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[Jibran#one]

Is there a documentary on this like , isnt GTA 6 budget close to a billion
Like wtf are we doing now if we have crossed a billion and no where near to release ?

 

[lockdown2222]

Can we check on Roberts house and yacht? What's going on there

 

[German Shocks]

Selling better than CRACK

 

[German Shocks]

Is there a documentary on this like , isnt GTA 6 budget close to a billion

GTA 6 costs are now over 2 billion.

 

[manfestival]

Well deserved. Great completed game

 

[Portugeezer]

These devs found the infinite money glitch in the matrix.

 

[bitbydeath]

Don't think you understand money laundering.

Money coming from "unknown means", being fed into this business to make the money appear legit.

This is totally a money laundering scheme.

 

[calico]

Was that the stretch goal for releasing the game?

 

[Ribi]

Almost as much as what people spend on GTA online

 

[TheKratos]

I love how Star Citizen always triggers people on GAF. "Scam" "Nerds burning money" etc. It has more active users than its competitors. 50k is no small number. All nerds who got scammed and went broke I guess.

 

[clarky]

Money coming from "unknown means", being fed into this business to make the money appear legit.

This is totally a money laundering scheme.

They have a fuck ton of people working on this game, not exactly an efficient way of doing it.

 

[Fahdis]

Finally, the Alpha is funded. Just need another billion for the Beta.

 

[AgatonSax]

Not quite on the scale of grift that led to Sony buying Bungie but a solid effort nonetheless. I wonder what, if any, is the overlap between Star Citizen supporters and Marathon players?

 

[Buggy Loop]

Almost as much as what people spend on GTA online

They do ~$500M annually with GTA online

Star Citizen pales in comparison.

 

[Buggy Loop]

They have a fuck ton of people working on this game, not exactly an efficient way of doing it.

200 IQ big brain scam

 

[nemiroff]

I bought the Kickstarter for $35 (or was it $30...) back in the days. Didn't offer it much of a thought for about ten years

Downloaded the beta when people started talking about it being enjoyable, ended up playing the beta for more than the majority of full price releases.

Anyway, here the other day, I heard some weird noise in the background, it almost sounded like:

"OH"W CNA OYU BE SO !!ELLGLBI!U OYU UOGHBT NTIO A MCS!"A!!"

I'm not sure what the fuck that noise was, sounded like a retard mouse squeaking.

Anyway, interesting project. It's fine, and in VR doubly so. Oh, and I'm also supposed to get a single player game as well. SO, already 200 hours of SC, + a 100+ hours SP game. Not bad for like a meal's worth at McDonalds.

Edit: I bought Diablo 3 premium editions for my and my son to play together for $240. Now THAT was dumbass move! I'll take the blame for that one...

 

[clarky]

200 IQ big brain scam

I don't play, I think i backed it for £30 years ago but its certainly not a money laundering scheme. You'd get about $0.01 to the dollar and your legs chopped of by who ever you where doing it for.

They are taking the piss and need a good shake but thats about it.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

How many yachts is Chris up to these days?

 

[nemiroff]

How many yachts is Chris up to these days?

I don't know. But he rented a small boat for a few days on vacation a few years back, and somehow that sparked a rumor that he owns a luxury mega-yacht, a story that's still floating around today.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I don't know. But he rented a small boat for a few days on vacation a few years back, and somehow that sparked a rumor that he owns a luxury mega-yacht, a story that's still floating around today.

A small boat lol okay bud.

 

[Justinus]

why don't you go back to the Star Citizen compound

Look. All I'm saying is that if a bunch of men want to pool their money together (however significant it may be) and play in a large cosmic-level sandbox, let them have their fun.

 

[rkofan87]

Look. All I'm saying is that if a bunch of men want to pool their money together (however significant it may be) and play in a large cosmic-level sandbox, let them have their fun.

fair enough

 

[TheMan]

so is this the most expensive game of all time now if we discount ad budgets?

 

[clarky]

A small boat lol okay bud.

If you look closely hes the dude 7th from the left.

 

[nemiroff]

A small boat lol okay bud.

Meet in the middle?

 

[Stuart360]

Its not a scam. I used to watch a streamer who would play this a lot, after every update etc, and its a decent game.

Problem is after the amount of time and money, its never going to live up to peoples expectations.

Too many yes men on the project instead of telling the top to stop expanding and lets finish what we got.

 

[Dorfdad]

Honestly all this early access shit should be illegal, unless it has set dates clearly posted for release. They are simply promising the world to generate income and never delivering a completed project. Don't get me wrong I think EA should be allowed with lower prices during EAbas a bonus for gameplay testing your product. Fixed release dates and ability to refund portion of that if the project fails

 

[uncreativename]

 

[nemiroff]

Was that the stretch goal for releasing the game?

Idk about stretch goals, but it was released to the public to buy and download as a fully playable experience (Fly in an open world, Land on stations, Do missions, Interact with other players) in 2017 via alpha 3.0.

First public playable release you could buy into	Aug 29, 2013	Hangar Module opens to all backers
First playable version of the actual universe	Dec 11, 2015	Alpha 2.0 (PU) released
First official Early Access release	Dec 23, 2017	Game becomes public Early Access

so is this the most expensive game of all time now if we discount ad budgets?

Nah, GTAVI, easily.

SC could potentially beat it in ~15 years.

Its not a scam. I used to watch a streamer who would play this a lot, after every update etc, and its a decent game.

Problem is after the amount of time and money, its never going to live up to peoples expectations.

