With Legion taking on a different progression spectrum, hypothetically we'd need a neutral academy suit (since we choose the racial bits later on).

So while it's not an official design and it's ENTIRELY based on speculation, I figured why not run a little community activity to where players can pitch their ideas for what it should look like and artists could draw up some concepts for the Academy Suit.

The design will be aimed at new players and veterans alike, offering something that looks cool but adhering to traditional New Eden styles. This means that while it can borrow some aspects of the established races, it shouldn't look -too much- like them. Color palette will likely be whites, grays, and blacks to attribute to the neutrality aspect.

Some considerations we'd like to look at when designing this puppy are:

What could make this suit distinctive from the rest?

What type of accessories should it have?

What does it -LOOK- like it would offer on the battlefield that is unique to it?

What in-game NPC corporation would have had their hand in it's design?

Feel free to throw in any of your suggestions on this!

What faction would we be starting with? For example, Valkyrie players are introduced amid the lore of the Guristas, and since Mordu's Legion was the first company to start mass producing the technology, why not have new players start with them?

Seeing that the empires does it now that would make 0 sense.

The new progression Z has thought up makes 0 sense............

And even if that's your opinion, it has nothing to do with this thread

http://cdn1.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/2995/3267/newHeader.jpg

This could be one example.

Yes it does, and read my edit.

Those are Caldari suits iirc

I'm not wearing money ***** gear............

Maybe, but that doesn't mean we can't simply change them to become trainee suits. CCP can just update the lore and say that a Caldari corp has given the design of these 'outmoded' suits away for the neutral academy to mass produce for their trainees.

Stay within the confines of the thread. Neutral Academy Suit. Not that hard.

I'm saying that a neutral one doesn't make sense. I am within the confines of the thread. I'm just disagreeing with the idea.

Wasn't aware that a fun activity was restricted to making sense in one theory as to the progression of a game that isn't green-lit, doesn't have an alpha build, and largely up in the air as far as design... Set aside all the considerations and just have fun for a second, jeez.

Again, Empires have their own academies. Why would there be a neutral one?

It makes no sense.

What faction would we be starting with? For example, Valkyrie players are introduced amid the lore of the Guristas, and since Mordu's Legion was the first company to start mass producing the technology, why not have new players start with them?

http://cdn1.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/2995/3267/newHeader.jpg

This could be one example.

Threw this quick concept together based on the following feedback:




Will be refining it to make it look a little less scuffed up, more angular, and symmetrical based on current suggestions on Skype

Slick!

That would actually fit quite well with an NPE based on starting out with Mordu's Legion training and then graduating to move out into New Eden on your own.

Eve Online doesn't make sense either. Please tell me how an MMO with submarine physics in space with absolutely no moving planets that stay permanently still in orbit with disproportionately-sized moons and stations, and where a whole station standing between you and your target won't block your shots makes sense. Nothing makes sense in New Eden.

Jokes aside, the best alternative is to just make empire academies just like how Eve players currently have it. But leave it to the players to create their own neutral academies like Eve University and Red vs Blue where players from any race can come in to get their training from there instead. Besides, Capsuleers, Valkyries, and Legionaries make far better instructors than those pathetic empire academies.

http://cdn1.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/2995/3267/newHeader.jpg

This could be one example.

Ahem Concords Dropsuit

I think if you went with a neutral party you have a few options. Concord is the obvious one, you could explore using Interbus or perhaps an all new entity. Wouldn't use Mordu or Gurista's....i think they would be way more useful as Pirate Dropsuits (hint hint CPM candidates).


Let's say it was Concord for the moment.

1) Recommend we use white base color....and remove that color from the non-academy drop suit color palette -please. You could slap the Concord emblem emblazoned on them similar to Pokey's image. That way it would reinforce that its a training outfit and not front line combat gear.

2) Conceptually...it would take small elements from all the races. Overall it would need a 'lighter' look similar to the Caldari but with Gallente design elements for the plates. Perhaps a very simplified Amarrian styled helmet similar to your drawings earlier, Aeon. For the Minmatar elements....perhaps some of the numerous pouches and components; or maybe some duct tape. I think the drop suit should appeare to be more of a basic assembly of parts than a fully integrated design similar to the Racial Suits.

3) This part will play a bit on my thoughts on the Legion academy experience. You would only wear this "composite" suit for the Academy phase and perhaps introduce the actual Racial starter suits during during the transition between the Academy and Rookie contracts.

Ahem Concords Dropsuit

Updated with a third image based on Kagehoshi's reference materials.

http://i.imgur.com/DvolafQ.png

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