)As fun as these speculations are, the entire reason for the ingame discount on the ship is that a player who has just acquired a Cobra ingame, is more likely to purchase a Cobra skin in the store outside the game. I saw the 4th wall broken the moment they announced the paint job and the ingame discount simultaneously.
Of course, if proof of legitimate ingame reasons appears in the near future, it might just mean FD added it to disprove this theory of mine.
I was enjoying the role playing there for a minute and there you are again Mephane. Thanks!
The ships are sold by fictional companies for fictional money. The paint jobs are sold by a real company for real money. It's a little metagame that FD are playing on us.
(For the record, I am totally fine with that happening, I just prefer to point out the elephant in the room.
I think it works both ways.
At first I was evited when I read this:
“ALERT TRANSMISSION: 3300-09-22
It turns out that big deal that the Faulcon deLacy board was rumoured to be working on is a spectacular one. In a surprise move, prices of their Cobra Mk III craft have been slashed by 50% to 86,052 credits. FdL is also offering 100% of the trade-in value of your current ship when you switch to a Cobra Mk III.”
But then I started to wondering: Why should Faulcon deLacy give away a one of their most successful production ships for half price? :S ... most successful for more than 30 years…
I think I know what’s going on!
Faulcon deLacy must have a new ship in their pipeline and wants to clear their stock and get rid of the probably obsolescent Cobra Mk III.
So don´t waste your money on outdated ship! Wait for the new Cobra Mk IV.
You are joking surely, there are no cobras sitting in a warehouse waiting to be sold, it is generated when you buy it. If you don't buy it, it doesn't really exist.At first I was evited when I read this:
“ALERT TRANSMISSION: 3300-09-22
It turns out that big deal that the Faulcon deLacy board was rumoured to be working on is a spectacular one. In a surprise move, prices of their Cobra Mk III craft have been slashed by 50% to 86,052 credits. FdL is also offering 100% of the trade-in value of your current ship when you switch to a Cobra Mk III.”
But then I started to wondering: Why should Faulcon deLacy give away a one of their most successful production ships for half price? :S ... most successful for more than 30 years…
I think I know what’s going on!
Faulcon deLacy must have a new ship in their pipeline and wants to clear their stock and get rid of the probably obsolescent Cobra Mk III.
So don´t waste your money on outdated ship! Wait for the new Cobra Mk IV.
The MK IV comes with a new standard for the connector for re-fueling which will mean that all stations will be forced into expensive retrofits. Apparently Faulcon deLacy will sell an adapter for a very 'reasonable' price.
