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to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Hello, friends. Great thread here with rich content. I'm happy to share this forum of reason and understanding with all of you. Is Star Citizen out yet?

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to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Dapper Dan posted:

This letter pretty much explains all the problems with Star Citizen.

I truly feel bad for anyone who has to work in a place like that. I'm assuming their future employers are going to look at Star Citizen and roll their eyes. If it is this bad, these devs are hosed whether they walk or stay - and I doubt CIG has fostered any kind of long term employment goals for its employees.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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pftc posted:

I've been talking with BoredDellTechnician.

Dolvak is no longer a moderator at r/DerekSmart.

I assume he wanted me to pass the message along.



:lol:

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Lord_NeckBeard posted:

I was watching Fart Shitizen off and on from 2012 to 2014, holding off on building a gaming rig for it and never bought any ships. I got married and bought a couple watches to go with my $20 wedding ring with the money I would have spent on a decent gaming pc. My interest was reignited by all the drama that was bubbling up since the summer. I've been lurking for a while on the old thread, after seeing an @dsmart tweet with a link to it, and today's drama finally pushed me over the edge. The old thread and its baby are the most entertaining threads I've ever read on a forum. Here is my goddamn :10bux:

Hello, friend. The Star Citizen dream is still alive, have faith. We can make it to the stars, all we need is the power of friendship!

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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2 weeks

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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spacetoaster posted:

Wonder how these guys are doing.



How many suicides do you think will follow the news they're not ready for?

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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:lumpen:

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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joats posted:

To be fair, that quote is from the star citizen rant thread where everyone is required to type in all caps or be punished.

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/3q7egx/rantteam_bonding_thread_9th_edition/

Its also the best thread they've had in months.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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LOL

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Don't give up on the dream. CIG will be selling Javelins on November 19th, probably for a low-low price of $2,500-$3,000.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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If you're worried about funding you can always buy more ships! ;)

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Why? Do you have some terminal disease or something that will prevent you from playing the game if it is not released within a year?

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There are about 100 other threads about this since 2013 please reread.

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What scares me OP is your extensive misunderstanding of everything, including, SC, other game companies, and game development in general.

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Oh look...another person with no idea about how development works

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2018 would make me happier. 2017 is a good year for rhe beta.

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Do some research on some big AAA titles

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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IrvingWashington posted:

All I see when I look at flatface is a ray





The aquarium will never be the same. This is permanent now. Rays will be this from now on and there's nothing I can do about it.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Darkpriest667 posted:

Not quite hypocrite. I was simply making a joke which was not received well and then when I was in the middle of explaining with a preparation to apologize I was being talked over. When I realized I was dealing with child like maturity. I excused myself since it was time for me to go work out.

Just because Dick Wulf harassed you and your friend doesn't give you permission to be an rear end in a top hat. It's sad that it happened but it's not a license to be a shithead.


As for me not having tact and being an educator? I at least let people finish their sentences before talking over them with bullshit. This is SA not the loving Region ESC where I am dealing with professionals or my students.


I am a dork? Absolutely. I don't really have fucks to give about it. I don't spend my freetime at conventions for games that don't exist and I sure as hell don't spend 1000s of dollars on JPEGS. If you go back and check I've absolutely admitted to spending 182 which I don't need a refund for because I basically expected that money to be flushed down the toilet I made a bet and lost.. At this point I am here for the tears of redditors, dick wulf, and the brown sea at the expense of Derek Smart's retainer lawyers. So far money well spent CARRY ON GOONS :D


Beer and Eowne still the best two goons.

same

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Cpt Underpants posted:

For those who are just tuning in, Slavik used to be a mod with pretty obvious anti-goon bias. The reason for this we think is because he lost the equivalent of about US$500 of stuff in EVE Online to Warr Akini of Goonswarm's Ministry of Love. Here is Slavik's lossmail. We know that is him because it is exactly the same player name (K89Slavik) as their Skype handle which they advertised in their RSI signature block. We heard via various sources that he claimed to have sold the character, but that just wasn't true because you have to be in an NPC run corporation in EVE to be able to transfer the character, based on the timeline and their character history, it couldn't have been sold.

Hey reddit, archive this:



Good stuff, thanks for filling us new individuals in.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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I hate how the world protects people with physical disabilities for the poo poo they type into the internet.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Paladinus posted:

Is there a button on reddit to remove all your posts, or did he have to delete them one by one?

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodbyeWorld It's also better to overwrite posts if you're looking to avoid the legal ramifications of them as deleted posts are still archived on Reddit servers apparently.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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I for one have been encouraging people to put more money into this project.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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So that stargur thing is dead already. Shame, I had high hopes. :(

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Next level star citizen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avoFdZzmpHE

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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AP posted:

To be fair to SUN, they've probably had a great time role-playing being a space navy for the last three years while us idiots were waiting for a pc game.



These guys will call the actual police on you if you step out of line. It's in their RP manual, so you know there is at least 5 of them that can't wait to earn whatever medal you get for calling the cops on the annoying stoners.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Omi-Polari posted:

Ah. That makes sense.