Too many yes men on the project instead of telling the top to stop expanding and lets finish what we got.

Then you'll be happy to know this change in the studio already happened "recently" (I think it was within the last two years?). That's the reason both SQ42 and SC has picked up a healthy development pace without the violent bumps of the past. And that's also the reason for why you don't see much of Chris Roberts anymore.

 

[Gabe ♥]

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[Fbh]

True fans should celebrate this great accomplishment by donating some extra money!!!

 

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I bought the Kickstarter for $35 (or was it $30...) back in the days. Didn't offer it much of a thought for about ten years

Downloaded the beta when people started talking about it being enjoyable, ended up playing the beta for more than the majority of full price releases.

Anyway, here the other day, I heard some weird noise in the background, it almost sounded like:

"OH"W CNA OYU BE SO !!ELLGLBI!U OYU UOGHBT NTIO A MCS!"A!!"

I'm not sure what the fuck that noise was, sounded like a retard mouse squeaking.

Anyway, interesting project. It's fine, and in VR doubly so. Oh, and I'm also supposed to get a single player game as well. SO, already 200 hours of SC, + a 100+ hours SP game. Not bad for like a meal's worth at McDonalds.

Edit: I bought Diablo 3 premium editions for my and my son to play together for $240. Now THAT was dumbass move! I'll take the blame for that one...

Noooooo! ItS a ScAmMmMMmm! YoU sPeNt YoUr TiMe AnD mOnEy On A sCaM! ThE gAmE dOeSnT eXiSt! YjoU dIdNt PlAy AnYtHiNg!!!

 

[hussar16]

im sure most top brass took at least 100 milion for themselvesthey lviing off it now

 

[Avid Reading Horse]

why don't you go back to the Star Citizen compound

Why should he? This is the thread where we celebrate the 1 billion dollar achievement!

GIF needs updating though.

 

[UniformDeliverance]

It's in their best interest to never launch. The quality of a game in people's hopes and dreams is always better than the reality of one

If squadron 42 launches, and it's not a genre defining mega hit, they will have lost hope, funding will dry up.

So better to delay. Release feature updates to the underbaked public test forever while dangling a release that never comes.

 

[rkofan87]

It's in their best interest to never launch. The quality of a game in people's hopes and dreams is always better than the reality of one

If squadron 42 launches, and it's not a genre defining mega hit, they will have lost hope, funding will dry up.

So better to delay. Release feature updates to the underbaked public test forever while dangling a release that never comes.

I agree continue the scam

 

[rkofan87]

Why should he? This is the thread where we celebrate the 1 billion dollar achievement!

GIF needs updating though.

Because the scam dude , all you do not realize that this has been a scam all along

 

[Buggy Loop]

How many yachts is Chris up to these days?

You keep repeating the same shit since 2023 and every few Star citizen threads

He had a weekend on a rental, a ~12-17 meter sailboat.

Peoples made a meme about it because he had previously said it would look bad if he was on a yacht when he's crowdfunding. He meant if he bought a yacht, not a fucking weekend on a sailboat that anyone can do next weekend if they wanted.

Peoples slapped together a meme and you're still believing he owns the yacht since 2015?


Let me just take a photo on a yatch = I bought a yatch I think that will be on my summer checklist.

 

[bitbydeath]

They have a fuck ton of people working on this game, not exactly an efficient way of doing it.

Given the lack of output, no.
No way near a billion dollars worth.

 

[clarky]

Given the lack of output, no.
No way near a billion dollars worth.

Ok? like i said if you want to launder money making a very public facig company with expensive product and a lot of very expensive staff all over the world is not the way to do it. Maybe the management are paying themselves a truck load of cash but thats not money laundering.

Opening a casino would be much easier.

 

[Cumulus]

Given the lack of output, no.
No way near a billion dollars worth.

Compared to three levels and an epilepsy while coming up with a fitting artstyle for 200.000.000 ..... marathon *cough* *cough*....
SC almost seems like a steal.

 

[clarky]

Compared to three levels and an epilepsy while coming up with a fitting artstyle for 200.000.000 ..... marathon *cough* *cough*....
SC almost seems like a steal.

Marathon really does live in everyone head. Is there a thread on this board where someone doesn't mention it? lol.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Marathon really does live in everyone head. Is there a thread on this board where someone doesn't mention it? lol.

Concord thanking marathon from beyond the grave lol

 

[bitbydeath]

Maybe the management are paying themselves a truck load of cash but thats not money laundering.

It is if the money they're paying them isn't coming from legal means.

 

[bitbydeath]

Compared to three levels and an epilepsy while coming up with a fitting artstyle for 200.000.000 ..... marathon *cough* *cough*....
SC almost seems like a steal.

No Man's Sky would be a better comparison, and SC doesn't hold a candle to it.

 

[Cumulus]

Marathon really does live in everyone head. Is there a thread on this board where someone doesn't mention it? lol.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

I always viewed it as a risky bet when I started funding it more than a decade ago. Is it a scam? Maybe but then again I didn't break the bank funding it and I only put money in it I wouldn't miss. I stopped funding it many years ago and now I sit back and watch the show from afar. This year will be very telling, if CIG fails to deliver Squadron 42 again or it launches and ends up being shit the blowback will be insane and I will be here with my popcorn enjoying the show.

 

[Alexios]

It's not all funding, it's sale profits also, or do you think existing customers (which may be a pretty big percentage of all eventual buyers) will re-buy it after it's deemed shipped and they will profit from that point on after exhausting all they have gotten so far hoping profit comes later or something.