Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

Blew about $700 on this. I always got the "Arma2 in space" vibe out of it.

If you've got a solid group of friends that can coordinate with another group, many fun times can be had. It's really pretty, really cool, has its moments.

But like the Battlefield, Arma, DCS, MilSim type games, it wore thin on me. I guess I played too much Janes: Longbow II back in the late 90's early 00's to really have any of this buzz my ringer. If you're looking for in-depth RPG type story, intrigue, quests, RPG-like progression, caves with bosses, and all that, this doesn't have that and from what I gather it probably never will..

Again, not bad, game loops are actually kind of fun which surprised me, but other than that, kind of like DayZ Standalone? It just like died on me, lost all interest.

Star Citizen will forever be the poster child for Scope Creep

Elidroth said:

Star Citizen will forever be the poster child for Scope Creep

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I think it would have been Vanguard had Microsoft been in an Activision get-a-piece-of-the-multiverse type of mood way back then. The original Vision was to have RTS elements, ship combat, sea territory, archeage style housing, diplomacy raids and diplomacy cities. I remember diplomacy cities being the part people really rolled their eyes on-- making an entire new separate game within a game, with the same budget as the "main game". 5-6 other Coming Soon (tm) things I can't be bothered to remember that would probably cost a billion dollars to produce. A Vanguard with Star Citizen's budget would have been something, I don't know what though.

Star Citizen is anomalous. I still don't understand how it stays funded. Yeah, trust fund kids buying ships. That should only go so far.

Then I see posts like this in 2022 and it all makes sense

jayrebb said:

I think it would have been Vanguard had Microsoft been in an Activision get-a-piece-of-the-multiverse type of mood way back then. The original Vision was to have RTS elements, ship combat, sea territory, archeage style housing, diplomacy raids and diplomacy cities. I remember diplomacy cities being the part people really rolled their eyes on-- making an entire new separate game within a game, with the same budget as the "main game". 5-6 other Coming Soon (tm) things I can't be bothered to remember that would probably cost a billion dollars to produce. A Vanguard with Star Citizen's budget would have been something, I don't know what though.

Star Citizen is anomalous. I still don't understand how it stays funded. Yeah, trust fund kids buying ships. That should only go so far.

Then I see posts like this in 2022 and it all makes sense

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I worked with someone overseas who has dropped several thousand dollars into Star Citizen so far. Like maybe close to 10k..

I was thinking of throwing them 50$ when they did the first fund raiser. Right now glad I didn't though..

I have a package from the very first weeks way back in 2000 whatever. I remember seeing some email saying my account may have been compromised years later, and not caring very much.

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Then I see posts like this in 2022 and it all makes sense

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Wasn't all in one shot. Was back a few years ago and I think my entry pledge or whatever it's called (the one that gives you Squadron42, access and so on), came out to $125. Which from a "collector's edition" price point of something like The Witcher or something, back in those days I didn't think it was bad.

Also, friends and I were game jaded for over a year at that point and money spent in games was zero. Blowing $150, 200+ wasn't a big deal when none of us were playing any game or MMO at that time. Then I added more ships to my collection, $100 here, $200 there and came out to that much. Many of us blow twice as much on Warhammer and other hobbies monthly, weekly even. LOL

Not defending SC btw, I was usually pretty vocal on their chat thing and would always get shot down. I was always arguing with them about lack of content or any sort of gear progression or anything and kept constantly calling it Quake in space.

At one point I got into an argument with one of the mods there about some of the regulars claiming this was going to be bigger than WoW. There's just no way, even if SC is finished tomorrow, I don't know if this Mil-Sim 'In Space' genre has that kind of pull.

And they figured this out, because last I heard they're adding more content by granulating(?) the equipment, giving it rarity (beyond the A B C system), and implementing faction grinds to acquire said rare gear.

is this game out or something? saw clips from lirik, guess its buggy lol

If anyone ever plays, add me: ezaM.

All I do is sit in Arena Commander all day long, but own pretty much every ship in game if you want to fly whatever.

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Many of us blow twice as much on Warhammer and other hobbies monthly, weekly even. LOL

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The fact they've managed to convince you that a single unfinished game is an equivalent hobby to Warhammer is quite remarkable.

MazeEq said:

If anyone ever plays, add me: ezaM.

All I do is sit in Arena Commander all day long, but own pretty much every ship in game if you want to fly whatever.

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I can add you. I ussually do bunkers or rescue people with my flashing red space ambulance.

If only Pantheon could be in Alpha for 10 years. They would maybe get some support.

Always enjoy this guys videos. Especially since its academically backed up with factual data.