Literally the same as me.....I had a Hornet Ghost and a Tali...2.0 comes out and I realised that I like fast fighting craft and not piloting multicrew ships...melted the Tali, got a Sabre and waiting to CCU the Ghost for the Vanguard Warden over the Xmas sales.
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Literally the same as me.....I had a Hornet Ghost and a Tali...2.0 comes out and I realised that I like fast fighting craft and not piloting multicrew ships...melted the Tali, got a Sabre and waiting to CCU the Ghost for the Vanguard Warden over the Xmas sales.
Ive managed to not put in anything more since November 2013 but that might change when they release the smaller mining ship but thats a long way away as they said they want to get the current ship sets done.
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Ask support nicely and they might give you a refund depending on the situation, technically your not entitled to one in the terms of service but it happens sometimes.
Support is really busy at the moment though so don't expect them to get back to you anytime soon.
Huh? Most games have a 4-5 year development cycle (apart from the rehashed CODs, AC, FC) I really don't understand why people had unrealistic expectations that this would buck the trend given the scale of it.
I'd email support and ask for your money back (no guarantee tbh) and possibly in future do a tad more research before backing a product.
There isn't a growing voice.....just a small/loud minority of naysayers that like to swipe down anything or anybody with large ambition, that goes against the grain.
They cant compute in their tiny blinkered mind something that goes against the normal development of videogames, that is usually built up behind closed doors over multiple years (4-5 years for a standard AAA game) using publishers money and the consumer only sees the small snippets of pre-rendered marketing gumph.
SC has been in development for 3 years and the community is given snippets of that over the course of that 3 years and certain people can do nothing more than complain about the state of something that is, in any other development schedule, something they would never have access to.
So to answer your question, the actual product will come when its ready....MMO side probably in the next couple of years, with the fist part of the Single player aspect due to come in 2016.
Thanks for the perspective and comments. The final product will certaintly be intresting if/when/what/how it arrives.
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The discounted starter packs are unlikely to come back before Squadron 42 is removed to be sold individually in the new year.
You can still buy the standard priced starter packs that include Squadron 42 until then though
Probably be next year, worth waiting to see though. If you are wanting one and they don't appear in this years christmas "sale" let me know and I'll see if I can sort something out.
I got a refund earlier this year, before the **** hit the fan! Not because I doubt the project, but I realised I had spent about 400 quid, which is nuts!
Now I just have one of the cheap starter packages with an Aurora they were selling a few weeks ago, and TBH I will be happier starting from the bottom and working my way up
Now I just have one of the cheap starter packages with an Aurora they were selling a few weeks ago, and TBH I will be happier starting from the bottom and working my way up
Thats the best way and the way i'm doing it, start out with a reasonable ~£30 ship and then just spend the few quid to upgrade to a better ship step by step gradually.
That way its a small outlay at a time and you get to use all the ships on the way to something pretty good.
Issues with Aurora EVA.
In space, As soon as i get out of the chair i start to float around inside the ship, no mavity, the jet pack is also not working so can't manoeuvre out the door, instead i have to try to get bounced out, once outside its very difficult to get back in, if i press F i get bounce off the ship and fly out into space, if i try to fly in through the door i get bounced out into space.
The Rag-doll effect is far too aggressive, as soon as i have the lightest touch on anything it acts like a slingshot.
In space, As soon as i get out of the chair i start to float around inside the ship, no mavity, the jet pack is also not working so can't manoeuvre out the door, instead i have to try to get bounced out, once outside its very difficult to get back in, if i press F i get bounce off the ship and fly out into space, if i try to fly in through the door i get bounced out into space.
The Rag-doll effect is far too aggressive, as soon as i have the lightest touch on anything it acts like a slingshot.
re: CS backlog
I sent them an email on Nov 5th, because i'd subscribed the previous month (in time for CitCon) and didnt realise it'd be a rolling sub, so asked them if they could just refund it and deactivate the access it gives etc.
I'd had 4 emails from Nov 5th to Dec 20th, all saying along the lines of "we're busy, we'll get to your ticket ASAP" etc. Then 4 emails since dealing with the issue and the refund being given a couple hours ago (they even refunded the previous month, which i hadn't asked for, as i'd only subscribed under the belief that we'd get priority seating, and they only announced that wouldnt be done/needed the day the tickets became printable, and it was the only reason i'd subscribed). Got it back as credit, which was perfectly fine.
So its been almost 7 weeks. Throwing in the holidays, it could be a long wait, and may well be denied.
Its not in CIG's or backers interest for a refund to be given, but your best shot will be if you're polite and dont act entitled. I suspect if you explain that you feel like perhaps you've got too invested and drawn in by the excitement of concept sale or whatever applies to your situation, and you'd still like to support the project but at a more sensible level, then i think they'll be understanding.
Telling them 'your rights' and adding things like 'feature creep' and 'wont get finished till 2020' etc will only get them annoyed at hearing these claims and respond by reminding you of the terms you agreed to etc.
I know ive spent far more than i should, and if i was sensible i'd do the same, but im not and always finding ways to convince myself to extend it a little further. I see it a bit like a hobby, plenty of people waste money on things they enjoy, and while id get the same amount of joy for $0-$40 (i enjoy the progress/access far more than i play the game) its been worth it. I actually think i'll miss a lot of it when its 'done'. The new concept ships, new features being shown off etc. When we get say 6-9mo before release its going to be largely fixing & balancing, and less about content and new stuff. It slows down again.
I sent them an email on Nov 5th, because i'd subscribed the previous month (in time for CitCon) and didnt realise it'd be a rolling sub, so asked them if they could just refund it and deactivate the access it gives etc.
I'd had 4 emails from Nov 5th to Dec 20th, all saying along the lines of "we're busy, we'll get to your ticket ASAP" etc. Then 4 emails since dealing with the issue and the refund being given a couple hours ago (they even refunded the previous month, which i hadn't asked for, as i'd only subscribed under the belief that we'd get priority seating, and they only announced that wouldnt be done/needed the day the tickets became printable, and it was the only reason i'd subscribed). Got it back as credit, which was perfectly fine.
So its been almost 7 weeks. Throwing in the holidays, it could be a long wait, and may well be denied.
Its not in CIG's or backers interest for a refund to be given, but your best shot will be if you're polite and dont act entitled. I suspect if you explain that you feel like perhaps you've got too invested and drawn in by the excitement of concept sale or whatever applies to your situation, and you'd still like to support the project but at a more sensible level, then i think they'll be understanding.
Telling them 'your rights' and adding things like 'feature creep' and 'wont get finished till 2020' etc will only get them annoyed at hearing these claims and respond by reminding you of the terms you agreed to etc.
I know ive spent far more than i should, and if i was sensible i'd do the same, but im not and always finding ways to convince myself to extend it a little further. I see it a bit like a hobby, plenty of people waste money on things they enjoy, and while id get the same amount of joy for $0-$40 (i enjoy the progress/access far more than i play the game) its been worth it. I actually think i'll miss a lot of it when its 'done'. The new concept ships, new features being shown off etc. When we get say 6-9mo before release its going to be largely fixing & balancing, and less about content and new stuff. It slows down again.