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bres0048
Oct 29, 2012

Ponzi time boiz

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3
Aug 26, 2006

The Magic Number


College Slice
i can't believe they went full ponzi

D1E
Nov 25, 2001


"Recruitment Ladder"

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
Referrals! I wouldn't bat an eye about it in any other game, but with Star Citizen...

G0RF
Mar 19, 2015

Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet.


The "REF-urral" program. This is the telltale sign of a company looking at a cash crunch. And likely a vindication of Derek's claims about their cash position.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

It's a loving cult with bonuses for bringing in new suckers.

im glad of it

Erata
May 11, 2009
Lipstick Apathy
Missionaries will raise their Thetan levels to appropriate quadrants and earn star citizenship to avoid 10 year probation.

BeefThief
Aug 8, 2007

LOL it is literally a pyramid scheme now

If your referrals buy the game you get points to climb the ladder hahahahaha

KakerMix
Apr 8, 2004

8.2 M.P.G.
:byetankie:
He can't pronounce referral

Jst0rm
Sep 16, 2012
Grimey Drawer
FEED US MOAR MONEIES REFERALS FOR GOLDS

Revelation 2-13
May 13, 2010

Pillbug
A referral program for a video game, I'm outraged!

Oscar Wilde Bunch
Jun 12, 2012

Grimey Drawer
Ref Rel

Ref Rel Ref Rel Ref Rel

RSI website is intermittently hosed but I think the Star Map is un-ironically kind of neat.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
im glad of idiots getting scammed

redwalrus
Jul 27, 2013

:stoke:

cravius posted:

It can always get worse

WastedJoker
Oct 29, 2011

Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shoulders... burning with the fires of Orc.
refrall code spamming :laffo:

Matlock Birthmark
Sep 24, 2005

I wanted this to happen!!
Soiled Meat
See you guys in the verse!

Hammerstein
May 6, 2005

YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING ABOUT RACING !
They made a Con for that ? And we got like 10 mins of gameplay and now they gotta fill the remaining time with poo poo like 3rd party gadgets and referral programs ?

I'm so happy I got out early, I made so many bad mmo decisions in the past, but this is not one of them.

Decrepus
May 21, 2008

In the end, his dominion did not touch a single poster.


Does anyone have a link to the Ben post about how they need more money for their hollywood artists? The thread is moving too fast for me to look back for it and I want to make fun of this game to a friend. tia

Alchenar
Apr 9, 2008

'Golden ships'


When you are stealing ideas from :pgi:...

dyzzy
Dec 22, 2009

argh
I'm the placeholder text in the pre-made video

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
See you guys in the 'verse.

40-Degree Day
Sep 24, 2012


Revelation 2-13 posted:

A referral program for a video game, I'm outraged!

for a game that doesn't even exist lmao

G0RF
Mar 19, 2015

Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet.

BeefThief posted:

LOL it is literally a pyramid scheme now

If your referrals buy the game you get points to climb the ladder hahahahaha
Don't joke. Their in game climbing is on par with the best in first person games' ladder animations.

Kazy
Oct 23, 2006

0x38: FLOPPY_INTERNAL_ERROR

You think if they're blowing a ton of money on hollywood actors they could get someone who could pronounce "referral" correctly.

Lugnut Seatcushion
May 4, 2013
Lipstick Apathy
Renamed that poo poo quick

ShredsYouSay
Sep 22, 2011

How's his widow holding up?
Not a vindicator, Derek Smart has failed us.

AvatarOfBolrog
Oct 6, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 2 years!

Agrajag posted:

LOL, this isn't even in the game but is some retard web app?
You just described 95% of Star Citizen; please be specific.

Justin Tyme
Feb 22, 2011


SABRE

DoctorStrangelove
Jun 7, 2012

IT WOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT MEIN FUHRER!

Beer you dumbass you gave them enough time to change the name.

Generation Internet
Jan 18, 2009

Where angels and generals fear to tread.
lol who said Sabre earlier in the thread? You win!

3
Aug 26, 2006

The Magic Number


College Slice
the "sabre"

Nellistos
Mar 2, 2013
Is the joystick compatible to ED?

Ravane
Oct 23, 2010

by LadyAmbien
er... so this referral program... People like dickwulf who have no friends are just going to buy 25 accounts for the golden ship at the end right?

e: lol vvv

trucutru
Jul 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy
^^^ oh, ffs!^^^

Right now, some dudes are making 25 alt-accounts and buying the base package to get that sweet, sweet gold ship.

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
Where is our Vindicator?

BluestreakBTHR
Oct 2, 2015

Fucking Star Citizen True Believers are passive-aggressive douchebags. Sorry if I have the ability to use my critical thinking skills. I didn't drink the Kool-Aid, motherfuckers.

That's me trying way too hard to fit in here. Please accept me, I need validation. I'm very depressed.
Grimey Drawer
Sabre? What happened to the Vindicator?

Synchronized
Jul 24, 2011
Tick Tock.
I am honestly, really and truly amazed that they'd release a referral program for literally nothing.

There is no game. There's nothing. THIS IS NOTHING.

Squiggly Beast
Apr 29, 2009

orksorksOrksORKS!
:orks: :orks101:
Gravy Boat 2k
Wait. Didn't someone joke about the ship being named Sabre...and CIG being able to quickly rename it to Falchion or something?

Rudager
Apr 29, 2008
"Guys, we have plenty of money to finish this game! That's why we have developed a literal MLM scheme to get you guys to push it even harder onto your friends so everyone can enjoy the jpgs!"

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ShredsYouSay
Sep 22, 2011

How's his widow holding up?
And now he know who the mole is. Also, why is "sabre" in inverted commas?

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