Star Citizen Has Raised Over $300 Million

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Star Citizen Has Raised Over $300 Million

Star Citizen has reached another funding milestone has it has now raised over $300 million.

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Scot

Those guys are living the dream.

Sovrath

Scot said:

Those guys are living the dream.

From what I understand the company is a toxic environment so "not so much."

Pyuk

At least the poor saps who have to work on this dumpster fire (and can't get a job at a studio that actually ships products) still can get a paycheck. Granted, the majority of the incoming "more-money-than-brains" funds coming in go to the Roberts clan, but still, poor saps are still employed.

alkarionlog

Sovrath said:

Scot said:

Those guys are living the dream.

From what I understand the company is a toxic environment so "not so much."

its a dream, a con artist dream, but is still a dream

Theocritus

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

emtcho

When, just when realese ? More money = more delay.

holdenhamlet

Theocritus said:

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

Pretty sure it was the Star Wars MMO, also roughly 300 million. I'm sure they'll top that, though, by the time the game comes out in 3021.

xpsync

Captain's log, stardate 41153.7 Our mission; time travel 1 million years into the future to verify Star Citizen status, launched or not launched.

MightyUnclean

xpsync said:

Captain's log, stardate 41153.7 Our mission; time travel 1 million years into the future to verify Star Citizen status, launched or not launched.

SC delayed again as Chris Roberts' future heir decides to add holodeck gameplay to the game.

Theocritus

holdenhamlet said:

Theocritus said:

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

Pretty sure it was the Star Wars MMO, also roughly 300 million. I'm sure they'll top that, though, by the time the game comes out in 3021.

OK that was the one I had in mind but didn't realize it even got over 200 million.

Aeander

I feel bad for the original backers, but anyone continuing to dump money into this one is an example of natural selection at work, and will deserve what they get (gaming's most expensive minimum "viable" product.)

Viper482

SUCKAS!!!!

Sovrath

holdenhamlet said:

Theocritus said:

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

Pretty sure it was the Star Wars MMO, also roughly 300 million. I'm sure they'll top that, though, by the time the game comes out in 3021.

these articles say it cost 200 million though I remember hearing higher numbers.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-the-old-republic-cost-200-million-to-develop/1100-6348959/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Times%2C%20The,800%20developers%20on%20four%20continents.


https://venturebeat.com/2012/01/20/ea-spent-only-200m-to-make-star-wars-the-old-republic/

Pher0cious

“A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted”

xpsync

holdenhamlet said:

Theocritus said:

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

Pretty sure it was the Star Wars MMO, also roughly 300 million. I'm sure they'll top that, though, by the time the game comes out in 3021.

And that 300 million shit out a huge turd.

COME ON BACKERS OPEN DEM WALLETS FFS we need to hit 1 billion so the turd is at least polished.

New Star Citizen company phrase.

There's no better way to throw your money away. Pledge today!

McSleaz

How did this many comments show up in a Star Citizen article & Joe Blabbers isn't here with his usual broken record?

Hyperpsycrow

Amazing people still are so blind to donate money and buy ships that will never fly anywhere.

I wont pay 1 cent

Branko2307

Cant wait for next few years where they announce next 45 year plan to release the game.

JoeBlober

Sovrath said:

Scot said:

Those guys are living the dream.

From what I understand the company is a toxic environment so "not so much."

According to rumor, the company collapsed back in 2015, then 2016,2017... All glassdoor review of said ex-employees have been proven fake... the community is great.
You have been deeply misinformed

JoeBlober

DarkestOverlord said:

Amazing people still are so blind to donate money and buy ships that will never fly anywhere.

I wont pay 1 cent

+70 so called concept ships (you guys name jpeg)... flyables inside a system with several planets, moons, asteroid field, stations, caves... prison.
That the new definition of 'never' and 'anywhere'

alkarionlog

Sovrath said:

holdenhamlet said:

Theocritus said:

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

Pretty sure it was the Star Wars MMO, also roughly 300 million. I'm sure they'll top that, though, by the time the game comes out in 3021.

these articles say it cost 200 million though I remember hearing higher numbers.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-the-old-republic-cost-200-million-to-develop/1100-6348959/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Times%2C%20The,800%20developers%20on%20four%20continents.


https://venturebeat.com/2012/01/20/ea-spent-only-200m-to-make-star-wars-the-old-republic/

hey as long they don't tell us they most loved feature was VA its a win at least, right?

Babuinix

I DuNnO WhY PeOpLe KeEp GiVinG ThEm MoNeyZzz......

pifias2

Im a backer pledging just the base package. The game is not coming out in 2021, its not...unless they decide to launch an MVP. SQ42 think was going beta last year and got pushed back to Q3 2020. And that will most likely be delayed again, having a possible release date later on 2021 most likely.

Once they release SQ42 then they will release Star Citizen. So you can expect the game in 2022 or 2023 if there arent more delays. But tbh the game keeps expanding its scope so unless its in MVP as i i wrote before the game wont come out until at least 2025.

cameltosis

Sovrath said:

holdenhamlet said:

Theocritus said:

What is the most costly MMO that was ever made and how much did it cost?

Pretty sure it was the Star Wars MMO, also roughly 300 million. I'm sure they'll top that, though, by the time the game comes out in 3021.

these articles say it cost 200 million though I remember hearing higher numbers.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-the-old-republic-cost-200-million-to-develop/1100-6348959/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Times%2C%20The,800%20developers%20on%20four%20continents.


https://venturebeat.com/2012/01/20/ea-spent-only-200m-to-make-star-wars-the-old-republic/

The higher numbers you saw included the pre-launch marketing costs, which were substantial. So, total cost to launch swtor was somewhere between 250 and 350 million depending on which source you want to believe. Also, SWTOR wasn't / isn't an MMO (can't help myself, it still pisses me off!)

On topic....

I had pretty much written off SC a long time ago, simply because it was crowd funded. However, my friend paid enough to get into some of the testing ages ago and he says the fundamentals of flying your space ship is actually really good (he has full hotas, vr, cockpit chair etc) and more engaging than elite. It's just the rest of the game that is a bit patchy. So, that's gotten me interested in playing.....if it ever releases......and the business model is any good.

I think my biggest fear for this game (outside of if it'll ever release) is whether a new player will actually be able to get into it or not. All I ever read is ever more features being added to the game. Is it actually going to be accessible to the average gamer?

For example, Elite: Dangerous seems to have about half of the features - or less - than SC and yet it's a nightmare to get into it. There's a few tutorials, which you will never remember 100% of, and then thats it, dumped in the galaxy. If you try to do the obvious things (combat, exploring) chances are you'll be dead very quickly.

I've put 100hours + into ED and still don't understand half the shit in the game.

If SC ends up being similar, or even more complicated, then chances are most players will be turned off very quickly and the target market will be limited to the players who funded the development.....who've already paid for the game. Making sandboxes accessible has always been a massive challenge and I don't think anyone has really managed it before. If SC doesn't, then it'll suffer the same fate as all the others.

MightyUnclean

JoeBlober said:

DarkestOverlord said:

Amazing people still are so blind to donate money and buy ships that will never fly anywhere.

I wont pay 1 cent

+70 so called concept ships (you guys name jpeg)... flyables inside a system with several planets, moons, asteroid field, stations, caves... prison.
That the new definition of 'never' and 'anywhere'

"A [as in one] system?"  Weren't there supposed to be multiple star systems?  If it's taken them this long to produce one, what's the ETA on the remainder?  I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I genuinely would like to know what backers think about this.