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  • jondo99jondo99 Newbie CommonPosts: 7
    edited October 2022
















    jondo99 said:









    Scot said:










    Vasel said:





    I fixed the first sentence.











    In terms of crowdfunding, Star Citizen recently passed the 11th year of development. They have no urgency or care to deliver a finish product. Please keep giving us money in leu of a finished product.










    You see this in government, if the project keeps getting funded with no launch set in stone, why launch? Once launched, money for such projects can becomes an issue so keep the trials going while you can.















    see I don't get that thinking When they launch it would make more money as you will get more players. Then add a sub giving cosmetic items like they do and they will eaisly make more then 95 a mil like they are now. I mean as impressive as 500 milllion over 10 years sounds it is nothing compared to WoW making 100 mill a month and over 1 billion a year.












    What dont you get? If a product is launched then players have expectations of quality and they cant hide behind "its a alpha" anymore where people are literally just paying for hope. Post Launch they will have to stand by their product and have rigorous processes in place for such things as refunds.







    Its 8 years past its launch date and they keep adding more feature creep to push launch into the never never because as of right now Roberts and his family are making bank, Blizzard has to split all its cash with its investors.







    This will never be launched, every year that passes more stuff is added and the infrastructure ages which then needs replacing which postpones the launch further. The only thing which would force a launch is if stupid people stopped throwing money at them for ships in a game which has no launch cycle but that doesnt seem likely.







    Nothing but Vaporware.









    Should go research that word "Vaporware" because you can buy and play this software even if it is buggy. Even released games this day and age get day 1 patches and bug fixes after "release"






    I cannot play one single minute of Squadron 42 which is why I backed the project man many years ago

    What you can play is just a tiny snippet of what the game is supposed to be.



    That said, they let people try what is in game for free, so anyone who gives them money now, at least knows what exists and doesn't exist.



    but you aren't replying to a SQ42 post you are replying to a Star Citizen post hence why your post is confusing.
  • MaxBaconMaxBacon Member LegendaryPosts: 7,846
    edited October 2022
    Right up there with sandworms, eh? ;)
    Well sandworms at the time were just made for the tech demo of the new planet tech but since I think they confirmed they intent to add them to the game.

    But these whales are not a "mob", they're pretty much a floating moving map you are to be able to land on, space whales are the ones who been actively in dev for a while now.


    You, along with the rest of the SC faithful, will be an industry punchline before it's all said and done.  
    Yeah, tell that to the current NFT scams, like the SC-wannabe Star Atlas, or PC ports of mobile MMOs, the genre is on such an amazing state for you to be making such sensationalist statements lol

    People will keep throwing money at it for as long as it is the main prospect of a space sim MMO to happen, which is still the reality a decade later.
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  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,032
    Well when you dont have a game, give them stuff!
    MendelMcSleaz
  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,714
    jondo99 said:
















    jondo99 said:









    Scot said:










    Vasel said:





    I fixed the first sentence.











    In terms of crowdfunding, Star Citizen recently passed the 11th year of development. They have no urgency or care to deliver a finish product. Please keep giving us money in leu of a finished product.










    You see this in government, if the project keeps getting funded with no launch set in stone, why launch? Once launched, money for such projects can becomes an issue so keep the trials going while you can.















    see I don't get that thinking When they launch it would make more money as you will get more players. Then add a sub giving cosmetic items like they do and they will eaisly make more then 95 a mil like they are now. I mean as impressive as 500 milllion over 10 years sounds it is nothing compared to WoW making 100 mill a month and over 1 billion a year.












    What dont you get? If a product is launched then players have expectations of quality and they cant hide behind "its a alpha" anymore where people are literally just paying for hope. Post Launch they will have to stand by their product and have rigorous processes in place for such things as refunds.







    Its 8 years past its launch date and they keep adding more feature creep to push launch into the never never because as of right now Roberts and his family are making bank, Blizzard has to split all its cash with its investors.







    This will never be launched, every year that passes more stuff is added and the infrastructure ages which then needs replacing which postpones the launch further. The only thing which would force a launch is if stupid people stopped throwing money at them for ships in a game which has no launch cycle but that doesnt seem likely.







