The Great Khanid Cyber Knight Sigil Incident

Council Of Stellar Management Assembly Hall
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Dear EVE Online community,

I have apparently reached the final stage of a journey that began with a very simple request:

I would like to buy a Khanid Cyber Knight – Sigil SKIN.

That is it.

I am not asking for a free SKIN.

I am not asking for special treatment.

I am not asking Fenris to bend the rules.

I would simply like to give Fenris my money.

Unfortunately, this has turned into something considerably more complicated.

How it started

I discovered that the Khanid Cyber Knight – Sigil is no longer available on the marketplace.

As a loyal servant of the Empire and, more importantly in this particular case, the Khanid Kingdom, this was rather disappointing.

The Sigil is a perfect fit for a Khanid pilot.

So I contacted EVE Online Player Experience and politely asked about it.

I waited.

Eventually, I followed up.

And eventually I received an answer from GM Hrdricz.

The answer was, essentially:

Skins from special events or similar circumstances cannot be provided. If a skin was removed from the marketplace, this was done for internal reasons.

I completely understand that GMs cannot simply hand out items.

That’s fair.

But there is one tiny detail that continues to bother me.

I don’t want it for free.

I WANT TO BUY IT.

The strange part

This is where my brain starts struggling.

I have ISK.

I want the SKIN.

The SKIN exists.

Fenris has previously sold the SKIN.

And yet I cannot purchase it.

When I asked why, I was told:

“Internal reasons.”

Ah.

Of course.

Internal reasons.

The beautiful phrase that answers everything while explaining absolutely nothing.

I would understand if the SKIN had been removed because it caused the server cluster to explode.

I would understand if equipping it accidentally summoned a Jove fleet.

I would even understand if every Titan in New Eden turned into a Venture whenever somebody bought one.

But apparently none of those things happened.

It was simply removed.

For reasons that, understandably, cannot be explained to me.

So what now?

Player Experience suggested that I bring my concerns to the EVE forums and the CSM.

So here I am.

Hello, forums.

I have a problem.

I am trying to give Fenris money.

Please advise.

I am beginning to feel like the only person in New Eden who is actively campaigning for Fenris to take my money.

At this point I have written multiple messages to EVE Online support, waited patiently, followed up, received a perfectly polite response, and ended up here.

This is significantly more effort than I expected to invest in a cosmetic item for a Sigil.

And yet I remain committed.

Because this is not just any Sigil.

It is the Khanid Cyber Knight Sigil.

And I am a Khanid loyalist.

My modest proposal

I am not demanding that Fenris give me the SKIN.

I am not demanding that anyone break policy.

I am not demanding special treatment.

I am asking Fenris to consider making the Khanid Cyber Knight – Sigil available for purchase again.

That’s it.

Put it back on the marketplace.

Give players who want it an opportunity to buy it.

And I promise you, I will be standing there with my wallet open.

Ready.

Waiting.

Like an extremely loyal Khanid vulture.

The current situation

So here I am.

A loyal servant of the Empire.

A loyal servant of the Khanid Kingdom.

A man possessing perfectly good ISK.

A man who would like to purchase a digital spaceship cosmetic.

And apparently the greatest obstacle standing between me and that purchase is:

“Internal reasons.”

I remain respectful of Fenris’s policies.

I remain grateful to GM Hrdricz for taking the time to answer me.

But I also remain thoroughly disappointed.

Because somewhere in New Eden there is a Khanid Cyber Knight – Sigil.

And somewhere else there is a customer saying:

“PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY.”

And somehow, these two things are not currently allowed to meet.

I sincerely hope Fenris will reconsider making the SKIN available again.

Until then, I shall continue flying my ordinary Sigil and contemplating this great injustice.

For the Empire.

For the Khanid Kingdom.

For the Empress.

And, most importantly:

FOR THE RETURN OF THE KHANID SIGIL.

-Hiigaren

P.S. Fenris, seriously.

I have ISK / Money.

You have the SKIN.

Let’s make this unnecessarily complicated no longer.

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good luck…

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Thank you! I have a feeling the Empress stands with me on this one, so I’m sure Fenris will see the light eventually.

After all, I’m not asking for anything unreasonable. I simply want to give Fenris my money.

Surely the Empress would approve of such devotion. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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BUMP BUMP BUMP

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As someone who recently purchased a (Now) very rare skin (Christmas season 2018 Nes purchase); that i searched for 3 years for; and as far as i know is the most ever paid for a skin.

