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Yet another $250 ship sale in my email inbox. Enough.
Viper482
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in Star Citizen
I am going to actively attempt for a refund, I have had enough of this crap. I don't even want to play the game at this point I am so disgusted with it. Day 1 I am going to see 1000 people flying around in these badass ships it should take months to acquire just because they shelled out hundreds of dollars in this greed scheme scam call "crowdfunding." This game already made a record amount of money, the fact they are selling these ships as pledges is absurd.
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Yeah, I have a hard time accepting the fact that they've made almost a quarter of a BILLION dollars in crowdfunding, and still continue to sell ships and specialty items. I mean, is this game actually going to be "the best game ever made"? Because that is how much money is going into it. So far it looks like a dogfighting game that is working on multiplayer map combat similar to Halo or Call of Duty. From what I've read, this isn't even an open world, sandbox, etc. is it?
I get the feeling that people are going to be up in arms en masse when this comes out and it's a disappointment to the people who have shelled out those hundreds of millions of dollars.
They are continuing to do it, because it continues to draw in massive revenues. That is the easiest fact to accept. Here is another fact .. they won't stop doing it, until revenues begin to dry up.
idk i kinda like the fact that people like me who just got interested in the game have the option to have the ships with LTI even tho it's not a necessity and support the game at the same time.
i can understand ppl getting annoyed tho due to all the cash grabs we see now in gaming
Just so we are on the same page, how much do you think they got ? They still got less money than most AAA mmo that came out in the last 5 years.
Did you or do you have the ability to opt out of their email notifications? If not, then I'm glad I decided to wait until the game was released before I invest. That's essentially as bad as a company selling your email to advertisement companies, as that's all you'll soon get for having the audacity of supporting their product.
Though it will likely continue to sell, and personally I hope it does. The more money it gets now, the better options we'll have in the future. That is, unless one is skeptical that it will even have day in the sun.
It would be a darn shame if the largest crowd funding game in history failed and set daunting precedence.
You have a funny way of doing math. A quarter of a billion?
you don't have to buy the ship. click delete. If people want to spend there money on a more expensive ship, fine. The effect on your game play will be minimal. Pirate player will be balanced out by bounty hunters, traders will have to contend with pirates, etc. ALL part of game mechanics. Game is not even out yet, (2017? Give it time to mature. Personally looking forward to buying many ships in-game, sort of a game goal. Open universe, going to need goals to keep it interesting.....
my 2c.
>>> Did you or do you have the ability to opt out of their email notifications? >>
Of course he can opt out of getting e-mail notifications in his e-mail settings. He gets those mails because HE wanted it, otherwise he would have turned it off.
If those mails piss him off, its not due to CIG being greedy but due to him being to lazy to turn it off in his settings.
If he does not want them anymore and wants a refund .... he will get it, like others before him.
Have fun
Agreed.
I pledged before the game was funded. Thinking I am supporting a struggling attempt on resurecting Freelancer.
Now the game has more money than GTA V. And its still continuing this P2W scheme.
And what I fear the most :
Do you think they will stop once the game is released ?
I think not. I bet you will still be able to buy ships for money. And even worse, some ships will be exclusive for money only.
And who can blame them ?
People are throwing money at them for a game that is not out , nobody actually knows if its going to be any good.
And it can even not come out. And nobody would get any money back.
Crowdfounding...
I recommend you check out Wasteland 2 or Shadowrun before you call everything "nothing but trash" .....
Have fun
Right.
Wrong.
I think the realisation that people need to come to is that RSI purposefully pitched teh game at the mass market knowing full well that the game is not actually being designed for the mass market.
Star Citizen is being built from teh ground up for people who have EITHER vast amounts of spare time or vast amounts of money.
If you are a normal gamer who likes to "game around" and spend a couple of hours here or there enjoying your favourite titles, don't fund this game. If you already have, pull your funding out. It's really that simple.
And when SC releases, there will be a flood of bad press. I don't know why it hasn't already started. Selling $250 ships when your game hasn't even been released or reacted to is shitty.
That's the huge problem with games like Star Citizen et al. They're poisoning the well quite efficiently with their greed.
Wasteland 2 was a great game. The Shadowrun games are awesome. Pillars of Eternity is also a brilliant game.
But then you have Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous pissing all over everyone's parade by either being greedy profiteers or by giving us a 2 inch thick, 1 mile wide sandbox that lacks any compelling motivation to keep playing.
It's really quite disgusting.
It's happened already in several places.
At some points Chris Roberts said he was thinking of stopping all communications with the press about his game, because he was pissed at a few journalists who'd dared to question SC's legitimacy, and had pointed out how there's nothing protecting you from him and his company running off with your money.
It was either this site or Massively I believe that posted an article in response to his reaction to the press.
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ref/Callaron/
Play Elite: Dangerous. It is amazing.
Agreed. Other people's success seems to rub a certain type of people the wrong way.
You people that are saying:
It's fine, if you don't like it don't buy it
And all variations of that are TRULY what's wrong with gaming today. You are the very reason that nickel and dime games like this exist and why games are released with 3 10$ DLC launch packs on day one instead of having that content included in the game.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
I'd give anything to go back to the day where cash shops in games didn't exist and the game at release actually had content instead of having to shell out 15 bucks for a new level or a monster or other content that should have been in the game at launch.
As much as i love the concept of star citizen and think this game would be probably my favorite game of all time, i refuse to play it just because of their blatant cash grab practices. Enough is enough.
well at this point anyone giving them money deserve to loss the money he give them
dont be stupid,ask for refunt
tha a big scam...
"The A3G Vanguard is the United Empire of Earth’s dedicated deep space fighter. Initially developed as a bomber-destroyer, the Vanguard is a hard-charging bulldog of a ship which features extensive forward-mounted weaponry designed to tear through the shields and armor of other spacecraft."
So what is the description of my ghetto starter ship I got with my measly $60 kickstarter pledge? How much money and time will it take me to get this ship in game? Meanwhile the dude who dished out $250 with this thing is "tearing through" my shield and armor right?
If this were a single player game I would not have the slightest care in the world, but it is not. I have to share space with these people. People saying just unsubscribe from the emails are being simpletons, not seeing it does not change the fact it is going on.
Nah, not simpletons.
They just happen to be the people who own those fancy ships already, and want more newbs to blow to smithereens at launch. :P
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ref/Callaron/
Juvenile is whining cause a game does not cater to you and your personal style and likes. Screw the rest of the people fine with it.