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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[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 2 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@lemmy.world 1 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@lemmy.world 2 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@lemmy.world 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.