But they seriously "court martialed" a deaf guy? Can you imagine being "court martialed" by some random assholes on the internet? Do they do it over Skype? "There will now be a recess as defense counsel requests Mountain Dew and Cheetos." *hits computer desk with gavel*

Here is a pastebin of the "deaf guy" you're speaking of, he's a real charmer. Just like the wheelchair kid, turns out even dicks can be disabled. He's called Nkato.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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BigMouthSingers posted:

There is one simple thing for me.

If it turns out CIG executives have been buying first class plane tickets using backer funds I would be very disappointed.

I can understand flying business class or premium economy and then upgrading with their own money to first class.



A business ticket on American Airlines/British Airways from LAX to LHR is $4,500 on average. That's just the upgrade price from economy, btw.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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"S.C.A.M."

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Apr 4, 2015

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G0RF posted:


I went and dug around on double decker planes flying international routes. It seems like the majority reserve upstairs for Business Class and First Class.

I'm not saying it's impossible Sandi was telling the truth. Just that I was already laughing when Thomad made his comment and before Sandi finished her retort, simply because the first thing that popped into my mind was "Well of course she flew first class!"

(I'm sorry, Sandi, if I'm judging you unfairly...)

Just want to point out, to be completely fair, that A380 used by most British Airways UK bound flights from US have a lot of economy seats upstairs.

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Apr 4, 2015

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Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Is this the document that had a section on service rotation restrictions with 2 weeks at "the front" 2 weeks in anti-piracy and 2 weeks in reserve? What the gently caress is wrong with these people

They're roleplaying as people with important lives.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Hello friends, when is the show starting? Also I looked through 2015's WARN report for Texas and did not spot anything on CIG. Shouldn't they be in it if they're closing studios down?

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Under certain circumstances, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires you to provide notice 60 days in advance of plant closures or mass layoffs. The WARN Act is intended to offer protection to workers, their families and communities.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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I am inspired.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Snazzy Frocks posted:

In a surprise twist Bootcha is actually Lesnick!

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Can I have the recipe?

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Justin Tyme posted:

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/3r7rrm/can_i_just_say_something_about_illfonic/

Hey retards: it's because the branch they developed their part on was different than the branch CIG was converting to 64 bit, and the two couldn't be merged without starting 100% from scratch. Illfonic made a perfectly serviceable game, but because of mismanagement from CIG it couldn't be used.

And guess what happened? FPS stuff was started again from scratch. That's why it was delayed indefinitely, they realized they had to completely redo it and it wasn't because it was Illfonic's fault.

Agreed 100% I used to share the sentiment that Illfonic was to blame for dropping the ball, then listened to that Beyond The Horizon (Oct 17) podcast where DS touched on this. It blew my mind how easily people get brain washed into believing CIG's development problems are anyone's fault besides CIG and CIG certainly hasn't done the ethical thing by coming clean and stating the obvious in this respect to at least wipe clean the massive poo poo stain they left on Illfonic's integrity as a company. Regardless of Illfonic's reputation preceding Star Marine, they have released their games and absolutely don't deserve some of the poo poo critics that are delusional Star Citizen fanatics.

What is the worse that would happen by simply coming out and saying "We're apologizing to Illfonic for immersing them in a frustrating scenario for which we've decided as a company and on behalf of the backers and Illfonic to part ways and keep development in house so they can work on other things"?. Now it only appears anybody who touches this project is going to get burned, and it's Hollywood all over again for CR.

to0terfish fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Nov 2, 2015

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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We are dealing with the Swedish mafia. Maybe somebody should go check on him.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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After Derek confirmed to me today that Star Citizen was going to be a great success after all, I almost spent my $100 on space ships but changed my mind last minute and bought tender beef from allen brothers.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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G0RF posted:

Received my Travel Mug today. Not happy about the quality.

Well, good luck with your trouble-ticket. Should be about four weeks to respond, then 4-6 weeks to ship you a replacement which may or may not be better.

Slap a video game logo on $5 disposable coffee mug, it becomes a $20 disposable coffee mug or in this case a $20 life lesson. Or:

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Actually, the Squadron 42 logo is supposed to look rough.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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njark posted:

we still posting cats?



This cat is cute af imo.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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Son of Rodney posted:

Can someone explain why people seem to buy not-existent ships for insane amounts of money? What is the benefit, why are they an investment (are they??) and why would you EVER spend 600 dollars on a video game ship.

Psychologists, lawyers, NASA and the UN are hard at work on this very question friend.

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSYLH8bhVck&feature=youtu.be&t=31m2s

:chloe:

to0terfish
Apr 4, 2015

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http://www.pcgamer.com/meet-a-fan-who-has-spent-30000-on-star-citizen-ships/

$30,000 is a down payment on a house.

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Apr 4, 2015

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AP posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpE0HUXL-SM

29.38 minutes of sub commanders, commanders, fleet command, officers, divisions, specialists, members for Star Citizen.

:gary::yarg:

Remember when video games were fun and not a second job, with twice as many supervisors as your regular job?

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