I was thinking about other games I play, mainly Warframe, Planetside 2, Need For Speed, and I realized how important customization was in those games. I then thought about Elite: Dangerous. I know you can buy skin packs, but those seem so generic. Customization (I'm talking about cosmetic stuff, not equipment) helps the player really get attached to their ship IMO. It can also increase the number of ships (sort of), take cars for example; one person might own several camaros, corvettes, whatever, but each is customized differently. So you could have a bunch of tricked out Cobras, and they would each seem like a different ship. Warframe really shows off what players can do with customization since it has hundreds of ways to customize your suit. However you have to open up stuff the player can change (like colors, placement of decals, etc.); although, I dont know what it would take to make that possible in E.D. I dont want to cut off any of FD's support, but FD could still make money by selling patterns (another idea from warframe). Now I'm not saying push back new content and give me cosmetics, but I feel customization should get a little more attention.
So what do y'all think about more cosmetic stuff (mostly free, some paid)? Any ideas on what you would want to customize? Paint? Light colors? Underglow?
Think about stuff you can do to cars, since these ships are essentially our "cars".
So what do y'all think about more cosmetic stuff (mostly free, some paid)? Any ideas on what you would want to customize? Paint? Light colors? Underglow?
