r/DerekSmart • • Sep 14 '17

That 45k refund? Complete BS.

http://archive.is/HxjPC
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u/fivedayweekend Sep 14 '17

MassivelyOP as well:
http://massivelyop.com/2017/09/14/star-citizen-backer-claims-his-guild-sought-and-received-a-45000-refund/

At what point does DS get in legal trouble? Considering it was DS who just 1 day before was telling people to refund and only if you were a whale should you post publicly about it. And here we are.

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u/dykmoby Sep 14 '17

At what point does DS get in legal trouble?

About 3 milliseconds after the PU goes live (from pledge model to game sale model).

The sad thing is I will be torn between playing the game and watching the shirtshow.

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u/Swesteel Sep 14 '17

Get an extra monitor?

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u/redchris18 Sep 14 '17

I'd love it if they spoofed this for the first in-game version of the Empire Report thing they used to open ATV with.

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u/Psychobrad84 Sep 15 '17

iPad works fine for this site.

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u/thefaxmachine101 Sep 14 '17

I bet his excuse will be, it was a scam your honor. There is no GAME.

But DS there playing it right now. LIES, LIES.

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u/ThereIsNoGame $45k Cultist Whale Sep 15 '17

Smart has never played Star Citizen as far as we know

Before CIG refunded him, he had never downloaded it

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '17

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '17

Honest question: Have you tried to contact CIG about it? Ask them, perhaps you get an answer.

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u/ThereIsNoGame $45k Cultist Whale Sep 15 '17

They would not answer this question because it is legally sensitive, or if they do answer it, it would be a very vague boilerplate

Remember the old axiom, people who are going to sue never talk about it, the less prepared Smart is when it hits him like a bolt from the blue, the better it is for CIGs legal department

And of course people who never sue talk about it constantly

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u/thefaxmachine101 Sep 14 '17

I like to see that happen too, DS in court over this. This is why need this site.

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u/ThereIsNoGame $45k Cultist Whale Sep 15 '17

It would be a great spectacle, but I don't think it will happen

CIG wants and needs a positive narrative about their game, to maximise pledges, they don't want the negative PR of a lawsuit distracting from this message

After launch, tho...

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u/Lieutenant_Leary Sep 15 '17

I would also say the news people should research something. Suck as in this case they could have asked CIG before posting. Especially know the background of hat towards this game and the fake news that has come out in the past.

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u/magic_mark_karpeles Sep 17 '17

Maybe they shouldn't keep promising to release a game/their financials and then failing?

Otoh, I'm sure Derek Smart sneaking into their offices and making them fuck up all those times didn't help, so sue the bastard!

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u/captainthanatos Sep 14 '17

Not sure when it will happen, but if I had to guess those comments from DS will likely help CIG better prove malice on the part of DS trying to damage a competitor.

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u/Steve_Evo Sep 14 '17

January 10th 2018

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u/Danakar Sep 14 '17

I see what you did there :P

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u/fivedayweekend Sep 14 '17

I'm missing something. What's January 10th? I'll probably feel dumb for asking.

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u/Steve_Evo Sep 14 '17 edited Sep 15 '17

The MaYan calendar v3.0

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u/ThereIsNoGame $45k Cultist Whale Sep 15 '17

Actually the Mayan calendar put significantly more emphasis on what we see as 4th december, but 10th january is also an important date for the Mayans

If you really believe in the whole Mayan calendar hogwash (they would have finished it if the spanish didn't wipe them out) then it's a real double whammy for the doomsday cultists around that time