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Cao Ni Ma posted:What gets me of the "Its alpha" excuse is that its done without anyone giving any critical thought about how long the alpha stage is going to last. It'll continue to be called alpha till every single gameplay element they've sold is actually in game to be tested. They just marketed a ship and gameplay element that will take years to implement, whose groundwork doesn't exist at all, years after they sold things like dedicated mining and salvaging ships that still dont have any ETA. There is no reason to believe that SC will be out of alpha till like 2020 assuming they dont run out of cash first (they will) It's in alpha, but it's also at 3.0. Totally normal.
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XK posted:If the 1,000 SC bucks per $1 holds true, 11.7 cents for delivering that box. So if I’m mathing correctly, if this is true, to buy a new Aurora at about $45, you’d have to do this run about 391 times. If each run takes about 45 minutes, it would take 293 and a quarter hours. To buy a new Aurora. I’m looking forward to this.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:07 |
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I'm confused, didn't Lord Roberts himself state 40 hours of gameplay could get you a Constellation?
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:21 |
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There's going to be a million infinite money glitches in their garbage spaghetti code either way so it doesn't matter. Kamakaziing in a pimped out javelin will be old news after the first week.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:26 |
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Colostomy Bag posted:I'm confused, didn't Lord Roberts himself state 40 hours of gameplay could get you a Constellation? He meant a week's pay at your day job
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:26 |
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big nipples big life posted:There's going to be a million infinite money glitches in their garbage spaghetti code either way so it doesn't matter. Kamakaziing in a pimped out javelin will be old news after the first week. That's the thing, isn't it? Either Star Citizen is pay to win or these guys are spending thousands of dollars on stuff you'll get as rewards for playing the game - it's lose-lose. Unless the game is terrible and nobody even wants to play it, in which case they also lose.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:28 |
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The time has come, Chris Roberts said, to speak of other things Of tanks - and moons - and landing rights Of biodomes and cringe And why the 'verse is making bank-- And whether jpegs have sales.
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Dewgy posted:It's in alpha, but it's also at 3.0. Totally normal. Pre-alpha work in progress according to the demo. Alpha is a long way off.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:29 |
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https://www.twitch.tv/videos/212968587?t=04h25m21s
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:30 |
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No Quid Pro Quo - Case dismissed?
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Gort posted:That's the thing, isn't it? Either Star Citizen is pay to win or these guys are spending thousands of dollars on stuff you'll get as rewards for playing the game - it's lose-lose. Unless the game is terrible and nobody even wants to play it, in which case they also lose. They're funding this to make BDSSE heaven a reality. Imagine the adoration they'll receive from the masses! They don't need spaceships and land to win - they'll win through social capital and reputation. This is gaming nirvana we're talking about, just getting in is enough to some - as long as Derek Smart. the goonies and the filthy refunders are kept out, of course.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:49 |
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Mr.Tophat posted:The time has come, Chris Roberts said, to speak of other things I like it, but changed the last line.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:51 |
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Well I gave it 30 minutes and nothing happened. Will uninstall and try again on my SSD. do you have a buttcoin though?
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 21:53 |
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kordansk posted:that idiot cymelion - keep it simple stupid is used by engineers, surgeons, and everyone else in the world that understands that overcomplicating things only makes poo poo worse. The same people that murder Einstien by reciting the first half of his quote 'Everything should be made as simple as possible' like they've never heard the second part that says 'but no simpler'
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https://i.imgur.com/VUNdsH4.gifv
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POLYGON: Star Citizen’s 3.0 update is finally here The latest update to the multiplayer game’s incomplete alpha build quote:Star Citizen, the ambitious collection of spacefaring games, has reached a major milestone. The latest update to the project’s online multiplayer game, the so-called “persistent universe,” represents the largest addition of new content in several years. It is now available to all backers. (Probably copy and pasted right from a Swofford email after the PayPal transfer cleared...) quote:The patch also includes many quality-of-life improvements, such as enhanced cockpit interaction for pilots, 20 new missions and AI for non-player characters such as shopkeepers. The full patch notes are available on the Star Citizen website. Way to bury the ledes. And get out of here with that leap frog bullcrap. The game with 3 moons in one star system of a planned 100 compared to the one with a simulated galaxy... The game with only combat and cargo mechanics compare to Elite’s full suite of space sim essentials... The game with 15FPS on monster rigs next to the one that delivers 100+ And VR in ultra on equivalent rigs... The game in pre-alpha after five years next to the one released and continuously expanding... The game with no real A.I. yet versus one that’s had it since pre-release... The game facing lawsuits from multiple corners and with no transparency to backers versus the one with quarterly financial disclosures to the public... The game pitching $50 to $100 protection racket land claims as yet not in game vs. one that sells cheap cosmetics for those inclined. Yet “Star Citizen leap frogs Elite because no loading screens.” Yeah, okay man. Whatever you say, ye paragon of games journalism. Ayn Marx posted:No Quid Pro Quo - Case dismissed? G0RF fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Dec 27, 2017 |
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OMG
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this is one hell of a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5YbKcLc370 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5YbKcLc370&t=462s ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5YbKcLc370&t=549s ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5YbKcLc370&t=616s ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5YbKcLc370&t=664s
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Drunk Theory posted:I like it, but changed the last line. For the better, my thanks
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:07 |
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Dark Off posted:this is one hell of a video. I made it to 3:30 before my brain screamed "MAKE THE STUPID STOP"
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:13 |
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G0RF posted:These are fair points and it became clear pretty quickly that pushing out something more retro-tastic than revolutionary became unacceptable to Chris pretty early. But I personally believe they started there and could’ve stayed there and nailed it. However I think Star Citizen was doomed from the initial choice of the CryTek engine, which has already been discussed. The big question is how long can CRoberts shenanigans continue. Earlier this year the project could have gone onward for a long time, with Croberts and team getting more pledges by making incremental developments to SC and putting out a third-party generated "what-if" movie every year of new concepts and features. But now with the lawsuit the SC/SQ42 projects longevity are certainly up in the air.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:15 |
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Isn't Montoya one of the old Eve Redditor leaders that didn't figure out the reason we kept drubbing them during Fountain was because we had multiple alt corps still allied to TEST from back when we tolerated them? Those guys were pretty dumb.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:17 |
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Xaerael posted:Isn't Montoya one of the old Eve Redditor leaders that didn't figure out the reason we kept drubbing them during Fountain was because we had multiple alt corps still allied to TEST from back when we tolerated them? I dunno if he's from there (though given the amount of EVE refugees that flooded Star Citizen RSI forums back in 2013, it seems quite likely. I mean poo poo, Captain Underpants came over from you guys lol), but he's been leading Star Citizen's version of redditor TEST ever since 2013 earliest I can recall. So yea, he's in for this lock, stock and barrel, especially if he really is doing poo poo like taxing his members right now over this piece of poo poo tech demo lol.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:23 |
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It's unbecoming for anybody with visibly graying hair to get that emotionally invested in a video game.
