Game Discussions Star Citizen Discussion Thread v12

[LittleAnt]

As many people, including myself, have noted, the Robberts is expending most of his efforts, and much of his backers’ money, on the illusion of being a successful game development studio, rather than actually developing the games that were to be delivered back in 2014. Successful game studios have branded shirts for their team, so…

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

 

[Mole HD]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

Even when the muppet Roberts was part of successful game development studios, he still didn't manage to produce any games...what makes you think this time will be any different?

The illusion and trappings of success is what matters to Roberts, not the reality of being anything other than

 

[cigwatch]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

No you cannot.

 

[Ed02349]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

My guess is Chris Roberts doesns't have the talent to do the coding and art design himself. It was teh Crytek guys who did teh code for the original pitch afterall.

Even more realistically though, he probably wants the grandure of being the head of a huge game dev copany. Why else would he hire A-list actors for mocaps if not for the clout.

 

[Christopher Roberto]

Didn’t Tau Ceti have an in-game programming language? Wasn’t SC going to implement something similar for their Command & Control fleet stuff?

SmallLock, the first language where mathematical operations each have their own locks.

 

[Fizzatron]

As many people, including myself, have noted, the Robberts is expending most of his efforts, and much of his backers’ money, on the illusion of being a successful game development studio, rather than actually developing the games that were to be delivered back in 2014. Successful game studios have branded shirts for their team, so…

Speaking of which, who wore it best?

 

[Darkfyre99]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

Because swindling money is third on his list of priorities…

First is playing out his fantasies of being an A-list Hollywood Director, and then comes playing out his fantasies of being a rock star game developer.

 

[Viajero]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

Roberts was unable to even deliver the more simple illusion promised at Kickstarter. The answer to your question is pretty simple: Incompetence. Completely misjudging and mismanaging adequate resources for many key tasks, big or small. And all that possibly leading to potential fraud or wilful misrepresentation.

 

[StuartGT]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

Speaking of which, who wore it best?

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[Ed02349]

Also happens to be the only one in jail.

 

[Asp Explorer]

But Genuine Roberts is in Manchester.

There is a very real possibility that is worse.

 

[Dooguk]

Still awesome

 

[Fizzatron]

SPICY!!

 

[rootsrat]

So why hiring 700 employee when you can do the same illusion with way less employee and swindle more money ?

Because he's had to prove somehow he's running an actual business making games after cashgrabbing 15 million quid from the UK government

[Withdrawn] Cloud Imperium Games invests £15 million in its UK studio

The US-based video game company is increasing its investment in Foundry 42, a UK games studio it set up with support from UK government.

www.gov.uk

 

[sovapid]

Also happens to be the only one in jail.

because they were the only one running a scam....

 

[Viajero]

because they were the only one running a scam....

Today I learned that a scam is only a scam when it gets a verdict in court.

 

[VR Golgot]

If Chrissy had misled the Secretaries of State and Rupert Murdochs of this world, he'd be feeling his own collar right now.

Sensibly he chose to mislead sci fi nerds instead

 

[sovapid]

Today I learned that a scam is only a scam when it gets a verdict in court.

im happy that you learned something today!

 

[Viajero]

Today I learned that a scam is only a scam when it gets a verdict in court.

im happy that you learned something today!

Gotcha, makes sense, that must have been what Theranos told John Carreyrou or Tyler Shultz for years, and before that 2022 sentence.

 

[StuartGT]