: Even the one's that stick pretty close to normal Covenant designs look
: rubbish with the two giant engines on the back.

: And the new squid and whale like one's? No.

: I'm fine with the Covenant changing its look, especially the Elite's, but the
: designs are horribly generic and rubbish.

: It also doesn't help that those ships are now being used by the Arbiter and
: the Covenant, so there's no distinction between the two.

: I'm sure there's some strained lore explanation for this, but its really just
: covering up laziness.

Honestly I love them, very organic, which I feel is what the Covenant ship designs have always been. Also, one design has been around for almost 10 years

http://www.halopedia.org/The_Last_Voyage_of_the_Infinite_Succor

And lastly though, you are right, there are lore explanations for the new designs, and again I quite like them lol