Listen, I have served in an air base, as an AA gunner back when I was in the Greek Air Force.
The techs would never allow an air craft to have a less than perfect paintjob. That's just the way things were done.
I know this is sci fi and a pc game none the less, still, I don't think that the crews tasked with the maintenance and upkeep of those fighters would allow them to deteriorate so much so that wear and tear would have been apparent. Battle damage would have been patched up in the best possible manner.
Yeah, there's a sense of irony when the military worries more about how clean something looks over how practical it is.
Speaking from experience myself as well.
Though that comment isn't implying a complaint about the modified texture, the scorching looks damn good. But, considering the secondaries would be swapped off, replaced, etc, it might be a good idea to reduce some of the scorching on the missiles.
I also just got a stupid idea for a Starbuck shoutout featuring the Pristine Medusa.