The underlying engine (Cry-Engine I believe?) had to be heavily modified in order to support what the game needs, and many of those changes are soon to come online.. I think once that happens many of the haters will eat their shorts.
Is Star Citizen a cult? So much passion about a game that is how far from full mmoish launch? I honestly dont know. Digging through hundreds of posts of people arguing about tiny details isn't helping.
I think it has reached cult status. I was listening to an interview of the guy who got the refund and the insults he had to endure from the players sounded terrible. The guy just wanted his money back and actually received messages saying he should just kill himself and stuff like that. Not a good thing to say to anyone especially someone who is disabled as he stated in his interview.
Interview with Streetroller – The Star Citizen backer who got a $2,560 refund
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
those messages to Streetroller sound like typical faked Goon propaganda messages. Agitprop style, to make the opposition look bad. Textbook tactics of the SA.com Group.
Is Star Citizen a cult? So much passion about a game that is how far from full mmoish launch? I honestly dont know. Digging through hundreds of posts of people arguing about tiny details isn't helping.
I am not sure if is a cult or just a lot of PR companies hired.
For simplicity sake I think I'll just call them prult :P
those messages to Streetroller sound like typical faked Goon propaganda messages. Agitprop style, to make the opposition look bad. Textbook tactics of the SA.com Group.
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I don't believe that at all. If anything the goons would use this guy as a poster boy. The Star Citizen subreddit is well known for its toxicity, you only have to spend a short while on there to see how irrational some people are, so it really wouldn't surprise me if it was just 'fans' on there being abusive.
You DO know that the SC subreddit has been swamped with Goon trolls ("Agent Provocateurs") these last months, do you not? Typical posting behaviour, stinger ops style, minimal content. A tactic they discuss quite openly on SA.com because they think they can rage in private behind a Paywall.
You DO know that there are some very abusive, irrational fans on the subreddit, do you not?
There's a lot of people on there who cannot tolerate any criticism of SC, let alone entertain the idea of a refund. Hell, have a browse through that linked thread and you'll see that sort of behaviour being called out quite often.
If you want to believe it's all just a big ol' conspiracy then Have fun.
So where is the site where we can discuss / constructively criticise SC with the blessing of the backers? I've only found toxic hellholes so far.
I think, people have no clue about how direct they see the development going. Im following this project for nearly 3 years now and its amazing, what they do.
I cant imagine, where the game will be in 3 years, but im looking forward and i for my enjoy the raid ^^
So where is the site where we can discuss / constructively criticise SC with the blessing of the backers? I've only found toxic hellholes so far.
I think, people have no clue about how direct they see the development going. Im following this project for nearly 3 years now and its amazing, what they do.
I cant imagine, where the game will be in 3 years, but im looking forward and i for my enjoy the raid ^^
I see Game Development every day, and sometimes, weekends we sit together, have a drink, watch star citizen videos and laugh, alot ... though we watch other development and concept videos as well on these days but the SC are the most amusing wether or not they are meant to be :P
When you have cake, it is not the cake that creates the most magnificent of experiences, but it is the emotions attached to it. The cake is a lie.
So where is the site where we can discuss / constructively criticise SC with the blessing of the backers? I've only found toxic hellholes so far.
I'm a backer and a fan, and I can agree with this. A lot of it is people afraid of their investment not panning out, for other's it's because certain people with an agenda have been going a little over the top (i.e. making up "facts"). After a while you definitely started to see the backers become more defensive to all posts like that, rather than taking the time to establish the legitimate from the trolls.
I do still see genuine attempts to have constructive conversations on the RSI forums, you'll still get people who make toxic posts, but they never stick around. Like everything on the internet though, it's subject to Godwin's Law.
"Wave One (6,000 invites): Approximately 1,000 accounts from
participating on Issue Council with one New Report and one Contribution,
plus 5,000 accounts who have played more than five PTU builds in the last three months."
"Wave One (6,000 invites): Approximately 1,000 accounts from
participating on Issue Council with one New Report and one Contribution,
plus 5,000 accounts who have played more than five PTU builds in the last three months."
Alpha 2.5 is now up to version g (Alpha 2.5.0g - 387567 on PTU)
2nd wave of PTU testers have been added.
"Important Callouts:
*
We are aware that this build introduces a high-frequency server crash
to Crusader that we are already investigating, and appreciate everyones
patience while it is resolved. * We put in some fixes to help fix the desync issues in both Crusader and Arena Commander. ** Please be aware that the desync issue might still be present. * We are aware of the issues with the port mod options disappearing intermittently.
Star Systems:
* Fixed an issue preventing players from targeting each other in Battle Royale until one player has already died. * Continuing to make improvements to the performance within Crusader. * Made tweaks to improve performance around GrimHex.
Ships:
* Fixed an issue in the Reliant where co-pilots would involuntarily move if another seated person left their chair.
Technical:
* Fixed an issue that crashed the game client upon close. "
Tonight we've published 2.5.0 - 391629 to PTU. We've
got a handful of fixes that we wanted to roll out to our PTU testers,
so give it a go!
