I could see that being an issue for someone who is "buying a ship" and not pledging support. If you catch my drift.
edit: but along with the ship you get access to the alpha and beta.
Does it not worry the backers that they have bought stuff not really knowing how all these ships and such will be balanced in the end? That is something I never understand with preorders saying you'll get a gun or an item, by and large those items end up being useless or starter items. To be paying such an additional amount of money for a ship that someone else might be able to surpass in 10 hours of gameplay could be the reality.
Because its a digital good you don't even own it, but it certainly cost you a physical amount of money. I understand the desire to fund a game you want to see, I don't see the desire to back it more for a ship which you have no idea whether it will offer any benefits at all.
I could see that being an issue for someone who is "buying a ship" and not pledging support. If you catch my drift.
edit: but along with the ship you get access to the alpha and beta.
CR has covered this many times. There is no delay, because they are releasing the game in modules. Yes, the overall game will take longer, but no game launches with all "future" content and DLC.
CR has covered this many times. There is no delay, because they are releasing the game in modules. Yes, the overall game will take longer, but no game launches with all "future" content and DLC.
I'm leaning towards backing this. I miss the days of freespace, and I like the idea of tooling around with my ship, sorta like Armada for the DreamCast.
This game seems similar, or rather, seems like it will be similar to EVE. And I just never wanted to get involved with that mess. Player run corporations that control everything? I don't play video games salivating for a close facsimile of the shittier parts of real life. I also hear that it's impossible to catch up with the neckbeards who've been playing since launch.
It really sounds like the ball is rolling on this one. Even if it takes till 2015 to launch, I can wait.
Just don't want to lose money for nothing.
This game is pulling the Role Players from the woodwork. I think you're going to find more RPers and those who never play "traditional" mmos than WoW players.Well they're promising a full-blown single player portion, so assuming they follow through (and it appears they most certainly are) there will be that at least.
I'm with you on MMOs. I understand that their bread and butter is rewarding those addicts who put massive amounts of time into the game, but there should be a legitimate role for us smaller folk who actually have lives. Looks like they're making Star Citizen exactly that. If I want to be a merchant, I can do a trading run, then shut down for a month, do something else and come back no strings attached. Love that. Much better than Blizzard's system of "delete your character after X amount of weeks."
I just wanted to reiterate that I'm open to helping new and current pledges get ships and packages with LTI at cost. I've had the pleasure of helping a few members so far but the more the merrier.
For those who are on the fence:
Yes LTI ends November 26th so you have time in that regard, however there are just over 20k ALPHA Slots left. Once those are gone, even if you buy a package with LTI, you will not be able play around in your ship until beta* at the earliest.
* = (slated for next summer)
Avast ye Swabs
I always thought Star Citizen looked way too good for a kickstarter project, with all the CGI, fake commercials, supposed in-game footage, etc. It just smelled like a huge marketing scam to me. But I finally caved and bought the $60 package because I didn't want to be left out lol.
what exactly is fake or cgi? you're seeing the real deal; all legit real-time renderings in the actual game engine. go to the engineering section sometime and learn how they made it all before you call it fake.I always thought Star Citizen looked way too good for a kickstarter project, with all the CGI, fake commercials, supposed in-game footage, etc. It just smelled like a huge marketing scam to me. But I finally caved and bought the $60 package because I didn't want to be left out lol.
you expect the worst from the person responsible for wing commander, strike commander, privateer, starlancer and freelancer? this isn't his first rodeo lol!I thought the same thing and caved in. In retrospect, I should've bought during the LTi days I guess but this Kickstarter thing took me by surprise. I donno. I still feel a little bit unsure about this game. I love space games and Freelancer was fun so I will hope for the best but expect the worst.
the idea that he single handedly made all these great games is common trope of the game's backers. Auteur theory, I guess.
I'm with you on MMOs. I understand that their bread and butter is rewarding those addicts who put massive amounts of time into the game, but there should be a legitimate role for us smaller folk who actually have lives. Looks like they're making Star Citizen exactly that. If I want to be a merchant, I can do a trading run, then shut down for a month, do something else and come back no strings attached. Love that. Much better than Blizzard's system of "delete your character after X amount of weeks."
This game is pulling the Role Players from the woodwork. I think you're going to find more RPers and those who never play "traditional" mmos than WoW players.
Did you miss this?I haven't heard this from anyone but you.
I expect real problems though, especially as the feature creep continues to escalate as the free money continues to roll in.
I always thought Star Citizen looked way too good for a kickstarter project, with all the CGI, fake commercials, supposed in-game footage, etc. It just smelled like a huge marketing scam to me. But I finally caved and bought the $60 package because I didn't want to be left out lol.
Ah, the old continuing appeal to authority. Most of the programming for Wing Commander was done by someone else. Roberts had less to do with WCII as just producer, as he was heavily involved with Strike Commander (which came out years late, with over a million man hours of work jettisoned). Privateer gets tied to him, but apparantly that's due to him being credited with the 'original concept'. For WCIII and IV, he spent most of his time filming the various cut scenes. Star Lancer was developed by Warthog, with only a little work from Digital Anvil. Freelancer was years late, and finished by other folks after Microsoft bought Digital Anvil and gave Roberts the boot.
Then there's the awful Wing Commander movie, and a decade long series of less than stellar Hollywood productions that committed the fatal (Hollywood) flaw of not making money. His rediscovered love of gaming (oddly) came right when his career in movies cratered.
It's possible he might make a good game of SC, true: It certainly has helped him live in the style to which he's accustomed. But the idea that he single handedly made all these great games is common trope of the game's backers. Auteur theory, I guess.
Did someone say he single handedly made those games? Quote or it didnt happen.
Did he or anyone else say he's single handedly making Star Citizen? Quote or it didnt happen.
It looks that good in game... (pre alpha build)...