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If there is a class-action lawsuit that somehow ends in CIG having to pay restitution, how is that gonna pan out? Just automatic refunds or can one get mad paper out of this?
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Sushi in Yiddish posted:They're going to do planetary landings on barren planets by the holidays (with a mako type buggy) This alone will get me back into that game.
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spacetoaster posted:Does ED really suck? I was under the impression that it's still some kind of early beta release and that more content is coming? E:D doesn't suck, but it's not great. It's notoriously okay.
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OhDearGodNo posted:It's notoriously okay. Yeah that's the gist I've been hearing about it.
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Iron Tusk posted:The problem is that there's no proof you knew before hand. Good points. Fine. I will reveal the name at 4AM EST / 9AM GMT Because most of it is highly sensitive material that I simply cannot in good conscience put into the public domain. It can only go into a legal complaint and sealed by petitioning the court. Remember, my goal is not to hurt them or kill the project. I have written SIX blogs since July. I have done my bit. I have taken abuse from a bunch of assholic White Knights. So nobody can't say they weren't warned. In fact, I WANT them to keep buying poo poo. So when the crash comes - and it will - they get taught a valuable lesson.
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D_Smart posted:I don't need to ask them. We have enough people to file for class action; and that was the plan all along. This was never about me. Even though they keep trying to make it about me. You do know that as soon as the list of these people hits CIG, they're going to refund them and keep on slowboating towards a release in 3000AD right?
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Oct 7, 2015 04:14
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Derek. I sent an email to support@3000ad.com asking for a signed headshot. Can I please get that? It would be my treasure.
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Oct 7, 2015 04:15
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D_Smart posted:I don't need to ask them. We have enough people to file for class action; and that was the plan all along. This was never about me. Even though they keep trying to make it about me. Hi Derek, If you were to recommend a specific jpeg refund method, would you choose ebay, reddit grey market, playerauctions or direct cig refund?
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Oct 7, 2015 04:16
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D_Smart posted:As I understand it, they were talking about the first episode because most of what's needed have yet to be created. Chris has been loving around with cut scenes and playing movie director. All this, oblivious to the fact that there's no loving game to plug the cutscenes into. That makes sense given that, in the words of Erin, SQ42 will be a "final polished game" when released and the core gameplay is laughably immature. What will you do if 3 months from now CIG shows no signs of faltering? 6 months?
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Roflan posted:Who was wearing a cap with MONEY in gold on it... Maybe I'm oversensitive from spending too much time on political sites but that seemed worse than having him on as the token black guy. It was Chris's cap. A gift from his coke dealer who preseumaby has an infinite supply of LTI ships to sell on reddit.
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Oct 7, 2015 04:18
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peter gabriel posted:I also have a Samsung TV that operates well so I dunno what to think really peter gabriel posted:I have a Samsung fridge that is less than satisfactory though so that kind of takes the wind out of that argument Everything I've owned that has been made by Samsung has had crappy capacitors that needed replacing shortly after the manufacturer warranty ran out. 
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D_Smart posted:As I understand it, they were talking about the first episode because most of what's needed have yet to be created. Chris has been loving around with cut scenes and playing movie director. All this, oblivious to the fact that there's no loving game to plug the cutscenes into. People seem to forget that at first your package included the "SQ42 beta" which eventually was split into episodes, and that those with "beta" access would get the missions first. However that changed again a few months later, when CR stated that there was not going to be any mission beta since it would "spoil the surprise" So essentially getting the SC alpha was pointless when they just tacked on a $5 pass once the alpha ran out, but they completely removed the SQ42 beta by making it invalid.
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spacetoaster posted:Does ED really suck? I was under the impression that it's still some kind of early beta release and that more content is coming? It's slowly fleshing out. It's been out for a year and got flak for feeling like it was still a beta. It even went through the same round of refunds phase SC is currently in. The flight model is great, there's plenty of things to do, plenty of things to et irritated or mad about, and plenty of "metagaming" between rival player factions (there's virtually no support for this in game because Frontier has no idea how to make an mmo. Today they released the E:D version of this Arena Commander mode, lots of improvements and bug fixes, some new ships, and merged the PC and Xbox universes together. Neither group can actually play together but they can influence the same politics, etc.
