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Furia
Jul 26, 2015

Grimey Drawer

D1E posted:

STAR CITIZEN: Visa will Fast-track your Charge-back!

Star Citizen - Ben will never loving learn

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Goobs
Jan 30, 2016

Doxcat is watching you PU.
this is me. do not engage.

orcinus
Feb 25, 2016

Fun Shoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb-yB4OxGBA

quote:

Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes
Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die tryin
Throw me a line, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan

Colostomy Bag
Jan 11, 2016

:lesnick: C-Bangin' it :lesnick:


My god get this man an account.

I like how he has an exit strategy (which really should be today) but he still is giving them a little benefit of the doubt.

Time flies. About done with Q1. In three months a 1 seater scout and another janky hanger queen cranked out. The rate of progress is astounding.

A Neurotic Jew
Feb 17, 2012

by exmarx
So. Three high-profile leavers. One of them almost assuredly Sean Tracey. Any guesses on the others?

I'm going with Brian Chambers for one of the other slots.

peter gabriel
Nov 8, 2011

Hello Commandos
A game I have been asked to do the score for has been greenlit so it's all systems go, I guess I now do know about game development :smug:

Google Butt
Oct 4, 2005

Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption...

that an alien race would be psychologically human.

Hey that Erillion guy from the mmo forums, add SA user "EONWE" on steam and he will buy you an account. Please post here.


Have fun

Lladre
Jun 28, 2011


Soiled Meat
ED was complete garbage until I bought a cheap flight stick for it, then it became a lot of fun.

D1E
Nov 25, 2001


Regarding my previous allegation that Chris Roberts uses backer funds to pay for high-dollar escorts, I present the following proof:

1) He can't use his own personal funds or Sandi would find out
2) He's married to Sandi
3) Look at him

Can any females in this thread back me up on this one? Is there any chance a mushmouth thumbface chub like Chris Roberts gets any sex without paying for it?

CIG minion: please report back on how Chris reacts to this SA forums update - thanks!

peter gabriel
Nov 8, 2011

Hello Commandos
I am buying Bandicam as we speak, is this for the best?

AP
Jul 12, 2004

One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them
Grimey Drawer
They need a new trailer for SQ42, the current one says 2016.

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

Furia posted:

Wait a minute, this fuckface produced Lord of War?

Someone tell me he was useless throughout the production and is riding on someones coattails, please.

I took a first date to a movie, and we couldn't find anything that looked better than Lord of War. She hated it. I'm pretty sure Chris' lovely movie cost me a blowjob.

And now his lovely video game has cost me my wife and kids, after I emptied my 401k to go all in on jpegs.

This monster needs to be stopped before he ruins more lives.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

orcinus posted:

What do you mean.
The goons have stopped posting in /r/starcitizen.

That means that they've seen how good the Baby POO and new ships are and have nothing to talk about anymore.

ive only stopped posting there because people have stopped posting links here with them saying pathetic stuff

i wouldn't go to r/starcitizen otherwise

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

Google Butt posted:

Hey that Erillion guy from the mmo forums, add SA user "EONWE" on steam and he will buy you an account. Please post here.


Have fun

yea sure, I might do that, my steam name currently is 'Violent Trump Rallygoer' however

G0RF
Mar 19, 2015

Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet.

Sperglord posted:

Sorry, JohnP posted that there were two meetings and that the video was cancelled. The two meetings were new to this thread. I suspect he has his own source, not Derek and not EightAce. Probably someone in Santa Monico.
Was not the first post in that thread EightAce's recent update on this forum, word for word? I may have misread it all but that was my impression.

