

this is already planned, isn't it?
It's at least strongly hinted by the Founder of the Elite KS goal; you get a gold Elite Decal instead of the usual silver one...

 

[Kulin]

They should add a perfect, glossy black hull skin. Like piano lacquer. Only 29.95$ in the ingame store. Who would buy it?

 

[jabokai]

Another thing I can see as good way to spread some in-game ship skins is to reward corporation between players in some way or form. For example, if you join with players in alliance for 10 times in a month, you get a skin, or decal. In-game explanation would be that pilot federation wants to encourage pilots to work together.

I like the idea that there will be skins available through gameplay, and for money in the external shop. It just makes sense and doesn't make FD look like they pushing you into shop sales to get something other than the bog standard paint job.

I don't agree with skins for joining Alliances, as in the example above though. In my head I would imagine unlocking skins in game would be for significant achievements - high levels of faction reputation, the various levels of the Elite ladder, BIG mission chains. Having said that it might make sense to have a few basic skins as starter choice, somewhere down the road, just to give people a sense of personalisation at an early stage.