August Update To EVE Online's SKINR System

Last week Pearl Abyss disclosed on its latest earnings call a quarterly revenue goal for the EVE IP of ₩20 billion. Until CCP Games releases Galaxy Conquest and Vanguard the Pearl Abyss subsidiary will rely on the SKINR system to try to even out the revenue dips in quarters in which expansions are not launched.

The SKINR system allows players to create and distribute their own unique ship cosmetics, called SKINs, both within their corporations and alliances and on the in-game market. Real life currency, in the form of PLEX, is involved in the acquisition of various resources like Kerr Sequencers (used for Nanocoatings), Fermionic Sequencers (used for Metallic Nanocoatings), and Alignment Sequencers (used for Patterns). While some of these resources are available through playing the game, others are limited to the in-game New Eden Store that operates using PLEX. Also, some resources are easier to obtain through the NES than through game play.

Yesterday the developers released a new set of updates to the system. In a news article, the developers described the effort thusly:

The ongoing effort to create new career and specialization opportunities for budding SKINdustrialists  continues today with a new Equinox update. Several alterations were made in the last update on 25 July, including modifications to the cost and time requirements associated with SKINR, and a new skill that reduces Paragon Hub vendor fees. Today’s update continues that trajectory, adding the ability to try out any design elements in your creations and apply all nanocoatings to any slot, as well as several quality-of-life improvements. Furthermore, for the next seven days, you can claim daily SKINR-themed rewards. At the same time, work continues on other important updates to Equinox, such as Skyhook raiding and more. 

The patch notes listed the changes.

• All design elements, owned or unowned, are now available to preview in the SKINR Studio. Unowned design elements that are available in the Paragon Hub can now be purchased directly during design creation.
  
  
• Can toggle between limited/unlimited versions (if owned) on a design element in slot in the SKINR Studio.
  
  
• Can now directly activate nanocoatings/patterns/metallics when purchasing them from the Paragon Hub.
  
  
• Nanocoatings are now automatically sorted by hue in the SKINR Studio when creating SKIN designs.
  
  
• All nanocoatings and metallic design elements can be placed into all slots including the Tech area.
  
  
• A popup on hover is now present for all design elements in the designer slot panels with the element name and rarity information.
  
  
• Now have the option to cancel their own ongoing SKIN listings.
• Upon cancelling, only the escrowed SKIN licenses are refunded - the currency spent for the HUB Listing Costs are not.
  
  
• Until August 21st, a special set of login rewards will be available for players who log on. Rewards include Sequence Binder Welcome package and components for SKINR Ship Personalization, up to 200K skill points, and boosters.
  

One item of interest involve the login rewards. Normally if 7 days of rewards are offered, a player does not have to log in all 7 days. Usually the time period is 10 days to allow for players who don't log in every day. Not for the current promotion. Miss a day and miss out on 350,000 skill points.

I didn't log in the first day