Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

Valderen

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I just finished the tutorial that they put in on the PTU(Test Server).

It's pretty cool, first time seeing an NPC, who talks to you. Wandering around in that hangar, which I had never been in before. Then doing an actual take-off for the first time. All cool stuff.

The tutorial itself is pretty basic, covers most of the stuff you need to know. It's pretty well done with the NPC trainer flying with you, telling you what to do, and to follow him.

Still not a game, but fun stuff.
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Mist

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New patch notes have nothing about a REC buff. I thought they were supposed to fix that? I'm guessing these builds are from weeks behind.
 

Variise

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Variise has been pumping SC for a while, so associating with its success isn't undeserved.

RSI's marketing team stopped caring about schilling on social sites about 70 million dollars ago, haha.
How the hell am I pumping it? I correct people on the realities of the game and offer my opinion on where I see things going. That's about it.

Are we really starting this shit again?
 

Tuco

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Sorry I didn't mean it in a negative way. Your contribution to this thread is very good!
 

Variise

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Sorry I didn't mean it in a negative way. Your contribution to this thread is very good!
It's fine.

I'm sorry if I sound defensive. Lots of stress at work. I really should stay the hell away from all forums for the next few months. Work is turning into a fucking shitshow for a while.... meh.
 

Harkon

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It's fine.

I'm sorry if I sound defensive. Lots of stress at work. I really should stay the hell away from all forums for the next few months. Work is turning into a fucking shitshow for a while.... meh.
Quit and work somewhere else if its causing you that much stress, it's just a job.
 

Mist

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So they raised 1.5 mil from spacetrucks that don't exist yet.

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I keep thinking of this little graph, I think it was part of one of Chris Roberts presentations?
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If that is true, then their funding amount is almost equal to that 500 million game of which I forgot the name.
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Mist

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To be fair Star Citizen has promised 4-5 games crushed into one as well.
Yeah, they need at least 150 mil to get anywhere close to what they've promised so far. They might make it there, if Squadron 42 actually sells well as a standalone game.
 

Valderen

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The thing about Squadron 42 is that they won't make anything from the almost 900K pledgers who get Squadron 42 free with their pledge. So they'll only start bringing new cash after that, which I think they do very easily and since they have no publisher it's all money in their pockets.

They don't seem to be losing much steam either, almost 2 millions in a week with the hull series, and this after some buggy release with 1.1.1, and seemingly missing their target release with Star Marine. So it would seem people still have a lot of faith in them.
 

Tuco

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I keep thinking of this little graph, I think it was part of one of Chris Roberts presentations?
rrr_img_96457.jpg


If that is true, then their funding amount is almost equal to that 500 million game of which I forgot the name.
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So is SC planning on not having retail boxes or any promotions/ads/commercials? Are the owners of RSI (Chris Roberts and who else?) planning on not making a profit as a publisher?
 

Mist

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So is SC planning on not having retail boxes or any promotions/ads/commercials? Are the owners of RSI (Chris Roberts and who else?) planning on not making a profit as a publisher?
They already have plenty of marketing, but it's all done in-house. I'm sure CR's salary is considerable. I doubt they will have retail boxes, and I'm not sure about Steam either.