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Colostomy Bag posted:Yeah, sometimes poo poo happens. 5912 comments
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runsamok posted:£2500 was the liquidation price. It was initially listed at £3500 christ alive. He probably should have posted a theoretical spec list and promised to bespoke build it within 1.5 - 2 years
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:22 |
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Sarsapariller posted:I had just made significantly more than that selling off the old ships so it didn't feel like such a big deal at the time. They'd put out a major leap forward and I was still having fun. Tijuana Bibliophile posted:Are you well friend? Nobody should swim the length of the Brown Sea as long and as far as you have. Please rest at times and for heaven's sake don't drink the water.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:25 |
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Son, you can work my shields in my Javelin anytime. Just hit F-12 or what the fuckever key and hopefully we are within the same five instances to fully staff this spacecraft.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:27 |
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Banano posted:Except he was asking £2500 which equates to about $3600 Sure, the asking price is silly regardless. As far as the $↔£ conversion, I only looked at the US prices. I vaguely recall that, after tariffs and taxes, UK hardware prices are effectively the same as US prices, only with a different currency symbol in front of it? If that's still the case, then $/£1,000 in parts might have been almost close to kind of reasonable, had it used up-to-date components.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:29 |
so the next 'big' mmo coming out is black desert and im thinking about getting it but idk
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:30 |
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https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/44rrne/i_just_caught_a_top_racer_intentionally_damaging/
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:31 |
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Eonwe posted:so the next 'big' mmo coming out is black desert and im thinking about getting it but idk There is no "next big mmo", there is only the next new Free-to-Play abomination.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:31 |
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I was chatting with a non goon friend about Star Citizen, and the subject steered towards the gizmondo scam of 2008. He said something about the Phantom Gaming console, and as a joke, wondered if anyone in SC was involved with that. I'd never heard about the Phantom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Entertainment quote:Infinium Labs was founded by Tim Roberts in 2002 as a private company. Some of you are more clued-up about gaming history, so someone please tell me that's not a relative of Crobber? quote:On May 16, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Phantom Entertainment founder and former CEO Timothy Roberts of running a "pump and dump" scheme in promoting the Phantom console in 2004.[20] The Phantom lost credibility in the gaming and business worlds due to the repeated pushing back of its release date and financial scandals involving Phantom Entertainment, which lost more than $62.7 million since its creation.[21] e: I found a pic: fuctifino fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Feb 9, 2016 |
# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:32 |
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Ash1138 posted:Sarsapariller made a real bad decision, but I keep seeing posts in here saying that 2.0 shows "potential" or whatever. It's all smoke and mirrors and some of y'all still have hope that it'll become a real game. Stop it. i haven't seen anyone saying it's got 'potential' i (and others) have said 'i wish anyone else was doing this because it could have been cool' if you look at it objectively, ignore ben and chris and cig and whatever, it's a tech demo where you can run around, shoot people, jump in a ship, and shoot other ships. that's pretty cool. it's only once you look past that layer of m&m candy coating that you see the rotting pile of poo poo the "cool stuff" was wallpapered onto-- janky physics, horrible netcode, a game client that crashes at the drop of a shotgun, a game design so thin you could paper it over your windshield with no adverse effects the upshot is that SC 2.0 is doing, barely, what cryengine was built to do-- look pretty in certain situations, just pretty enough that you can look at it and say "gosh, I wish this were actually a game and a lightly-frosted pile of poo poo" but for the most part i don't think anyone in here is looking at that and saying "yes, it's got some minor issues but the devs could totally turn this around entirely without rewriting it from scratch, right?"
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:33 |
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Tijuana Bibliophile posted:I'm pretty sure it's compulsive behavior I imagine Star Citizens doing this for spaceship money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9GYFlKr_-I I meant to go with a clip of Ray playing video poker machines to tease Sarsa, but the fallacy of the above clip is just too good. Ah, who am I kidding, here is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K_v8qQb3og&t=252s
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:34 |
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I did it
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:35 |
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Eonwe posted:so the next 'big' mmo coming out is black desert and im thinking about getting it but idk what is its $10 million stretch goal
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:38 |
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Ep3: of Which Glitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvXx6qJMdh4
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:39 |
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Gilganixon posted:i colored it in this time so you preverts wouldn't go around hunting for dicks again The coloring book is a stretch goal.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:40 |
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TTerrible posted:Holy loving poo poo I missed this, I thought it was $50 or something. Hahahha I thought it was 30 bucks! That's why I was like, alright Sarsa's just screwing around pointing out bugs and poo poo. Not the best use of money, but it's only 30 bucks and her recaps are entertaining. $2500? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5cYgRnfFDA
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:41 |
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fuctifino posted:Ep3: of Which Glitch weird that they put this out when it's actually just a segment from a really old AtV. Have they all been repeats like this?
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:41 |
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A Neurotic Jew posted:weird that they put this out when it's actually just a segment from a really old AtV. Have they all been repeats like this? Yep
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:42 |
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Mirificus posted:
It's not cheating (who cares) but it shows off how stupid a lot of the game mechanics are. I think the combat part of the game was like that for a while as well, where damaged Hornets were essentially becoming invincible because they just got faster and faster as they lost parts.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:43 |
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Sarsapariller posted:I had just made significantly more than that selling off the old ships so it didn't feel like such a big deal at the time. They'd put out a major leap forward and I was still having fun. Hey man, as long as you know it, it's cool.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:45 |
He really will be with us until the end.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:46 |
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Beet Wagon posted:He really will be with us until the end. But what about bunnyman? He hasn't made an appearance in awhile...