    Nothing but Vaporware.









    Should go research that word "Vaporware" because you can buy and play this software even if it is buggy. Even released games this day and age get day 1 patches and bug fixes after "release"






    I cannot play one single minute of Squadron 42 which is why I backed the project man many years ago

    What you can play is just a tiny snippet of what the game is supposed to be.



    That said, they let people try what is in game for free, so anyone who gives them money now, at least knows what exists and doesn't exist.



    but you aren't replying to a SQ42 post you are replying to a Star Citizen post hence why your post is confusing.
    My package was for Star Citizen, which also contains Squadron 42.  It was only years later that they split it off into its own project, hence why you are confused.

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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,489
    edited October 2022
    Lots of discussion going on here for a game everyone hates lol. It's kind of like looking into the sun; they so don't do it but some just can't help themselves.

    With that said; what are you supposed to do with this plushie? Are plushie fights a new mechanic they will take 3 years of development time to work on?
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    jondo99 said:
















    jondo99 said:









    Scot said:










    Vasel said:





    I fixed the first sentence.











    In terms of crowdfunding, Star Citizen recently passed the 11th year of development. They have no urgency or care to deliver a finish product. Please keep giving us money in leu of a finished product.










    You see this in government, if the project keeps getting funded with no launch set in stone, why launch? Once launched, money for such projects can becomes an issue so keep the trials going while you can.















    see I don't get that thinking When they launch it would make more money as you will get more players. Then add a sub giving cosmetic items like they do and they will eaisly make more then 95 a mil like they are now. I mean as impressive as 500 milllion over 10 years sounds it is nothing compared to WoW making 100 mill a month and over 1 billion a year.












    What dont you get? If a product is launched then players have expectations of quality and they cant hide behind "its a alpha" anymore where people are literally just paying for hope. Post Launch they will have to stand by their product and have rigorous processes in place for such things as refunds.







    Its 8 years past its launch date and they keep adding more feature creep to push launch into the never never because as of right now Roberts and his family are making bank, Blizzard has to split all its cash with its investors.







    This will never be launched, every year that passes more stuff is added and the infrastructure ages which then needs replacing which postpones the launch further. The only thing which would force a launch is if stupid people stopped throwing money at them for ships in a game which has no launch cycle but that doesnt seem likely.







    Nothing but Vaporware.









    Should go research that word "Vaporware" because you can buy and play this software even if it is buggy. Even released games this day and age get day 1 patches and bug fixes after "release"






    I cannot play one single minute of Squadron 42 which is why I backed the project man many years ago

    What you can play is just a tiny snippet of what the game is supposed to be.



    That said, they let people try what is in game for free, so anyone who gives them money now, at least knows what exists and doesn't exist.



    but you aren't replying to a SQ42 post you are replying to a Star Citizen post hence why your post is confusing.
    Is there also an SQ42con? When is it?
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  • jondo99jondo99 Newbie CommonPosts: 7
    Iselin said:
    jondo99 said:
















    jondo99 said:









    Scot said:










    Vasel said:





    I fixed the first sentence.











    In terms of crowdfunding, Star Citizen recently passed the 11th year of development. They have no urgency or care to deliver a finish product. Please keep giving us money in leu of a finished product.










    You see this in government, if the project keeps getting funded with no launch set in stone, why launch? Once launched, money for such projects can becomes an issue so keep the trials going while you can.















    see I don't get that thinking When they launch it would make more money as you will get more players. Then add a sub giving cosmetic items like they do and they will eaisly make more then 95 a mil like they are now. I mean as impressive as 500 milllion over 10 years sounds it is nothing compared to WoW making 100 mill a month and over 1 billion a year.












    What dont you get? If a product is launched then players have expectations of quality and they cant hide behind "its a alpha" anymore where people are literally just paying for hope. Post Launch they will have to stand by their product and have rigorous processes in place for such things as refunds.







    Its 8 years past its launch date and they keep adding more feature creep to push launch into the never never because as of right now Roberts and his family are making bank, Blizzard has to split all its cash with its investors.







