Chris Roberts Back in your wallet - STAR CITIZEN

[Senses]

This game is basically scientology I think.

[tmp]

What's a fetapult, except a cheese flinging war machine?

It's a classic.

[Abagadro]

Damn you, a company is at steak!

[Paelos]

You need to press B every 10 seconds or you die.

The game these people deserve.

[tmp]

They can probably take it further if they really want to. Like, why do you get to breathe precious oxygen for free? In deep space that's a commodity you should be paying for, no less than 50c per tank.

[Falconeer]

At this point, for the sake of simulative realism I am seriously expecting the next module to be about pee and poop. And maybe farts. What if your soldier farts during a stealth operation? Need to code a system for that, and assign a key to hold it in.

[WayAbvPar]

They are desperately trying to make it look like they are doing something with all of the money they have stolen extorted raised without cutting into the "Buy Chris a private island somewhere with favorable tax laws and no extradition treaties" fund.

[Rasix]

You need to press B every 10 seconds or you die.

Complete the following QTE to jump the space shark. 

You cannot fail this QTE, for the shark has already been jumped.  New stretch goal: add multiple space sharks. Lasers on space sharks is an additional tier. 

[Azazel]

You need to press B every 10 seconds or you die.

The game these people deserve.

Didn't Borderlands already do that?

[tmp]

Well, most games have you regularly mash a button or you die, in fact 

[Tebonas]

This are the best 30 dollars I ever spent. Regardless if there will be a game in the end or not, the forum drama and the pure heights of ridiculousness the developers reach are worh every cent. 

[Lucas]

You thought you've seen it all with "Breathing Commander"?

No.

Not even close.

They once again outdid themselves with their new Design post, "Cargo Simulator & Coin Flipping Manager 20xx":

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14677-Design-Cargo-Interaction
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Like everything else, it potentially adds interesting layers to what are they now calling "first person universe" (cargo mass and volume influencing ship performance, know exactly what you're jettisoning, nice UI for cargo status, etc.), but right now, it just sounds batshit crazy  


Finally, yes, new ship line unveiled, the MISC Hull series, now in concept sale:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14661-A-Hull-For-Every-Job-The-MISC-Hull-Series

[Rendakor]

You need to press B every 10 seconds or you die.

The game these people deserve.

Didn't Borderlands already do that?

When did Borderlands make you push a button every 10 seconds?

[Pennilenko]

Finally, yes, new ship line unveiled, the MISC Hull series, now in concept sale:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14661-A-Hull-For-Every-Job-The-MISC-Hull-Series

Only $1250 for the top tier pack.

[tmp]

Only $1250 for the top tier pack.

For now. It's a limited time offer, act while the virtual virtual supplies last!

[Sir T]

is it virtually limited concept art?

[Setanta]

I really want to see how many people buy up the $1200 pack. I'll admit to buying in a long time ago to the sum of $160ish... but the numbers that people throw out there is mind-blowing in terms of cash spent.

[schild]

How much money do they have to make for a statement like "I hope Chris Roberts gets a disease where his dick falls off" to not sound inhumane and heartless?

[ezrast]

I think we're well past that point?

[HaemishM]

Long, long ago.

[Lucas]

Well, for now the reached the $80 Million mark 

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-goals

[satael]

I just watched Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and had the crazy thought that maybe Chris Roberts will turn out to be this generation's Ron Hubbard (all they really need is a religion status to make all that money tax-free). 

[angry.bob]

Somewhere on a tiny island in a subterranean lake a bitter, hateful Dr. Smerek Dart plots his vengeance and wonders why he wasn't able to pull this off. Also, he's probably mad at sunlight as well and is eating raw fish.

I wasn't going to touch this game, but when they add the Bureau of Titles and Registration system I'll have to bite. The chance, no, the requirement that I navigate a virtual title agency to get a starship license, then a small business licence, apply for tax exempt status, register my spaceship, register my company as an employer of less than 50 people that withholds payroll taxes, apply for hazardous material transportation licencing, find a good commercial bank and set up accounts with direct deposit, decide on employee benefit packages, etc, etc, etc. I wonder if they've even taken half of that stuff into account. I should go post those demands on their forum.

