Sniffynose
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I want in on this game bad but by the time it actually launches I'll need a quantum computer to play it
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Star Citizen's off-shoot Squadron 42 probably won't make 2017 either
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SMOK3Y
Generous Member
Hopefully this kid has taken over from trump
RubberJohnny
Banned
This is definitely someone who is not at all defensive.
Dreamwriter
Member
Remember the good old days of April, 2015, when they were so close to being done they announced that the game (Squadron 42 episode 1) would be done by the end of the year?
I miss those days...
I miss those days...
kimifan141
Member
A backer was excited till 2015 end like others, lost interest after that and seeing as how no mans sky turned out... yeah sitting out on this one.
Curious Puppy
Banned
Those people have absolutely no credibility left and everyone knows it, that's why they bring up Derek Smart. Deflect like their life depends on it because they can't admit they were wrong, or that they were simply too emotionally and/or financially invested in this thing to see clearly.
Aztechnology
Member
I'm more than happy to wait if it yields better results. My gaming schedule is packed to the brim as it is. That being said, it's undeniably slow in it's progress.
Evolution of Metal
Member
You misremember the past.
Everyone knew that SQ42 wasn't going to be ready until 2018*, CIG definitely didn't lie nor promise anything because everyone knows game development takes time.
Jokes aside, I find the title of this thread to be part of the cycle: we aren't guaranteed that SQ42 isn't going to be launched in December during Christmas.
To be honest, I'm surprised it took a whole four pages before "The Smart" was invoked. Usually someone is accused of being Derek Smart, a Goon, or both right away. Maybe soon the apologists will realize that more than just one person/group can find fault with some of CIG's decisions and practices.
iHaunter
Member
You lost every ounce of credibility your post had.
dancrane212
Member
So the SQ42 demo is missing another show? I remember last year when I read about this amazing, hour long, campaign presentation that just missed getting demo'd because it was a couple weeks behind in the polish state or something along those lines.
I'm fine with delays and all that but at this point it feels like I'm being jerked around.
I'm fine with delays and all that but at this point it feels like I'm being jerked around.
anothertech
Member
Dam, Ill be playing this and Cyberpunk on my ps5 in a few years. What a time to be alive it will be.
Nothing surprising here. Ppl can relax.
Nothing surprising here. Ppl can relax.
Dreamwriter
Member
...or which gets canceled first...
The thing that gets me is that yeah, games take a long time to make and it's not particularly unusual for games to miss their deadlines by months and even years but this is not an established studio with industry credibility and the capital to support continued development of their marquee title, this is a nothing studio that has done nothing and has no source of money to put towards development of their game other than continued patronage of their fans and whatever investment firms they were able to squeeze money out of.
Regardless of how it seems sometimes when looking at their ridiculous crowdfunded amounts, CIG does not have unlimited money and unlimited resources. Every extra year of incompetent directionless waffling that results in work that is either thrown out or woefully inadequate for the parameters of the project is just more money thrown down the drain that will likely never be recouped because the earnings potential of their game continually drops as interest continues waning. And there WILL be a breaking point where they simply run out of money and if there's no game to be had when that happens then the collapse will be swift and merciless.
Regardless of how it seems sometimes when looking at their ridiculous crowdfunded amounts, CIG does not have unlimited money and unlimited resources. Every extra year of incompetent directionless waffling that results in work that is either thrown out or woefully inadequate for the parameters of the project is just more money thrown down the drain that will likely never be recouped because the earnings potential of their game continually drops as interest continues waning. And there WILL be a breaking point where they simply run out of money and if there's no game to be had when that happens then the collapse will be swift and merciless.
You are confused, they have already earned the money.
People have paid up doesnt matter how many copies of the game they sell so long as what it ever they produce costs less than they crowd fund.
So people havent bought in yet, want to wait and see, all irrelevant, because its already a huge success.
Chris_Rivera
Member
They need more time to spend all that money. Gotta wonder what their salaries/bonuses look like.
FF7R imo. I mean, they have the story, characters and a lot of other essential stuff ready.
I mean I'm working under the good faith assumption that they're actually spending the money they've received to actually develop the game to the best of their ability and not just pocketing most of the money they've received while throwing out whatever barely functional trash they can conjure up with the remainder to placate their fanbase like some more cynical people have been speculating for ages now.
So uh your scenario doesn't really make things look any better?
I would imagine they would find some partner to infuse more money/buy them out if it really came down to it. They have their hooks in so many people already, so much notoriety, and tons of potential for GaaS, I'm sure someone out there will be interested in getting SC to completion.
Thebullfrog
Member
By the time it actually launches, quantum computers will be the norm.
Man, you sure are tireless. You do realise that whatever we say here is of no consequence to whether SC makes it or not, right?
Bubba_Sparks
Member
Gabe Newell is a blacksmith now? No wonder Half-Life 3 was never released!
Thebullfrog
Member
He's making his own crow bar.
Graphics Horse
Member
It was a cameo from the CLANG kickstarter pitch video which got funded and raised half a million dollars and then fizzled into nothing.
MisterBrimstone
Member
Don't sweat it guys. GPUs to run it won't be here until 2020.
You may have already missed the boat on this, as of last week many people have started reporting refund denial letters. This is in contrast to the past year or so, where CIG had been (for the most part) helpful and conciliatory.
What could this shift in policy 4 days before the announcement of another delay say about the status of Star Citizen? Who knows! But I'm sure it's Good For Star Citizen, somehow, and anyone who thinks otherwise obviously Doesn't Understand Game Development.
Woo-Fu
Banned
Well, to be fair, Derek Smart has produced more entertaining content in the last 5 years than Chris Roberts has. All of it was free for the spectators, too.
Avid knife fan with plenty of disposable income, blacksmithing is pretty much inevitable.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Happens all the time when the people making the product are notorious or well known, Kojima's new company, 343i before Halo 4, Cliff B's new company during development, etc
You see threads about ex-_____ developers forming new companies rather often.
El_Cinefilo
Member
They don't have their own conventions though do they? Either way I'm hoping there's some documentary maker covering all this going to cons and interviewing staff. Would be fascinating to see when it's all over
I'd love to see what Kojima-Con would look like
Graphics Horse
Member
Syril means a physical convention, so the equivalent would be Kojimacon, or CliffyBeacon which I don't think exists yet.
joecanada
Member
This post just made me remember that they said it was never coming out on consoles due to lack of power . I bought a gtx1060.
By the time this releases we will have consoles that will probably stomp my pc.
The most I've ever expected from this project is that maybe they'll eventually get Squadron 42 out. But given how little we've actually seen of it, I'm thinking even 2018 seems very optimistic.
Oh yeah, from the Clang Kickstarter. That took a long time, but it sure was worth it, right?
Oh yeah, from the Clang Kickstarter. That took a long time, but it sure was worth it, right?
That response literally says they cant look at his request for a refund because they are busy developing 3.0 . From a customer services rep. Thats so laughably dumb and a lie that its painful to read.
That looks more like a delay to me than a rejection. "Please wait a bit longer and maybe 3.0 will change your mind. BTW we won't be processing anything until then for that reason", basically. From other threads on that sub, it's been common to have to persist through various hoops. 3.0 is just the topic of the day.
