StreetsofBeige
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Alpha: $250 million.
So is Beta release at $500 million and a full release at $750 million?
So is Beta release at $500 million and a full release at $750 million?
Can't wait for the servers to be pulled and everyone's $5,000 pixel spaceship goes poof.Yeah, after lootboxes and P2W, next step in milking gamers more is obviously Pay 2 Wait and buying microtransactions for a game that will be never released. Future of gaming. I bet that EA is extremely jealous of what kind of scam Roberts pulled.
perpetual alpha. Keep milking these suckers since these whales won't ever go dry.Alpha: $250 million.
So is Beta release at $500 million and a full release at $750 million?
So is Beta release at $500 million and a full release at $750 million?
The game is already built with VR in mind. From menu navigation to the buttons in the shipsBy then, high end VR support would be mandatory
Yeah, after lootboxes and P2W, next step in milking gamers more is obviously Pay 2 Wait and buying microtransactions for a game that will be never released. Future of gaming. I bet that EA is extremely jealous of what kind of scam Roberts pulled.
Many of the core features are missing and have yet to be introduced in beta state.
How is this wasted. This game is actually a milestone regarding next gen and whats posisble. FDor example it is highly recomended to have an SSD. The shit they are doing is remarkable. in the end. The Scale, the atmosphere etc. Every Planet has more atmosphere than everything in Mass Effect.It's insane to me how much money has been wasted on a game that may never actually see a full fledged release.
It's 250 million dollars spent on a game thats not even close to an alpha state.How is this wasted. This game is actually a milestone regarding next gen and whats posisble. FDor example it is highly recomended to have an SSD. The shit they are doing is remarkable. in the end. The Scale, the atmosphere etc. Every Planet has more atmosphere than everything in Mass Effect.
It is called an alpha. Why should they release an unfinished product and call it version 1.0 ??? Many of the core features are missing and have yet to be introduced in beta state.
Or do you want this game to be a DayZ where highly anticipated core features were just scrapped and an alpha version (0.63) got renamed to "1.0"
Yes the game isn't close to being ready as a full release yet, yes the game is in development since 2012 but you know what? They didn't have over 500 employees at the start of 2013 or even in 2015! And by that time they just only started to develop their own engine (kinda their own cry engine version) for this game. They are building new tech from the ground up which has never been used in ANY other game as of yet.
I recommend watching this video by Digital Foundry:
Yes, there is alot to critizise about the way that CIG is getting their money for funding the game and yes it is absurd to pay 1000$ for a ship that may not be a real thign yet...but people tend to buy all sorts of absurd things and there are ALOT of people around the world who want their "dream game" to be made and so far Chris Roberts hasn't dissapointed as of yet. It's getting closer and closer each day we count. Just watch all the tech that has or will be introduced in this month's patch. Just google "Star Citizen Planet Tech v4" and you will know what I mean.
They did establish multiple Studios around the World. They are revolutionizing this Kind of Genre. They defined scale to another Level and they established a community who is willing to pay Tons of money and who are hooked already.It's 250 million dollars spent on a game thats not even close to an alpha state.
It's wasted money.
It's more likely to die very slowly over a long period of time as less and less money will come from whales and new supporters.Holy Hell, if this Game bombs, or worse, the Studio becomes Bankrupt, the Bloodbath will be immense. xD
This sounds like drug dealers and the druggies.....They did establish multiple Studios around the World. They are revolutionizing this Kind of Genre. They defined scale to another Level and they established a community who is willing to pay Tons of money and who are hooked already.
In terms of Business or for the people living this it is not a waste of money
Look at all the salty dogs outraged at the idea of perfectly sane adults freely pledging their money (a crowdfunding pledge is not a "donation") to support a developer making the game they want to be made.
Stay hilarious.
PS: for those actually interested in a good listen about those who back this game, instead of irrational hating something they obviously know very little about, here's a good one:
Agree to disagree.They did establish multiple Studios around the World. They are revolutionizing this Kind of Genre. They defined scale to another Level and they established a community who is willing to pay Tons of money and who are hooked already.
In terms of Business or for the people living this it is not a waste of money
$250 million and they still haven't actually released as a game.
So what have they actually been doing with that money?! How much do they need to raise to go into beta? Another $200 million? 500? 1 billion? How much for an actual release with "gold" code?
Sure, but who will get to use/ play it? It’s starting to remind me of Duke Nukem.At least they are pushing the game with the latest tech.