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Sushi in Yiddish posted:It's a solid game, but most of the storytelling and world building you have to look for. It's a big ol' sandbox without any gigantic "you must go here" goals. It's a finished game, but they've added lots of new features in the updates. They're going to do planetary landings on barren planets by the holidays (with a mako type buggy) and multicrew after that. Beer4TheBeerGod posted:It's a full game but there isn't much to do. The core gameplay is fun but I suspect it will take a few years to get really engaging. Okay, I'm moving closer to the buy button... So they are going to continually add content over time for free (after you pay for it initially)? Is it an mmo type thing? Or a 60$ buy the game one time and then buy expansions thing?
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Oct 7, 2015 04:18
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D_Smart posted:Good points. Derek we are talking about games that actually exist now keep up
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spacetoaster posted:Does ED really suck? I was under the impression that it's still some kind of early beta release and that more content is coming? If you go in interested in a Space Flight & Combat sim with some additional bells and whistles (exploration, mining, light smuggling, piracy)-- you'll probably find it pretty impressive. (All the more If you're buying a VR headset this fall, as Elite is one of the most immersive VR titles available.) I can't emphasize enough-- it is the opposite of Star Citizen (or the one people are being promised, anyway.) It's an absolute masterpiece of simulated scale, a triumph of procedural generation tech, and often an incredibly beautiful game. At the same time, the core mechanic is "grinding for credits". Credits will buy you better tech, better ships, better weapons-- which in turn improve your chances when pursuing its many flavors of grinding. If you're on the fence, wait for Horizons later this year. Planetary landings, Multicrew, Looting / Crafting, and potentially some surprises offer the promise, if nothing else, of further variety in your grinding options. Lastly, Frontier knows their weakest area is gameplay depth and story. I think this will become increasingly a focus for them in successive updates. Sooner or later, they are going to unleash the Thargoids into the game-- a hostile, highly intelligent insectile race from earlier games-- and that has the potential to be pretty drat badass when it happens...
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D_Smart posted:Good points. You did the needful.
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spacetoaster posted:Or a 60$ buy the game one time and then buy expansions thing? It's this, but expansions are the same 50 bucks as the base game and include the base game so if you buy wait for the expansion in a month or three.
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Oct 7, 2015 04:21
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spacetoaster posted:Okay, I'm moving closer to the buy button... Every year they intend to release a new season that's the price of the full game. This year if you bought a previous copy the upgrade is $45, or for $200 you can get a lifetime pass. It's kind of lovely given that the actual "game" is so shallow and paying full price for an expansion pack feels wrong.
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Oct 7, 2015 04:23
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D_Smart posted:Good points. You should do the hash thing unless you think your source can get you any name changes in time.
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G0RF posted:Regard Ortwin AlphaShark and his legal / PR gambit against Escapist. Well worth the read. Especially the comments at the end regarding the community. Wonder if they'll listen.
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They also could have make witchspace (or whatever) more like the warp. Things like that add atmosphere. There were a lead things in ED that blew me away, like when you come into a system and you decelerate right in front of a star, and bank away reactively. Or dogfighting around a capital. But other than that, it was a lot of traveling, worrying about fuel, annoying interdictions, and so much emptiness.
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jaegerx posted:Derek. I sent an email to support@3000ad.com asking for a signed headshot. Can I please get that? It would be my treasure.
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Oct 7, 2015 04:25
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OhDearGodNo posted:People seem to forget that at first your package included the "SQ42 beta" which eventually was split into episodes, and that those with "beta" access would get the missions first. However that changed again a few months later, when CR stated that there was not going to be any mission beta since it would "spoil the surprise" Furthermore the FPS was slated to be released in a 'beta' state further eroding the utility of alpha access pass in addition to that of participating in some kind of alpha development process.  In many ways it appears that our role in this relationship was shifted to be one of a prop for the releases, echoing our satisfaction with each module as they rolled out in a polished and playable state. However that plan didn't appear come to fruition as the delays associated with each module in addition to the hilariously poor quality of the only module of any worth that we actually have access to essentially undercut that plan. Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Every year they intend to release a new season that's the price of the full game. This year if you bought a previous copy the upgrade is $45, or for $200 you can get a lifetime pass. It also feels wrong that my $75 ED package doesn't come with the expansion being pre-bundled for less if I simply bought the game now rather than jumping in when there were 16 systems to play with. That move really put me off of Frontier.
