Chris Roberts Back in your wallet - STAR CITIZEN

[Shannow]

This thread maybe the funniest thing on f13. Comedy gold.

[angry.bob]

3. This game is never coming out, at least not in the form backers have been lead to believe.

Yeah, if this game ever comes out the money hats come off. The next step in monetization will be an official Patreon account to give the team ongoing monthly "support". Community menmbers seem to have already set up accounts so they can follow Star Citizen news 24 hours a day and report on it without their wives getting pissed that they're no longer employed or leaving the house.

If this thing ever comes to an end without it resulting in the greatest playable game of it's time, Chris Roberts is going to be killed by a community member. Seriously. These people are fucking unhinged and ruined their lives. If they ever realize that they have nothing left to lose and their life in a prison would be better than what they have left he's fucked.

I can't wait for the news that the development has taken so long that they have to convert everything over to a new engine.

[Nija]

I don't even know how to convert the deep, hearty, guttural belly laugh that I just emitted into text.

This is The Best News.

[Malakili]

Star Citizen, a game where the only way to win is not to pay.

[jakonovski]

There's a new monthly report:

[Triforcer]

3. This game is never coming out, at least not in the form backers have been lead to believe.

Yeah, if this game ever comes out the money hats come off. The next step in monetization will be an official Patreon account to give the team ongoing monthly "support". Community menmbers seem to have already set up accounts so they can follow Star Citizen news 24 hours a day and report on it without their wives getting pissed that they're no longer employed or leaving the house.

If this thing ever comes to an end without it resulting in the greatest playable game of it's time, Chris Roberts is going to be killed by a community member. Seriously. These people are fucking unhinged and ruined their lives. If they ever realize that they have nothing left to lose and their life in a prison would be better than what they have left he's fucked.

I can't wait for the news that the development has taken so long that they have to convert everything over to a new engine.

Yeah, I am torn about whether 10s of millions is worth it if you have to move to an island and never leave your armed compound to stay ahead of that crowd.  Actually, not worth it- angry maladjusted hackers will cyber locate you anywhere.

[tmp]

Yeah, I am torn about whether 10s of millions is worth it if you have to move to an island and never leave your armed compound to stay ahead of that crowd.

You only need to present them a convincing scapegoat who will take the fall for you. They want to believe.

[Miasma]

As a non-sequitur here is a higher rez version of that image I found.  I have cropped out the stupid car.



Who the fuck paints a car yellow other than new york cabbies and even then its only because laws force them to?

Closer up it looks like her poor ankles are buckling in those insane shoes.

[Teleku]

.....what?

[Trippy]

Yeah somebody needs to turn in his man car since he clearly does not know anything about exotic cars.

[Khaldun]

Man cars and exotic cars are pretty different though.


I really am enjoying the ongoing saga of Star Citizen. I was talking to an 18-year old prospective student a little while ago and he turned out to be really excited about Star Citizen and I thought, "Oh, you poor child, the world is going to disappoint you so."

If only Jeff from Glitchless had peaked at the right time, he could have really scored big with his promises of fetuspults. Dawn could have been an Early Access Steam game.

Someday someone's going to make a movie about this whole moment in time and it's going to be something like The Sting--grifters and con men up against each other. Maybe there will be plucky underdogs who try to steal Star Citizen's assets so they can actually make a release-ready game.

[DraconianOne]

Someday someone's going to make a movie about this whole moment in time

Probably Chris Roberts and if you contribute enough to the Kickstarter, you too can be involved in the pre-production of the film.  Initially, it's going to be a documentary but if they reach the stretch goals, it will be a hard sci-fi opera action horror romantic espionage thriller drama comedy zombie musical stage show with audience participation from those who make extra donations.

[Trippy]

Also each scene will be shot by a different director and crew and Chris will mainly be splicing all the shots together to make the final film.

[Malakili]

So, just in case you hadn't gotten your fill of entertainment from this game, it looks like our old friend Serek Dmart has entered the fray with a lovely tumblr post.  Just read the second half of that sentence one more time for your own enjoyment.

Ok, so, here we go. Warning, it's long. Real long.

In typical Serek Dmart fashion it starts out with...

MY LEGACY
Throughout the noise, my own Battlecruiser series, which later evolved to the Universal Combat series once I figured out how to throw in the kitchen sink without breaking my back, continued to carve out its own niche fan base which comprised of very hardcore gamers.

The scary part is that his criticism of Star Citizen, that starts kind of far in to the meandering blog post, makes a lot of sense.  Yep, we're through the looking glass.

[Trippy]

I was wondering when he would show up. I still remember his posts in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games where he would talk about how BC was going to scale from capital ships to individual soldiers engaging in boarding actions.

[HaemishM]

Goddamnit, you know shit is totally fucked when that guy makes more sense than the people with $85 million in their fucking hands. Makes you want to smash a fucking coke machine.

[Fabricated]

Can we not word filter Smart's name that we may summon him to communally make fun of Star Citizen?

[apocrypha]

Can we not word filter Smart's name that we may summon him to communally make fun of Star Citizen?

That's about as good an idea as a nuclear hand grenade.

[Ginaz]

So, just in case you hadn't gotten your fill of entertainment from this game, it looks like our old friend Serek Dmart has entered the fray with a lovely tumblr post.  Just read the second half of that sentence one more time for your own enjoyment.

Ok, so, here we go. Warning, it's long. Real long.

In typical Serek Dmart fashion it starts out with...

