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Topic: Chris Roberts Back in your wallet - STAR CITIZEN (Read 950675 times)
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schild
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This is all more insulting than Eve ever was, or ever could be.
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calapine
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Noooooooooo! I just read how the PVP system works and I don't like it at all. Quoting someone else to explain it: If Pete the Pirate is hanging out on a trade lane location, that's an instance. If Joe the Merchant comes along and there are no other instances going, my read on the information available is that the game will check Joe's PvP slider and assign a percentage that he runs afoul of Pete that decreases in scale with the extent to which Joe would prefer to fight against the AI.
I'm saying that's a bunch of crap. Inside of UEE space, sure, let Joe fall into an instance chock full of Centurion Merchant Protecting Good Guys. Outside of it, his only protection from having his lunch eaten should be good planning, hired guns or hot engines. "What a bunch of crap!" Indeed. Anyone want to take a Freelancer of my hands? It's brand new! I kid, I kid.
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Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic!
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UnSub
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This is a case study waiting to happen.
One that may be subtitled, "Why Chris Roberts Isn't On The Internet Any More".
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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Then, for future reference of this case study, let me post that the third day of the sale has just begun. Caterpillar is today's protagonist: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13383-Drake-Caterpillar-Now-AvailableToday, we’re offering the Drake Interplanetary Caterpillar transport. The Caterpillar is a tough, pirate-oriented transport that should be great for shipping raids and other nefarious activities. Here’s the official description:
Drake maintains that the Caterpillar, a sprawling, modular spacecraft which appears at least somewhat like its namesake, is for legitimate commerce and extended search and rescue missions… but at the end of the day, the Caterpillar is truly the evil twin of the Freelancer. Designed for supporting pirate operations, the Caterpillar features a large cargo hold for carrying loot, heavier armor than other freighters in its class and room for five crew able to serve in boarding operations. Despite its heavier armor, the Caterpillar isn’t a bulldog… a succesful operation will require a fighter escort.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/store/281-drake-interplanetary-caterpillar-ltiDescription says it all about its possible use. New backers - $245 [€196] Original/veteran backers - $225 [€180] Yep, price is high (certainly higher than a Freelancer, but again it's a combination between a dedicated transport and a ship); it currently doesn't have an hangar because it will only fit in one that is not released, yet: the asteroid hangar (maybe we'll get a first glimpse of its in-engine version during the livestream on the 26th). Here's a concept art pic of the asteroid/pirate hangar: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/wlxtj4w9wzo55r/source/Pirate_hangar.jpg
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 02:35:11 AM by Lucas »
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" He's so impatient, it's like watching a teenager fuck a glorious older woman." - Ironwood on J.J. Abrams
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calapine
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 12:46:30 AM by calapine »
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Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic!
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Furiously
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I'm not finding the version of it that has Alpha and Beta access.
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calapine
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I'm not finding the version of it that has Alpha and Beta access.
There isn't one.
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rk47
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This is all more insulting than Eve ever was, or ever could be.
You should start developing games this way bro. We can start a campaign. Maybe Call it the Frontier: The Wild West "Here's a gun. A shiny gun. Much like the real revolver, it kills. It features a gold plated handle, with long barrel enhancement. It packs a punch and reliable in duels. It also comes with a Life Time Insurance in case one of those Injuns gets you." "We are also breeding a new breed of horses. Remember the one we had, the one that went very fast and is hard to tame in the wilds? This one's VERY VERY fast and costs less to keep fed. Comes in multiple shades of brown and white. Saddles are optional. Gold plated ones costs extra."
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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Teleku
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IT'S NOT A GAME STOP READING ABOUT IT
FUCK
Dude, its a METAGAME!
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 07:51:07 AM by Teleku »
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"My great-grandfather did not travel across four thousand miles of the Atlantic Ocean to see this nation overrun by immigrants. He did it because he killed a man back in Ireland. That's the rumor." -Stephen Colbert
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calapine
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This is all more insulting than Eve ever was, or ever could be.
He is just bitter you didn't think of it first. I'll soo laugh if F13 members together end up spending thousands of dollars for space pixels and next time there is a founding drive here asking for 5$ to keep the forum servers going everyone is "Uhh, sorry. I can't help, wasted all on spaceships!" Edit: Even better, Schild checking his email, and instead of a paypal donation it's "Congratulations! Someone gifted you an Origin 350r!"
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 02:14:58 AM by calapine »
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Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic!
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Unless you, Lucas, Bloodworth, and Miasma somehow made up 95% of the last round of funding, I don't really think that will be a problem.
Edit: And having flipped back through this thread a bit, I feel like Chris Roberts must be paying Lucas for each link he posts here and Bloodworth for each screenshot.
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 02:16:26 AM by Velorath »
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calapine
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Unless you, Lucas, Bloodworth, and Miasma somehow made up 95% of the last round of funding, I don't really think that will be a problem.
True. But you must admit it would funny!
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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Edit: Even better, Schild checking his email, and instead of a paypal donation it's "Congratulations! Someone gifted you an Origin 350r!" I'll so do that, thanks for the input!
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Miasma
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This is all more insulting than Eve ever was, or ever could be.
I'll soo laugh if F13 members together end up spending thousands of dollars for space pixels and next time there is a founding drive here asking for 5$ to keep the forum servers going everyone is "Uhh, sorry. I can't help, wasted all on spaceships!" That already happened, with HEX. My new year's resolution is going to be to stop wasting so much money. Just because I'm fortunate enough to have a good deal of diposable income doesn't mean I should literally dispose of it. Edit: Removed a poorly written sentence comparing Star Citizen with HEX.