    This will never be launched, every year that passes more stuff is added and the infrastructure ages which then needs replacing which postpones the launch further. The only thing which would force a launch is if stupid people stopped throwing money at them for ships in a game which has no launch cycle but that doesnt seem likely.







    Nothing but Vaporware.









    Should go research that word "Vaporware" because you can buy and play this software even if it is buggy. Even released games this day and age get day 1 patches and bug fixes after "release"






    I cannot play one single minute of Squadron 42 which is why I backed the project man many years ago

    What you can play is just a tiny snippet of what the game is supposed to be.



    That said, they let people try what is in game for free, so anyone who gives them money now, at least knows what exists and doesn't exist.



    but you aren't replying to a SQ42 post you are replying to a Star Citizen post hence why your post is confusing.
    Is there also an SQ42con? When is it?
    No there isn't there is only one for Star Citizen.  That's a weird and stupid question. 
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,478
    jondo99 said:

    Scot said:


    Vasel said:

    I fixed the first sentence.



    In terms of crowdfunding, Star Citizen recently passed the 11th year of development. They have no urgency or care to deliver a finish product. Please keep giving us money in leu of a finished product.


    You see this in government, if the project keeps getting funded with no launch set in stone, why launch? Once launched, money for such projects can becomes an issue so keep the trials going while you can.



    see I don't get that thinking When they launch it would make more money as you will get more players. Then add a sub giving cosmetic items like they do and they will eaisly make more then 95 a mil like they are now. I mean as impressive as 500 milllion over 10 years sounds it is nothing compared to WoW making 100 mill a month and over 1 billion a year.
    Welcome to the forums! :)

    If you are making money hand over fist, launching a game is an uncertainty against the "in development" sure bet. Indeed you may make more money, probably will but why risk a safe bet that is raking it in?
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,478
    Is it time for me to do a Keep Calm and Carry On Posting? Yes, it is! :D
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  • TheDalaiBombaTheDalaiBomba Member EpicPosts: 1,493
    edited October 2022
    MaxBacon said:
    Right up there with sandworms, eh? ;)
    Well sandworms at the time were just made for the tech demo of the new planet tech but since I think they confirmed they intent to add them to the game.

    But these whales are not a "mob", they're pretty much a floating moving map you are to be able to land on, space whales are the ones who been actively in dev for a while now.


    You, along with the rest of the SC faithful, will be an industry punchline before it's all said and done.  
    Yeah, tell that to the current NFT scams, like the SC-wannabe Star Atlas, or PC ports of mobile MMOs, the genre is on such an amazing state for you to be making such sensationalist statements lol

    People will keep throwing money at it for as long as it is the main prospect of a space sim MMO to happen, which is still the reality a decade later.
    You can whatabout all you like, but if CIG doesn't release a truly groundbreaking game, folks will be referencing this project for years after it's done.  That's reality.  And it won't be nice or lighthearted.  It will be savage and insulting.  And it will be much, much worse and much, much more prevalent at that time than any "hate" the game or the faithful are getting at the moment.
    MendelHerithiusMaxBaconChampie
  • MendelMendel Member LegendaryPosts: 5,609
    MaxBacon said:
    Right up there with sandworms, eh? ;)
    Well sandworms at the time were just made for the tech demo of the new planet tech but since I think they confirmed they intent to add them to the game.

    But these whales are not a "mob", they're pretty much a floating moving map you are to be able to land on, space whales are the ones who been actively in dev for a while now.


    You, along with the rest of the SC faithful, will be an industry punchline before it's all said and done.  
    Yeah, tell that to the current NFT scams, like the SC-wannabe Star Atlas, or PC ports of mobile MMOs, the genre is on such an amazing state for you to be making such sensationalist statements lol

    People will keep throwing money at it for as long as it is the main prospect of a space sim MMO to happen, which is still the reality a decade later.
    You can whatabout all you like, but if CIG doesn't release a truly groundbreaking game, folks will be referencing this project for years after it's done.  That's reality.  And it won't be nice or lighthearted.  It will be savage and insulting.  And it will be much, much worse and much, much more prevalent at that time than any "hate" the game or the faithful are getting at the moment.

