Star Citizen: $48,000 is only $334/month for 12 years

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marumaru: May 20, 2013

JugbandDude posted:

I agree the whole negative latency thing sounds like BS marketing, but we gotta admit that Google has certainly innovated more than CI so far.

ill be honest, CIG has done some pretty rad poo poo. the technology in SC already existed, but i don't really think it's been brought together in a single game the way it has in SC.

ooooooooooooooooooooooon the other hand... gameplay-wise SC sucks massive elephant cock. it's full of bugs. its entire business model revolves around locking [unfinished at best, non-existent at worst] content behind three digit pricetags.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 00:03

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 10:13

Aramoro: Jun 1, 2012

Bofast posted:

While it will no doubt be a bit of an economic shock and a rough time for quite a while, I'm not sure how exactly a no deal Brexit would directly cause people to die. From what, stress related heart attacks? That seems a bit alarmist.

We're going to run out of drugs, specifically things like insulin. We're already running short because of trade uncertainty and in the event of a no deal there would be no structure in place to allow imports.

With food bank usage already at a high we're heading into a recession, we're already in one officially, which would only be exasperated by a no deal. There are plenty of people who are eating every other day because that's all they can afford. Making that worse will cause serious damage to the health of the poorest in society.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 00:23

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

Inacio posted:

ill be honest, CIG has done some pretty rad poo poo. the technology in SC already existed, but i don't really think it's been brought together in a single game the way it has in SC.

Citation needed for this.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 00:27

Tokyo Sexwale: Jul 30, 2003

MarcusSA posted:

Citation needed for this.

Yeah if they have, I'm having a hard time remembering it amidst, for example, you become the ship and your avatar gets repositioned in the core of a gas giant, the body horror, the T-posing and ships jittering off wildly into space, fidelitous eggs, drink mixing, clipping through ramps, massive and featureless craters, elevators not working, argon gas levels, poop collecting, hair pipelines

after all this time we're not even getting procedural birds

# ? Oct 11, 2019 00:35

marumaru: May 20, 2013

MarcusSA posted:

Citation needed for this.

i mean, multi-planet ~galaxies~ or whatever down to planet scale down to fps scale eg being able to pick up poo poo in first person is pretty neat tech, it's just a shame that it's in a trash ~~game~~ "space sim" instead of a good game

# ? Oct 11, 2019 00:38

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

�except that it's not planetscale (everything is scaled down), that it's not galaxies (no matter how you misdefine it), and that other games have indeed done that. FPS is just a camera position, and that does not make it unique or radical in any way.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:05

Midnight Voyager: Jul 2, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Don't they have like a miniscule handful of planets that you can land on and they're much smaller than actual planets and in cases like the city planet, large portions of them are unable to be explored or even flown low over?

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:12

marumaru: May 20, 2013

Tippis posted:

�except that it's not planetscale (everything is scaled down),

wait that's a loving lie too? i actually thought that part was true and that you could land anywhere and the entire planet was there

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:16

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

Inacio posted:

wait that's a loving lie too? i actually thought that part was true and that you could land anywhere and the entire planet was there

Star Citizen: wait that's a loving lie too?

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:24

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Midnight Voyager posted:

Don't they have like a miniscule handful of planets that you can land on and they're much smaller than actual planets and in cases like the city planet, large portions of them are unable to be explored or even flown low over?

Yes.

The gameworld is just a jumble of half-made moons that aren't even meant to exist in the same solar system (there is no actual full solar system yet) and everything is scaled down to 1/10th so that travel times only come out to fractions of hours rather than fraction of days� because obviously it would be unrealistic to have faster travel times to go with the smaller planets and 1G-everywhere worlds and artificial gravity and space-Rome and 19th-century-racist-stereotype-aliens.

Fun fact: if you want the game the backers are dreaming of, you only need to look at the two games the backers hate the most � NMS and Elite Dangerous.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:27

Hav: Dec 11, 2009; Fun Shoe

Tippis posted:

Yes.

The gameworld is just a jumble of half-made moons that aren't even meant to exist in the same solar system (there is no actual full solar system yet) and everything is scaled down to 1/10th so that travel times only come out to fractions of hours rather than fraction of days� because obviously it would be unrealistic to have faster travel times to go with the smaller planets and 1G-everywhere worlds and artificial gravity and space-Rome and 19th-century-racist-stereotype-aliens.

Fun fact: if you want the game the backers are dreaming of, you only need to look at the two games the backers hate the most � NMS and Elite Dangerous.

