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Sarsapariller posted:Sure. Sarsapariller posted:Okay so I rented all the Anvil ships that I gave a poo poo about, flew back to Port O, and then cruised each one around. Here for your reading pleasure: Beer4TheBeerGod fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Nov 23, 2018 |
# ¿ Dec 2, 2016 13:27 |
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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 14:20 |
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I use the Logitech MMO one but I also have massive hands.
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# ¿ Dec 2, 2016 14:22 |
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TheAgent posted:I've probably spent $30k on games, pc hardware and console hardware in the last 25 years No wonder your GF is mad at you.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 00:53 |
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Solarin posted:Beer please post some of your greatest hits including the letter to Sandi which showed that you are a fundamentally bad person Sure. The most popular thread I ever wrote: Is CIG's "Credits for Cash" approach bad for the game economy? The thread that created a stretch goal: Spaceship Modularity Megathread. Unfortunately my original post was deleted, which is a shame because it was probably one of the best things I ever wrote. Me being a Bad Person to Sandi Gardiner, the Greatest Saleswoman In The World: http://imgur.com/a/BIlWu
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 01:21 |
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Solarin posted:
Oh, you mean this one? Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Hello Sandi,
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 02:02 |
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Cao Ni Ma posted:The modularity questions and answers are great because it shows just how far the deepend CIG was and in some cases how loving exploitive they are right now. Creating brand new hulls for minor changes in ships is incredibly stupid do to how time consuming it is. They can justify the changes in price because of it. Now they know how loving stupid that was so they are doing straight reskins, of course they still charge a premium because gently caress our player base is literally retarded. It's great because any real company would have locked down this kind of thing in design documents years ago, let alone a month before the initial release date.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 02:07 |
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nawledgelambo posted:I really, really hope that email you sent her haunts her to this day. I doubt it.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 02:20 |
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What good is a company that is so incredibly lovely at managing themselves that they can't even successfully predict what will happen in two weeks? I mean that seems indescribably incompetent.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 05:12 |
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Samizdata posted:We ever get you+me+bar in the same place and the same time, I would be happy to render proper sacrifices to our god together, no? Solid.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 17:25 |
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Beet Wagon posted:"Oh neat CIG has new weapon artwork out, I wonder what creative and practical designs they've come up with..." Look at all the empty space around the trigger guard. You have this weird notch above the grip itself, and then in front of the trigger you have another completely enclosed but empty space. Is the grip a safety? Is the trigger some kind of sensor that has no mechanical linkage to the rest of the gun? Why have that superfluous spar from the stock to the grip? The only reason people do that in real life is so that you can purchase the gun in places that ban pistol grips.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 18:54 |
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Saladin Rising posted:Dumb question, what does "whales" mean specifically? In free to play games the majority of funding comes from a minority of players who have spent a disproportionate amount of money. Those players are called whales, which also has its origins in the gambling business to indicate someone able (and willing) to lose huge sums of money. In DC those players typically spend well over a grand and achieve special status like a private forum and personal assistant. In other words whales are the people who will be suing CIG if this goes tits up.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 22:02 |
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Derek your site is down.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 23:42 |
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So the new Caterpillar looks interesting: I wonder if it will carry smaller ships.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 00:27 |
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The Titanic posted:So for all you guys and girls who bought this, even if you later refunded it... I bought one and later sold it for $300. I could get another with my store credit if I wanted. Oddly enough it does seem to be the closest we've seen to the actual design intent. It's big, fat, modular, and looks like it could be very flexible. When it first came out I had this dream of filling one with LTI snub fighters and having a horde of Goons just gently caress everything. Pity.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 04:39 |
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Pogue Ma Hoon posted:Those were the days. I so wanted Bomber Bros to be a thing. Bomber Bros is why I sold my Retaliator for $225 instead of the $450 I could have gotten two years ago. Then CIG revealed that the Retaliator was an under-gunned flying pig with no benefit over other ships for everything but a niche application and the floor fell out.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 05:54 |
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Chin posted:You purchased a $300 JPEG based on a gameplay scenario that existed only in your imagination? No, I used some of the store credit I had obtained by laundering $28,000 worth of starships for other people to obtain a $300 JPEG based on a gameplay scenario that only existed in my imagination. Turns out that I was right about the scenario, since they sell snub fighters for the Caterpillar.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 13:41 |
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Xaerael posted:Crobbler's hero I like your posting.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 14:09 |
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Looks like CIG will have to find a new reason to ban people soon: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/11/congress-passes-law-protecting-right-to-post-negative-online-reviews/
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 15:01 |
