Game Discussions Star Citizen Discussion Thread v12

HansAcker

HansAcker
Agony_Aunt said:
Where it would get real shady is if upon selling the shares he then split the profit with the boss.
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It already looks shady to me if that is the right picture and the 2024 option really were the shares that paid for the family trust, not the game.
It's all rather hypothetical. The option was not taken so far, so CIG backers have not yet over-paid for Chris' mansion via Eli.
 

Agony_Aunt

Agony_Aunt
Concern

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Is CIG following Sony's footsteps? - Star Citizen Spectrum

It looks to me like CIG is making every mistake with Star Citizen that Sony made with Star Wars Galaxies. Star Wars Galaxies was a great game, it had a complex profession system that had 34...
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Concern (and funny, perhaps someone seeing things for what they are)

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What if this is all there is? - Star Citizen Spectrum

I had thought that the scary idea was the thought that SC would be in eternal alpha. I now realize the scary thought is that the way things are is "almost done". What if mining is, more-or-less,...
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I don't think anyone's doubting CIG's capability to reinvent the wheel at every opportunity.
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🤣

Someone asks Zyloh:

oh also...how was the gameplay of Squadron 42 back in 2016?
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Ooof, they looking to be Nightrider'd?

Concern

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Concern over talk of a 1.0 when so much is still missing and what we do have is shallow - Star Citizen Spectrum

How can there be talk of a 1.0 when we're not even close? I'm not even talking about star systems, but simply from a gameplay point of view, we still have a lot of gameplay missing. As of now...
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Interestingly enough, many people speculating that 1.0 is years away since CR didn't give a timeline and that still a lot needs to be added to make a viable 1.0 release. Others think it is coming soon and are concerned that it won't have much more than it has now. Given CIG's history, my feeling would be that its years away, but given the financials, i think they are going to slap a 1.0 label on whatever they can in the next year or two.

Concern

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It has been 152 days since Citizencon - there are 214 days left - Star Citizen Spectrum

- what has been achieved since citizencon? - what will be achieved before next citizencon? Will they be able to pull of releasing 3.23 and 4.0 within 200 days?
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Actually a funny read

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Shutting Down the Live Service for Two Years! - Star Citizen Spectrum

Oooh yeah, dig it! Imagine this, the Star Citizen universe, taking a cosmic nap, yeah. For two years, the developers dive into the code like it’s the top rope and they’re coming down with an...
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Concern

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[Question] WIll Star Citizen won't sell ships for real money after 1.0? - Star Citizen Spectrum

If not, at what stage of development and how CIG will fufill the promise that going to stop selling ship for real money or sell official UEC only(like shark card for GTAV:OL)? SQ42 already have...
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SQ42 already have multiple star systems,+the Pyro and Stanton
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That's a bold assumption since nobody outside CIG has actually seen SQ42.
 

VR Golgot

VR Golgot
HansAcker said:
Apparently(?) these shares came with an option to sell them back to the company with interest.
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That's what CIG themselves are claiming ¯\(ツ)/¯

Here's the Q1 2024 put option.

Here's sourcing on Infatrade holding those shares. (And on Chris, Erin & Ortwin making out like bandits from the sale ;))

HansAcker said:
If I buy shares from the boss' private stash and sell them back to the company for profit, is that an investment, a loan or wot?
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It's good news for C-suite Citizen?
 

ECity

ECity
Looks like some other game I remember:

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HansAcker

HansAcker
ECity said:
Looks like some other game I remember:
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Nah, it's totally different. To change ships, you don't just clickety-click and find yourself in a different hull.

Get out of the ship, go to ship terminal, hope that the terminal works, store ship, marvel at your ship sinking into an endless void, wait for hangar floor door closing, select new ship, wait for hangar floor door opening and new ship moving up, go to ship, begin boarding.
 

ECity

ECity
In the other space game, a player could walk out into many stations to change their ship, but I can't imagine anyone doing it if they weren't already in the station. :)
 

HansAcker

HansAcker
Agony_Aunt said:
Actually a funny read

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/.../shutting-down-the-live-service-for-two-years
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Well, they did try to bring up the monies and not get banned for it.

Now, you’re talking about the financial reports, and I’ve got the scoop. The Calders and Eli Klein, they’re the main investors, holding the company up like the pillars of the ring. And Chris Roberts, he’s still the man with the plan, the Chairman, CEO, and majority shareholder, yeah.

But let’s get down to the nitty-gritty, the put options. These investors, they’ve got the right to sell their shares back to the company, but they’re not pulling the rug out. They’re in it for the long haul, waiting for the day when Star Citizen changes the game forever.

And those numbers, the $115 million, the $130 million by 2028, they’re just figures on a page until Squadron 42 hits the market like an elbow drop from top rope, bringing in the cash flow to not only keep the lights on but to pay off those big-time investors. Oooh yeah, dig it!

Now, you’re talkin’ numbers, talkin’ capital, and that’s all part of the big show. But let me tell you something, brother, it’s not just about what’s in the bank right now, it’s about the future. It’s about Squadron 42 hitting the market like a meteor strike, bringing in the cash flow to not only keep the lights on but to pay off those big-time investors, yeah.

And those investors, they’re not just betting on a game, they’re investing in a legacy, and they know it. They’re in it for the long haul, just like the rest of us, waiting for the day when we can all say, “We were there when Star Citizen changed the game forever.”
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PiLhEaD

PiLhEaD
Agony_Aunt said:
...Interestingly enough, many people speculating that 1.0 is years away since CR didn't give a timeline and that still a lot needs to be added to make a viable 1.0 release. Others think it is coming soon and are concerned that it won't have much more than it has now. Given CIG's history, my feeling would be that its years away, but given the financials, i think they are going to slap a 1.0 label on whatever they can in the next year or two.....
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A rough rule of thumb is that previous performance is the most reliable indicator of future performance.

The groundhog-day performances so far would suggest a less than glowing outcome, to be seen no time soon.

Or, in another way..... how did Freelancer go............?
 
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