Ah, it recently announced a $48,000 spaceship bundle, the latest in an ongoing line, which contains every ship in the game and is apparently only accessible to those who've already spent $1,000...

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[–] Essence_of_Meh 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Are you legitimately trying to claim isn’t in an alpha state simply because it has micro transactions?

No, not at all. My point was that having microtransactions makes the defense weaker - if you want to get this much money from people for an incomplete product you shouldn't expect the benefit of a doubt. That was by no means an attempt to defend this practice.

Here we go again with the “no one else could have done this in less time” yeah no one would have tried because they knew it wasn’t possible to do it. (...)

There are a few things here to unpack:

many less ambitious (since we're are talking about what can or can't be done) take years to make
UE5 wasn't even planned when the game started development so that's kind of a moot point. Not only that but it doesn't have all the features needed for game like SC, nor did any engine available at the time (or now for that matter).
even if they "finish" the game doesn't mean they're going to stop selling ships (they say they will but that's just words) so it's not like one means the end of the other. Ships are the easiest content to pump out for them, they can always make and sell more (that doesn't mean I like it).

Sorry, but I’ll believe it when I see it.

I completely agree.

You guys are fueled with cope and are the reason the game industry has changed for the worse. You demonstrated corporate fellating loyalty to a product that doesn’t exist (...)

I'm a bit confused whether you even read my post. I mentioned multiple times I'm not trying to excuse their business practices nor convince anyone to play, let alone like the game. People can make their own research and decide for themselves. I have my own problems both with the game and the development process. All I tried to do with my post is provide context, that's all.

You hate the game, I get it but please don't take it out on someone who doesn't necessarily disagree with you just because they aren't as extreme.

[–] ricdeh 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry for the ad hominem attacks you were the target of from that person, and while I cannot contribute anything to the matter at hand directly, as an outside observer of your discussion I must tell you that your take is very rational and that you should not let yourself be discouraged by their hostility.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's all good.

SC is a pretty controversial topic, sometimes for good other times for poor reasons, so things tend to heat up quite a bit whenever it's mentioned in general discussion. I've been on this ride for years now so I'm immune to both hype and doomposting - until things are in the game they might as well not exist.

All I ask from people is to try learning about things they dislike - even it won't change your mind, you'll know exactly why and how it sucks beyond "well, it does". It's something I as well need to work on.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, I went overboard for sure on that last part. You seem a reasonable person, I've just encountered so many Chris Roberts zombies that will willingly spend money on this game that it's hard to believe that it doesn't have something to do with the severe left turn in the gaming industry like a year after crowd funding began and the new console generation dropped. Suddenly everything gets released with half its content cut and sold back as DLC, early access and live service became AAA endeavors instead of indie titles like prior.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No worries, I completely understand.

I absolutely agree about the state of the industy (one of the reasons I mainly play older or indie games), CIG's business model and how some people (in general, not just in case of SC) can get way too invested in something they come of as unhinged - that's why I tried to be as balanced and detailed as possible.

I might be a bit rusty since I had a long break from online discussion so some things might have come out less clear than intended.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I only keep up with it to see what the state of affairs are, and while they have marched forward considerably since the announcement that Squadron 42 is feature complete, the content creators keep using the phrase "when we get..." to describe like half of the game and ships at this point.

I don't think it's a "scam" in the sense that they will delete the game one day and take everyone's money. I think it's a scam in the sense that they'll never have the content they originally promised and it's unlikely they'll ever get a full release due to the fact that early access and alpha are crutches to lean on when people start asking why it's taken a decade and a half to do the job.

If I'm wrong I'll definitely buy it, I have loved the idea since I heard about it, it just seems unlikelier every passing year that it will be what they claimed and in my lifetime lol

[–] Essence_of_Meh 1 points 10 months ago

Nah, that's a fair criticism. The whole "when we get there" can be quite infuriating, more so since vast majority of games doesn't even show up on people's radars (or ask for money) until it's way closer to being done. CIG wanted to share the development process with their players so they have to take both good and bad aspects of such approach.

I definitely feel that unless SC in its current form is something you're willing to put up with, there's no reason to spend any money on it. If something cool comes out of it in the future - nice. If not... well, backers gave them a chance.