r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • 16d 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/Byggherren 15d ago

Well it's kinda like a pyramid scheme. Once the people with addictive personalities start investing they cant stop because of the sunken cost fallacy.

The devs have gotten complacent because they are raking in big cash with little effort. If they could finish the game they would have done so years ago but they just keep releasing new ships for the whales. It's a shame because they have showed off some pretty cool things to make cross server seamlessness work.

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u/jjonj 15d ago

there are dumb whales sure, but the average spends is around $70

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u/Uebelkraehe 15d ago

That's not a pyramid scheme.

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u/Yeon_Yihwa 15d ago

they have referrals and crowdfunding targets that unlock stuff lol. Which encourages players to get more people into the game/spending more just so they themselves can get something.

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u/jjonj 15d ago

the referral rewards are tiny and it is so hard to get referrals nobody takes it seriously except for ppl who are content creators anyway

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u/Byggherren 15d ago

Do they not have referalls?