I love video games, and I work in the industry. It makes me flipping sad to see the hope people have for this game, because I just don’t think this company cares nearly as much. Honestly, I feel that they just see selling ships as their main source of revenue, and because so many people buy them they don’t really have a sense of urgency to complete the game. To them, it’s already complete everything else are just game updates.
Think about it. They have a PTU (public test universe) where they test new builds, that is separate from the alpha. This makes no sense. It’s an alpha, the game itself is a PTU. They have a huge marketing fund. They have a citizen con event for a game that isn’t even released.
If only we could make a concerted effort to boycott the game, maybe that would give them a sense of urgency, because they are partially banking on our hope. This hope is like an addiction that keeps us coming back, and they know this. How long will it last? Not sure, but if they have a data team that’s been modeling this as part of their revenue forecasts, than I guarantee you they don’t plan on releasing a full version of this game anytime soon.
It’s a damn shame. But this is CiGs business model for star citizen.
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