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:48 |
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Solarin posted:Sorry but I am going to steal this and sell it on t shirts and bumper stickers. gently caress u
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:48 |
Sarsapariller posted:I had just made significantly more than that selling off the old ships so it didn't feel like such a big deal at the time. They'd put out a major leap forward and I was still having fun. Don't think of it as throwing money away on Star Citizen even though you should have known better. Think of it as buying this thread a $2500 present that we can all enjoy for another ten pages. I still think you're pretty alright, commando.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:51 |
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Sedisp posted:Sarsapariller might just be the dumbest person in this thread. Even more so than people like Octopede. At least they have just been blinded by optimism. The Sarsapariller class Whale Ship will be loyal to you after it's lost all faith in you. Octopode got his money out and probably made a profit.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:52 |
fuctifino posted:I was chatting with a non goon friend about Star Citizen, and the subject steered towards the gizmondo scam of 2008. He said something about the Phantom Gaming console, and as a joke, wondered if anyone in SC was involved with that. I'd never heard about the Phantom. Oh man I remember Penny Arcade skewering those guys back in the day. That would be a hilarious connection.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:57 |
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Beet Wagon posted:Don't think of it as throwing money away on Star Citizen even though you should have known better. That's only like $25 a page! Well worth it!
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 20:59 |
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Beet Wagon posted:Oh man I remember Penny Arcade skewering those guys back in the day. That would be a hilarious connection. He's been a busy bee http://www.hardocp.com/article/2003/09/17/behind_infinium_phantom_console quote:So, what do we know? Well, not much at first, so we decided to compile and research all of the publicly available information we could find and see what we could learn about Infinium Labs and their new console. What we discovered was that the CEO of Infinium Labs, Timothy Roberts, has helmed several businesses that have failed or have gone bankrupt in the last six years. A couple of these high profile bankruptcies cost investors in those companies millions and millions of dollars. Mr. Roberts is now the head of a new company, Infinium Labs, and is rounding up money from investors to realize his latest vision. We've read about at least one person who has stated that Infinium Labs has generated at least $25 million in venture capital and has also reported seeing a prototype console in person. ... http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110827/ARTICLE/308279999 quote:Infinium Labs created a gaming console aptly named the Phantom that led to a stock scheme for which Roberts was sanctioned by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.stltoday.com/business/co...5155db1a78.html quote:Timothy Roberts, a co-founder of Savvis who also has been involved in a string of highly publicized failures, has launched two new companies in the past three weeks. http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2015/09/10/inside-the-grand-jury-indictment-savtira-s-roberts.html quote:Timothy Roberts, former CEO of defunct Tampa technology firm Savtira Corp., lied to investors and used their money for personal expenses, according to a federal grand jury indictment. So we have Tim Roberts, Peter Roberts, and Chris Roberts, all who are terrible CEOs Loel fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Feb 9, 2016 |
# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:01 |
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I've always found myself becoming the main antagonist no matter what; due to my ability to weave blood and entrails into poetry
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:02 |
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Beet Wagon posted:He really will be with us until the end. Seriously, that picture and the fourth stimpire? Star Citizen already paid for itself.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:03 |
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Also admitting such things is the first step towards recovery. I believe in you Sarsapariller. If anything it was a brave thing to do, and hopefully it will serve as an example for other new or old goons to admit how much they spent and start on their own road to recovery.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:03 |
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Ursine Catastrophe posted:i haven't seen anyone saying it's got 'potential'
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:05 |
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CharlestonJew posted:I for one am shocked and appalled that the man with the pony avatar has made bad life decisions Motherfuck! It *is* a Pony. Ahahaha.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:07 |
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:07 |
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HKS posted:start on their own road to recovery. I'm wondering if there are other whale holdouts in our midst. VVV Beetwagon, j'accuse. Hav fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Feb 9, 2016 |
# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:07 |
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Has someone really contacted private eye? if so that is awsome. Also most emails flying around CIG now contain that little Ben dancing emoji which speaks volumes ....
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Iglocska posted:Seriously, that picture and the fourth stimpire? Star Citizen already paid for itself. Well worth the $75 or however much they have of mine that I'm too lazy to get back. Hell, one of these days I'll actually install it!
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:15 |
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I'll stand with Sasp. I've still got some skin in the game, as my two teenage nephews have both picked up packages & there's no way I'm gonna leave 'em high & dry at the mercy of the Denizens of the Brown Sea. I made some money on the grey market so my net cash into the game is zero, but I'm holding on to my front row seat for the façade crumbling.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:16 |
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EightAce posted:Has someone really contacted private eye? if so that is awsome. Also most emails flying around CIG now contain that little Ben dancing emoji which speaks volumes .... GET IT VOLUMES.... Badum tsss Exit stage right.
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# ? Feb 9, 2016 21:19 |
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LowellDND posted:
lol wikipedia posted:In October 2005, it was reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had notified Tim Roberts that charges were pending against him for violating federal securities laws.[37] In a statement about the notice, Infinium said it was not notified of specific charges, but suspected they were related to an SEC investigation of the unlawful promotion of penny stocks (including Infinium's).[38] Roberts hired a stock promoter to send faxes claiming that the Phantom console's release was imminent, and the company's stock price might increase as much as 3,000 percent. The SEC alleged that the company never intended to release the console at the promised time due to significant unresolved "technological and manufacturing hurdles", and the faxes were part of a pump and dump scheme on the part of Roberts. Roberts reached a settlement with the SEC in which he was barred from serving as an officer or public director of a public company or participating in penny-stock offerings for five years and paid a $30,000 fine.[39] SC is another pump and dump scheme
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