[Torinak]

Somewhere on a tiny island in a subterranean lake a bitter, hateful Dr. Smerek Dart plots his vengeance and wonders why he wasn't able to pull this off. Also, he's probably mad at sunlight as well and is eating raw fish.

I wasn't going to touch this game, but when they add the Bureau of Titles and Registration system I'll have to bite. The chance, no, the requirement that I navigate a virtual title agency to get a starship license, then a small business licence, apply for tax exempt status, register my spaceship, register my company as an employer of less than 50 people that withholds payroll taxes, apply for hazardous material transportation licencing, find a good commercial bank and set up accounts with direct deposit, decide on employee benefit packages, etc, etc, etc. I wonder if they've even taken half of that stuff into account. I should go post those demands on their forum.

And once that's all in place, it opens up the exciting new career path of Auditor! Review virtual paperwork for hours on end! Track down that missing form FU-10032-QQ/A that might slow down your opponent's business license! Passively-aggressively overlook their valid supporting materials, forcing them into the dreaded Appeals Process! It's hardcore player-vs-player action the likes of which hasn't been seen since the PK/Anti days of UO!

[ezrast]

Glory to Starstotzka!

[HaemishM]

They could probably just hire the guy who did Papers, Please to write the underlying paperwork logic.

[Paelos]

And once that's all in place, it opens up the exciting new career path of Auditor! Review virtual paperwork for hours on end! Track down that missing form FU-10032-QQ/A that might slow down your opponent's business license! Passively-aggressively overlook their valid supporting materials, forcing them into the dreaded Appeals Process! It's hardcore player-vs-player action the likes of which hasn't been seen since the PK/Anti days of UO!

Heh, somebody knows how audits work.

[Setanta]

And once that's all in place, it opens up the exciting new career path of Auditor!

Auditors will be day 1 DLC. For $1500 you get a free drone that buzzes around calling you out for the invoices and receipts you lost.

Lawyers will be in the first QoL expansion - no one will know why they are there but without them you will not be allowed to fly, but you will lose your spaceship anyway.

[Samprimary]

given the absolutely intense and madcap quantity of fan froth over this game, is there any reliable way that you could get roberts to read one thing by this point?

[Furiously]

given the absolutely intense and madcap quantity of fan froth over this game, is there any reliable way that you could get roberts to read one thing by this point?

I'm pretty sure he's reading his bank account balance every day while laughing.

[Falconeer]

You know who's gonna make this guy sad? Disney, in a few months, when they'll announce the Rogue One game, or whatver the new X Wing vs. Tie Fighter game will be called.

[Fabricated]

Somewhere on a tiny island in a subterranean lake a bitter, hateful Dr. Smerek Dart plots his vengeance and wonders why he wasn't able to pull this off. Also, he's probably mad at sunlight as well and is eating raw fish.

I wasn't going to touch this game, but when they add the Bureau of Titles and Registration system I'll have to bite. The chance, no, the requirement that I navigate a virtual title agency to get a starship license, then a small business licence, apply for tax exempt status, register my spaceship, register my company as an employer of less than 50 people that withholds payroll taxes, apply for hazardous material transportation licencing, find a good commercial bank and set up accounts with direct deposit, decide on employee benefit packages, etc, etc, etc. I wonder if they've even taken half of that stuff into account. I should go post those demands on their forum.

And once that's all in place, it opens up the exciting new career path of Auditor! Review virtual paperwork for hours on end! Track down that missing form FU-10032-QQ/A that might slow down your opponent's business license! Passively-aggressively overlook their valid supporting materials, forcing them into the dreaded Appeals Process! It's hardcore player-vs-player action the likes of which hasn't been seen since the PK/Anti days of UO!

I PK ur fax

[Draegan]

You know who's gonna make this guy sad? Disney, in a few months, when they'll announce the Rogue One game, or whatver the new X Wing vs. Tie Fighter game will be called.

Not really.

[Merusk]

Yeah, totally different market for one. Wildly different gameplay promises for two. The guys convinced they'll be living in a virtual space world that's a combination Flight Sim/ Econ Sim/ FPS game will not give that dream up for a 3d spaceship platformer in the spirit of Rogue Squadron.

[ajax34i]

I think he means just the difference in the number of 0's will make him cry.  80 million pfft.