Ok like to toss out the idea of the Arum dropsuits beings BPO one time buy raise the arum price to say 700 but then have a perm copy of that. since to me there is no difference besides color no fitting changes, cpu or powergrid. than the isk one.(i may be wrong couldn't double check) unlike the modules or weapons that should cost because they give you acess to higher meta lvl at a lower skill requirment. or even better if you still want dropsuit cost in there just make it the cost of the same as the isk version once the arum has been paid for the paint job.

aka
level one arum suit 500 arum would be around 2 dollars
level three 750 arum 3 dollars
level proto 1000 arum 4 dollars

mayhaps even after the arum paint job is bought the suit might even cost 1000 less isk than the one of the same level.

not sure i like how it is now since you can burn suits up like crazy don't mind lossing them isk wise.


any idea?
i say don't touch the weapons and modules they are just fine and should cost per loss but for just a paintjob on a suit it shouldn't cost every time since unlike the weapons and modules there is gain.

Pro's of this idea
more inclined to purchase since it's permenate


cons
one time sale but just one suit currently has 9 possible sales (from base to proto)


plus you can always add a different color yea for hello kitty paint jobs! noting like getting killed by a Pink proto heavy dropsuit

This is a bad idea, and you're a bad person.

No pay to win.

At MOST, any Aurum BPOs should be on a par with the Dragonfly - no better than Standard gear.

...yeah, the AURUM variant dropsuits have identical stats to the others in their meta level, just with different paint jobs.

As is the idea of AUR items, to advance faster.

You are joking right? The whole idea in New Eden, is that nothing is permanent. If you had ever played EVE, you would know the phrase "Don't fly, what you cannot afford to lose". If you don't want to lose $0.24 when you die in that full prototype fit, then don't use it.

wait wait...... I dont know if I'm reading this right. Are you suggesting BPO paint schemes? or are you suggesting making aurum bought suits BPO?

I'm all for the BPO paint jobs but not BPO aurum suits. Why? well having to buy just one aurum proto suit and never have to think about it again sounds very "pay-to-win". Like why work and pay for every protosuit you lose if you can just buy a permanent one with real money?

wait wait...... I dont know if I'm reading this right. Are you suggesting BPO paint schemes? or are you suggesting making aurum bought suits BPO?

I'm all for the BPO paint jobs but not BPO aurum suits. Why? well having to buy just one aurum proto suit and never have to think about it again sounds very "pay-to-win". Like why work and pay for every protosuit you lose if you can just buy a permanent one with real money?

How much I wish that were true, then we would be rid of idiots like you. Why not contribute something on the forums instead of insulting everyone else who is.

@OP, like the idea, why should one pay real money consistently for a paint job, know I wouldn't though I lovs the red logi suit. Spent 4000 aurum on them in the last build, they were gone in 4 days. Know I'm not going to bother buying more just for fancy looks, though I would if it were permanent.

just make it the cost of the same as the isk version once the arum has been paid for the paint job.

See, if you miss that one line, it changes the entire tone of what the OP was actually meaning.

With my first reply to the thread, I made the same mistake.

...yeah, the AURUM variant dropsuits have identical stats to the others in their meta level, just with different paint jobs.

Aurum suits have bonus's to Cpu/Pg.

OFFICIAL THE BEST IDEA ON THE ENTIRE FORUM BELOW
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Step 1 Introduce a dozen new skins per drop suit

Step 2 You buy the SKIN once

Step 3 You need to have the correct drop suit to fit the skin on

PERFECT BALANCE!!