I definitely remember reading that if you pre ordered Horizons a Cobra Mk 4 would be waiting for you , definitely read this when Horizons was first announced. Not a huge issue for me but it was definitely something that was advertised when asking people to pre-order
Yes, thats correct:
First sentence: "For a limited time all existing Elite Dangerous players will receive a £10 loyalty discount
plus the exclusive Cobra Mark IV ship when ordering the Elite Dangerous: Horizons through the Frontier Store"
Third sentence: it changed from "receive ..... plus the exclusive" to "Those who take advantage of this offer
will be able to purchase the Cobra MkIV in-game".
And sadly the last sntence about reveals the truth "Existing Elite Dangerous players receive a £10 loyalty discount off the price of Elite Dangerous: Horizons, retaining their progress and unlocking the exclusive ‘Cobra Mk IV’ in-game spacecraft."
So, thinking about it concludes me to think, that only the new commanders buying horizons without having ED before got the mk iv ?