Chris Roberts Back in your wallet - STAR CITIZEN

[Lucas]

In theory, players will have the possibility to mod the game (private servers, of course, and maybe the single-player?):

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-goals

$4M goal (back in Nov 2012) - "Professional mod tools will be provided free to all players."

[Samprimary]

If the customization tools are robust enough, there will be a good handful of really good servers. If history is any indication, some will be designed around handling < critical commonly complained about flaw of vanilla game's combat >

[Lucas]

The Organizations (Guilds) section on the official website will launch soon:

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13418-All-About-Organizations

Sounds pretty slick and detailed. Hopefully it won't turn out like the Guild sub-section on the pre-launch SWTOR website (useless, in the end).

[Miasma]

Hah wait nevermind.

[Falconeer]

What? No, put that post back Miasma.

[Paelos]

I'm now even madder that he changed his original post which was good!

[Pezzle]

I concur. 

[Miasma]

It was a bad post made under the influence in a thread I'm trying to avoid.  I will stick with the buying a package for schild for him to give away to someone to mock the game if the dogfighting module isn't a failure.

Edit: I mean it actually woke me up an hour after I went to sleep with the thought "Oh God I didn't post in the star citizen thread did I?".  Then I blew it away without thinking.  Then it woke me up again this morning with the throught "Oh God I didn't both post and then blow away the post in the star citizen thead did I?".

[Falconeer]

It's refreshing to read someone "on board" starting to post some concerns though. That's why it is not cool that you removed it. Not because we want for the drama to finally begin to unravel (after all, I am a backer of this thing myself), but because there's a need for some objectivity from within the fanbase, instead of just the skirmishing between the skeptics and the believers factions.

[Lantyssa]

Well yes, but there's nothing significant released to talk about, so I'm not bothering to post from the cautiously hopeful camp.  Fanboys and complete detractors are all that are left.

[Paelos]

His post was basically saying, "Hey Lucas, let's not bump this thing unless we know the dogfighting thing is panning out, because you know, there are concerns about it and we don't want to attract the bears."

[Miasma]

His post was basically saying, "Hey Lucas, let's not bump this thing unless we know the dogfighting thing is panning out, because you know, there are concerns about it and we don't want to attract the bears."

That's completely inaccurate, I had a farside cartoon in there as well!

Also I'm not a fanboy, my consistent opinion has been "I hope this is slightly better than EvE and EvE sucks so how hard could it be?".  My last two posts were "here mock this" and "if they don't get a working dogfighting module the game is doomed".

I don't think even Bloodworth could be considered a fanboy, he mostly just reposted official news (which I appreciate because I'm not going to the star citizen website every damn day).

If you want horrible, horrible fanboys then, as always, consult the official forums.

[Falconeer]

Also I'm not a fanboy

That's why, even though you are a backer, your post about caution was particularly meaningful.

[Lucas]

.........

...Looks like I missed all the fun 

[Lantyssa]

I don't think even Bloodworth could be considered a fanboy, he mostly just reposted official news (which I appreciate because I'm not going to the star citizen website every damn day).

You don't know Bloodworth then.

[Samprimary]

I think I'm gonna petition chris roberts personally to put in a planet called Cobrastan.

[Stormwaltz]

I think I'm gonna petition chris roberts personally to put in a planet called Cobrastan.

Sorry, you didn't reach the stretch goal. It's now called Cobra-La.

[satael]

The New Ships Available for Star Citizen 

[Falconeer]

Don't consider these ships DLC for a game that is not yet been released, consider them investments in your future of gaming enjoyment.

 

Too bad that the lack of ships beyond the 100$ mark gives away it's not an official sale.

[Paelos]

Hey, idiot. Want to spend your money on this garbage? We don't even know what it is. Some pop cans attached to a pile of goblin models from a cancelled reboot of Lands of Lore. Maybe? We were going to try to sell you all these different animals you could ride like horses and pigs in Lands of Lore and then we just said "screw it" because we could sell you anything as a spaceship, including horses and pigs. Why bother with another reboot Kickstarter? So join the, uh, whatever, is this a space game still? Whatever it is, get your Sodawolf Mark 2 thing. It has torpedoes. You can fly it inside a bigger ship and put cargo in the goblin. Give it a shot, dummy.

Buy ten of them with the money you were saving for your kids' college fund. These things are sure to go up in value. It'll all be a sound investment. The guy responsible for the Wing Commander movie is making this game. What could go wrong?

I love that link.

[rk47]

The New Ships Available for Star Citizen 

[Samprimary]

A lot of those limited edition ships did indeed turn out to be an excellent value. You could have doubled, tripled, quintrupled your initial investment.

Of course, much like with bitcoin, hindsight does not make something a wise investment.

[Lucas]

DOOOOM AND DESPAIR!!!

Dogfighting module delayed a couple months (long post, quoted in the spoiler). Preview of the module during a 2-hour livestream on December 20th, which will also include other stuff about Squadron 42 and the Hangar Module :

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13432-Letter-From-The-Chairman-On-Dogfighting

[jakonovski]

Well, here we go. The excuse phase.

"We have so much money we can't develop a game while we decide what to do with all that money."

[Malakili]

I read it more as "The dogfighting module was just going to be a cheap gimmick to raise more money, but you already gave us all that money, so now we're just going to work on our backend for a while"

[jakonovski]

Might be, but wasn't the modular system supposed to be the cornerstone of their game building philosophy?

edit: my forecast is that if the dogfight video isn't substantial and full of actual content, this game will never even reach playable stage. They're going to spend all the money deciding what to do with the money. And a few sports cars.

[rk47]

Well, here we go. The excuse phase.

"We have so much money we can't develop a game while we decide what to do with all that money."

You never had that kind of money, so don't judge.

[Sir T]

This may be the beginning of the age of popcorn.

[DraconianOne]

Wow.

[Paelos]

Are we really surprised?

[Samprimary]

Bored waiting for the dogfighting module? Buy another ship for $250 you farting fuckshit. CHRIS ROBERTS™ i cannot wait for the dogfighting module

[Paelos]

Millions of dollars just means more broken promises.

[Lantyssa]

You guys are so cynical.

[Shannow]

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[WayAbvPar]

DOOOOM AND DESPAIR!!!

Dogfighting module delayed a couple months (long post, quoted in the spoiler). Preview of the module during a 2-hour livestream on December 20th, which will also include other stuff about Squadron 42 and the Hangar Module :

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13432-Letter-From-The-Chairman-On-Dogfighting

Stop, the room is spinning. Let me gather my wits and read this again. A delay?