1/6th. Their largest ~gas giant~ is smaller than Earth.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:32

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

hello

Chris Roberts is now worth over 30m USD, excluding any shares or valuations of CIG
this makes him the richest crowd funded CEO ever, and "the highest paid games CEO that hasn't released a product"
Sandi Roberts has invested in or opened her own production studio (couldn't get a biz name so ???)
it supposedly aims to "produce and distribute films in touch with modern events, including feminist, LGTBQ and gender issues"
Erin Roberts now worth upwards of 10m USD
massive payouts to Roberts family and top execs occurred simultaneously with "several large investments" in 2017, 2018 and June 2019
Chris recently re-upped contract with close partners and family members (???)
"abysmal" working conditions continue, but with no end in sight for the crunch
"These are their lives. They are going to spend the majority of their twenties working 60 and 70 hour weeks, just so executives can hit their bonuses. I cannot be more disgusted with how our crunch is handled."
turnover continues at a rapid pace: "We need developers loving like rabbits and producing happy, subservient baby developers to keep up with everyone getting the gently caress out."
special parties, bonuses or vacations given to certain employees (no reasons given): "It has caused a huge rift; there is an enormous amounts of backstabbing and bus-throwing to get that prize."
and well, this: "Shut the gently caress up, Jared. We are unprepared? We are unprofessional? How you've managed to hold on to your job has to be some sort of devil's bargain. The pained groans that come from realising we are scheduled to appear with you are matched only by torture and child birth. PLEASE get the gently caress out and find a job you can handle without trying to gently caress over everyone more competent than you."

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:32

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

�but to make Jupiter smaller than earth, you'd have to scale it down by a factor of 12. Czech mate, goonie!

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:34

skeletors_condom: Jul 21, 2017

TheAgent posted:

hello

Chris Roberts is now worth over 30m USD, excluding any shares or valuations of CIG

this makes him the richest crowd funded CEO ever, and "the highest paid games CEO that hasn't released a product"

Sandi Roberts has invested in or opened her own production studio (couldn't get a biz name so ???)

it supposedly aims to "produce and distribute films in touch with modern events, including feminist, LGTBQ and gender issues"

Erin Roberts now worth upwards of 10m USD

massive payouts to Roberts family and top execs occurred simultaneously with "several large investments" in 2017, 2018 and June 2019

Chris recently re-upped contract with close partners and family members (???)

"abysmal" working conditions continue, but with no end in sight for the crunch

"These are their lives. They are going to spend the majority of their twenties working 60 and 70 hour weeks, just so executives can hit their bonuses. I cannot be more disgusted with how our crunch is handled."

turnover continues at a rapid pace: "We need developers loving like rabbits and producing happy, subservient baby developers to keep up with everyone getting the gently caress out."

special parties, bonuses or vacations given to certain employees (no reasons given): "It has caused a huge rift; there is an enormous amounts of backstabbing and bus-throwing to get that prize."

and well, this: "Shut the gently caress up, Jared. We are unprepared? We are unprofessional? How you've managed to hold on to your job has to be some sort of devil's bargain. The pained groans that come from realising we are scheduled to appear with you are matched only by torture and child birth. PLEASE get the gently caress out and find a job you can handle without trying to gently caress over everyone more competent than you."

30M baby

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:39

Orange Carlisle: Jul 14, 2007

TheAgent posted:

Chris Roberts is now worth over 30m USD, excluding any shares or valuations of CIG

lol this fuckin' criminal

# ? Oct 11, 2019 01:43

Aqua Seafoam Shame: Aug 20, 2018; by astral

TheAgent posted:

"Shut the gently caress up, Jared. We are unprepared? We are unprofessional? How you've managed to hold on to your job has to be some sort of devil's bargain. The pained groans that come from realising we are scheduled to appear with you are matched only by torture and child birth. PLEASE get the gently caress out and find a job you can handle without trying to gently caress over everyone more competent than you."

New thread title.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:04

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

hello part 2 (from someone waaaaay different)

internal planet build of Earth has taken thousands of man hours but "worth it"
land claims first to debut in the Sol/Home/Domus system: "Stake your claim on Earth, the moon, Mars and beyond."
prices for land claims will increase "massively"
build fortified bunkers, farms, population towers, player usable banks/stores and planetary defenses
"It isn't ready, but it will be ready very quickly after we show it. This groundwork is half a decade in development."
player controlled orbiting rest stops, cafes (the gently caress), fueling stations and defense platforms all planned for sale
"Chris wanted something never seen before and that's an Earth that is completely open to exploration."
"As we strive for realism and fidelity, these parcels of land will eventually be worth much more than their cost."

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:06

Sarsapariller: Aug 14, 2015; Occasional vampire queen

TheAgent posted:

hello

and well, this: "Shut the gently caress up, Jared. We are unprepared? We are unprofessional? How you've managed to hold on to your job has to be some sort of devil's bargain. The pained groans that come from realising we are scheduled to appear with you are matched only by torture and child birth. PLEASE get the gently caress out and find a job you can handle without trying to gently caress over everyone more competent than you."

