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Wise Learned Man: Apr 22, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Lipstick Apathy

Sillybones posted:

Such deep humility on display here.

Is he trying to say he's almost went his whole life without been hollow, like death?

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Ayn Marx: Dec 21, 2012

I don't like Elite, I gave it a fair try and found it boring and shallow. The notion that it will never be able to compete with Star Citizen ever because the real, live, stable, playable-right-now game is compared to the imagined headcanon bdsse is loving unreal though.

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Richie Stardust: Mar 30, 2016

scrubs season six posted:

Deep thoughts. from star citizens.

I used to believe I was humilant when I was younger, but I actually wasn't.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 10:57

Samizdata: May 14, 2007

The Titanic posted:

I think if anything beyond how to/not to scam people come out of this, it should be the importance of graphics.

SC looks like a AAA game, the boring grey drab aside. It looks like a fantastic game. Because of this appearance, I think people are assuming every aspect of it is equally polished, like the underlying code. This just isn't the case though. But because it looks good, it gets tons and tons of breaks from people who would otherwise hate it.

So I guess good job there!

You know as well as I that disturbingly often with technical people/wannabe investors, shiny often beats substance.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 11:50

phosdex: Dec 16, 2005

Kosumo posted:

I too would like to her again why some of you brought into this for, in some cases, hundreds of dollars.

It was always Chris Roberts, he had been away from gaming for over a decade with his last project, Freelance, having a troubled development.

I was never in on this but did not care until it became apparent, at if I recall, about the $9 million mark that this was getting funded in a cult like fashion.

Here is a quote from me from another site, back in Dec, 2013.

� But what if the game (SC) is a total snoozefest with lovely combat, a 'fake' economy and bits that are still 'works in progress'.

Roberts should have kickstarted Squad42 and finished it, then done another kickstarter for the Star Citizen after he had delivied on the first project. To me it looks like it's out of his control now, so many promise and faith based ship sales that I doubt everyone is gonna get what they want. (also totally open to taking many years to get done)

Just my 2cents (anyone got change for a dollar?)

I totally stand by that still and now feel smug.

I bought a $45 package in feb 2014 because the website said it was going to be released in the fall and I hadn't been following it at all to know better.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 12:00

Chunjee: Oct 27, 2004

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Samizdata: May 14, 2007

Sillybones posted:

Why did people ever buy into this poo poo? Was it the other people on the kickstarter (who have since left to make a Descent clone??) that made you think it was a good idea?

I am talking to YOU.

Not me. CIG has never and most prolly will never see a penny of my money.

EDIT: Let me clarify. If you look at my Steam account, you will see WAY too many of those .99 on sale cut-rate titles in my library. Need I explain more?

Samizdata fucked around with this message at 12:37 on Jan 29, 2017

# ? Jan 29, 2017 12:19

Chunjee: Oct 27, 2004

Never pledged but CIG continues to deliver high quality self-owns regardless. Thanks Chris :tipshat:

# ? Jan 29, 2017 12:28

TrustmeImLegit: Jan 14, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

phosdex posted:

I bought a $45 package in feb 2014 because the website said it was going to be released in the fall and I hadn't been following it at all to know better.

Alpha. You should have done your homework and knew the website and CR are bullshit. Alpha.

Actual arguments I've read.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 12:35

JugbandDude: Jul 19, 2016; Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

I never pledged to SC because I don't buy into crowdfunding or early access.

There are plenty of finished games to play as it is, and not enough time to play them all.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 12:59

D_Smart: May 11, 2010; by FactsAreUseless; College Slice

Rudager posted:

I just wish journalists would stop seeing a pile of stuff labelled as "Development information stuff" and assume it's at least mostly good information.

I mean, it's hard to blame them too, CiG pumps out so much poo poo with so much filler it'd be a full time job for a journalists to go through it all properly

That's precisely it. They pump out so much poo poo, that it completely obfuscates the true state of the project. And besides us the OCD creeps, and the Shitizens, nobody has time to go through the plethora of info that is out there. Heck, not even the media can do that, and the regularly data mine my resources, as well as other places, in order to get up to speed. And that's precisely why I have no less than three (my blogs, my blog discussion archives, my web forum) resources, all pertaining to Star Citizen. That poo poo needs to be preserved for the next generation so they see the next charlatan coming a mile away.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 13:23

Decrepus: May 21, 2008; In the end, his dominion did not touch a single poster.