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Elite is a good game to chill but it requires a very specific type of mindset (or a good library of podcasts) to really get into it. It's basically Euro Spacetruck Simulator.
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Tippis posted:Everything I've owned that has been made by Samsung has had crappy capacitors that needed replacing shortly after the manufacturer warranty ran out. I've got a motherfuckin Samsung hob Holy poo poo, am I a Samsung fan boy?
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D_Smart posted:All this, oblivious to the fact that there's no loving game to plug the cutscenes into. This is the most insightful thing I have ever seen you post. Mind you, I don't read your blogs in depth but take it for what it's worth. Thanks for being Derek Smart.
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3 posted:Elite is a good game to chill but it requires a very specific type of mindset (or a good library of podcasts) to really get into it. It's basically Euro Spacetruck Simulator. It's really good of you just wanna zone out. Yeah there's not much, but St least it actually looks on track to deliver. Though the full price expansions are indeed bullshit.
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Dusty Lens posted:Furthermore the FPS was slated to be released in a 'beta' state further eroding the utility of alpha access pass in addition to that of participating in some kind of alpha development process. Every time I get a pang of empathy for CR or the not-a-cult I remember they did it to themselves. The delays, and eventual cancellation is all due the inability of anyone to say "no."
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:The "Arena Commander"-esque mode just patched into Elite Dangerous is better than it in every way I'm playing CQC right now, I don't know if I can really argue with your statement. It's amazing to play a game where the ships handle smoothly, there is no lag, and I don't crash every other match. 
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I get all elite expansions for "free" because I'm a dumb idiot who spends too much on space game kickstarters 
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OhDearGodNo posted:They also could have make witchspace (or whatever) more like the warp. I'm happy to see gigantic PLACES in the CQC areas, one of the bummers about the game right now is that there aren't a lot of gigantic things besides stations and space rocks to fly around. There need to be gigantic facilities like space docks, ancient wreckage mines, etc.
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Truga posted:I get all elite expansions for "free" because I'm a dumb idiot who spends too much on space game kickstarters A good investment imo
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Also, in true simulation spirit, first thing you do after you boot up elite and set up your keys is, start some recording software and record babby's first landing attempt. Post it here.
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Truga posted:This alone will get me back into that game. I dunno if this will sweeten the deal, but here's some video I took many months ago of Mitterand Hollow, orbiting the terraformed world of New Africa, in the Epsilon Indi system. https://youtu.be/kkI9-WppB2E?t=11m Ol' Mitt Hollow has a peculiarity of orbiting New Africa in about sixy loving seconds. New Africa must get some pretty spectacular tides. The point of this story? It's an airless body, meaning we SHOULD be able to land on it and drive around, as it careens around the world, sunrise and sunsets in scant seconds. Then shoot other dune buggies.  Edit: make the link skip ahead to the better part 11 minutes in! Literally Kermit fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Oct 7, 2015 |
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jaegerx posted:Derek. I sent an email to support@3000ad.com asking for a signed headshot. Can I please get that? It would be my treasure. Oh that was you? It was forwarded to me and I was a bit skeptical that someone was just trolling me. Will sort it out. No worries.
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Meanwhile in idiotsville posted:I just had a great idea for subscriber flair.
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redwalrus posted:Hi Derek, Nothing beats cold hard cash. Plus since I'm going to completely crash the Grey market by year end, you probably don't want to mess with that.
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Hey Derek what do you think about that idea of making a Derek Smart themed shitter? https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/288005/subscriber-flair Edit: I don;t like that idea I think it is disrespectful
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