It's not important really-- I think what's rich about all this is the whack-a-mole panic. Those tactics worked stopped working in the 90s.

peter gabriel
Nov 8, 2011

Hello Commandos
I am banned from /starcitizen and I cry all the time about it

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

Moogle posted:

I don't believe - even given the CIG brains trust - that once funding skyrocketed they didn't do the normal, sane thing and use it for a generous line of credit and to seed away some assets, and have invested the rest with the expectation of a reasonable ROI (I.E. 5-10%). Money makes money, especially at this volume. Even assuming profligate spending on pointless fixtures and fittings, and generous double- and triple- dipping for the fattest of fat cats, with a nice chunk of Hollywood living (cars, houses, trips, parties) offset on the books they would be singularly incompetent - even more incompetent than they have demonstrated from a project management point of view - if they don't have both a very healthy reserve, a large quantity of assets, and plenty of liquidity remaining.

They're just taking the money that's being thrown at them. That's easy to do if there aren't any consequences, and you don't consider it a debt secured upon your producing a product, but free money you can do with as you like.

E: TLDR: Long old way to go here, unless they leg it and play the shell game with the remainder. Might happen after SQ42 bombs, who knows?

You can't stick the money you're using to make the game into the stock market, and you're not getting 5-10% on CDs or something unless you've put your money into an Iraqi bank.

Plus they've already spent the majority of the money. There's no account out there with 50m in it earning them 5m a year that they can plow into the game, I guarantee it.

1500
Nov 3, 2015

Give me all your crackers
Who needs Oldman's bad voice acting, when you can have Shatner talking to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yX5nhBQ2XI

AP
Jul 12, 2004

One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them
Grimey Drawer

G0RF posted:

Was not the first post in that thread EightAce's recent update on this forum, word for word? I may have misread it all but that was my impression.

It's not important really-- I think what's rich about all this is the whack-a-mole panic. Those tactics worked stopped working in the 90s.

There's a lot happening on a thread on the chaos engine forums apparently, stuff being reposted from here to there. I think the mmorpg thread came via a repost from there.

A Neurotic Jew
Feb 17, 2012

by exmarx

peter gabriel posted:

A game I have been asked to do the score for has been greenlit so it's all systems go, I guess I now do know about game development :smug:

congrats dude!

XK
Jul 9, 2001

Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

Goobs posted:

It is not my catte but it looks exactly like my catte is why I picked it. The only weirdo thing my catte has is extra toes on both front paws. I think someone before called him a lobsterboy catte before.

Polydactyl cats are awesome. Especially if they are polydactyl Maine Coons. Polydactyl Maine Coons were apparently very popular among sailors because they could open anything, and climb anything, in search of rodents. There's also claims that they are smarter as well. Polydactyl Maine Coon kittens come at a high price premium. I specifically would like a polydactyl Maine Coon as my next cat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat

http://maine-cooncat.com/poly_mc.html

Also, Maine Coons tend to be very verbal cats. I currently have one (non-poly) and he'll talk to me all day long, to the point it becomes annoying.

http://mainecoonadoptions.com/aboutmainecoons.shtml

So, if you want a cat that will try to talk to you, and climb all over and get into everything, get a polydactyl Maine Coon.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that your cat's extra toes are a completely beneficial bonus feature, and I'm also apparently trying to advocate polydactyl Maine Coons.

XK fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Mar 24, 2016

GabrielMobius
Mar 22, 2016

everything is fine

Hey AP, do you have source videos (and if I'm really lucky, timestamps) for this batch of madness? I have the itch to put a video together for shits.

A Neurotic Jew
Feb 17, 2012

by exmarx

G0RF posted:

Was not the first post in that thread EightAce's recent update on this forum, word for word? I may have misread it all but that was my impression.

It's not important really-- I think what's rich about all this is the whack-a-mole panic. Those tactics worked stopped working in the 90s.

it actually had some additional stuff at the bottom where he says he's heard confirmation on the trailers thing and believes alot of it to likely be true.

peter gabriel
Nov 8, 2011

Hello Commandos
Meanwhile in ED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WBrDqIsC3c

Race starts 4 mins in

Lladre
Jun 28, 2011


Soiled Meat
I put in a refund request for my constellation. I will let you all know how it goes.