Someone put Derek's posts in a Prothean tomb.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 13:53

TrustmeImLegit: Jan 14, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

A reporter just a quick 2 minute drive by of the site and sees they do several shows a week with employees and concludes they communicate a lot so its cool.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 13:56

Milkfred E. Moore: Aug 27, 2006; 'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

Decrepus posted:

Someone put Derek's posts in a Prothean tomb.

"Ah yes, 'refunds'. We have dismissed those claims."

# ? Jan 29, 2017 14:17

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

TrustmeImLegit posted:

A reporter just a quick 2 minute drive by of the site and sees they do several shows a week with employees and concludes they communicate a lot so its cool.

this is what frustrates me, they just keep saying things like "The most open development ever!" because they spew out a constant stream of trash, but with no actual details or expectations. It's true post-fact bullshit and people accept it because it has been said so many times.

There are dozens of project you could link that have actual updates about what they're achieving right now that are a hundred times more open

# ? Jan 29, 2017 14:21

TheLastRoboKy: May 2, 2009; Finishing the game with everyone else's continues

Honestly the best part about all of this is going to be when it all goes belly up and everyone who was just accepting "the most open game development ever" at face value asks out loud "How did no one see the signs?!" or "HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?!"

As Derek descends upon them with his entire blog printed out into book form to wrap it around their loving skulls.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 14:57

Libluini: May 18, 2012; I gravitated towards the Greens, eventually even joining the party itself.

The Linke is a party I grudgingly accept exists, but I've learned enough about DDR-history I can't bring myself to trust a party that was once the SED, a party leading the corrupt state apparatus ...; Grimey Drawer

Klyith posted:

I was on that poo poo real early dawg.

And it still confuses me to this day, I'm still playing NMS occasionally and have fun with it. I look at Star Citizen and there's no fun, not even a sign this shitshow could ever make fun.

Libluini fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Jan 29, 2017

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neonbregna: Aug 20, 2007

Sedisp posted:

Here's the thing about MoMA. He's either been a troll all along, was a true believer who lost faith and decided to keep the gimmick since he lost everything else or a true believer still that's riding the line so he can claim he was trolling all along when SC implodes.

He is actually a paid shill

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TheLastRoboKy: May 2, 2009; Finishing the game with everyone else's continues

neonbregna posted:

He is actually a paid shill

CIG should get a refund.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 15:28

JugbandDude: Jul 19, 2016; Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

TheLastRoboKy posted:

CIG should get a refund.

MoMA has an iron-clad TOS :grin:

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big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

moma is trolling this thread and it's pretty funny

# ? Jan 29, 2017 16:15

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Still waiting on that gameplay video with live commentary

# ? Jan 29, 2017 16:18

JugbandDude: Jul 19, 2016; Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

Ol Cactus Dick posted:

moma is trolling this thread and it's pretty funny

Yeah, his gameplay video is like Derek's 100% guaranteed legal action blog. The thread needs its Eldorado, it needs to dream!

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big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

the lost city of parp

# ? Jan 29, 2017 16:27

D_Smart: May 11, 2010; by FactsAreUseless; College Slice

Ho Lee Cow! OK, that's a rant.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 16:34

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

D_Smart posted:

Ho Lee Cow! OK, that's a rant.

That's almost half a blog right there

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Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Rants are the path to the Smart side. Rants lead to anger. Anger leads to doubt. Doubt leads to refunding.

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D_Smart: May 11, 2010; by FactsAreUseless; College Slice

Foo Diddley posted:

That's almost half a blog right there

almost

# ? Jan 29, 2017 16:56

TrustmeImLegit: Jan 14, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

Most of that rant is about not being able to buy the ships he wanted and slow customer service times lol. If CS had not become disillusioned and lost respect for their customers they'd still have a happy whale.

But its literally impossible to cultivate a culture of respecting your customers when they spend 1000s on nothing. Its instinctive.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 17:02

TrustmeImLegit: Jan 14, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Rants are the path to the Smart side. Rants lead to anger. Anger leads to doubt. Doubt leads to refunding.

Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 17:04

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

TrustmeImLegit posted:

Contemplate this at ~~on the Tree of Woe~~ Lord Elric Fluffypants.

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Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

Welcome to the Refunderdome

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Thirsty Dog: May 31, 2007

scrubs season six posted:

No. He is not.

Course he is. He has many interesting and thoughtful opinions on things, he's an eloquent and erudite speaker, and he's a decent writer on top of that.

He's a smart guy.

# ? Jan 29, 2017 17:22