Star Citizen

[Xant]

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/883/feature/10184/Death-of-a-Salesman.html/page/1
Pretty good article.

What makes it a pretty good article?

[Leshma]

He has sources in company, his buddies told him things. Then he goes saying how if this all is true then it is going to suck for backers. What happened to his buddies working for CIG? Don't they know for certain how bad situation is?

Kinda feel bad for myself. I could be the one writing that crappy article Lizzy Finnegan did, just by taking stuff from Derek Smart's blog and calling it "various sources". Of course they'll be confidential, so I can protect them from getting fired. Could take all the accolades for being great gaming journalist on the rise. Being transexual helps too. Also gypsy and Jewish. Man, why I didn't write similar article before her...

[Xant]

That article is yet more pure emotional garbage. Perfect example of the zero information value emotional appeals contained therein:

A good friend of mine spent a portion of his re-enlistment bonus backing Star Citizen, where he picked up a package with the Drake Caterpillar.  A ship he still can’t access or fly, by the way.  Though there are an increasing number of new ships not in the original campaign that he could purchase and get right into the game with.  When I asked about it during a visit to CIG, I was told he didn’t have his ship yet due to how non-linear the development process was.

How is any of that relevant to anything? Re-enlistment bonus? Yeah, look, CIG is scamming an AMERICAN HERO sacrificing HIS LIFE for FREEDOM.

... One who knew he was pledging for a concept ship that didn't exist at the time, and wouldn't exist for the foreseeable future, so he literally has what he pledged for.

[Asheram]

That article is yet more pure emotional garbage. Perfect example of the zero information value emotional appeals contained therein:
How is any of that relevant to anything? Re-enlistment bonus? Yeah, look, CIG is scamming an AMERICAN HERO sacrificing HIS LIFE for FREEDOM.

... One who knew he was pledging for a concept ship that didn't exist at the time, and wouldn't exist for the foreseeable future, so he literally has what he pledged for.

The guy who wrote it is an army vet so he was just referencing what he knew, he has a buddy in the army who is backing the game also. Lol you seem to be the one throwing the fake patriotic spin on it. I felt he had valid points without being hateful or spiteful.

[Leshma]

If it was attempt to write a short piece on subject "crazy people who spend hundreds of dollars on virtual ships" then he's onto something. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful because they make this game possible.

But like Xant, I'm not sure what that has to do with current state of Star Citizen development?

[Xant]

The guy who wrote it is an army vet so he was just referencing what he knew, he has a buddy in the army who is backing the game also. Lol you seem to be the one throwing the fake patriotic spin on it. I felt he had valid points without being hateful or spiteful.

Yes, he's an army vet, what does his friend buying a package with his RE-ENLISTMENT BONUS have to do with anything? How is it relevant that his friend bought a package? How is it relevant what money his friend used to buy it? Why mention it at all?

It makes zero sense. His friend is presumably an adult because he's re-enlisting, and he's got exactly what he paid for. Is he lobbying to have a legal guardian assigned for his friend or what?

[Asheram]

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[Xant]

That's what I thought, emotional appeals or bust.

[Vibe]

lmfao, everyone who at least somewhat follows news on MMOs knows that www.mmorpg.com is a garbage tier webpage

if you want proper news/reviews/etc on MMOs you should probably take a look at www.massivelyop.com instead - their last article on this thing being http://massivelyop.com/2015/10/05/not-so-massively-cloud-imperium-threatens-a-lawsuit-october-5-2015/

This mmorpg article is basically:
- start off with saying 'if any of this is true' (i had to laugh at this one, this is AAA journalism)
- go on bashing Christ Roberts and telling him he should do that, and do this, and step down; all based on what, hearsay?

[Xant]

Either way, I think it's important for CIG to release something soon; if they announce another delay, whether it matters much in reality or not, it's going to fuel the fires. On the other hand, if they can keep to their schedule and release the mini-PU really soon, that should shut up all but the most retarded (Derek Smart et al) critics.

Of course the weird "I bought a concept ship that I knew didn't exist; why does my ship not exist???" people will still remain...

[Vibe]

They definitely have to show something. As much as I disagree with all these (mostly) baseless articles bashing Star Citizen, they need to show things are going according to plan - otherwise we're back to rumors and hearsay, for both sides of the "war".

[Leshma]

Only good thing Derek Smart did with his FUD campaign over past few months, is to put extra pressure on CIG. It might not be pleasant for them but they'll have to work extra hard to deliver. That's good for us backers. After all they are a company making game we want, not our buddies.

[Asheram]

I was going to do the kickstarter thing but am happy I took a wait and see approach. Kickstarter a scam anyhow. They are gonna be raking in the dough hand and fist now that they don't have to share the profits with an actual invester. The only kickstarter I gave money to was melee by and that one didn't reach the goal

[Leshma]

Yes, because every Kickstarter'd game is a scam...

[Asheram]

You have your opinion addict I have mine.