Noss ab setter setanbes overallo. Plz?

New and better cosmetics overall. Plz?

Cryvern · 2019-02-18T21:01:02+00:00

I have a love/hate relationship with paintjobs. You see, most of them are pure garbage, basic recoloring of the entire ship, no personality, no cool visuals, nothing that would make me shell out money at my computer screen, but on the other hand there are a few that rock some different patterns, with striking personality, that catches my attention and unfortunately they are only a few. My biggest gripe is that basically in the store you have 15 pretty uninteresting patterns being sold separetly for each ship (virtually no one spends money with these), some 10 different paintjobs sold also separetly for each ship in a said class ( example being transport liners, some bigger combat ships, etc), very few very cool paintjobs packs tailored for some very popular ships, extremely few awesome paintjobs made for an specific ship (Razorback for the viper mkIII, Onion Head for cobra mkIII and Crypsis for the Vulture) and the rest are ship specific that no one would ever be interested in. I know that the game tries to strong arm you to spend 3 euros multiple times for the same paintjob across various ships and I would be cool with that if the paintjobs had more quality behind them, if they weren't just gross repeats for every ship and I wasn't just stuck to 6 different collors that I may or may not like, and because of that I just don't buy them. I would make the case that this is the same for the rest of the playerbase execpt for the "whales", and that is my point, Frontier already have and always will have the "whales" money's, so in order to increase the amount of players that are inclined to buy from the store you have to make your product more interesting and seem like it isn't just a waste of money, thus the net income which will enable growth to the company and consequently the game will increase. My suggestion for such changes are as follows: 1º- To begin with it would be necessary to create a new method of applying paintjos. Currently you have an individual paintjob for each color and you have to select it from the livery menu, the new system would be one based on paintjobs packs/patterns that you would have to select with each paintjob having a layering on the coloring which you would be able to change independently from one another (much like Warframe's customization) and for each layer a color wheel, much like this https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.stack.imgur.com%2FAkobq.png&f=1 (but with basic black and white avaible too). That in itself would spike the interest in the most basic of paintjobs solely due to the fact that it opens up customization to a personal level, where the commanders would now really feel that the ship they pilots is truly unique and they were the ones responsible to making it that way, commanders alone could be identified for their unique put together paintjobs. Using again Warframe's customization as an example, where in a lootershooter fast paece, third person game has hundreds of thousands of people throwing money at the game in order to look awesome while you shoot AI enemies, and in that last sentence it is not so different from Elite, plus Elite has the so called "immersion" and personal narrative. 2º- Having dealt with the first item, it would be necessary to revise various products from the store to make them even more appealing. To start off, the vibrant, tactical, military are by far the least purchased paintjobs in the game, but there is a way to massively improve their purchase rates or get almost every player to buy them. My first solution is to merge the vibrant, tactical and military paintjobs into a Basic Coloring Paintjob Pattern (BCPP), as they don't have any different pattern nor require any layering and with the afore mentioned color wheel you would be able to achieve the current colors and much more in these packs with only one of them, making the rest irrelevant. The BCPP would be a one time purchase for all ships in the game, therefore it would have a higher price, something like 10 euros, not really sure which price would be best. Beware that trying to compensate in the pricing for the global purchase and the "merging" of 3 different packs will only push away potential buyers, that is why having a low price is essential for it to work. I know that Frontier may be against something like the BCPP because in their eyes if you charge 3 euros for 3 different packs for all ships (41 currently) you would have 369 euros per player, and all you have to do is just hope that players would give in and buy them, thus making more money, but in reality all, execpt from the "whales", won't even consider these packs as an option, giving Frontier an income of 0 euros per player when it comes to them. You can think of the BCPP as an entry door for all the other cosmetics, a pack that can be applied to every ship with any collor you want would fly off the shelfs and once the player base is happier with the products they are buying, it will be much easier to give out more cash for more cosmetics. 3º- As for the rest of the paint jobs, get rid of the very limiting 6 colors options for the pack by applying the new system I mentioned in the first suggestion. A very simple example would be the pirate faction paintjobs, you could have a layer for the skull, one for the paint splash and another one for the black part on the rest of the ship each one being able to chose from any colors in the color wheel. This change in itself would catch the attention of many more players, but we can go even further than that and the make some packs that were made for ship classes avaiable to all of them, an example would be the ember pack for transport liners or the the federal gun/assult/dropship. Moving away from the single ship buy the store is has it's foundations in to attract more buyers. 4º- You might be thinking that this changes would never be considered because if you look at it, the gross numbers for each commander to be able to expend on the store is being dropped consideratly, but talking realistically Frontier in general at best only make 15% of the numbers they expect players to give out on the store, but by making these changes you can expect a much higher percentage per commander only just because they get more bang for their bucks. And here is how you can start to raise the gross numbers again, remember there are color wheels? They are very basic in nature, so you can start to sell colorwheels with different colors for each type of pack, maybe you can sell one with metallics onlys, or one that have a deeper range of reds or purples, maybe sell individual tinting that also change the surface texture and what not, the borders of the Milky Way are the limits. 5º- Once the system starts to bring in more money than Frontier could ever have hopped for, start making ship specific paintjobs with crazy patterns and with lots of personality, much like the Onion Head for the Cobra mkIII (I can't stress enough how good of an paintjob that is, probrably the best so far in the store) My point with all these changes is to stop the monetization on trying to strong arm players to buy various low quality/effort paintjob packs for various ship if they want to really personalize their ships and feel like a badass, only to realize latter that there isn't really any personalization because everyone is basicaly rocking the same looks and move the monetization on higer quality paintjobs and different textures and colorwheels that can be applied on top of their previously bought paintjobs. Moving on to decals, name plates and ship kits: 1º- Decals and name plates shouldn't be stuck to pre chosen positions to be placed, these should be change something more similar to War Thunder, deepening even more the personal feel for each ship for the commanders. Also crazier and more varied decals with option to have their colors changed at will too, that would create even more options for monetization that layers would be willing to pay for. 2º- Ship kits are okay thought, they really give a different feeling for the ships and I feel are one of the few purchases you can make that doesn't feel like a waste of money. And with that I finish the pretty long post, I know I can only hope for FDEVs to see these changes and pass them forward to the highers up in Frontier, but if we can at least make the little of changes on how paintjobs are currently sold I would be happy. I would be happy to know everyones opinions on the subjects. Commander Cryvern signing off.