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Chin posted:I can't tell if this is a joke. It's not. They sold a package which consisted of a Caterpillar and two space motorcycles. It represented a significant shift since it was the first time they acknowledged the idea of a pocket carrier. Naturally they acknowledged it by selling something.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 17:12 |
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Beet Wagon posted:Somewhere in that comment chain one of those morons postulates that refunders would be too scared to sign back up with their original name, as though there's some overwhelming shame (or fear of being on one of their "kill on sight" lists haha) that would stop me or anyone else from playing a videogame with the name they use everywhere else. If anything, should the game come out I'm going to be blasting threadmemes into chat while I ram my stupid little shitbox into their $890.00 dream. People thought the same thing when I was banned, as if being purged from their overmoderated hug box would keep me from somehow playing the game.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 20:17 |
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aleksendr posted:The biggest challenge they will face is transitioning from the current funding model of massive macro transaction fueled by Hype/marketing trikery (sizzle reel, artificial scarcity, new cash rebate) to an "ongoing" operation. From what we gather this game has serious infrastructure needs, if only in patching bandwith and while the current whale are perfectly fine with spending a few bricks to fuel the dream, once they have something the can immerse themselve in game they will gradually stop spending. If you love cargo running, once you have a Hull E with your I spent a lot of time arguing with backers over this, and in the end the only way I could think of making it work was a secondary cosmetic only currency. It would be exchangeable in game so that lazy players could buy credits with cash, and since it's only for cosmetic items Pay2Win isn't an issue. Plus it's a good way to counter inflation.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 20:32 |
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nawledgelambo posted:I am still convinced the only way this company will be able to survive is by a subscription method. CR explicitly stated that he was opposed to mandatory subscriptions, and it's by far one of the most polarizing means of bringing in income available. When I looked into the topic I did a poll and found out that backers are either ambivalent about subscriptions or absolutely loathe them. If for some reason this topic interests you the relevant thread was here and the relevant poll is here. If CIG offered a voluntary subscription with minor benefits and a cosmetic currency that could also be exchanged for UEC in-game then I think they could survive, but they would need to deliver a functional game first.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 21:04 |
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Beet Wagon posted:I mean hell, Elite has been battling the PVP salt for how long now? Half the playerbase refuses to play in "online" mode for fear of getting griefed, and they don't even have the nifty feature of being able to run around and shoot guns at each other. There's a huge disconnect with the Citizens who all like to shout that goons demanded refunds because CIG wouldn't let them turn the game into an EVE-style greifing paradise, because even as it stands now Star Citizen is far more conducive to greifing than almost any other game out there, and in fact that's the only fun thing to do in the game. Elite is specifically engineering to be a Safe Space for carebear spergs. People avoid online mode because there's no reason whatsoever to actually engage in PvP aside from the idea of it being fun. There's no content behind a PvP wall, there's no benefit to player conflict, it's a mechanic that's completely isolated from the rest of the game. Star Citizen, meanwhile, supposedly is going to have areas where PvP is unavoidable because Roberts played Demon Souls once and thinks that other players make the best threat. The carebear spergs hang out in lawful space and have NPC patrols swoop in and save them while in lawless space folks have to get through PvP in order to access The Good Stuff. This has been something the spergs have bitched about from the beginning but CR has been remarkably consistent on the issue (and by consistent I mean he hasn't said poo poo about it for years). It's one of the things that appealed the most to me when I first got into this thing. Of course nobody knows what the gently caress to expect anymore, and if I had to guess I'd say that PvP mechanics will be hilariously exploitable and most of the content that encourages players to go into the lawless regions (like player controlled stations, exploration, etc) won't exist anyway.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 21:14 |
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Winter Stormer posted:Did he specifically mention Demon's Souls or something? Because otherwise this is a perfect description of EVE mechanics Yes he specifically mentioned Demon Souls. And yes, it's a perfect description of EVE mechanics. The difference is that EVE is bad and Star Citizen is good, so therefore they can't be the same.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 21:22 |
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MOD CHALLENGE RESULTS Three people were voluntold to perform in the Star Citizen Cookie Mod Challenge, and three more volunteered. Of the voluntolds two decided not to participate and are subsequently doomed to be probated. The third, Xarael, valiantly put up a fantastic entry and won the drat thing with cat drugs. Of the three volunteers two put up entries and Tijuana Bibliophile demonstrated he was more of an ideas guy who couldn't execute. TB I'm basically saying this is you. Entries Tijuana Bibliophile: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3748466&pagenumber=6579&perpage=40#post466842586 Spacetoaster: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3748466&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=6602#post466881818 Fatkraken: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3748466&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=6596#post466866029 Xarael: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3748466&pagenumber=6599&perpage=40#post466875469 So, the aftermath: Tijuana Bibliophile will be BANNED for his inability to make cookies. Xarael has the option to select another cookie maker (Spacetoaster, Fatkraken, or himself) to also be banned. Alternatively, because Beet and I are arbitrary and capricious, we agree that if Xarael wants he can choose to UNBAN Tijuana Bibliophile. These decisions will be implemented as soon as Xarael decides and we get around to it.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 21:57 |
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Booourns posted:Do you think that this challenge improved the thread and cut down on random off topic shitposting?