- Fiixes to help fix the desync issues in both Crusader and Arena Commander. - Fixed a number of lighting and prop issues around the GrimHEX airlocks. - Added some missing graphical detail levels back to the Hornet series of ships.
- Please be aware that the desync issue might still be present. - We are aware of the issues with the port mod options disappearing intermittently.
Also
as was mentioned in today's Gamescom demo, we're close to getting 2.5.0
to Live. We'll be working on a couple more performance issues to
increase the FPS before rolling it out. More info to come next week!
Thanks everyone, have a great weekend and see you in the 'Verse! Will "Soulcrusher" Leverett"
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Argo:
Or this GIFV: https://giant.gfycat.com/ColossalEquatorialIberianmole.mp4
Works on new Explosions FX
The new Entry cockpit animations
https://gfycat.com/MetallicSelfishFrillneckedlizard
Interview with Streetroller – The Star Citizen backer who got a $2,560 refund
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
those messages to Streetroller sound like typical faked Goon propaganda messages. Agitprop style, to make the opposition look bad. Textbook tactics of the SA.com Group.
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I don't believe that at all. If anything the goons would use this guy as a poster boy.
The Star Citizen subreddit is well known for its toxicity, you only have to spend a short while on there to see how irrational some people are, so it really wouldn't surprise me if it was just 'fans' on there being abusive.
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Though this was quite a good read, some decent points about the state of the game https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4tnjo1/about_this_whole_delay_thing/
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PS:
You may find this SC Reddit thread enlightening: [MODERATORS][DISCUSSION] Do something (or ANYTHING) about the trolls in this sub
There's a lot of people on there who cannot tolerate any criticism of SC, let alone entertain the idea of a refund. Hell, have a browse through that linked thread and you'll see that sort of behaviour being called out quite often.
If you want to believe it's all just a big ol' conspiracy then Have fun.
Im following this project for nearly 3 years now and its amazing, what they do.
I cant imagine, where the game will be in 3 years, but im looking forward and i for my enjoy the raid ^^
When you have cake, it is not the cake that creates the most magnificent of experiences, but it is the emotions attached to it.
The cake is a lie.
I do still see genuine attempts to have constructive conversations on the RSI forums, you'll still get people who make toxic posts, but they never stick around. Like everything on the internet though, it's subject to Godwin's Law.
"Wave One (6,000 invites): Approximately 1,000 accounts from participating on Issue Council with one New Report and one Contribution, plus 5,000 accounts who have played more than five PTU builds in the last three months."
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/faq/PTU-Invites
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https://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15449-BTS-Persistent-Effects
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https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/338809/official-feedback-thread-2-5-0-on-ptu
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2nd wave of PTU testers have been added.
"Important Callouts:
* We are aware that this build introduces a high-frequency server crash to Crusader that we are already investigating, and appreciate everyones patience while it is resolved.
* We put in some fixes to help fix the desync issues in both Crusader and Arena Commander.
** Please be aware that the desync issue might still be present.
* We are aware of the issues with the port mod options disappearing intermittently.
Star Systems:
* Fixed an issue preventing players from targeting each other in Battle Royale until one player has already died.
* Continuing to make improvements to the performance within Crusader.
* Made tweaks to improve performance around GrimHex.
Ships:
* Fixed an issue in the Reliant where co-pilots would involuntarily move if another seated person left their chair.
Technical:
* Fixed an issue that crashed the game client upon close. "
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Tonight we've published 2.5.0 - 391629 to PTU. We've got a handful of fixes that we wanted to roll out to our PTU testers, so give it a go!
- Fiixes to help fix the desync issues in both Crusader and Arena Commander.
- Fixed a number of lighting and prop issues around the GrimHEX airlocks.
- Added some missing graphical detail levels back to the Hornet series of ships.
- Please be aware that the desync issue might still be present.
- We are aware of the issues with the port mod options disappearing intermittently.
Also as was mentioned in today's Gamescom demo, we're close to getting 2.5.0 to Live. We'll be working on a couple more performance issues to increase the FPS before rolling it out. More info to come next week!
Thanks everyone, have a great weekend and see you in the 'Verse!
Will "Soulcrusher" Leverett"
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https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//15490-Star-Citizen-Alpha-250
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Update by Chris Roberts. With link to the internal (now external) Production Schedule.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/schedule-report
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https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15618-Around-The-Verse
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Star Citizen Patch 2.6.0m
"Welcome to Star Citizen Alpha Patch 2.6.0m, PTU Testers!
Please do take full advantage of the PTU Issue Council to report any bugs you encounter, as well as contribute to other players submissions.
Important Issues
Updates
Fixed a number of issues with the new frontend UI.
Flight Controls
Lotsa testing going on at the moment.
I would say it looks good for 2.6 for everyone before end of the year (X-Mas ?).
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Anyone can try it for free for two days with the code WELCOME2SC on the registration page.
Works once you see the "Its live" message on the top of the Star Citizen homepage.
Source: GameStar magazine
http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/star-citizen/news/star_citizen,48820,3307256.html
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