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 06:27:01 AM by Miasma »
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Falconeer
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What? Hex is not good? I would ask in the proper forum but for reasons too complicated for me to understand it has been closed. So, quick answer, is Hex actually disappointing?
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Miasma
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Woah woah woah, I never said that. I mean in comparing two things that aren't finished yet that I've spent money on. Very narrow field of study. I can't even really talk about HEX, not just because of NDA but because I'm not bothering to play it until it goes from alpha to beta.
Edit: You know what I'm just going to edit that out because it is open to misinterpretation. HEX is fine, I was just using it an example of something else a lot of us have paid for but isn't finished.
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 06:26:10 AM by Miasma »
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Falconeer
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Oh, NDA? Maybe that's why the forum has been closed. Thanks. /derail
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Ironwood
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Hey, remember the MechWarrior NDA ?
Good Times.
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Mrbloodworth
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Unless you, Lucas, Bloodworth, and Miasma somehow made up 95% of the last round of funding, I don't really think that will be a problem.
Nope, Still have only spent the one pledge long ago. However, I think you are missing quite a few people in that list of yours.
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Trippy
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Oh, NDA? Maybe that's why the forum has been closed. Thanks. /derail
There's no NDA. schild made it private because metagame. Unfortunately there's no metagame right now cause the card set isn't complete
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Paelos
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I always figured it was made private so we wouldn't make fun of them.
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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jakonovski
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100 developers? Even 30 million isn't going to last long with that.
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Paelos
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Maybe he's a student of the Curt Schilling school of Management?
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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Mrbloodworth
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Noooooooooo! I just read how the PVP system works and I don't like it at all. Quoting someone else to explain it: If Pete the Pirate is hanging out on a trade lane location, that's an instance. If Joe the Merchant comes along and there are no other instances going, my read on the information available is that the game will check Joe's PvP slider and assign a percentage that he runs afoul of Pete that decreases in scale with the extent to which Joe would prefer to fight against the AI.
I'm saying that's a bunch of crap. Inside of UEE space, sure, let Joe fall into an instance chock full of Centurion Merchant Protecting Good Guys. Outside of it, his only protection from having his lunch eaten should be good planning, hired guns or hot engines. "What a bunch of crap!" Indeed. Anyone want to take a Freelancer of my hands? It's brand new! I kid, I kid.Whom ever you are quoting, missed some really important parts of the system. Chris Roberts on Multiplayer, Single Player and InstancingOutside of it, his only protection from having his lunch eaten should be good planning, hired guns or hot engines. That's exactly how it is.
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« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 12:37:05 PM by Mrbloodworth »
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Stormwaltz
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Original/veteran backers - $225 Nice ship. But, uh... nope.
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Ginaz
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Is it just me or is like 90% of posts in this thread about prices, package tiers, funding or something else regarding money? Not a good sign IMO.
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Paelos
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Is it just me or is like 90% of posts in this thread about prices, package tiers, funding or something else regarding money? Not a good sign IMO.
It's not you. It's like watching a Ponzi scheme in real time.
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Venkman
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Is it just me or is like 90% of posts in this thread about prices, package tiers, funding or something else regarding money? Not a good sign IMO.
That's all there is to talk about. Discussions about what the game is need to wait until there's something people have actually played. And discussions about what the game could maybe someday possibly be lost interest over a dozen pages back. There's a few really interested people here who like posting game updates in general, which is fed well by Roberts' et al releasing info in a nice predictable sequence. Soon schild will be able to sell ad space just in this thread for the SEO value being built
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Falconeer
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Honestly, I am really surprised Schild hasn't locked this thread yet.
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Velorath
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Is it just me or is like 90% of posts in this thread about prices, package tiers, funding or something else regarding money? Not a good sign IMO.
That's all there is to talk about. Discussions about what the game is need to wait until there's something people have actually played. And discussions about what the game could maybe someday possibly be lost interest over a dozen pages back. People use this excuse in threads a lot, always missing the obvious solution of just not talking if there's nothing to talk about.
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Venkman
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Well yes. But then the only threads with multiple pages across this entire site would be the "is this game dead" 21-pager in GW2 (which of course tells you how dead the game is...), the related it-sucks WAR threads, and probably some secret corp-mgt threads in the Eve forum The size of this thread is a combination of what I said above and there being intense interest in someone taking space-sims serious. I read this thread a lot. I will not pay anything for virtual items I can't interact with, but understand why the level of hope for this game does drive others to. It's a sociological insight into an underserved market about a long dormant game type.
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Lucas
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Honestly, I am really surprised Schild hasn't locked this thread yet.
Hehe, me too Look, no problem. If the majority of you guys find this thread a nuisance or whatever, why don't we just lock it 'til the release of the dogfighting module? Yeah, it still won't be the "proper" game, but there will be quite a lot more to talk about. Or, just move it temporarily (I hope, at least :P) to the Den. Btw, I'm writing this without any anymosity (again, I'm serious), really. It's just that the pattern repeats itself on a almost daily basis: someone post a news item, some other post "there is no game/pay for internet spaceship/etc. and it goes on and on. Or, we'll just all agree to shut up and leave this thread to rot 'til the aforementioned module.
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Malakili
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I say keep it open, I always look forward to new posts in this thread, it's free entertainment.
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Stormwaltz
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Honestly, I am really surprised Schild hasn't locked this thread yet. Working off his Hex karma.
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