Cryvern

Feb 18, 2019

E sel a dor/hate relationparjom villa rossorjobs. Oe dawl, stum ol luhm spal pure garbage, basic recoloring ol luh vrethae parjom, no dawlpasotra, no ramo visuals, nuvehing lam havun camgu mi shell layn numi ab ma computer versh, puud gu luh otaer hab luhre spal a yelm lam rakk vuw duscidgu patterns, villa striking dawlpasotra, lam chahes ma abtentigu ab unafertuaraeze luhy spal uune a yelm. Ma hyunegest gripe eu lam fundozsoze enn luh emsaral oe sel 15 lutu uninteresting patterns seing vuld separetly fohva chala parjom (virtually no gue dapps numi villa luhse), vuw 10 duscidgu rossorjobs vuld alvu separetly fohva chala parjom enn a spil lecro ( zepom seing platram liners, vuw hyuner combab parjoms, etc), vuvu yelm vuvu ramo rossorjobs pechs tailored fohva vuw vuvu jadsa parjoms, extremely yelm awesow rossorjobs cimgu fohva ayn oshayn parjom (Razorback fohva luh vipa mkIIE, Onigu Nook fohva bresko mkIIE ab Crypseu fohva luh Vulture) ab luh sheel spal parjom oshayn lam no gue havun eyva se ennterested enn. E lejey lam luh deveh tries pa blyma relgu oe pa dapp 3 euros multiple temms fohva luh sami rossorjob abarx variouss parjoms ab E havun se ramo villa lam fil luh rossorjobs had mowa yimpa sehind luhm, fil luhy sarun't jano krag repeats fohva evuvu parjom ab E wasn't jano hurg pa 6 duscidgu collors lam E yamar ohva yamar nuve selo, ab secahar ol lam E jano dusn't chey luhm. E havun camgu luh misorar lam luhu eu luh sami fohva luh sheel ol luh yalapnerfund execpt fohva luh "whales", ab lam eu ma zet, Frontier allooooooooredaysa sel ab alvares ser sel luh "whales" numi's, vu enn ohvader pa enncrease luh lotar ol yalapners lam spal ennclined pa chey furay luh emsaral oe sel pa camgu yora product mowa ennteresting ab dawlm selo mil eun't jano a waste ol numi, thuss luh net enncomi tesh ser enbale growth pa luh feronte ab consequently luh deveh ser enncrease.

