Wasn't there a Chrome paint job for the Federal Corvette available?

n13L5

n13L5
Lightspeed said:
OP, sounds like you would benefit from a Cutter :p
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Funny you should say that - cause I have two and not a single paint job nor ship kit for it, cause it simply looks best the way Gutamaya made it!!!

The embarrasing part is, that one of them is called "Trader Joe's" and the other one is a fully armed mining ship... :p I hate mining, but I like sitting in the cutter...


Sometimes I take the MS Trader Joe's for planetary material collection, just because - touching down in that beats the crap out of landing in a DBX...
 

n13L5

n13L5
Riverside said:
The Black Friday paints have been made available to buy individually under the name 'Midnight' twice since the initial pre-horizons giveaway.

The Chrome Corvette was sold in the 2016 Christmas countdown, there is also a 'Chromed' version which is slightly less shiny. Just wait for FDev to release a version called 'polished silver' ;)
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I have two different chrome versions for a couple of ships - I only purchased one, but got the second one - I think that was a response to complaints about the chrome paint, which never really looked anything like chrome - more like aluminum...
 

JetsonRING

JetsonRING
n13L5 said:
I have two different chrome versions for a couple of ships - I only purchased one, but got the second one - I think that was a response to complaints about the chrome paint, which never really looked anything like chrome - more like aluminum...
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I think everyone who owned "Chrome" before "Chromed" was released got "Chromed" automatically & for free.
 

Ziljan

Ziljan
Just so the chromevette pilots know, we pushed hard for a jump range buff for the Vette on the Beta feedback forums, but Sandro said in the recent live stream that they looked at the population usage numbers (and likely the paint job sales) for the Vette, and ruled that it was popular enough as is, so it doesn't need a jump range buff nor have to have it's C1 guns replaced with C2s.
 

Miko

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Ziljan said:
Just so the chromevette pilots know, we pushed hard for a jump range buff for the Vette on the Beta feedback forums, but Sandro said in the recent live stream that they looked at the population usage numbers (and likely the paint job sales) for the Vette, and ruled that it was popular enough as is, so it doesn't need a jump range buff nor have to have it's C1 guns replaced with C2s.
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I too have asked for this. For the top tier Federal warship to have a low jump range makes her frustrating to travel with, albeit better in this day and age where engineers made her bareable. Combat Corvette used to be lucky to be around 11ly. Lol. But she could definitely benefit from having this buffed to around 22ly combat fitted and given more versatility by switching out those smalls for another couple of mediums which would sport excellent convergence unlike the large hardpoint on the belly seated too far back.
 
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Octavious

Octavious
Has there been a Chrome paintjob for the Imperial Clipper? I really want a good paintjob for it, but at Lavecon or the Frontier Expo or in limited releases over the last couple of years the clipper is never present for a shiny paintjob.
 

Lightspeed

Lightspeed
Octavious said:
Has there been a Chrome paintjob for the Imperial Clipper? I really want a good paintjob for it, but at Lavecon or the Frontier Expo or in limited releases over the last couple of years the clipper is never present for a shiny paintjob.
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No, I feel the Clipper has been very much ignored regarding paint specials and even a kit.

Compare in the shop, the number of paint jobs for the Clipper (4) compared with the Cutter (11) !

And no specials this year or last, such as gold or chrome.
 
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metatheurgist

metatheurgist
Ziljan said:
Just so the chromevette pilots know, we pushed hard for a jump range buff for the Vette on the Beta feedback forums, but Sandro said in the recent live stream that they looked at the population usage numbers (and likely the paint job sales) for the Vette, and ruled that it was popular enough as is, so it doesn't need a jump range buff nor have to have it's C1 guns replaced with C2s.
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That's a really poor reason for the premiere large warship to have the lowest dps. The jump range is at least consistent with all other fighters. It's funny though, multi-crew and powerplay won't get attention if it's not popular. The Corvette won't get attention because it's too popular. [wacky]
 

Mephane

Mephane
metatheurgist said:
That's a really poor reason for the premiere large warship to have the lowest dps. The jump range is at least consistent with all other fighters. It's funny though, multi-crew and powerplay won't get attention if it's not popular. The Corvette won't get attention because it's too popular. [wacky]
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It's generally a terrible idea to base buffs and nerfs on popularity. Because that would automatically mean uglier ships become more powerful than the ones generally deemed more stylish, simply because many people would choose a cooler looking ship over another one if their performance is otherwise mostly the same...
 

n13L5

n13L5
Ziljan said:
Just so the chromevette pilots know, we pushed hard for a jump range buff for the Vette on the Beta feedback forums, but Sandro said in the recent live stream that they looked at the population usage numbers (and likely the paint job sales) for the Vette, and ruled that it was popular enough as is, so it doesn't need a jump range buff nor have to have it's C1 guns replaced with C2s.
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Too bad.

Popularity is a mediocre measure of balance.
I don't really see why combat capability should be balanced AGAINST jump range! Completely unrelated features and jump range does not affect combat balance whatsoever.

Its almost like CIG "balancing" unrelated or even immaterial "features" like a ship's "luxury" and good looks against functionality...
 

Riverside

Riverside
metatheurgist said:
That's a really poor reason for the premiere large warship to have the lowest dps. The jump range is at least consistent with all other fighters. It's funny though, multi-crew and powerplay won't get attention if it's not popular. The Corvette won't get attention because it's too popular. [wacky]
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Popularity goes both ways, it's not whether it's more or less popular than other ships (or features), but against how popular it is expected to be. More popular and less popular are both justification to adjust stats.

With the Corvette for example, it's a top tier unlock, so if lots of people own it, or unlock it quickly, that suggests it might be too easy to unlock, and vice versa. If a bunch of people unlock it but don't use it, that suggests it's not good enough in some way, but if a bunch of people also unlock the Cutter (broadly equivalent competitor) and don't use that either, it suggests people are looking for something else (eg FDL). It's all interlinked but we don't know where FDev thinks they should sit, only where we each think stuff should sit.

I think trying to game a holistic system based on a throw-away line in a live stream is short sighted at best. Just play the game imo.
 

vrsterling

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I think I like the corvette best in all black. Makes it look meaner and more imposing. Seeing as how I can't fit or engineer a ship properly to save my life, I feel a little bit of shock and awe should be evident in the visual presentation. :D
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metatheurgist

metatheurgist
Mephane said:
It's generally a terrible idea to base buffs and nerfs on popularity. Because that would automatically mean uglier ships become more powerful than the ones generally deemed more stylish, simply because many people would choose a cooler looking ship over another one if their performance is otherwise mostly the same...
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I agree. Which is why I wouldn't have said that in a livestream even in jest. On the other hand the Corvette is the slowest, has the worst jump range, the worst shield. It's got the best agility though. Really good for applying it's superior wea...oh wait.
 

Riverside

Riverside
vrsterling said:
I think I like the corvette best in all black. Makes it look meaner and more imposing. Seeing as how I can't fit or engineer a ship properly to save my life, I feel a little bit of shock and awe should be evident in the visual presentation. :D
https://i.imgur.com/waswvpZ.png
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Mine is black, it was the only paintjob I owned for it when I left the bubble.

Shortly after I docked in Colonia I tried a few paints I had bought while I was away from port, including both chrome & chromed, but none of them looked right, so mine is black again.

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