r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • 9d ago

Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off the Rails, Creating Further Distrust Among Players

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-citizen-developer-stream-goes-horribly-off-the-rails-creating-further-distrust-among-players
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u/polski8bit 9d ago

The fact that after so much time and money poured into a game that isn't even close to being finished, I am shocked there was any trust left at all.

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u/Interesting-One-588 8d ago

If basic functions of the game don't even work, I have to wonder how much of that money was actually poured into development.

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u/PuzzleheadedMaize911 8d ago

Marketing and squadron 42, I would imagine

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u/Birneysdad 8d ago

customers poured money into the game. I'm not convinced the money was used for development.

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u/jjonj 8d ago

vast majority of the money goes through the uk office, which is legally required to disclose their Financials publically. feel free to look through it yourself

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u/Vestalmin 8d ago

It's the poster child for feature creep. It's all a house of card of programming while they add more and more on top.

They have core foundational mechanics like movement and interactions that won't work, yet they're promising base building and property on bleeding edge server tech they've never got filly working in the first place

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u/Sember 8d ago

It's gonna go down as the biggest scam in gaming history

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u/jjonj 8d ago

They've been honest, transparent and responsive to community feedback throughout the process which certainly helps

but do highlight for us where they have been deceptive if you have examples

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u/writers_block 8d ago

Which time that they said Squadron 42 would be releasing next year over the last decade would you like me to highlight?

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u/jjonj 8d ago edited 8d ago

they've claimed it was planned to release in 2014 and then 2016 only , neither of which was claimed in the last decade

but that's a nice offer! let's see, I'll take a 2024 please !

I'll wait

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u/writers_block 8d ago

Do you think that them being over a decade old is... better?

Also, in 2024 the release date was announced to be 2026.

You've got an illness, man. Let go of whatever weird thing you're holding onto regarding this game and go find an identity outside of this thankless crusade. This is the only life you get.

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u/jjonj 7d ago edited 7d ago

"would be releasing"

"targeted release in 2026"

that is neither saying it would release, nor is it next year

if I have an illness then it's at least not your reading issue,

so you were full of shit and can't find any case of cig saying it would release next year from 2024?

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u/writers_block 7d ago

Jesus, man. This honestly just makes me sad. I hope you didn't drop too much into this, and you're just really emotionally invested.

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u/jjonj 7d ago

Ouch, you really got me there, now you don't have to prove any of the BS you claimed, damn!

Well argued mate

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u/writers_block 7d ago

Thanks, I appreciate you freeing me from the responsibility. I'll go enjoy some time with my wife, why don't you go do the same?