MY LEGACY
Throughout the noise, my own Battlecruiser series, which later evolved to the Universal Combat series once I figured out how to throw in the kitchen sink without breaking my back, continued to carve out its own niche fan base which comprised of very hardcore gamers.

The scary part is that his criticism of Star Citizen, that starts kind of far in to the meandering blog post, makes a lot of sense.  Yep, we're through the looking glass.

Once you get past the self promotion of the rest of his blog about how awesome he and his games have been, he does have a lot of valid points about Star Citizen.  I'm willing to bet his MMO will be released and have more people actually playing it than SC ever will, which is really kind of  .

Also, an oldie but a goodie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn1_9YvGds

[Mandella]

The thing with Nerek Pmart is that when he's not talking about his own games he really does make interesting points about the industry and the mistakes everyone else is making.

In other news, it's easier to throw rocks than build a glass house...

[Rendakor]

That shit was tl;dr. I don't care enough about Serek or Star Citizen to bother.

[KallDrexx]

You don't care about those things but care enough to post in a thread about things you posted about not caring about

[jakonovski]

Rumors of people leaving the project. An executive director in this case.

http://www.destructoid.com/star-citizen-s-executive-producer-might-have-quit-the-project-295413.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Paelos]

All the promises made by the men of this development house proved to be, if not acts of intentional deception, then no less damnable illusions. The “achievements of Star Citizen” were, taken in their entirety, agreeable for only the smallest of fractions of the playerbase, but for the overwhelming majority, at least insofar as these people were forced to play the early game, they were infinitely sad. It is understandable that the survival instinct of those parties and men guilty of this development invents a thousand euphemisms and excuses. An objective comparison of the average outcome of the last fourteen months with the promises once proclaimed is a crushing indictment of the responsible architects of this crime unparalleled in gaming history.

[Merusk]

Rumors of people leaving the project. An executive director in this case.

http://www.destructoid.com/star-citizen-s-executive-producer-might-have-quit-the-project-295413.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

D.S. called it out in the blog post above and later edited the verification in. The folks who want to keep careers in the industry and aren't naive young upstarts are starting to jump ship, it would seem.

[Trippy]

There are probably a billion Executive Producers, though, so losing one doesn't really mean anything.

[Khaldun]

They could Kickstarter for more Executive Producers!

[Trippy]

They could auction a one-off ship and the highest bidder gets to be an Exec Producer!

[Sir T]

Rumors of people leaving the project. An executive director in this case.

http://www.destructoid.com/star-citizen-s-executive-producer-might-have-quit-the-project-295413.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

A peruse of the commentg thread is very very notable for the wonderful delusion evidenced by the fanboys. For example...

I'll also say that I only payed forty dollars for the game and alpha access. Every dime after that I consider payment rendered for getting to watch the fascinating process of a game getting made.

I got to see how models are taken from concept to final implementation, including an entire reality show where industry newcomers and veterans alike competed! I saw the evolution of a large multi-crew ship interior, from first thoughts to various variants! I now know what the heck a producer does! (Hint: producer is not, in actuality, another word for investor) I got a taste of what is, in my long history of space sims, hands down the best dogfighting I have ever played. Yes, it is better than Freespace's mechanics! Hell, even the Internet drama about employees leaving fascinates me.

The best part of it all was, I really didn't have to pay a dime for it. Even the subscriber exclusive stuff gets dumped on reddit in short order. I payed CIG obscene amounts of money because I have honestly not been this entertained or fascinated in a long time and I am one of the many who believe in rewarding that.

I'm especially interested since I recently switched my major from Physics to programming with a focus in Physics(notice the capital, very important). As such, I am currently undergoing delusions that I may one day be able to develop my own indie game and am astutely taking notes.

At this point, even if the game fails spectacularly, I have more than gotten my money's worth. (Seriously, do you know how much one semester of classes costs!? Do you!?! This doesn't even compare.)

And when they rape me, I know they are actually filling me with light!

[jakonovski]

Oh my, I've somehow missed that the single player will be split into three episodes. Money paid thus far only covers the first one of course.  

No link because I can't be arsed to find one.

edit: I did anyway. https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/31pk2q/for_those_confused_about_squadron_42_and_what/

[Tannhauser]

And so it begins...

[apocrypha]

Interesting point, the Reddit Star Citizen subs are *dead*. There are hardly any posts and the few posts there are get no comments. There is zero buzz about this 'game' outside of the bastions of fandom, i.e. the official forums. Seriously, there is more discussion about SC here than anywhere else.

They've got $85m and nobody except Serek Dmart is talking about them? No wonder people are starting to jump ship.

[Trippy]

Oh my, I've somehow missed that the single player will be split into three episodes. Money paid thus far only covers the first one of course.  

No link because I can't be arsed to find one.

edit: I did anyway. https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/31pk2q/for_those_confused_about_squadron_42_and_what/

Seems fine to me. Unless he promised a trilogy at the beginning for backers. At this point Roberts Space Industries is just an idea factory and he needs to keep the ideas coming, like planning out part 3 of the trilogy, to keep the money flowing.

[Nija]

Hired his brother to fill the vacant Exec. Producer role.

http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/06/star-citizen-loses-its-executive-producer-founder-chris-roberts-brother-takes-over-role/

That's a wrap, folks!

[Pennilenko]

Man this game has everything. Ponzi-esk funding strategy, nepotism, crazy blind faith type customers, ridiculous scope, blown out release schedule.

Any other industry on the planet would cancel the fuck out of this thing.