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 01:33 |
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Mr.PayDay posted:So do they pay salaries that are standard and usual in the industry? Or less? SC and CIG get their dicks sucked by the biggest german games magazines that the foundry positions should be getting spamloads of apply-mails? My understanding is that CIG pay is below industry standard, with the ability to work on the DREAM being the major motivator. Within the industry their reputation is supposedly terrible, a horrific combination of permanent crunch, idiotic management, low morale, and a general incompetence. Stuff like the David Jennison letter indicates a place where competency is ignored for cronyism, and I've had multiple sources verify that everything from The Escapist article is true.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 02:48 |
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TheLightPurges posted:BTW heres actual Star Marine footage. I swear its not a vid of my Knee hair Well that looks like a painfully generic implementation of gameplay mechanics that were tired a decade ago. So right on course for Star Citizen. I thought FPS was supposed to be a highly lethal tactical shooter?
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 02:54 |
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TheLightPurges posted:Also if anyone wants to laugh at how broken the Cattepillar is The superfluous walkways in the cargo section annoy me. They serve no purpose other than to look cool and provide another way to walk around. Maybe they serve as an alternate FPS path? But if so it seems like just going outside the ship would be equally logical. More importantly they take up space that could be used for larger items or pieces of cargo. Maybe they make more sense with other modules that have two levels? But yeah, it's hilariously broken. Are there any large ships that are actually polished and done?
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 02:59 |
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ripptide posted:That's it exactly. Just like the layout for the Starfarer, it makes very little practical sense if you were designing the ship for function, but works fairly well as an FPS level. Looks like all the larger ships are in for the flying FPS arena treatment. That's actually a good thing since it suggests they're thinking about gameplay. Which is why I assume it's something else.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 12:46 |
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Xaerael posted:No probs. I was never going to ban anyone if I won anyway. Let's call this the last post on the subject and move on.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 12:47 |
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Daztek posted:https://vid.me/1Fys My favorite part is that the most effective way to kill someone wearing advanced hard-plate armor is to hit them with the stock of your rifle. Plebian Armor Vulnerable to Butt Stroking Super Advanced Armor with Revolutionary Anti-Butt Stroke Technology
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 15:48 |
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Star Citizen taught me about fremdschämen, and for that I am eternally grateful.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 18:01 |
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Holy poo poo Er_Dova is Sandi.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 21:33 |
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ManofManyAliases posted:It currently cannot fit the P85x, which is also flyable in evocati. It's really made for dragonflies right now - hoping that will change. That's pretty garbage. Being able to carry around your other ships and flaunt it to your friends is basically the only reason to have multiple ships.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 23:19 |
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Crazy_BlackParrot posted:holy poo poo lol, CIG has an evocati evocati PTU secrect jeshush build?loving lol. It's like Inception. Or a giant pile of lies. Starception
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 23:21 |
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Also LOL at the idea of another level of Evocati in this open development quagmire.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2016 23:21 |
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CrazyLoon posted:Okay, I'm honestly getting loving sick of this word, so imma ask: Is evocati literally the name CIG gave to their creme-de-la-creme testers? This wasn't some label tacked on by evil goonies or such, this is literally what they came up with? This is the same company that thinks the best way to describe their community is "On the Spectrum".
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# ¿ Dec 6, 2016 23:30 |
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Beet Wagon posted:
Where is this from? I don't know what the Cutlass did to deserve all of this but I'm loving glad I sold mine.
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# ¿ Dec 7, 2016 04:03 |
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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 14:20 |
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Beet Wagon posted:Sandi's facebook, I believe. Huh. I just realized she hasn't blocked me from there yet. Plus she apparently has an 80% response rate. I should say hi.
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# ¿ Dec 7, 2016 05:55 |