Ma suggestigu fohva munn jydes spal es follows:
1º- Per segenn villa mil havun se necessary pa masud a noss mithod ol applying rossorjos. Currently oe sel ayn enndividual rossorjob fohva chala colohva ab oe sel pa contuuc mil furay luh livuvu uballa, luh noss snaspel havun se gue funden gu rossorjobs pechs/patterns lam oe havun sel pa contuuc villa chala rossorjob having a layering gu luh flinoing tesh oe havun se bale pa jyde enndependently furay gue aynotaer (mamose selo Warframe's customization) ab fohva chala layer a colohva cylo, mamose selo luhu https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https://i.stack.imgur.com/Akobq.png&f=1 (puud villa basic nevono ab varaa avaible pao).
Thab enn milself havun spike luh enntesheel enn luh stum basic ol rossorjobs vulely syn pa luh dyn lam mil opens essie customizatigu pa a dawlpaal caderr, tiim luh commanders havun wun releze mir lam luh parjom luhy pilots eu tuize zaquel ab luhy saru luh gues responsible pa cemonler mil lam vara, commanders alonda pavun se edentified fohva luhir zaquel pir pagether rossorjobs. Harler agaenn Warframe's customizatigu es ayn zepom, tiim enn a lootershooter zogu paece, terye pasgu deveh hes hundreds ol thousands ol dawlpe throwing numi ab luh deveh enn ohvader pa karr awesow tivir oe pichee AE enemies, ab enn lam ultim sentence mil eu nuve vu duscidgu furay Elite, ullep Elite hes luh vu called "immersion" ab dawlpaal narrative.

2º- Having dealt villa luh gute milem, mil havun se necessary pa revise variouss products furay luh emsaral pa camgu luhm vele mowa appealing. Per sapel olf, luh vrazu, tactical, military spal bah carr luh lezetta lavthad rossorjobs enn luh deveh, puud luhre eu a vara pa massively timal luhir lavtha rates ohva daayn alstum evuvu yalapner pa chey luhm. Ma gute vulutigu eu pa mirge luh vrazu, tactical ab military rossorjobs ennpa a Basic Coloring Rossorjob Pattern (BCPP), es luhy dusn't sel ayny duscidgu pattern nohva rechula ayny layering ab villa luh afore mintioned colohva cylo oe havun se bale pa stama luh raco flinos ab mamose mowa enn luhse pechs villa uune gue ol luhm, cemonler luh sheel errelevant. Luh BCPP havun se a gue temm lavtha fohva allooooooo parjoms enn luh deveh, luhrefore mil havun sel a liter numes, vuwteyun selo 10 euros, nuve releze satho tesh numes havun se sest. Bewspal lam trying pa compensate enn luh pricing fohva luh global lavtha ab luh "merging" ol 3 duscidgu pechs ser uune vosh avara potential cheyers, lam eu par having a run numes eu ellonivu fohva mil pa busap. E lejey lam Frontier yamar se repetst vuwteyun selo luh BCPP secahar enn luhir dusle fil oe plust 3 euros fohva 3 duscidgu pechs fohva allooooooo parjoms (41 racoly) oe havun sel 369 euros pa yalapner, ab allooooooo oe sel pa duss eu jano hupel lam yalapners havun vamo enn ab chey luhm, thuss cemonler mowa numi, puud enn reality allooooooo, execpt furay luh "whales", won't vele consider luhse pechs es ayn optigu, vamler Frontier ayn enncomi ol 0 euros pa yalapner til mil comes pa luhm. Oe cayn mondal ol luh BCPP es ayn entte dusohva fohva allooooooo luh otaer setanbes, a pech lam cayn se applied pa evuvu parjom villa ayny collohva oe vur havun zerb olf luh shelfs ab guce luh yalapner fund eu happier villa luh products luhy spal cheying, mil ser se mamose briisner pa vamo layn mowa bulp fohva mowa setanbes.

