Sell Cobra Mk IV?

[Cablefast]

Since you're planning to sell early access to the new Python Mk II and other pre-built ships, I figured it was worth bring up the Cobra Mk IV. The Cobra Mk IV was an exclusive reward for people who supported the Horizons release. To this day it remains an exclusive perk for those pilots. However, it's bothers some folks that they can't get it now, even though the ship is arguably a side-grade (at best) of the Cobra Mk III.

The Cobra Mk IV was meant be a reward for supporting the game. I have access to it but the exclusivity doesn't mean much to me. As an individual pilot, I would like to see Elite Dangerous continue to flourish and I would not mind if Frontier sold access to this ship in exchange for ARX. It would even be an extension of the ship's original purpose, to show support for Elite.

 

[Ski'Thor]

Nnnnnnnope!

Has been asked several times. It is an exclusive ship and it shall be exclusive. Forever!

 

[Mrc_NorthEast]

Fdev should probably not given the exclusive title 'forever' and instead for x amount of time. Like the Python MK 2, early access for 3 months. Oh well. CM V anyone, with a slightly changed design could be an option for Arx going forward

 

[Cablefast]

Nnnnnnnope!

Has been asked several times. It is an exclusive ship and it shall be exclusive. Forever!

I get where you're coming from. I know it's been asked. I know the original promotion said it would be exclusive "forever." But when I ask myself if I'd rather have an exclusive ship or more playable years in the Elite universe, well, it's an easy answer for me. To each their own I guess.

 

[Crank Larson]

Funny thing is that the MkIV isn't even worth being possessive over. It's only its exclusivity that makes it "special".

 

[aRJay]

I get where you're coming from. I know it's been asked. I know the original promotion said it would be exclusive "forever." But when I ask myself if I'd rather have an exclusive ship or more playable years in the Elite universe, well, it's an easy answer for me. To each their own I guess.

Yes so the answer is as mentioned above to release the mkV complete with the painted out I on the builders plate then everyone can be as happy as they can force themselves to be.

 

[metatheurgist]

Funny thing is that the MkIV isn't even worth being possessive over. It's only its exclusivity that makes it "special".

Which makes it strange that so many want it.

 

[madmattnz]

As an original PS4 player (2018 pre-order) many of the PS4 community lobbied for the Cobra Mk IV as a reward for pre-ordering – as it was what the Xbox players received and we just wanted equal treatment. However, all of our efforts fell on deaf ears and all we got was a gold Sidewinder paint job!

There were many many posts and some positive responses from the likes of Lloyd Morgan Moore, but nothing happened.

So... it is very very unlikely, all these years later, that anything will happen now.

 

[CMDR Saigon]

Faulcon DeLacy product announcement. The Cobra MK5 is coming to showrooms near you for Arx 12,000!

 

[Vedmo]

As an original PS4 player (2018 pre-order) many of the PS4 community lobbied for the Cobra Mk IV as a reward for pre-ordering – as it was what the Xbox players received and we just wanted equal treatment. However, all of our efforts fell on deaf ears and all we got was a gold Sidewinder paint job!

There were many many posts and some positive responses from the likes of Lloyd Morgan Moore, but nothing happened.

So... it is very very unlikely, all these years later, that anything will happen now.

They had a "stay tuned for more info in the future" response for a couple years then deleted that and stopped talking about it all together.

Which makes it strange that so many want it.

I have one of at least every ship in the game fully engineered and set up for a specific function. I spend most of my time flying "bad" ships. Forever locking all future customers out of part of a games content to make a quick buck was a horrible decision, but here we are...

 

[aRJay]

Which makes it strange that so many want it.

People like to feel special so having something that not everyone else can have helps.
Then of course there are some who think that other people shouldn’t have something they can’t have so if they can’t take it away from them want to make it available to everyone.

TL: DR
People are strange.

 

[Cosmo]

Has been asked several times. It is an exclusive ship and it shall be exclusive. Forever!

The MkIV should stay exclusive, because that's how it was marketed to consumers. The only alternative would be a Cobra MkV for everyone.

 

[amigacooke]

Which makes it strange that so many want it.

Possibly to complete the set?

 

[aRJay]

The MkIV should stay exclusive, because that's how it was marketed to consumers. The only alternative would be a Cobra MkV for everyone.

Or maybe just for everyone that doesn’t have access to the mkIV.

 

[varonica]

The MkIV should stay exclusive, because that's how it was marketed to consumers. The only alternative would be a Cobra MkV for everyone.

At least FDEV learnt a good lesson from that foray into "exclusive" and the still going forum complaints....just don't do it again, ever!

 

[Cmdr. Numa]

The Cobra IV is actually the only ship I'd be unconditionally happy with being sold on the store.

 

[Agony_Aunt]

On the one hand, yes, because it will upset some people.

On the other hand, no, because it will upset some people.

 

[Northpin]

On the one hand, yes, because it will upset some people.

On the other hand, no, because it will upset some people.

I can certainly relate to one of those hands

 

[Fizzatron]

I missed out on the Cobra Mk IV and I am fine with it being a forever exclusive as a matter of honoring the conditions of it being a forever exclusive ship.

 

[Cmdr. Numa]

I missed out on the Cobra Mk IV and I am fine with it being a forever exclusive as a matter of honoring the conditions of it being a forever exclusive ship.

ROFL, still after FDEV have broken so many promises by now ?