I guess you weren't there when they literally had to create all of their offices and hire staff first from 2012 to 2015. The real game development like you see from big studios actually only started around 2015I understand the development process, and if it’s STILL in Alpha, then this game is literally going to go nowhere.
I guess you weren't there when they literally had to create all of their offices and hire staff first from 2012 to 2015. The real game development like you see from big studios actually only started around 2015
Well to be clear...the game hasn't been "made" yet. Also, wasn't Destiny 500 million?Goddamn, so this is now the most expensive game ever made? I mean it hasn't even been MADE yet, so it might get even more expensive.
I don't understand. What is so fantastic about the game. I'm genuinely asking because I've watched the streams and have been bored to tears. How far along is this game?
I don't understand. What is so fantastic about the game. I'm genuinely asking because I've watched the streams and have been bored to tears. How far along is this game?
Just wait when the dev announces everything will go through a graphical overhaul. So please be patient, donate more, and come back in 2025 when everything you see will now be ray traced to the max.I think it's impossible to say. Right now, there is lots of stuff that's at about the 80% point - but rather than concentrating on getting them to the 100% point what seems to happen is that the scope of the project continually expands, creating even more things that will no doubt be worked on until they hit that same ~80% mark and will then be put to one side to concentrate on the next set of shiny goalposts.
I've worked on projects like that - the only way they ever get finished is by going into triage mode, cutting out everything that's unnecessary and concentrating 100% of your efforts into getting the core parts working.
My problem is that I can't see them doing that, since right now their whole revenue model seems to be based on NOT finishing the game and soliciting donations to pay for development costs. This obviously provides a strong incentive to remain in development mode for as long as possible.
Oh boy, for serious?Just wait when the dev announces everything will go through a graphical overhaul. So please be patient, donate more, and come back in 2025 when everything you see will now be ray traced to the max.
shouldn't someone be in jail for this by now?I think it's impossible to say. Right now, there is lots of stuff that's at about the 80% point - but rather than concentrating on getting them to the 100% point what seems to happen is that the scope of the project continually expands, creating even more things that will no doubt be worked on until they hit that same ~80% mark and will then be put to one side to concentrate on the next set of shiny goalposts.
I've worked on projects like that - the only way they ever get finished is by going into triage mode, cutting out everything that's unnecessary and concentrating 100% of your efforts into getting the core parts working.
My problem is that I can't see them doing that, since right now their whole revenue model seems to be based on NOT finishing the game and soliciting donations to pay for development costs. This obviously provides a strong incentive to remain in development mode for as long as possible.
The Bernie Sanders of gaming.
It has many neat aspects, but I don't know if it'll ever be finished.
I wonder how long til console ports? PS55?
shouldn't someone be in jail for this by now?
They tend to release a new feature in the most playable state but barebones. The want to slowly get every promised feature in the game before working on fleshing them fully out. To me that seems fair because there's alot of features yet to be implemented.I think it's impossible to say. Right now, there is lots of stuff that's at about the 80% point - but rather than concentrating on getting them to the 100% point what seems to happen is that the scope of the project continually expands, creating even more things that will no doubt be worked on until they hit that same ~80% mark and will then be put to one side to concentrate on the next set of shiny goalposts.
I've worked on projects like that - the only way they ever get finished is by going into triage mode, cutting out everything that's unnecessary and concentrating 100% of your efforts into getting the core parts working.
My problem is that I can't see them doing that, since right now their whole revenue model seems to be based on NOT finishing the game and soliciting donations to pay for development costs. This obviously provides a strong incentive to remain in development mode for as long as possible.
They tend to release a new feature in the most playable state but barebones. The want to slowly get every promised feature in the game before working on fleshing them fully out. To me that seems fair because there's alot of features yet to be implemented.
If we go by the roadmap from now next year they should be implementing: first iteration of medical gameplay, prisons, gas cloud tech, and salvage. However it seems that this is going to be delayed but we will see.
Estonia is a pretty country though!This game has a higher GDP than Estonia
There has been games that were long in development for a long time, Half Life 2 comes to mind, I also recall some Atari ST RPG game advertised as having taken 5 years to develop back in the days (it had some big red dragon in the advertising, I can't recall the name).I remember paying full price for Wing Commander 2 (see what I did there?) on a disc, it was perfectly playable and I enjoyed it a ton. I didn't have to wait for years for the game to be completed and fund it all the way.