    Amen.  CIG has to hit a homerun with this, otherwise major hate.  When the cultists turn, that's when it will get really bad.  Harsh financial reality will turn many away.



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  • ChampieChampie Member UncommonPosts: 191
    edited October 2022
    Most people who yell "burger flipper!" are the ones who couldn't work the job for an hour without breaking down, the type of sociopath who refers to people they don't know as "NPCs."

    Classic SC fan. :D
    Agreeed! Anybody who works with competence and pride deserves RESPECT for their work, whatever it is (as long as it is legitimate).
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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,489
    edited October 2022
    Scot said:
    Is it time for me to do a Keep Calm and Carry On Posting? Yes, it is! :D
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    jondo99 said:



    Scot said:




    Vasel said:


    I fixed the first sentence.





    In terms of crowdfunding, Star Citizen recently passed the 11th year of development. They have no urgency or care to deliver a finish product. Please keep giving us money in leu of a finished product.




    You see this in government, if the project keeps getting funded with no launch set in stone, why launch? Once launched, money for such projects can becomes an issue so keep the trials going while you can.






    see I don't get that thinking When they launch it would make more money as you will get more players. Then add a sub giving cosmetic items like they do and they will eaisly make more then 95 a mil like they are now. I mean as impressive as 500 milllion over 10 years sounds it is nothing compared to WoW making 100 mill a month and over 1 billion a year.



    Maybe, or not.

    Their current approach is a proven winner for them while leaving them free of the scrutiny that comes with the release of what has been a rather hyped game.

    Release comes with the risk it may not be as well received as hoped and the next time the gravy train reaches the station people may no longer be inclined to get on.
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  • KratierKratier Member RarePosts: 626
    this is gonna end up like cyberpunk
    McSleaz
  • MaxBaconMaxBacon Member LegendaryPosts: 7,846
    edited October 2022
    You can whatabout all you like, but if CIG doesn't release a truly groundbreaking game, folks will be referencing this project for years after it's done.  That's reality.  And it won't be nice or lighthearted.  It will be savage and insulting.  And it will be much, much worse and much, much more prevalent at that time than any "hate" the game or the faithful are getting at the moment.

    Imagine games not being as good as their marketing pitch, shocking. It never is, everyone knows it and they still buy and have fun with them.

    I think you're rather going bananas about what the generality of backers are expecting and want from the game, which is not this hyperbole narrative of "everything or nothing".

    SC as what it is on its core, is an unique game, especially achieving the MMO structure wanted, that is exactly what keeps people around. There be obvious reason naysayers constantly come up with games that are not even on the same genre or type of play to compare against SC.
    GrindcoreTHRALL
  • ArglebargleArglebargle Member EpicPosts: 3,485
    MaxBacon said:
    You can whatabout all you like, but if CIG doesn't release a truly groundbreaking game, folks will be referencing this project for years after it's done.  That's reality.  And it won't be nice or lighthearted.  It will be savage and insulting.  And it will be much, much worse and much, much more prevalent at that time than any "hate" the game or the faithful are getting at the moment.

    Imagine games not being as good as their marketing pitch, shocking. It never is, everyone knows it and they still buy and have fun with them.

    I think you're rather going bananas about what the generality of backers are expecting and want from the game, which is not this hyperbole narrative of "everything or nothing".

    SC as what it is on its core, is an unique game, especially achieving the MMO structure wanted, that is exactly what keeps people around. There be obvious reason naysayers constantly come up with games that are not even on the same genre or type of play to compare against SC.
    SC at its core is a game that doesn't work.  No persistence, inability to fit several of its larger ships in the same space, tons of missing core game loops that have been touted from the get go, the issues of the game devs not delivering on their own promises, an unnecessarily MIA single player game;  all this along with tons of time and money to actually get a working product out.

    Hope and cult marketing keep the money rolling in.  Hopefully, some sad sack contracts with the institutional investors might force some movement forward, at least on SQ42.  But if they're comfortably slouching along at a snail's pace on their ongoing boondoogle, there is not much reason to change.  

    People compare other games' production history and issues, because of SC's history and issues. 

