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Star Citizen: Game On #69 - Derek Smart Speaks Out on Star Citizen
SBFord
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This week on Game On, Chris sits down with Derek Smart to talk about the troubling state of Star Citizen. Derek has worked on similar games for 20+ years and shares his unique perspective on why he thinks the game will never release the way it's being promised and, more importantly, why he's waging a war for accountability. This is an interview you won't want to miss.
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Do those really still exist?
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
This is about more than just Star Citizen. That much is obvious. However, it's good that they are being invited to this level of scrutiny. At 85 million crowd funded dollars, it is an unprecedented phenomenon.
In the very best light, Derek might be viewed as a whistleblower. History will tell the rest.
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So the guy famous for starting the largest flame war in history is trying to do that again to gain exposure to his craptastic games? This man is a nasrcisstic, antagonistic, hypocritical never-has-been game developer. In case he forgot one of his games was marred by some of the very same issues he's condeming CIG and Star CItizen for, go figure.
If you believe CIG should answer for what's going on then go ask them about it, don't post articles about Derek Smart every damn week. Derek Smart isn't where this story is, CIG is where the story is.
It does not matter about what Derek Smart in the past on other games in regards to Star Citizen.
He brought up a slew of very good points about things that seriously need to be discussed and instead of coming at him with data and a voice to combat what he is saying... they choose to refund him his money and not give any type of response. He deserved a response because at the time he was a backer, no different than anyone else. It is just that he laid out alot of points in very direct and thought out and put together manner that star citizen crew got scared.
At least politicians would say something. Even if you know it to be a lie. Roberts' n crew cant respond because they have no response other than a "heres another 300$ ship you can buy"
as i postet elsewhere
Now what i wait for with great curiosity is how SC will solve the equation between the people who pre-paid 4-500$ for a ship and the people who have no intention to grind for 5-10 years to be able to buy it with in-game funds.
I see A LOT of rage in the future when they present the costs of ships ingame.
After all... A living universe needs a steady stream of warm bodies and a few thousand kickstarter and founder people will not be good enough to solve that problem longterm, the churn would kill the game.
My prediction... People will have mortaged their houses for a ship or three that will take a few montjs to grind up to. It will be hilarious.
This have been a good conversation
If anyone can cause a crap-storm in the MMO world it's Derek Smart, and I love the guy for it. I'm sure there are a few people around here that remember the whole alganon game that Mr. Smart was a part of and some of the drama it brought.
Rock on Mr. Smart!
I'm sure many would be willing to discuss the real issue here. When all of the facts are in...That is the big problem, it's an issue of "transparency". Which means it's about what is and what isn't true. Can you tell me with absolute certainty what is really true here? That means no conjecture, no spin, no what your instinct says, no what lies between the lines, no what he or she said, absolute 100% truth?
In the meantime Derek Smart is essentially the story here... It's his word against, which brings with it, opinions on his own credibility..... so what you see is what you get..
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
I agree 100%, and I wouldn't have been able to pick a better person to do it.
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There have been critical voices raised against SC from day one.. both from developers and from the general public.
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But "they" wasn't Derek Smart.... :-)
As soon as Ubisoft tries to make an MMO I'm sure they'll get right on that.
The ironic thing is... when journalists question CIG, or even worse, tell other people to question CIG they get called names and told they're not real journalists.
But if they turn a blind eye and ignore it completely, they also get called fakes, and get accused to friend politics.
Damned if they do, damned if they don't.
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If Ubisoft makes an MMO it'll also be with their own money. So they won't owe anyone any accountability or explanations whatsoever.
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That is true... Does not make the nimrod i qouted less of a showel...
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You mean like one of those people who get paid to write and / or edit for an online gaming site?
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That's just crazy talk...
It's not like they should investigate anything....
:-(
Nothing says irony like spelling ideot wrong.
But you support what EA/Bioware does?
Good example. Before dropping my sub from SWTOR. I bought what like 4 or 5 extra character slots. When they first offered them, because I had hit the cap they allowed for my server JC. Guess how many of those I have access to after I dropped my sub? None.
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actually to be a journalist you need a degree.
elsewise you are just a writer.
This have been a good conversation
There is a huge difference between investigative journalism compared to formulating a clickbait headline. They went after no real facts in that other article they simply reposted Smarts words.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
As a preferred player you drop down to 6 character slots + whatever you unlocked. So you'll have access to 10-11 of the 22 character limit. If you had access to none it would mean you were playing a sub only game like WoW, EVE or FFXIV.
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Since EA and Ubisoft uses their own money, I believe they have the right to make whatever the hell they want... even when it is absolutely crap/ripoff.
What you are saying is essentially that people has to do what you like even when you don't pay them / not your friends or family / don't mate with them. Sure as hell sounds reasonable there...