It's good to know that everyone inside CIG loathes Jared as much as I do

I find him far more repulsive than Ben ever was

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:08

colonelwest: Jun 30, 2018

TheAgent posted:

hello

Chris Roberts is now worth over 30m USD, excluding any shares or valuations of CIG

this makes him the richest crowd funded CEO ever, and "the highest paid games CEO that hasn't released a product"

Sandi Roberts has invested in or opened her own production studio (couldn't get a biz name so ???)

it supposedly aims to "produce and distribute films in touch with modern events, including feminist, LGTBQ and gender issues"

Erin Roberts now worth upwards of 10m USD

massive payouts to Roberts family and top execs occurred simultaneously with "several large investments" in 2017, 2018 and June 2019

Chris recently re-upped contract with close partners and family members (???)

"abysmal" working conditions continue, but with no end in sight for the crunch

"These are their lives. They are going to spend the majority of their twenties working 60 and 70 hour weeks, just so executives can hit their bonuses. I cannot be more disgusted with how our crunch is handled."

turnover continues at a rapid pace: "We need developers loving like rabbits and producing happy, subservient baby developers to keep up with everyone getting the gently caress out."

special parties, bonuses or vacations given to certain employees (no reasons given): "It has caused a huge rift; there is an enormous amounts of backstabbing and bus-throwing to get that prize."

and well, this: "Shut the gently caress up, Jared. We are unprepared? We are unprofessional? How you've managed to hold on to your job has to be some sort of devil's bargain. The pained groans that come from realising we are scheduled to appear with you are matched only by torture and child birth. PLEASE get the gently caress out and find a job you can handle without trying to gently caress over everyone more competent than you."

Beautiful.

That last bit about Lando is prefect. You can see it happen in real time in their own videos. A talentless and insecure little twerp of a man endlessly inflicting himself on his co-workers in order to massage his own ego.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:09

marumaru: May 20, 2013

oh man earth is going to be so bad, i can't wait

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:09

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Someone blew a fuse watching the MSFS2020 trailers, I take it.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:17

Pharohman777: Jan 14, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

I wonder how Sandi making films on feminist issues is gonna turn out due to her jealousy of any woman prettier than her.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:18

Sarsapariller: Aug 14, 2015; Occasional vampire queen

TheAgent posted:

hello part 2 (from someone waaaaay different)

internal planet build of Earth has taken thousands of man hours but "worth it"

land claims first to debut in the Sol/Home/Domus system: "Stake your claim on Earth, the moon, Mars and beyond."

prices for land claims will increase "massively"

build fortified bunkers, farms, population towers, player usable banks/stores and planetary defenses

"It isn't ready, but it will be ready very quickly after we show it. This groundwork is half a decade in development."

player controlled orbiting rest stops, cafes (the gently caress), fueling stations and defense platforms all planned for sale

"Chris wanted something never seen before and that's an Earth that is completely open to exploration."

"As we strive for realism and fidelity, these parcels of land will eventually be worth much more than their cost."

Lol they really did forget about the space game didn't they

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:19

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

bar side rumor mill is 100% accurate btw

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:23

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

ehhhh more like "the white wine rumor mill that switches to tequila for some reason and then chases that with a few beers because obviously this guy is a loving idiot addict and needs at least a 60 day stay in rehab"

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:26

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

also I can bundle that with my crippling pornography and sex addiction so it's a win win win win win

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:27

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

TheAgent posted:

ehhhh more like "the white wine rumor mill that switches to tequila for some reason and then chases that with a few beers because obviously this guy is a loving idiot addict and needs at least a 60 day stay in rehab"

Well it's like they say: Beer before liquor, never been sicker; Wine before tequila, you're livin' la vida

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:36

G0RF: Mar 19, 2015; Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet.

TheAgent posted:

hello

Chris Roberts is now worth over 30m USD, excluding any shares or valuations of CIG

this makes him the richest crowd funded CEO ever, and "the highest paid games CEO that hasn't released a product"

Does anyone deserve it more? No!

quote:

Sandi Roberts has invested in or opened her own production studio (couldn't get a biz name so ???)

Smart money says it�s something astrological. For realz.

quote:

it supposedly aims to "produce and distribute films in touch with modern events, including feminist, LGTBQ and gender issues"

She�s a feminist superhero. Who better?

quote:

Erin Roberts now worth upwards of 10m USD

massive payouts to Roberts family and top execs occurred simultaneously with "several large investments" in 2017, 2018 and June 2019

Chris recently re-upped contract with close partners and family members (???)

