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Is CIG becoming the company that people should really fight for?

jcrg99jcrg99 Member UncommonPosts: 723
in Star Citizen
Here's the email that a backer received after requested his refund:

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Pay attention to this:

"While a substantive part of the promised gameplay is now available, we acknowledge that delivery of some game elements has been delayed due to expansion of Star Citizen’s scope."

Fascinating. I can't even...

Discuss.

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  • KefoKefo Member EpicPosts: 4,229
    /gives you a flame shield and some marshmallows to make s'mores while you wait out the storm lol


  • spankybusspankybus Member UncommonPosts: 1,367
    Suppose you hire a company to cater a wedding. They agree to terms, accept payment, then begin ordering the materials for the occasion, food, personnel to cook and serve, waiters, etc.

    Then, it turns out its illegal to marry your favorite farm animal....well then...are you entitled to a refund? The company spent money on goods and personnel. Certainly not a full refund, no?

    SC has been in production for 3 years now. They have set up studios, hired personnel, purchased a full source code license of CryEngine, etc, etc. They have been very open about their development progress and delivered interim prototypes and now a playable Alpha which contains the majority of the promised functionality.

    When did this person purchase a package?

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,093
    spankybus said:
    Suppose you hire a company to cater a wedding. They agree to terms, accept payment, then begin ordering the materials for the occasion, food, personnel to cook and serve, waiters, etc.

    Then, it turns out its illegal to marry your favorite farm animal....well then...are you entitled to a refund? The company spent money on goods and personnel. Certainly not a full refund, no?

    SC has been in production for 3 years now. They have set up studios, hired personnel, purchased a full source code license of CryEngine, etc, etc. They have been very open about their development progress and delivered interim prototypes and now a playable Alpha which contains the majority of the promised functionality.

    When did this person purchase a package?
    Worst analogy of the day.  Better would be you agree with cater on a date for the party, only to have them push out the date because someone else also paid them for a wedding, and by combining your funds they can give both of you more, even if you don't want it, and would rather they stick to original agreement

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  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    edited December 2015
    Well i guess that is why he has a lawyer as his third man behind his brother.

    Carefully worded and basically told the money is no longer there.Yes of course when he started up those new offices he did so with no money,that would have been really good management of a crowd funded operation to spend what you don't have.

    So  i guess moving forward this game no longer has any money,it is all gone it is not sitting in a bank account.All those employees would have been laid off without your money.

    That is also why he has out sourced ship making,so they are paying a studio or two or three to make ships that have not even been sold yet or..........

    Or they have been selling you pictures and never really had the ship they were selling you until AFTER the fact,that again would be a very nice way to treat your customers who are giving you FREE handouts.

    Either way his cheap ass lawyer doesn't make the law.The laws can vary depending where you live,some have no law per say example no refund unless defective and even then can offer a replacement or to fix the item in question.However if it was a misleading sale,that is illegal,they must represent their product fully and with full intention to deliver a for fit sale product.


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  • Saxx0nSaxx0n PR/Brand Manager BitBox Ltd.Member UncommonPosts: 999
    What i find fascinating is that 99% of the people that start and participate in threads attacking SC haven't spent a dime on it.

    Life IS Feudal
  • KefoKefo Member EpicPosts: 4,229
    Saxx0n said:
    What i find fascinating is that 99% of the people that start and participate in threads attacking SC haven't spent a dime on it.
    and proud of it! :proud: 
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