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Drunk Theory posted:So, $40 minimum for 1 point huh. And the rewards are an in-game Hello Kitty jpg for your spaceman for $40 and a $35 spaceship for $400. Can we all pause for a minute to reflect on how weird the Hello Kitty thing is? I mean, above and beyond the fact that they are ripping off the artwork of a company that basically exists to sell one single image and sue anyone who misuses it. This is a game with a population that is 99.9% male and, as far as I've ever seen, is mostly composed of the really creepy kind of redpill nonsense spouting douchebag that you see on a lot of on the internet these days. The point is, it's not really the prime demographic for Hello Kitty. Like, I doubt that a hot pink motorbike with a hello kitty logo is going to motivate a whole hell of a lot of people. Where's the blatant Mark Hamill tie in? How about some old Wing Commander product placement? Something relevant to the crowd you're trying to trick into selling your non-game?
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Triple post P.S. : The people saying they have to sell something, you are thinking of a sweepstakes, not a contest. It's perfectly legal to award prizes based on "Accomplishment" as long as you aren't doing a random giveaway. http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2015/04/no-purchase-necessary-giveaways/
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SelenicMartian posted:Chris is giving his best face   also that ben quote is real  https://web.archive.org/web/20160416160319/http://trelane.hamtwoslices.net/index.php?latest=21914 Dark Off fucked around with this message at 07:54 on Apr 21, 2017 |
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Sarsapariller posted:Can we all pause for a minute to reflect on how weird the Hello Kitty thing is? It has to be the brainchild of Sandi, the master marketeer. They could have made any number of cartoon characters that somehow made sense in the 'verse - even a character that was a mere wink at a sci-fi staple. Instead they designed a lawsuit-bait space cat.
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German whales rejoice, they now have their own, german Chris Roberts: http://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/chris-roberts/ist-nach-ueber-siebzig-jahren-endlich-deutscher-51374476.bild.html
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It also could have been Chris. He had a totally original idea for this space kitty one day and spent hours describing it to the artist until his creative vision came to life.
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Also, DisturbedJim being GMW could not be any more obvious so of course the brain trust on /r/DS either can't see it or just won't admit to it because then Derek would be right about something. Not only do Jim and GMW write in the same tones their posts are littered with the same hosed up punctuation. More often then not both insert a space between the last word of a sentence and a question mark. Both constantly fail to add a space between a period or comma and the next word. Jim is just too loving stupid to pull off an alt account. But it's just another hilarious case of the Derek Smart fanclub projecting. They accuse Derek of having alts and ghost writing anti-SC articles, while hiding behind alts and spouting anti-Derek poo poo. They accuse Derek of harassment and stalking, while documenting his every word and constantly rolling new twitter accounts so they can harass when the others are blocked. They accuse him of trying to hurt CIG financially out of spite at the same time they review bomb his games and try to get them pulled from online sales. I want this trainwreck to keep going because it's so crazy but holy poo poo is watching these fringe nut jobs meltdown going to be great once the dream factory plum gives out and there is no more doubt that Derek Smart was right.
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SirPenguin posted:i tried to maximize the amount of copyrights infringed upon so we can guarantee some legal action 
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It was not the lies, incompetence, corruption, or greed that brought down Croberts and his scam. No, in the end it was Hello Kitty.
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Sarsapariller posted:Can we all pause for a minute to reflect on how weird the Hello Kitty thing is? I mean, above and beyond the fact that they are ripping off the artwork of a company that basically exists to sell one single image and sue anyone who misuses it. This is a game with a population that is 99.9% male [...]. The point is, it's not really the prime demographic for Hello Kitty. matt2hews posted:It has to be the brainchild of Sandi, the master marketeer. They could have made any number of cartoon characters that somehow made sense in the 'verse - even a character that was a mere wink at a sci-fi staple. Instead they designed a lawsuit-bait space cat. CIG is composed of something close to 80% artists and Space Kitty looks like something I could do in under 2 hours of MS paint or 30 mins with Inkscape. I can't wait to see what straw breaks the camel's back at this point. Shutting down the forums and now amping up the MLM tactics? You've gotta hand it to the whale community, they really know how to take a beating.
