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Benco97
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:02:00 -
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I don't know why but when I think of a spaceship in my head it's not all sleek and sexy like some nubian from Starwars, it's big and blocky, old and rusty, A REAL ship not these namby-pamby new things that get flown. Surely there are others out there who adore the style of an old ship? I'd rather go into combat in a Hoarder then a thorax.
So come on, name (and shame) yourselves here, throw off your shiny chrome wing-flange tips or whatever those boy-racer types zoom around in and say you love the rust too ^^
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Raven Aure
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:04:00 -
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 Originally by: Benco97
I don't know why but when I think of a spaceship in my head it's not all sleek and sexy like some nubian from Starwars, it's big and blocky, old and rusty, A REAL ship not these namby-pamby new things that get flown. Surely there are others out there who adore the style of an old ship? I'd rather go into combat in a Hoarder then a thorax.
So come on, name (and shame) yourselves here, throw off your shiny chrome wing-flange tips or whatever those boy-racer types zoom around in and say you love the rust too ^^
Most of the time, I don't care what it looks like as long as it does the job
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Rick Dentill
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:06:00 -
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I cant fly it, but i do like the look of the phoon, guess I am one of the few. A few of the minmatar ships do look ok, rifter and such, but yup some of them do just look like a pile of junk.
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Exavier Macbeth
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:06:00 -
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I have always thought of future human ships as being similar in design to the Terran ships from Babylon 5 (or for that matter any similar show or game). Big, Bulky, with rotating sections for gravity. It just seems to fit.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:21:00 -
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I must have a very different taste... I think they look awesome. Gallente ships all look like electric shavers, yet everybody seems to like how they look. Its a strange world. For me.
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Tachy
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:34:00 -
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I like the phoon very much because of its rugged long lasting raw power output look.
Many of the older Minmatar ships have a slightly worn look - until you move them out of Minmatar space into those systems with much better illumination. I like the way the Thrasher and Cyclone are built, but I don't really like their 'fresh from the assembly line' look. They really need a little worn look: some broken solar panels, micrometeor dents in the hull, discolored armor plates, scorched combat scars, stuff like that.
Another ship that I really like is the Arbitrator. It has that 70ies retro feeling.
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Tehyarec
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:40:00 -
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The Typhoon looks quite nice. Rifter looks awesome. Cyclone's cool. Dunno. It seems that in general Gallente is the most pleasing overall (i.e. not many horrible-looking ships), but individually others have some nicer ships. And Minmatar Rust > Amarr Yellow (who the hell flies yellow spaceships anyway?) & Caldari Ugliness any day 
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Yarrmageddon
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Posted - 2006.06.02 15:49:00 -
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Everyone picks on Gallente.
I've heard someone say Gallente ships all look like shoes except for the Tristan.
But I agree with the OP, ships should be bulky and not aerodynamic.
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Plutoinum
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Posted - 2006.06.02 16:00:00 -
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Edited by: Plutoinum on 02/06/2006 16:05:36
Originally by: Tachy
I like the way the Thrasher and Cyclone are built, but I don't really like their 'fresh from the assembly line' look.
I prefer the look of the sabre over the look of the thrasher, although the sabre looks even more high-tech (which also makes sense). I like the blue light/color on some of the minni tech2 ships, but don't want to see it on every ship.
Btw. Has the jaguar been changed in the last months ? Last time I looked at it it seemed different. Maybe it was just the light in the station...
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Zellin Dalimar
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Posted - 2006.06.02 16:05:00 -
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/sign
Love my Rifter.
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.06.02 23:10:00 -
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rusty? 
battered, abraded, scorched, pitted, torn, but NEVER rusty!
rust is what? its an oxidized compound of the metal surface, and what is there a distinct lack of in space? 
but ships dont have to be bulky - speaking as a physicist, they should all be symmetrical along the direction of thrust so as to make maneuvering easy, but its a space game in which we regularly go 2000+ times faster than light. give it a bi of leeway =)
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Kel Shek
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Posted - 2006.06.02 23:24:00 -
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personally I LIKE the sleek "finished" look more than a possibly more pseudo-realistic blocky appearance.
I would much rather fight in something like the Andromeda than a blocky grey square block of metal.
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Matthew
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Posted - 2006.06.02 23:36:00 -
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Originally by: CaptainSeafort
rusty?
battered, abraded, scorched, pitted, torn, but NEVER rusty!
rust is what? its an oxidized compound of the metal surface, and what is there a distinct lack of in space?
Of course, there is a very plentiful supply of oxygen within the ship itself (at least if you want your crew to stand any chance of completing their tour of duty). Mind you, that does mean the ship would be rusting from the inside out, so if your camera drone can see it, it's probably time to invest in some structural repairs!
Of course, the other words you use all bring in the prospect of impacts on your ships hull of various random space debris. This debris may well include oxidising agents which will sit on your hull (when was the last time you saw a ship-wash?) and gently rust it away.
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Viktor Fyretracker
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Posted - 2006.06.02 23:43:00 -
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if we ever become space faring IRL(and i think we will), i think that ships will look different depending on owner. some rich guy might have a shiny and clean ship, while a massive "space truck" would be like real semis and dirty and showing of its travels over great distance.
