Soldato
I'm happy for it to be a way of life really, as long as I can drop in and out and do some stuff; it will be even better if they do in game story arcs like Elite is trying to do right now, would add some direction to the game.
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For the all money they have raised the progression of this game is remarkably slow except for producing new ships to sell that is.
I have a horrible feeling this is going to be another dayZ...........
Well they are currently about 60% of the way through their projected development time, they are certainly behind, but I wouldn't call it DayZ.
Soldato
I mean we are at the stage where they've designed a ship with a modular design and literally scaled it up and added more engines and sold it at like four times the cost as a different version.
They should open a donate button, see how many people are willing to put their money where their mouth is when they say "I'm not buying a ship I'm pledging"!.
I'm sure loads will, I'm sure loads won't too!
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Very good article here about star citizen and the comments also make for some very interesting reading.
"Fans Have Dropped $77M on This Guy’s Buggy, Half-Built Game"
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/fans-dropped-77m-guys-buggy-half-built-game/
"Fans Have Dropped $77M on This Guy’s Buggy, Half-Built Game"
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/fans-dropped-77m-guys-buggy-half-built-game/
Clickbait article is interesting?
A buggy half-built game? It's not even released and is clearly in alpha (a modular alpha at that). We're getting access to parts of the game development cycle that are usually closed off. Anyway people will find fault where they want to. Like it's been stated multiple times, you can pledge as little or as much as you want to development.
The game has only been in development for 2 and a half years and Star Citizen is aiming to have a scope far larger than any other game previously gone. To put that into context GTA V was in development for 5 years and had a much larger budget with a far smaller scope than SC. Did anyone get access to GTA V just over 2 years into development?...nope.
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Soldato
What is the current level of progression?
Can you please share the details on the FPS Module, Multicrew Ships, Planetside Module, Persistent Universe, SQ42, Economy System and the other 100 things that's currently on going.
Or is it solely ship building the company is doing?
How long do you think AAA games take to develop from scratch?
Soldato
I don't even play it at the moment as Arena Commander doesn't interest me but some of the comments people make are bizarre. A game halfway through it's development cycle is buggy and half built. Ground breaking stuff!
Soldato
The Witcher 3 isn't even on the same scale. Odd comparison, also doesn't value for money depend on the individuals investment more than the collective.
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It's always the same comments about game progression/funding/scams... :|
Caporegime
You do get the impression he spends more time thinking up new ways to get people to throw money at him than he does finishing it.
The Pokemon complex indeed.
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Who is "he" and "him"?
There always will be detractors, such is the nature in this type of funding. What I find funny is the ignorance of expecting to pump out a AAA game in quick time just because they have a large sum of money. Games on this scale (like GTA V which is in fact smaller scale) usually have 5 year development cycles. SC is likely going to be closer to 6 but that's not unexpected.
People bemoan publishers like EA for rushing out games before they are ready but they are no better.
Caporegime
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Who do you think?
Chris Roberts, did you read the link?
Considering Chris Roberts is more of a figurehead than a developer how can he "Finish it"?
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Caporegime
I should have known better than to upset a cult.
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I have a Banu merchanman right now but i had to get the Hull C, Something about it that made me pull the trigger, Next on the list is Constellation Aquila.
