Nailed it. Two months ago to the day. FD are so cynical.
And now I'm off to the store to buy two sets of Classic Nameplates, because while I have a sharp eye for manipulative marketing I also have no self-control.
It's the perfect partnership.
Classic Nameplates
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And now I'm off to the store to buy two sets of Classic Nameplates, because while I have a sharp eye for manipulative marketing I also have no self-control.
It's the perfect partnership.
Yeah. They should really be free.
On a more serious note, I see in the store that Classic Nameplates are described as having 9 options (3 designs in 3 colours) but unlike the other plates with their iconography there's little to distinguish between the three designs. Is it the different levels of wear on the lettering that defines the three designs? There seems to be some difference but it's hard to tell in the thumbnails.
They're also called Boundary rather than Classic in the thumbnails, which is doubly confusing because the three Boundary ID Plate designs are one with no bounding lines, one with a single bounding line, and one with two bounding lines. It almost looks as though the original intent was to deliver a Boundary pack to match the Boundary ID Plates, but then the design was changed to remove the lines and renamed to Classic.
I'm still going to buy them because they offer the clean design I've been looking for, so I'll find out one way or another later tonight, at least on the one ship that's in a spaceport. But I'm still a little unclear as to exactly what I'll be getting. If anyone has bought them already I'd love some clarification.
They're also called Boundary rather than Classic in the thumbnails, which is doubly confusing because the three Boundary ID Plate designs are one with no bounding lines, one with a single bounding line, and one with two bounding lines. It almost looks as though the original intent was to deliver a Boundary pack to match the Boundary ID Plates, but then the design was changed to remove the lines and renamed to Classic.
I'm still going to buy them because they offer the clean design I've been looking for, so I'll find out one way or another later tonight, at least on the one ship that's in a spaceport. But I'm still a little unclear as to exactly what I'll be getting. If anyone has bought them already I'd love some clarification.
I recognize that there does seem to be some manipulative marketing going on here (really, isn't "manipulative marketing" a redundant term?), but compared to the things your average "F2P" MMO does, this is so benign (and Frontier's prices so reasonable) that I can't bring myself to complain. I probably spent 3x as much per month just on cosmetic items playing Blade and Soul, and got less for my money. To say nothing of your average Aeria Games title.
I never resent forking over money to FD the way I have in other games.
I never resent forking over money to FD the way I have in other games.
Part of me respects the clearly mickey-taking practises going on at FD.
Part of me is flipping furious that I've compromised with something else for so long.
Part of me would be delighted to get a refund on the stupid ones that I'll now never use again.
But by that logic I'd also like a refund on all the vibrant paint jobs that aren't orange, so you know...
Part of me is flipping furious that I've compromised with something else for so long.
Part of me would be delighted to get a refund on the stupid ones that I'll now never use again.
But by that logic I'd also like a refund on all the vibrant paint jobs that aren't orange, so you know...
I have no self-control either.
Spending $20 on pretty digital engine colours is just silly.
But I did it.
I need to speak with Micro-transactions Anonymous.
I use the skins / nameplates / gun colors and such to support the game financially. These are just useless pixels, granted, and I'd never buy them if it wasn't for showing E : D some support.
If FD can make billions out of the useless junk, good for them and *us*. Really not a problem in my eye : keep milking FD, keep milking.
If FD can make billions out of the useless junk, good for them and *us*. Really not a problem in my eye : keep milking FD, keep milking.
Well I've fitted the plates now, and for anyone else who might be hanging fire I can confirm that the Classic Nameplates styles are three different levels of wear / weathering on the characters, in the three standard colours of black / grey / white for a total of nine options. They show up in an odd order in the outfitting screen, suggesting once again that something might have been changed at the eleventh hour, but are otherwise functionally identical to the other nameplates.
And a bit OT but I must also congratulate FD on the engine detailing which goes beyond the "vapour trails" and subtly changes the glow of all of the ship's thrusters, something I wasn't expecting. Now I can't wait to get my explorer CMDR back to the bubble so I can combine blue engine detailing with a Tactical Ice paint for that classic Starfleet look. In the meantime I'm enjoying flying my bubble CMDR's Asp with red engine details; the glow from the retros when you go full reverse and glance sideways is quite fetching.