Well as long as it�s not nepotism runamok or anything...

quote:

"abysmal" working conditions continue, but with no end in sight for the crunch

"These are their lives. They are going to spend the majority of their twenties working 60 and 70 hour weeks, just so executives can hit their bonuses. I cannot be more disgusted with how our crunch is handled."

turnover continues at a rapid pace: "We need developers loving like rabbits and producing happy, subservient baby developers to keep up with everyone getting the gently caress out."

special parties, bonuses or vacations given to certain employees (no reasons given): "It has caused a huge rift; there is an enormous amounts of backstabbing and bus-throwing to get that prize."

Survival of the shittest.

quote:

and well, this: "Shut the gently caress up, Jared. We are unprepared? We are unprofessional? How you've managed to hold on to your job has to be some sort of devil's bargain. The pained groans that come from realising we are scheduled to appear with you are matched only by torture and child birth. PLEASE get the gently caress out and find a job you can handle without trying to gently caress over everyone more competent than you."

Heavy hangs the crown.

TheAgent posted:

hello part 2 (from someone waaaaay different)

internal planet build of Earth has taken thousands of man hours but "worth it"

land claims first to debut in the Sol/Home/Domus system: "Stake your claim on Earth, the moon, Mars and beyond."

prices for land claims will increase "massively"

build fortified bunkers, farms, population towers, player usable banks/stores and planetary defenses

"It isn't ready, but it will be ready very quickly after we show it. This groundwork is half a decade in development."

player controlled orbiting rest stops, cafes (the gently caress), fueling stations and defense platforms all planned for sale

"Chris wanted something never seen before and that's an Earth that is completely open to exploration."

"As we strive for realism and fidelity, these parcels of land will eventually be worth much more than their cost."

Well, then at least this finally might be relevant.

Pharohman777 posted:

I wonder how Sandi making films on feminist issues is gonna turn out due to her jealousy of any woman prettier than her.

G0RF fucked around with this message at 10:41 on Oct 11, 2019

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:36

skeletors_condom: Jul 21, 2017

G0RF posted:

Never seen this one before! Nice!

Strangli Productions presents: No hair, no crabs!

# ? Oct 11, 2019 02:49

Iceclaw: Nov 4, 2009; Fa la lanky down dilly, motherfuckers.

TheAgent posted:

ehhhh more like "the white wine rumor mill that switches to tequila for some reason and then chases that with a few beers because obviously this guy is a loving idiot addict and needs at least a 60 day stay in rehab"

stay safe commando :ohdear:

# ? Oct 11, 2019 03:07

Hav: Dec 11, 2009; Fun Shoe

Iceclaw posted:

stay safe commando

The liver regenerates, and we will all witness him ascend to valhalla, all shiny and chrome. And drunk, so very, very drunk.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 03:16

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

TheAgent posted:

hello part 2 (from someone waaaaay different)

internal planet build of Earth has taken thousands of man hours but "worth it"

I like this one.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:14

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

jesus christ I'm going to versecon. wtf. what the fuckin gently caress. I am in so much trouble from my gal. gently caress

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:27

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

XK posted:

I like this one.

There's no way the Earth planet has gone beyond the concept stage, with Chris obsessing over thousands of concept designs for futuristic buildings and being unable to commit to anything.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:43

Viscous Soda: Apr 24, 2004

TheAgent posted:

hello

Chris Roberts is now worth over 30m USD, excluding any shares or valuations of CIG

Huh... I thought for sure Crobberts would ride SC all the way down until the inevitable cratering, if he's actually shrewd enough to siphon money away for his own personal gain, I may have misestimated him slightly.

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:44

LazyMaybe: Aug 18, 2013; oouagh

TheAgent posted:

jesus christ I'm going to versecon. wtf. what the fuckin gently caress. I am in so much trouble from my gal. gently caress

y'know, some things are more important than star citizen mockery

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:44

Beet Wagon: Oct 19, 2015

TheAgent posted:

hello part 2 (from someone waaaaay different)

player controlled orbiting rest stops, cafes (the gently caress), fueling stations and defense platforms all planned for sale

If this is true I have a loving huge call from back before like... last Citizencon(???) to go find lol

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:55

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

IronicDongz posted:

y'know, some things are more important than star citizen mockery

I gots a lotta friends out there I haven't seen in years, it'll be a good time

# ? Oct 11, 2019 04:59

Beet Wagon: Oct 19, 2015

IronicDongz posted:

y'know, some things are more important than star citizen mockery

Lol imagine not being willing to sacrifice TheAgents health and sanity for more funny space game jokes

(I'm kidding stay safe tequila ghost)

# ? Oct 11, 2019 05:01

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 10:13

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

Beet Wagon posted:

Lol imagine not being willing to sacrifice TheAgents health and sanity for more funny space game jokes

(I'm kidding stay safe tequila ghost)

the rumors of my alcoholism have been greatly exaggerated

by myself

obviously

# ? Oct 11, 2019 05:06

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