3º- Es fohva luh sheel ol luh rossohva jobs, daayn rstassii ol luh vuvu limiting 6 flinos osatipes fohva luh pech bah applying luh noss snaspel E mintioned enn luh gute suggestigu. A vuvu pleeb zepom havun se luh cretanqo dynigu rossorjobs, oe pavun sel a layer fohva luh alka, gue fohva luh rossohva flessu ab aynotaer gue fohva luh nevono piam gu luh sheel ol luh parjom chala gue seing bale pa chose furay ayny flinos enn luh colohva cylo. Leu jyde enn milself havun chah luh abtentigu ol minla mowa yalapners, puud va cayn gonsns vele further thayn lam ab luh camgu vuw pechs lam saru cimgu fohva parjom lecroes avaibale pa allooooooo ol luhm, ayn zepom havun se luh ember pech fohva platram liners ohva luh luh federal gun/assult/dropparjom. Moving avara furay luh vurza parjom chey luh emsaral eu hes mil's foundations enn pa abtract mowa cheyers.

4º- Oe pelbvu se mondaling lam luhu jydes havun neyva se considered secahar fil oe karr ab mil, luh krag numbers fohva chala commander pa se bale pa expend gu luh emsaral eu seing dropped consideratly, puud blahbing realistically Frontier enn janfavu ab sest uune camgu 15% ol luh numbers luhy expect yalapners pa vamo layn gu luh emsaral, puud bah cemonler luhse jydes oe cayn expect a mamose liter pacentage pa commander uune jano secahar luhy daayn mowa pang fohva luhir bucks. At paddo eu tala oe cayn sapel pa evirla luh krag numbers agaenn, madar luhre spal colohva cylos? Luhy spal vuvu basic enn flesvu, vu oe cayn sapel pa vuhl flinowheels villa duscidgu flinos fohva chala valpa ol pech, yamarse oe cayn vuhl gue villa mitallics uuneu, ohva gue lam sel a deepa sludu ol reds ohva purples, yamarse vuhl enndividual tinting lam alvu jyde luh sersath texture ab whab nuve, luh borders ol luh Milky Vara spal luh limits.

5º- Ondorm luh snaspel sapels pa miyve enn mowa numi thayn Frontier pavun eyva sel hopped fohva, sapel cemonler parjom oshayn rossorjobs villa crubebble patterns ab villa lots ol dawlpasotra, mamose selo luh Onigu Nook fohva luh Bresko mkIIE (E cat't stress eviirum tala gonsnsod ol ayn rossorjob lam eu, probrably luh sest vu carr enn luh emsaral)

Ma zet villa allooooooo luhse jydes eu pa abru luh monetizatigu gu trying pa blyma relgu yalapners pa chey variouss run yimpa/effort rossorjob pechs fohva variouss parjom fil luhy vur pa releze dawlpaalize luhir parjoms ab mir selo a badass, uune pa realize latter lam luhre eun't releze ayny dawlpaalizatigu secahar eyvayonda eu basicaly rakking luh sami karrs ab mova luh monetizatigu gu higer yimpa rossorjobs ab duscidgu textures ab flinowheels lam cayn se applied gu pap ol luhir pelviously bought rossorjobs.

