Chris Roberts Back in your wallet - STAR CITIZEN

[MahrinSkel]

[my attorney advises me that I have nothing to say]

[Ironwood]

It's interesting not because I think those things will ever get added to the game (as much as anything that's likely to be released can be called a game), it's interesting because they are making a more-than-usual naked grab for cash with this ludicrously expensive ship that you can't apply previous pledges towards. Plus they are trying to justify it with a USP that indicates that the scope can be expanded infinitely and in ways that weren't even remotely close to what they've previously announced even by the crazy precedents we've already seen. It's like when you are getting pissed off at the car salesman and are about to walk away when he says 'Well, what about this one? It comes with a feature that makes your wife better in bed.'

So, uh, tell me more about this car.

[cironian]

So, uh, tell me more about this car.

It's going to be totally awesome, and to get you in the mood we have prepared a trailer of a woman being good in bed. You can leave your 50000$ with us right now and then you'll be one of the few to receive this limited edition car as soon as we have finished developing it.

[Ironwood]

Just PM the trailer.  kthx.

[Sky]

Just PM the trailer.  kthx.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvZEuViVkp0

[Mandella]

Not sure why the weird hate for using the word "interesting.' Same shit different day is interesting if one is watching (with interest) for when the bubble is going to burst.

Putting off the inevitable as a business model is fascinating.

[Samprimary]

I think it's exactly as interesting as sitting in on your aunt getting her friends together in her living room and then ambushing them with a MLM pitch and a speech from a recruiter. Like it's fascinating to watch, but for the most cynical reasons.

[Severian]

Not sure why the weird hate for using the word "interesting.' Same shit different day is interesting if one is watching (with interest) for when the bubble is going to burst.

Putting off the inevitable as a business model is fascinating.

I am also watching with interest as to how long RSI can pull this off. But there's nothing particularly new or interesting about this latest digital art sale / Reaffirmation of Faith, and it won't change anything about the dynamic of the cult. It's just another postponement of the increasingly hypothetical Day of Reckoning.

[Trippy]

Has anybody been keeping track of all the features that have been promised in these games and what state they are in?

[Samprimary]

Has anybody been keeping track of all the features that have been promised in these games and what state they are in?

something awful has at least a partial list, at last reckoning

[Samprimary]

Star Citizen Litany of Lies
Original Promise: "Single Player – Offline or Online(Drop in / Drop out co-op play)"
New Truth: Isolated co-op missions outside the campaign.

Original Promise: "Mod-able multiplayer (hosted by YOU)"
New Truth: "We will be live and in operation for some time before anybody even looks at private servers."

Original Promise: "We have backed Oculus Rift and will support it in Star Citizen / Squadron 42."
New Truth: "Sorry to say, do not hold your breath for this."

Original Promise: "Star Citizen will launch with 100 star systems."
New Truth: 5-10 star systems at launch.

[Sky]

Outside of the handful of developers making awesome games, RSI is my favorite dev. Rather than just churning out generic content, they're doing us the favor of not even fucking up the market by releasing stuff. I love it, drain off the suckers, PT Barnum would be proud. American capitalism at its best.

[ajax34i]

The stream of entertainment has tapered off lately, though.

[IainC]

The stream of entertainment has tapered off lately, though.

The stream seems to have ended but, in my experience there are usually a few extra squirts to come before you can shake out the last drops and zip everything up.

[Sky]

No matter how much you shake and dance, the last two drops of entertainment will always land in your pants.

[Der Helm]

No matter how much you shake and dance, the last two drops of entertainment will always land in your pants.

And that is where the cancer comes from.

[Samprimary]

have i got some dribble for you

[Samprimary]

https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/27/16554132/star-citizen-free-with-intel-ssd-exclusive-ship-raven

An in-game exclusive star citizen ship model and game will be packaged with the purchase of Intel's new SSD line

Intel plans to give away a key to the early alpha of the Star Citizen persistent universe with every one of its new Optane line of solid-state consumer hard drives. The offer also includes an exclusive in-game ship that won’t be available anywhere else.

[ezrast]

We were talking with some folks at Intel and it occurred to us that their new technology that no one has ever heard of is probably going to be necessary for the full enjoyment of our game that was supposed to be out years ago. It's really groundbreaking because nobody has ever thought to put a faster disk in a gaming machine before. We're very excited about the opportunity to make some other patsy handle the refunds while we deliver a stream of entertainment directly onto our customers' faces at an unprecedented rate.

[Megrim]

https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/27/16554132/star-citizen-free-with-intel-ssd-exclusive-ship-raven

An in-game exclusive star citizen ship model and game will be packaged with the purchase of Intel's new SSD line

Intel plans to give away a key to the early alpha of the Star Citizen persistent universe with every one of its new Optane line of solid-state consumer hard drives. The offer also includes an exclusive in-game ship that won’t be available anywhere else.

This whole thing has to be some kind of long-running experiment in social psychology.

[schild]

Dont need an experiment to prove people are dumb af. Just go outside and talk to literally anyone. Intelligence is a coin flip. Ability to critically think is a six on a dice.

[rk47]

Why stop there? Go buy a shirt and use the code to unlock an identical shirt in game.

[satael]

Star Citizen is having an Anniversary Special Week sale to celebrate 5 years of amazing sales pitches. Seems that at the time of this posting they've raised
$167,877,904 but that still isn't enough to get the game out of alpha (in 5 years). 

[lesion]

This remains my favourite thing in video game news forever.

(I still have my collector's edition Hellgate: London box inside another box labeled "SHAME")

[Gimfain]

They started selling land claims now
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/16278-UEE-Land-Claim-Licenses

[HaemishM]

Good Christ, they spent 40 minutes of video time talking about a feature they can't even show a working prototype for, all to sell $50 and $100 plots of non-existent virtual land you need to buy a colony ship to use?

MIND. BLOWN.

[Tale]

Holy shit. That is shameless.

But imagine the $$$ if Elite: Dangerous (which actually exists) sold off land parcels on the planets and moons of its 400 billion star systems at $50 to $100.

[schild]

God the comments on these posts

[patience]

 This can only succeed if the buyers are irrationally greedy?



$50 and i can resell it? That's a steal. I can get people to buy this at much higher prices in 3 years.


It's the only way this seems viable.

[Tale]

Might as well sell space too. Act now! A cubic portion of simulated emptiness that hasn't been made yet could be yours for $49.95.

[rk47]

sell everything.
players start naked.

[Ironwood]

What's wrong with these people ?  I mean, medically.  There's gotta be a name for it.  A proper scientific name for how fucking stupid you can be.

[Ginaz]

I think this has turned into a competition between Roberts and Garriott and who can sell the most ridiculous shit to their sycophantic fan base.  Roberts is clearly winning if you count money alone but Garriott still has him beat on shear WTF when he started selling his own blood.

[Ginaz]

What's wrong with these people ?  I mean, medically.  There's gotta be a name for it.  A proper scientific name for how fucking stupid you can be.

Addictive personalities?  Stockholm syndrome?

[Sir T]

You have already sunk thousands into the game, so another you might as well sink another thousand. Nigerian scammers, Ponzi Scammers, and other con men work the same way.