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Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
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Posted - 2013.04.17 13:58:00 -
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I tasted the rainbow and threw up a little...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8651621894_cae706b8b6_c.jpg
Since this leaked due to someone pressing a button early I think we get to comment on it anyway. I have two serious issues with this picture:
1. This is New Eden where the overriding theme is "cold, dark, and harsh."
2. I can find more camouflage on EVE starships than I can on these vehicles.
What soldier is his right mind would drive around in brightly painted vehicles? The idea is to blend in to the landscape. This picture shows two HAVs with camo, which is great. How about we try applying that stuff to the rest of them and dropsuits too?
The Quafe pink suits were a publicity stunt by a soft drink company. I can deal with that. The rest of these colors need to GB2WoW where they belong. Get your Icelandic art team involved and let them stomp out this plague of color before it goes any farther.
~~ Reav
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Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
491
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Posted - 2013.04.17 14:09:00 -
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Just because you show up on tacnet when in range of the enemy doesn't mean this should turn into My Little Pony. I can see using a more aggressive color palette but bright, happy sunshine colors is lame. |
Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
491
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Posted - 2013.04.17 14:22:00 -
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Vyzion Eyri wrote:Reav Hannari wrote:Just because you show up on tacnet when in range of the enemy doesn't mean this should turn into My Little Pony. I can see using a more aggressive color palette but bright, happy sunshine colors is lame. Just picture 7 LAVs rolling down a hill, rainbow coloured, with mercs in reverse rainbow coloured dropsuits manning the turrets, towards you. If that doesn't make you kitten your pants, I don't know what will.
I won't be kittening my pants. I'll be turning off the game.
LXicon wrote:your team does not have to USE ALL THE COLOURS! the devs just gave us options:
i could imagine a fleet of alternating yellow LAV, black LAV of goon swarm (or any other bee themed group)
or
i could see a whole corp decide that neon "green death" was their thing and only fit vehicles of that colour.
If the Goons/Immobile Infantry want to roll out in all black with yellow trim that's cool. If the battlefield turns into a mass of neon colors the stylistic theme of New Eden just took a big dump. |
Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
491
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Posted - 2013.04.17 14:33:00 -
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Daedric Lothar wrote:Reav Hannari wrote: If the Goons/Immobile Infantry want to roll out in all black with yellow trim that's cool. If the battlefield turns into a mass of neon colors the stylistic theme of New Eden just took a big dump. You are assuming that actual camouflage would do anything in this day and age, and you would most likely be horribly wrong. Even though the game doesn't show it, New Eden would be ridiculously advanced to the point where actually using your eyes would be like using a rotary telephone in this day and age. Advanced thermal optics and scanner systems would only be countered with other highly advanced technological solutions. The only point to actual coloration of your armor would be about whatever increased your morale, as increased morale would also increase proficiency.
We have the technology present in the game and is represented by Tacnet. Wolfman has indicated that scanning has been reworked and improved including the ability to reduce your profile. Visual scanning is already important with targets only appearing if they are very close or you are looking right at them. As terrain becomes more detailed and cluttered the color of your gear will influence how likely you are to be noticed by the enemy. |
Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
491
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Posted - 2013.04.17 15:09:00 -
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Justin Tymes wrote:Honestly they aren't that bad, the lime-green is the only one that is too out of place here.
This is a good point but when you line them all up it looks more like NASCAR than military. That yellow is pretty bright though. The color schemes on the HAVs are so much better.
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Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
491
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Posted - 2013.04.17 16:49:00 -
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Bojo The Mighty wrote:Perhaps Camouflage isn't everything Rees?
Why not corporate terror? Because Terror is a weapon.
It would make Mercs weak in the knees to come across the Infamous Pink HAVs of PFBHz. Many would run in terror at the sight of a Neon Orange and Black LAV on the grill it says 'Bojo'
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Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
Red Rock Consortium
491
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Posted - 2013.04.17 16:59:00 -
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It has become very clear that I'm the only one that likes the drabness of New Eden or the color palette normally associated with the military. Maybe it was the 20 years in uniform that warped my design sense. Carry on with your happy colors. I'll just leave y'all be and go back to my dark and depressed place.
/me hangs up dropsuit and wanders off... |
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