• Dark Arc@social.packetloss.gg
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    8 months ago

    I don’t get why people are always so negative when a game is publicly developed for such a long time. It doesn’t really matter so long as the launch product is good.

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      8 months ago

      In this case that seems to be the crux of the issue. Star Citizen players pay top dollar for mediocre ingame content.

      People who take money are expected to deliver equivalent goods.

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        8 months ago

        But it’s not been launched. It’s kind of like all the people that were bashing Skull & Bones or Rainbow Six Extraction before they even came out.

        Sure, now that they’re actually out you can say people were right but I also wonder how much of that is self fulfilling prophecy. If you literally kill the PR for a product/game, it’s really hard for any studio or company to come back from that.

        Nowhere has this studio said the game as it has been seen by players is “done” or the launch product.

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          8 months ago

          They took $669 Million USD and they’ve provided content and services for 11 years, people can and should expect returns befitting those numbers. Problem is, though, the team clearly hasn’t demonstrated the ability to make that sort of product.

  • nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    8 months ago

    Probably closer to a billion but christ this might be the biggest bomb in history potentially. I just hope it either bombs or is great because I get entertainment either way.

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      8 months ago

      “Bomb” as in “not selling” ? That ship has sailed a long time ago, hasn’t it ? They made hundreds of millions through that “crowdfunding” scheme of theirs already.

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        8 months ago

        It could be complete garbage and then people file a class action ever the ships not being in the game or something similar, lots of money has been invested in this game.

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    8 months ago

    Lots of SC hate in here and a lot of it deserved… but also its a prety good game Fyi but demanding on specs as its not very optimized.

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    8 months ago

    Its crazy that they burnt through almost a billion and theyre nickle and dime’n people for ship insurance/ single player. If I gave their crowdfund a penny (and waited 12 years), I’d be demanding a free game.