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Xelios
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Posted - 2006.06.03 00:40:00 -
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The minmatar just haven't learned the secrets of stainless steel like the other races. I like their look though, may explain why I've been flying them since beta =)
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elorran
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Posted - 2006.06.03 01:42:00 -
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fernite carbide
A revolutionary ceramic carbide compound, much favored by the Matari both for its earthy quality and its extremely wide range of technological uses.
It's not rust, its natural material colourations :P
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Knoppaz
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Posted - 2006.06.03 07:53:00 -
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It all depends imho.
Minmatar's oddball designs mostly need to look rusty or dirty (I don't think the matarians really care), while the proud Amarr designs need to be shiny (it's kinda status-symbol for the empire).
Caldari should be clean, but not shiny (military background) and Gallente can be both (most people would pollish their Enyos, but I can also imagine rusty ones).
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F'nog
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Posted - 2006.06.03 07:59:00 -
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Minmatar ships are definitely the most realistic looking of them all. They're how our first deep space ships will look, i.e. lots of scaffolding-looking parts connecting inhabitable areas and equipment, plus solar panels for energy. Some of them aren't very realistically designed, since we'll use symmetric ships since they're easier to fly, or at least ones with a central center of gravity, but otherwise they're pretty good.
Originally by: Panzer Goddess
I podded wrangler, and all I got was this lousy forumban.
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Phelan Lore
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Posted - 2006.06.03 08:24:00 -
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Edited by: Phelan Lore on 03/06/2006 08:24:17
Originally by: Plutoinum
Edited by: Plutoinum on 02/06/2006 16:16:38
Originally by: Tachy
I like the way the Thrasher and Cyclone are built, but I don't really like their 'fresh from the assembly line' look.
I prefer the look of the sabre over the look of the thrasher, although the sabre looks even more high-tech (which also makes sense). I like the blue light/color on some of the minni tech2 ships, but don't want to see it on every ship.
Btw. Has the jaguar been changed in the last months ? Last time I looked at it it seemed different. Maybe it was just the light in the station...
Yeah I love the stiletto/saber look. Looks very high tech like it's gonna kick your ass with ewar.
Jaguar looks awesome with it's camo, it's really hard to see it in some systems though.
I love the way matari ships look, a few do look like crap though... burst, belicose, scythe, hoarder...
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Brutor Shaun
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Posted - 2006.06.03 09:08:00 -
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I my Tempest. The sails make it turn magestically (if a bit slowly), and it's firepower is the dogs danglers.
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Tehyarec
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Posted - 2006.06.03 09:24:00 -
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Originally by: F'nog
Minmatar ships are definitely the most realistic looking of them all. They're how our first deep space ships will look, i.e. lots of scaffolding-looking parts connecting inhabitable areas and equipment, plus solar panels for energy.
Some Minmatar ships (Cyclone, Typhoon maybe?) might look somewhat feasible considering realistic implementation, but many would simply be too damn fragile. A ship needs to be rather solid of construction in space, obviously. A Rifter for example, while it looks cool, seems like it could snap apart from certain parts.
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.06.03 09:45:00 -
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/me is still waiting for my sexy spherical or cubical shaped Caldari Battleship.
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2006.06.03 12:32:00 -
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Why aren't you a Minmatar?
The Gallente race is particularly obsessed with style, form, and looks ... yet you chose to play one. Shurely Shome Mishtake?
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ReaperOfSly
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Posted - 2006.06.03 13:01:00 -
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Originally by: elorran
fernite carbide
A revolutionary ceramic carbide compound, much favored by the Matari both for its earthy quality and its extremely wide range of technological uses.
It's not rust, its natural material colourations :P
Fernite carbide is only used on minmatar t2 ships. Not the t1 ones.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.06.03 13:03:00 -
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Edited by: Jim McGregor on 03/06/2006 13:03:15
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
/me is still waiting for my sexy spherical or cubical shaped Caldari Battleship.
Definently. I would prefer amarr though, since a borg cube with lasers is cooler than one with railguns or missiles.
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HippoKing
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Posted - 2006.06.03 13:10:00 -
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I <3 my rifter so much.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.06.03 13:22:00 -
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Originally by: HippoKing
I <3 my rifter so much.
The elite frigates will become very decent after the patch as well. Minmatar love ftw.
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Benco97
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Posted - 2006.06.03 19:47:00 -
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Originally by: Baldour Ngarr
Why aren't you a Minmatar?
The Gallente race is particularly obsessed with style, form, and looks ... yet you chose to play one. Shurely Shome Mishtake?
Nope, I'm gallente because I enjoy the history and views of them, I FLY minmatar however ;p
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SengH
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Posted - 2006.06.03 19:49:00 -
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I dont have a problem with the rust color in general.. its the retarded designs of the bellicose and wreathe. And the fact that our indy (mammoth) looks more like a warship than the phoon.
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VeNT
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Posted - 2006.06.03 20:03:00 -
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my names VeNT and I'm a typhoon pilot
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