35 replies to this topic

[Pariah Devalis]

Small pool so far, but loving the direction of the votes. Please, guys. Help show PGI that there is a fairly solid consensus here. We don't have the many voices of The Big Four, but we were there, right along side the other Clans, at release, adding our voices to the request to have your logos un-redone. Every one of you that speak up helps!

[Will9761]

Yes, let us stop holding the hands of the big four and branch out to new clans.

[LastKhan]

bumping

[Alexander Garden]

Nova Cat insignia has undergone a revision; thanks for letting us know how you felt about the original. If a hot-fix goes out this week you can expect the revised insignia to be in it, replacing all instances of the previous insignia within the frontend/menu systems. The Nova Cat cockpit items require a bit more work, so the revised insignia may not be applied to those items until the August patch.

[Will9761]

Alexander Garden, on 18 July 2017 - 05:38 PM, said:

Nova Cat insignia has undergone a revision; thanks for letting us know how you felt about the original. If a hot-fix goes out this week you can expect the revised insignia to be in it, replacing all instances of the previous insignia within the frontend/menu systems. The Nova Cat cockpit items require a bit more work, so the revised insignia may not be applied to those items until the August patch.

Thank you for listening to our feedback Alex, The new version looks WAY better than the old one.

[Pariah Devalis]

Fantastic! Thank you very much!

[Alexander Garden]

Pariah Devalis, on 18 July 2017 - 06:54 PM, said:

Fantastic! Thank you very much!

Not sure why the Nova Cat avatar isn't working; will look into that tomorrow morning

[Pariah Devalis]

Alexander Garden, on 18 July 2017 - 08:02 PM, said:

Not sure why the Nova Cat avatar isn't working; will look into that tomorrow morning

Also not showing up in game on the score board.

[Will9761]

Thank you to all who voted to make this happen.

[Lily from animove]

just fix the oversized ears. They are on the new one still a bit too big.

Edited by Lily from animove, 19 July 2017 - 05:29 AM.

[Ryoken]

Thanx a lot to the Art Team and Alex.

May I ask why those aberations from the original art were tried?

Regimental Insignias and national emblems are highly conservative patterns as they should always be identified easyly so aberations or conversions that could hinder instand recognition have to be avoided as much as possible. This is from a military standpoint. I do understand that creative minds such as designers surely are, tend to try new interpretations and stuff. Yet this is exactly the opposite of what is needed when coloring and marking military themed vehicles. Standartification and clear arrangements come to use.

Those needs and restrictions bring with it a beauty and aesthetic of it's own when you behold military vehicles and planes. While I fully understand that mechs are in some cases painted like race cars with ed hardy stickers on, or as futuristic knights, there is a very large portion of mech forces and I daresay it is the majority of mechs that simply are used as walking tanks in military units. And I think MWO could immensely profit if this aspect of the Battletech and Mechwarrior frenchise would get more attention when it comes to more realistic camouflage patterns, unit insignias, tonnage markers and tactical markings.

Just get yourself some tank modelling or military airplane modelling journals and behold the very distinct beauty of warmachines:

http://www.lionmarc....ges/T35006b.jpg
http://www.hobbyhous...t/EF/T72015.jpg
https://s-media-cach...b78d1b4c928.jpg
http://cdn.wallpaper...9/38/U9lBtG.jpg
https://images7.alph.../393/393500.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tcdKf2P.jpg
https://images7.alph.../384/384724.jpg
https://images5.alph.../324/324352.jpg
https://s-media-cach...eo-dioramas.jpg

Edited by Ryoken, 19 July 2017 - 07:51 AM.

[Nesutizale]

I like this version.

Edited by Nesutizale, 19 July 2017 - 12:42 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

Alexander Garden, on 18 July 2017 - 08:02 PM, said:

Not sure why the Nova Cat avatar isn't working; will look into that tomorrow morning

Looks like you got the avatar working, but the website is still directing to the old Nova Cat emblem. Does that need to be changed in the same patch that fixes it in game, or is the website independently pulling the logo?

[Lily from animove]

Ryoken, on 19 July 2017 - 07:38 AM, said:

Thanx a lot to the Art Team and Alex.

May I ask why those aberations from the original art were tried?

I guess thats a law thing with copyrights and stuff.

[Ryoken]

Lily from animove, on 20 July 2017 - 02:39 AM, said:

I guess thats a law thing with copyrights and stuff.

Maybe I am missing the sarcasm or the irony. But according to my information PGI has full rights to use Battletech mechs and faction related stuff. I think they also could put the whole story and universe into action which sadly they do not...

There never was such a situation as with some of the old unseen designs which thankfully were claimed back.

[Will9761]

Ok, guys the Clan Nova Cat icon has been officially revamped both in-game and on the forums. I am posting in this thread to thank everyone who supported my poll and gave their votes and opinions as well as thank PGI for listening to us about this change.

Now that the poll has served it's purpose, I am going to have it locked before it gets derailed by negativity.