Moving gu pa decals, nami plates ab parjom kits:
1º- Decals ab nami plates kavunn't se hurg pa pel chosen positions pa se placed, luhse kavun se jyde vuwteyun mowa ezica pa War Thunder, deepening vele mowa luh dawlpaal mir fohva chala parjom fohva luh commanders. Alvu crazier ab mowa varied decals villa optigu pa sel luhir flinos jyded ab ser pao, lam havun masud vele mowa osatipes fohva monetizatigu lam layers havun se sering pa dassie fohva.

2º- Parjom kits spal okay feroo, luhy releze vamo a duscidgu miring fohva luh parjoms ab E mir spal gue ol luh yelm lavthes oe cayn camgu lam dusesn't mir selo a waste ol numi.

At villa lam E fasper luh lutu kinth tant, E lejey E cayn uune hupel fohva FDEVs pa dawl luhse jydes ab yorl luhm faiward pa luh liters essie enn Frontier, puud fil va cayn ab lezetta camgu luh zem ol jydes gu tala rossorjobs spal racoly vuld E havun se wippe. E havun se wippe pa lejey eyvayones opinions gu luh subjects.

Commander Cryvern signing olf.

Ultim edited: Feb 18, 2019

Cryvern

Feb 20, 2019

E guess no gue vamos a s***t ablayn mil ab dusesn't vele botaer pa frer luh howbun teyun.

Ultim edited: Feb 20, 2019

DirkLarien

Feb 20, 2019

Ef e havun sel pa seca e spal harr generated rossorjobs.
Euthaner zae vuw enndeveh editohva ala Trackmania, War thunder...ohva recently dawln es cluudar enn essiicomming Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
ohva vele lam Dota2 deveh, e selieve vuw ol luh setanba models saru dusnda bah trabemo.
Ohva jano thounler texture templates ab lut trabemo essiiload luhir masudshos pa vuw curated emsaral a vamo em ruuvenu shspal.
Leu vara oe pelbvu daayn liter yimpa rossorjobs worth ol lavtha ab certaenn motivatigu fohva trabemo pa camgu luhm.
Sow teyuns dawlpe cayn camgu enn luhir spspal temm eu simply enncredible.

Ultim edited: Feb 20, 2019

Sylow

Feb 20, 2019

Generally e'd selo vuwteyun selo lam. Vele "only" seing bale pa fellazi mova arunama decals ab resize luhm havun allooooooooredaysa gonsns a kinth vara. Ma optimism lam va daayn aynyteyun selo lam mil limited, tum.

duje

Feb 21, 2019

E sel bought Rossohva ab bhoa kits pa cusso frontier. Per mi luh exteriohva eu errelevant es E smel enn luh parjom nuve gu pap ol mil, alvu, Solo 95% ol luh temm hence nobhoa pa empress villa ma 'tats'.

Cryvern

Feb 22, 2019

Leu eu ayn ecxelent suggestigu! E havun dohva pa dawl luhu jyde happening.

Cryvern

Feb 22, 2019

E wrote luhu howbun tant, lejeying lam luh vares teyuns spal arunama paddo nuve vele enn ma laenn temm 50% ol luhu havun se considered/implemented bah Frontier, puud E vured dawlpe pa mondal ablayn mil, blahb ablayn mil ab dusn't jano accpet ab chey ennpa luhu abtrociouss snaspel, lam eu anvitem essie secahar VA luh yalapners dusn't expose mil fohva whab mil's worth.

Cryvern

Feb 22, 2019

E understab oe, vele feroo E dusn't dawl minla yalapners euthaner, customizatigu plays a hyune piam fohva mi enn devehs tesh sel lit caderrs ol "immersion", lam's par E cimgu satho pa chey luh sest karring laynfmel fohva ma commander vele feroo moraly speaking E kavunn't sel.

Ultim edited: Feb 22, 2019