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Does Star Citizen deserve its hate?
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To be fair, I have not logged into the game in quite some time so if mining or an actual planet with vegetation/fauna are in the game at this point I gladly accept that I am wrong.
Heck, I'd be okay (but still displeased) if they added literal shit after release, or even in beta or something, but not in alpha and when so many things need to be finished
My Skyrim, Fallout 4, Starbound and WoW + other game mods at MODDB:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/skyrim-anime-overhaul
From a project management, and expectation management perspective, Star Citizen is an abject failure.
The game may yet release, it may even be fun to play, but the process of getting there has not been well handled.
The trouble with crowdfunding being, that customers are even harder to please than investors. The customer has a better idea of what he wants to pay for than the investor ever will, yet has even less patience and forgiveness.
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
Regardless, it's a stupid thing for devs to even be discussing when there are far more important matters to deal with, like delivering the damn game...
I do enjoy laughing at SC though. Laughing at hilariously slow development pace, laughing at non-features they announce instead of working on actual content, selling webcams now , etc.
The game already brings me more enjoyment without even playing it, than most finished games. So ye, I actually love SC. All I need to do is wait for another of their announcement, because at this point you just KNOW its gonna be comedy gold.
"The simple is the seal of the true and beauty is the splendor of truth" -Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Star Citizen deserve not its hate!
Derek Smart is scum of the Earth. A coalescence of the worst of human traits. Unwarranted Self Importance. Illusions of Grandeur. Envy and Extreme Personal Insecurity.
He can't see or blame his own shortcomings, so he has to blame others, like CIG. To him, they're responsible for his failures, so he will do everything within his incredibly feeble ability to try and drown them and Chris Roberts. To try and manipulate and remove their success in hopes that his failures won't look so bad when the smoke clears. There is no Benevolent or Altruistic motive. It is for personal gain for him, and nothing more. Because he's obsessed with the fact that Second Place is just the first loser, and his games don't even make it on the charts.
With that out of the way...
CIG is incorporating tech into Star Citizen that other gaming companies haven't even dreamed up or thought of.
Innovation, R&D. They take time and Money.
And with that comes the opportunity to really raise the bar. To not be just another half-assed space sim, but to take the genre and turn it on it's head. To set a greater expectation.
Personally, I appreciate that. From what I've played and seen, It looks like they're giving 200%.
In the Not-so-immortal words of Washed up Rapper turned metal, Vanilla Ice.
"Anything less than the best is a Felony."
Thanks for the clarification, that is a relief. But I do agree with OP there is no need to go down this route, stick to the basics and do it well, that is what gaming is about.
The fact that they've raised so much money selling pixel ships and there is still no finished product is something of a worry.
I'm not sure they deserve the hate, but they have to expect to be taking some flak.
Still, there is a lot of other things they've been adding instead of finishing the game. A lot of those things can be added after release.
The other thing, they seem VERY focused on making "content" where people buy for it (like ships), instead of working 100% on finishing the game. Its obvious they are hard up on money, since they are still heavily focused on making money and not the game. It should be the other way around.
My Skyrim, Fallout 4, Starbound and WoW + other game mods at MODDB:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/skyrim-anime-overhaul
I do wish they would focus on the game and finish it. I think CR has some interesting ideas, but they should be worked on and implemented down the road, once the game is finished. I think they need to spend more time on finishing things from the initial pitch, rather than turning this in to Sims in space.
Also, I wouldn't recommend using Derek Smart as a source, unless you can verify what he says from a reputable source. His track record at game development isn't the best, just look at the latest one he's working on. It's been in development for six or seven years, it was an MMO, then it wasn't an MMO, now it's going to be an XBOX game, and, much like Star Citizen, there's no real development end in sight. Plus, he's made a lot of predictions over the last few years that haven't happened, just like his lawsuit against CIG either didn't happen, or didn't go anywhere.
If you like the game, buy it. If you don't like the game, don't buy it. It's your money, and your decision. Don't let some person on the internet talk you in to one or the other.
My biggest issue with the game is the microtransactions for ships costing hundreds of dollars before the game is even finished. This after getting a record breaking dollar amount to complete the game. Maybe if they spent less time on videos and art to sell their ships for real cash and more time on the actual game.....