Pebergehund
Jan 21, 2010

tooterfish posted:

Yeah, but he stole that idea from the Roman Empire.

So you are saying the Romans copied Star Citizen?

Polish Avenger
Feb 13, 2007
has an invalid opinion.

AP posted:

There's a lot happening on a thread on the chaos engine forums apparently, stuff being reposted from here to there. I think the mmorpg thread came via a repost from there.

What I would give to see those private forums.

Goobs
Jan 30, 2016

Doxcat is watching you PU.

XK posted:

Polydactyl cats are awesome. Especially if they are polydactyl Maine Coons. Polydactyl Maine Coons were apparently very popular among sailors because they could open anything, and climb anything, in search of rodents. There's also claims that they are smarter as well. Polydactyl Maine Coon kittens come at a high price premium. I specifically would like a polydactyl Maine Coon as my next cat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat

http://maine-cooncat.com/poly_mc.html

Also, Maine Coons tend to be very verbal cats. I currently have one (non-poly) and he'll talk to me all day long, to the point it becomes annoying.

http://mainecoonadoptions.com/aboutmainecoons.shtml

So, if you want a cat that will try to talk to you, and climb all over and get into everything, get a polydactyl Maine Coon.

He talks a lot for sure and hes super old so I like to pretend he's a wizard cat. I particularly like the grey hairs sprouting out of his ears.

Dante80
Mar 23, 2015

When 2.3.0 plopped down on the PTU with only the Starfarer and the Scout as the attractions, the first thing I thought was that CIG was looking for money and wanted to showcase that Starfarer...with that in mind, I started this to get the pulse.

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/323065/starfarer-and-xian-scout-price-on-pu-2-3

Made a poll, with 10$ price hike increments (up to 250$ for the Starfarer). Was shot down pretty fast since "the prices will not change"..so played along. Then, the mod moved the thread for general chat to the obscurest subforum possible, as per "CIG instructions".

Then, this.

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/323664/starfarer-300-price-change-affects-upgrade-buybacks-gemini-unaffected-for-now

First answer after the hike literally was "gently caress YOU, GOT MINE!"
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/6485752/#Comment_6485752

Dante80 fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Mar 24, 2016

peter gabriel
Nov 8, 2011

Hello Commandos
I just can't

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yX5nhBQ2XI

SC is a loving childs toy

G0RF
Mar 19, 2015

Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet.

AP posted:

There's a lot happening on a thread on the chaos engine forums apparently, stuff being reposted from here to there. I think the mmorpg thread came via a repost from there.
Ah, that makes sense.

A Neurotic Jew posted:

it actually had some additional stuff at the bottom where he says he's heard confirmation on the trailers thing and believes alot of it to likely be true.
Yeah, that's what I had posted that link last night, when I said Sandi had been creeping around on us. I meant she'd been reading the MMORPG forums instead of staying true to us here. It made me kind of sad that she had to read EightAce's account printed off on a page from MMORPG, and that JohnP was getting to savor that special moment rather than us.

"Sandi G, why won't stay true?"

orcinus
Feb 25, 2016

Fun Shoe

XK posted:

Also, Maine Coons tend to be very verbal cats. I currently have one (non-poly) and he'll talk to me all day long, to the point it becomes annoying.

Neither of my friend's 6 coons talk.
*shrug*

peter gabriel
Nov 8, 2011

Hello Commandos

orcinus posted:

Neither of my friend's 6 coons talk.
*shrug*

Mine did a bit, he was funny

Goobs
Jan 30, 2016

Doxcat is watching you PU.

Croberts is calling shatner right now.