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:It's unbecoming for anybody with visibly graying hair to get that emotionally invested in a video game. Nah man, he wasn't grey when he first started
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:It's unbecoming for anybody with visibly graying hair to get that emotionally invested in a video game. Next sale: Just for Citizens hair and beard coloring products
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:35 |
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See, it's a joke about how everyone's going to die of old age before Chris finishes his lovely game.
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https://www.twitch.tv/videos/213011256?t=24m50s
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:It's unbecoming for anybody
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:38 |
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Probably a bug you say. Hm. I'm reminded as to the first usage of the word in computing. Here, an insect wasn't caught within the belly of the beast and caused a problem, the belly of the beast is a hive, and any code is mere happenstance to the torrent of locust swarming about Star Citizen
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:39 |
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Dark Off posted:this is one hell of a video.
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:39 |
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I am glad that person is going to lose their "investment".
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# ? Dec 27, 2017 22:39 |
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You know, if you have to point out to everyone how hard you owned someone... you probably didn't
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https://twitter.com/montoya_test/status/946085340032495621
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https://www.twitch.tv/videos/213011256?t=57m38s
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G0RF posted:When I picture the Squadron 42 of the original pitch, and the Squadron 42 spec’ed to the probable market size for a PC-exclusive indie space dogfighter in 2014, I picture a much leaner work that hits the nostalgia notes really hard but isn’t trying to best AAA standards across multiple game genres while also delivering the biggest moviegame in history. Whereas Star Citizen’s success seems defined by ship monetization, Squadron’s can and should’ve been in beautifully packaging up an old school nostalgia trip. It can’t possibly ever compete with Star Citizen as money printing machine, but could’ve been a good will cementer for the olds and gateway title / loss leader for that subset of younger gamers who want space pewpew for Pros. If done right, it could’ve won their hearts then turned them over to Star Citizen to win their spaceship dollahs. Hmmmm, maybe. Ace Combat is a decent example of mid-tier budget. I've never played those games. Alternately, something like Rebel Galaxy with a real budget, more narrative story, and a Wing Commander style. (Rebel Galaxy was one of my favorite games from the last few years, so I know that you can make fun games on a shoestring.) Something along those lines may be possible, but it wouldn't have looked anything like the pitch video. And that's the thing, it was never going to be a retro-tastic indie game. The original pitch was "you give us a couple million start-up money, we get the rest from Big Investors with the show of demand". I have to believe that was an honest line, that they did have potential interest from VC or people with a lot more money than Bootcha. quote:At this point, it’s hard not to wonder whether the real plan is to put in a good effortshow on the Squadron 42 appearances front even while its internally been consigned to the dust bin. This is of course and probably crap but the Coutts loan and Crytek lawsuit both put Squadron under unique outside duress, even while internal and external forces have long conspired to keep it constantly back-burnered. CIG testing of prospective demand via their latest mailing list signup is a suggestive tell and one wonders if, heading into year 6, they suddenly realized the marketing wisdom of a viability test for demand. I dunno, as always with the Crobbler there are two good explanations. There's the one where he knows he's screwed and just wants to string it out as long as possible. That CIG has become an elaborate, legal way to scam shitizens by taking money for things they know they can't deliver. They're putting on a show with Sq42 because that's the thing they can most easily produce more glitz fakery to sell more dreams. Star Citizen the online game has kinda run it's course, they've gotten close to the MVP escape hatch. And then there's the one where he thinks he's still a demigod producer of games and movies, and that he's not the one that's hosed everything up. In that version Crobbler has gotten frustrated by Star Citizen and is plowing himself into Sq42 because he wants some results dammit. But he is so terrible that he legit doesn't know the difference between a scripted demo and a real game. As always, the funniest thing is that these two possibilities are indistinguishable.
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Sarsapariller posted:Aw, that's too bad. Wonder why they rebranded it and threw it on facebook? This is from their backer update after their year of inactivity: quote:The issues we ran into with Novus
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Dark Off posted:this is one hell of a video. SARSAPARILLER DESTROYS AGEING SHILL WITH VIEWER COUNT IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS Is it really "Destroying" if you have to declare victory in the title of your video? I mean, their arguments still stand and their predictions for the next year will be verified, or not, in the fullness of time. How about destroying them by making some competing predictions and seeing who's closer to being right? I wonder what kind of expectations you had for Star Citizen at this time last year- because their expectation for SC in 2017 was "Most likely to flop."
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