    'Unique' does not always mean a good idea that's well implemented.
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  • ArglebargleArglebargle Member EpicPosts: 3,485
    Kratier said:
    this is gonna end up like cyberpunk
    Cyberpunk77 has fixed a lot of its issues over the last year.  Why anyone would think Star Citizen could fix things in a year is beyond me.

    If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.

  • ArglebargleArglebargle Member EpicPosts: 3,485
    I suspect a lot of the SC whales understand that they are whales.  Thus the funny plushie *wink wink* .

    Some whales probably think it's a good investment for their children....

    If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.

  • MaxBaconMaxBacon Member LegendaryPosts: 7,846
    edited October 2022
    SC at its core is a game that doesn't work.  No persistence, inability to fit several of its larger ships in the same space, tons of missing core game loops that have been touted from the get go, the issues of the game devs not delivering on their own promises, an unnecessarily MIA single player game;  all this along with tons of time and money to actually get a working product out.

    Hope and cult marketing keep the money rolling in.  Hopefully, some sad sack contracts with the institutional investors might force some movement forward, at least on SQ42.  But if they're comfortably slouching along at a snail's pace on their ongoing boondoogle, there is not much reason to change.  

    People compare other games' production history and issues, because of SC's history and issues. 

    'Unique' does not always mean a good idea that's well implemented.

    "No persistence" - Yes there is persistence, the persistence pitch for SC is quite beyond the normal MMO persistence as they want to persist everything on the game-world up to small objects, hidden storage containers, etc. Such is not the standard MMO persistence.


    "inability to fit several of its larger ships in the same space" - With up to 150 players per instance there already is even footage around crewed capitals with docked fighters jumping on events with other players. This is not the planned MP density yet it already allows for this, and yes the biggest ships have huge crews but as well they already plan to account for player characters and ships as their own balance, both do obviously represent different simulation costs to a server.


    'Unique' does not always mean a good idea that's well implemented.
    It's unique enough that makes it remain attractive. Which is what apparently some people apparently you included are unable to get your heads around, that you always have to come up with the cult talk instead of admitting that this is a legit early access game, with legit players, together with its legit problems, but no it has to be some bigger meaning psychological type of talk that just makes me sigh.


    "the dogs bark as the caravan passes by" is the saying that SC proven right, it's been so many years of drama  and scam/cult/whatever talk which has translated to nothing but noise.
    Post edited by MaxBacon on
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,088
    MaxBacon said:
    SC at its core is a game that doesn't work.  No persistence, inability to fit several of its larger ships in the same space, tons of missing core game loops that have been touted from the get go, the issues of the game devs not delivering on their own promises, an unnecessarily MIA single player game;  all this along with tons of time and money to actually get a working product out.

    Hope and cult marketing keep the money rolling in.  Hopefully, some sad sack contracts with the institutional investors might force some movement forward, at least on SQ42.  But if they're comfortably slouching along at a snail's pace on their ongoing boondoogle, there is not much reason to change.  

    People compare other games' production history and issues, because of SC's history and issues. 

    'Unique' does not always mean a good idea that's well implemented.

    "No persistence" - Yes there is persistence, the persistence pitch for SC is quite beyond the normal MMO persistence as they want to persist everything on the game-world up to small objects, hidden storage containers, etc. Such is not the standard MMO persistence.


    "inability to fit several of its larger ships in the same space" - With up to 150 players per instance there already is even footage around crewed capitals with docked fighters jumping on events with other players. This is not the planned MP density yet it already allows for this, and yes the biggest ships have huge crews but as well they already plan to account for player characters and ships as their own balance, both do obviously represent different simulation costs to a server.


    'Unique' does not always mean a good idea that's well implemented.
    It's unique enough that makes it remain attractive. Which is what apparently some people apparently you included are unable to get your heads around, that you always have to come up with the cult talk instead of admitting that this is a legit early access game, with legit players, together with its legit problems, but no it has to be some bigger meaning psychological type of talk that just makes me sigh.


    "the dogs bark as the caravan passes by" is the saying that SC proven right, it's been so many years of drama  and scam/cult/whatever talk which has translated to nothing but noise.


    ;)
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    And so 2 more go into The Nothing...
    sigh.

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