IMG Battleship - Zephyr MKII - work in progress

[Syrus]

Stop being so hard headed and don't just stick to those limited set of ideas.

I don't think the Roc bomber looked Freelancerish when it was introduced

Gallic ships didn't look freelancerish when they were introduced.

The big difference is, that the Roc was introduced to an already existing line, while sticking to that line's style to a sufficent degree that it does fit the line.
The Gallic ship lines came with the factions and Gallia. Don't get me wrong, I don't like Gallia, but I think they ships are not too unfitting, mostly. At least the lawful ones are quite fitting for Freelancer.

Your model here was suggested as an replacement for an already existing ship, which should be reintroduced in .87 btw, as well as an already existing line, or even two, depending on whether or not you have decided yet to want it as IMG or as CR. Though neither will want it. The IMG doesn't want battleships of their own, and the CR will get their already very great and excellently fitting (their own line) Zephyr back.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against new models. But those models have to fit the style of Discovery as it is now at least to some degree. They have to fit their faction, and if that faction already has a high quality ship line, they should also fit that. I can't really get behind some existing lines either, like the Zoner line, for example. But I guess that one has a different reason as well. Biggest factor should be, that one faction's ship line has the same "feel" to it, overall.

I don't want to discourage you from making models, I just wish to point out, that when making new models, one should keep in mind what already exists. And I, this being my opinion, feel like this model, with it's current shape and such, doesn't fit a non-alien, vanilla faction in Freelancer.

(PS: While IMG might not want their own BS ... I feel like they could really use a different cruiser. A battlecruiser just doesn't fit them. A light cruiser would be sooo much nicer. Also, the Corsairs are looking for a different light BS afaik, they want to get rid of the Osiris?! But... anyway... just a sidetracking a bit.)

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