Mendrian
Jan 6, 2013

I find it really hilarious how much effort CIG puts into its shadow war with its detractors. Constantly adjusting feature scope to account for competitors, changing release days and ship names to discredit leaks, automatically banning anyone assumed to be associated with a random comedy forum - no real company behaves this way. Who the gently caress cares if somebody leaks your trailer release date? Companies deal with entire games being leaked, and the best way to deal with it is to pretend it doesn't exist. They're behaving like children. Big companies ignore the three ring circus, instead choosing to control the message they give to the media and maybe, if they're a good company, make a few major adjustments based on consumer feedback. This tug of war is really petty.

orcinus
Feb 25, 2016

Fun Shoe

peter gabriel posted:

Mine did a bit, he was funny

They're all funny.

Warcabbit
Apr 26, 2008

Wedge Regret

XK posted:

Polydactyl cats are awesome. Especially if they are polydactyl Maine Coons. Polydactyl Maine Coons were apparently very popular among sailors because they could open anything, and climb anything, in search of rodents. There's also claims that they are smarter as well. Polydactyl Maine Coon kittens come at a high price premium. I specifically would like a polydactyl Maine Coon as my next cat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat

http://maine-cooncat.com/poly_mc.html

Also, Maine Coons tend to be very verbal cats. I currently have one (non-poly) and he'll talk to me all day long, to the point it becomes annoying.

http://mainecoonadoptions.com/aboutmainecoons.shtml

So, if you want a cat that will try to talk to you, and climb all over and get into everything, get a polydactyl Maine Coon.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that your cat's extra toes are a completely beneficial bonus feature, and I'm also apparently trying to advocate polydactyl Maine Coons.

I will agree as to the friendliness and behavior of the incredibly snuggable Maine Coon cats.

A Neurotic Jew
Feb 17, 2012

by exmarx
drawing some connections here -

johnp posted:

There's been some more rumblings that is coming from this and the 'A List' actor mentioned is currently being rumored to be Gary Oldman. Speculation is that someone tweeted some of the more 'colorful' reactions from CIG fans if there's a negative topic of Star Citizen in social media. Due to its toxic nature Gary asked his people to find out more. When his people reported back, Gary decided to put a LOT of distance between himself and SC.


Remember when EightAce was saying that GORF's post about Jeffrey McArthur caused a huge stir? Could it be that GORF's post got fed to the Chaos Engine and somehow ended up in Gary Oldman's email, and that's why it became a shitstorm? When EightAce started talking about that I was really confused about how that post could have caused problems internally for CIG, because what game developer doesn't already know that gamers can be twats. Gary Oldman hears about it though, in combination with all the PARP memes, and its possible that he just wants to wipe his hands of this mess.

in conclusion, this is the best loving thread of all time. :gary:

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

A Neurotic Jew posted:

drawing some connections here -


Remember when EightAce was saying that GORF's post about Jeffrey McArthur caused a huge stir? Could it be that GORF's post got fed to the Chaos Engine and somehow ended up in Gary Oldman's email, and that's why it became a shitstorm? When EightAce started talking about that I was really confused about how that post could have caused problems internally for CIG, because what game developer doesn't already know that gamers can be twats. Gary Oldman hears about it though, in combination with all the PARP memes, and its possible that he just wants to wipe his hands of this mess.

in conclusion, this is the best loving thread of all time. :gary:

can someone link G0rf's post again, I want to reread

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Scruffpuff
Dec 23, 2015

Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Mendrian posted:

I find it really hilarious how much effort CIG puts into its shadow war with its detractors. Constantly adjusting feature scope to account for competitors, changing release days and ship names to discredit leaks, automatically banning anyone assumed to be associated with a random comedy forum - no real company behaves this way. Who the gently caress cares if somebody leaks your trailer release date? Companies deal with entire games being leaked, and the best way to deal with it is to pretend it doesn't exist. They're behaving like children. Big companies ignore the three ring circus, instead choosing to control the message they give to the media and maybe, if they're a good company, make a few major adjustments based on consumer feedback. This tug of war is really petty.

This comes from having a "director" of "marketing" treating a $100+ million multinational corporation like it's a high-school popularity contest. I wonder how she got the job? :iiam:

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