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Virtual Captain posted:I can't wait to see what straw breaks the camel's back at this point. Shutting down the forums and now amping up the MLM tactics? You've gotta hand it to the whale community, they really know how to take a beating. A Whale posted:I got 2 recruits over the last 7 months from the referral code randomizer here in the sub, and got really sick of waiting. Somebody here a few weeks ago made a post about using Google AdWords to get recruits. I was offered $100 free AdWord credit from my web hosting provider, so I figured, what the hell, I'll try it on the next Free Fly weekend, I have no need of it otherwise. So I just made an ad that advertised the Free Fly 5K + SuperHornet and slapped it up. Got 33 prospects, 5 have turned into recruits, assuming they all came from the ad campaign. It's possible some may have come from the referral randomizer, but unlikely and impossible to tell. https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/66i0j2/this_is_how_ive_felt_about_referrals_since_the/?st=j1rhp9m4&sh=55374414 They are literally running paid ad campaigns for CIG. $100 of "Free" advertising netted him the in-hangar golf cart. What a bargain!
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Sarsapariller posted:Can we all pause for a minute to reflect on how weird the Hello Kitty thing is? I mean, above and beyond the fact that they are ripping off the artwork of a company that basically exists to sell one single image and sue anyone who misuses it. This is a game with a population that is 99.9% male and, as far as I've ever seen, is mostly composed of the really creepy kind of redpill nonsense spouting douchebag that you see on a lot of on the internet these days. The point is, it's not really the prime demographic for Hello Kitty. Like, I doubt that a hot pink motorbike with a hello kitty logo is going to motivate a whole hell of a lot of people. Where's the blatant Mark Hamill tie in? How about some old Wing Commander product placement? Something relevant to the crowd you're trying to trick into selling your non-game? Well, you see, Sandi likes hello kitty and it's her idea and she's the best at everything since she was a little girl. Any questions?
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I love how they KNEW they would leave a trace if they tried to photoshop away the bow. They KNEW they would be found out and called out. So they dropped a loving huge oval over the bow to make it go away and not be Hello Kitty.
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SirPenguin posted:i tried to maximize the amount of copyrights infringed upon so we can guarantee some legal action 
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grimcreaper posted:Where was the sale? I didnt see it posted on steam. Greenmangaming had it on sale this past weekend. I assume it'll go up on sale for the steam summer sale. I just check the coupons forum regularly. Also, someone who knows how to get in touch with Sanrio should let them know that their thing is being infringed upon. Anime being the downfall of star citizen is just too perfect.
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https://twitter.com/SandiGardiner/status/855208118413864961 Out of place artwork: ✔ Stretch image to fit: ✔ Glass is white background color: ✔ Cut from photoshop using magic wand: ✔✔✔
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 Top three are Star Citizen streamers/youtubers, and the top two were featured in the ATV video along with their codes. Fair contest hype!    Star Citizen: plebs need not apply      
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Quavers posted:
It blew my mind when they introduced the whole referral thing back at last citizencon(?), but jeez louise this is just Chris and Sandi whispering "gently caress you" in both of your ears if you are a backer.
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I am and I hope you are too! They are giving rewards for bringing in more buyers, that's a multi level marketing scheme, isn't it?
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"Hello Kitty" is two words of consonant-vowel-doubled consonant-vowel. "Sally" is also consonant-vowel-doubled consonant-vowel. Calling her "space kitten" is just weird, though. Maybe "Sally space kitty" was too far even for them. Engaging in Reddit theft for my taxxe: 
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It's Refund Rodney here to talk about the dangers of crowdfunding scams.
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trucutru posted:This was somehow the funniest thing to me A little behind in the thread but if you accept that 'reward' you give CIG the right to use your personal details, pics, account details however they see fit "without compensation" forever lol. The small print is funny.
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Kosumo posted:But she has no wedding ring on like she did the other week, what does this mean .... so confused. Sandi didn't take the pledge 
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Who the gently caress greenlighted that kitty. Theres no way thats different enough to not get them sued. Also it makes zero sense and is even more of a forced meme than Drumpf or Big Bennys noodles.
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This referral program is a hell of intensive. I always knew I was a backer at heart and it is the last thing I needed to discover it. So long SA forum and gently caress you gooniuses. Here I come along ManofManyAliases/Toast to invest for my future and for that of my children still stocked in my balls but daily claiming freedom in the air.
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