Information about upcoming Zoner changes

[Echo 7-7]

What many people fail to realise is that the essence of what the ships are, in lore, is not changing. Here is an excerpt from a conversation on the matter;

[12:37:47 AM] (Echo 7-7): Gytrash had an example he used.
[12:38:27 AM] (Echo 7-7): "OSI's history is built up on contracts to supply battleships." (paraphrasing slightly)
[12:39:41 AM] (Echo 7-7): This is a misrepresentation. OSI's history is built up on supplying a particular ship, which we label the Nephilim.
[12:39:58 AM] (Echo 7-7): The Nephilim, not actually being a battleship, is a colony ship.
[12:40:28 AM] (Echo 7-7): So, in other words, OSI's history is built on contracts to supply a certain colony ship.
[12:41:36 AM] (Echo 7-7): How that colony ships is presented by game mechanics is irrelevant to the action of being contracted to supply that particular ship.
[12:41:08 AM] <A certain Zoner>: And the colony ships have been RPd as "well defended"
[12:42:04 AM] (Echo 7-7): "Well defended" can be portrayed by different paths of game mechanics.
[12:42:25 AM] (Echo 7-7): In this case, the Devs have chosen an alternate game mechanic to portray this colony ship.
[12:42:38 AM] (Echo 7-7): Therefore, the history of OSI hasn't actually changed.
[12:43:37 AM] (Echo 7-7): This principle applies to all the changed ships.

The real issue (again, for me, a personal predicament), turns around the shape of the models. If their size is comparable to that of their precursors, then the people who use such vessels are going to have issues with projectile ranges and blindspots.

I'm also concerned about the lack of clarity concerning statistical data; none has been given, it's all up in the air.

The new models bear an air of marked aggression - jagged, cosmetically violent angles and a certain Libertonian utilitarianism. How will this integrate with the smooth curves of the Whale and Osprey Mrk2?

Well, PvP balancing is mostly irrelevant to the lore of the ships; I assumed your inquiry was of that nature. As with any time a ship is updated to a new model, hardpoints may or may not change, and players will be forced to acclimatise to the new model(s). That's just how it's always been.

Ships stats will probably be released once the models are 100% complete and they've been balanced.

Because of the existing disparity in the Zoner line, I don't think there needs to be any justification for a change in style, whether perceived or actual. In other words, the diversity of Zoner peoples would lead to diversity of design.

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