CCP needs to stop re-issuing old skins. There was a limited # for a reason. Or at very least transparent about their policies on re-issuing.

and ppl here B**ch*d about me just asking for what skins where even available to get out of the latest yoiul fest crates… lol

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Three years searching for a skin, Mecrotic? That’s dedication. I do hope the reunion was everything you’d dreamed of. :joy:

And apparently it may be the most expensive skin ever sold? Good heavens. Somewhere, a spaceship insurance assessor has just developed a nervous twitch.

Jokes aside, I actually agree with you on one thing: Fenris should be transparent about its policies on re-releasing old skins. Which is rather conveniently the very thing I’m asking for.

The difference is that you’re arguing that old skins shouldn’t return because they were limited, while I’m still trying to establish whether the Khanid Cyber Knight – Sigil was even available to players in the first place, and whether there’s any legitimate way to obtain it now.

I’ve contacted support, received a response explaining that they can’t provide it, and tried to get some clarity on the matter.

And yet, here we are. Still without a solution.

I’m not asking Fenris to drop one into my hangar for free, nor am I demanding that they flood New Eden with thousands of copies and cause a catastrophic collapse in the market for decorative internet spaceships.

I’d quite happily pay for one. That’s the particularly tragic part of this little saga: I’m actively trying to give them money, and I still can’t find a way to do it.

As for people complaining about you asking which skins were available in the Yoiul Festival crates, I must confess I’m equally bewildered. Asking what is available before spending your money? What an extraordinary breach of public decency.

Although, if asking which skins are available causes such a stir, imagine the controversy surrounding someone asking why a particular skin isn’t available at all. We may need to involve the Empress.

Ultimately, I’m not asking for every limited skin to be re-released. I’m asking for clarity on the Khanid Sigil specifically. If it’s permanently retired, tell me. If it might return through an event or the NES, tell me that.

You can keep your rare skins, collectors can enjoy their collections, and I can stop conducting a religious pilgrimage in search of a cosmetic item that may or may not have been obtainable in the first place.

Surely there’s room in New Eden for all three.

For the Empire, the Kingdom, and the continued absence of any satisfactory answer about the bloody Sigil.

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Justice for the skins! Free bump

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+1 sigial

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Paladin yoiul fest yc121. See in game market history. :wink:

And the post to me asking whats even in the crates from last christmas season..

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Ask for a Legion Purity of the Throne skin too please.

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I see we have another supporter of bringing back the old Amarrian SKINs! A most welcome addition to the cause.

Perhaps we should, however, take these matters one imperial crisis at a time.

Our current diplomatic mission concerns the return of the Khanid Cyber Knight Sigil SKIN. We cannot simply turn this thread into a shopping list for every discontinued piece of Amarrian couture. Even the Empire must have some administrative limits.

The Legion can have its moment in the spotlight another day. Today, we stand united behind one humble request: LET ME BUY MY BLOODY SIGIL SKIN.

I trust the Empress will appreciate our discipline and strategic focus. Support has already tested my faith sufficiently; I would rather not burden Her Majesty with a second petition before the first has even been heard.

Thank you for your understanding in this deeply distressing matter.

P.S. Of course, we fully support your noble crusade for the Legion Purity of the Throne SKIN. We simply ask that you allow our humble Sigil campaign to achieve its glorious victory first. Once the Kingdom’s interests have been served, we shall happily join you in demanding further unreasonable things from the Empire.

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bumppo

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A small update from the Department of Unresolved Khanid Sigils.

There has, as of yet, been no further official update on the mysterious case of the Khanid Cyber Knight – Sigil SKIN.

The support ticket remains open, and a few kind souls have bumped the forum thread in support. For this, I am genuinely grateful. It is reassuring to know that the quest for the Khanid Sigil has not been undertaken entirely alone.

The Sigil skin itself, however, remains as elusive as ever.

I appreciate that these things take time, of course. I wouldn’t want anyone at Fenris to feel rushed. Heaven forbid we accidentally resolve a longstanding mystery before the next ice age.

However, I remain hopeful that one day we might establish the rather modest facts of the matter: was this SKIN ever available, and if so, might we see its return?

Until then, I shall continue to wait patiently, in the traditional Amarrian fashion: with unwavering faith, excessive paperwork, and the occasional reminder that this thread exists.

For the Empire, for the Kingdom, and for the return of the Khanid Sigil.

P.S. Thank you to everyone who has bumped the thread in support. Every little helps. At this rate, we may yet achieve enough forum activity to qualify as a minor Amarrian religious movement.