Game Discussions Star Citizen Discussion Thread v12

[HansAcker]

Surprised there hasn't been more complaints that they're proposing to add instanced dungeons (under Arc Corp) to grind reputation. Pushing people into instances is very MMO, but not very 'Sandbox Game'. Mike seems ok with in

(Not that it matters - sounds like it is years away)

Edit: I guess if I was watching a PvP streamer they may not like it as much

Instanced spaces means CIG and some of us had different ideas of what "everyone in same world" meant - Star Citizen Spectrum

Spaces where people can have PVE co-op missions while undisturbed from the rest of the playerbase either means 1) a complete reversal from the "everyone is in the same world and encounters can...

robertsspaceindustries.com

 

[Mole HD]

 

[Cosmo]

Another preredered demo. Are they trying to pass it off as being in game engine again? Are they pretending they are really playing it?

They showed pre-recorded gameplay. I'll give them props for the worm it looks cool, but it could be boring after grinding it a few times.

Let's remember that probably a majority of what's showcased has been hastly stitched together during a 2-weeks crunch that happened because the regular overtime development M.O. wasn't enough.

Nothing has been made for production of the actual game, but mainly for the con.

True, it'll take months or years till anything from CitizenCon shows up in-game and then it's often buggy.

 

[Viajero]

"takes time", "shaping up", "prologue"...

 

[HansAcker]

They learned and let Rich play the SQ42 demo on stage, not Chris.

 

[Factabulous]

 

[VR Golgot]

Isn't 'Press any key to start' more normal for PC games?

Rather than 'Press any button'...

 

[Cosmo]

Article on WCCF TECH (18 Oct 2024): Star Citizen Expose Paints a Fairly Bleak Picture: ‘There’s No Actual Focus on Getting the Game Done’

 

[Factabulous]

MESS HALL!

 

[VR Golgot]

Mess Hall representing

(God this is stilted....)

 

[Viajero]

People really think this is all pure in game and not specifically cooked for the Con? I mean, havent we learnt anything from previous citizencons?

 

[Factabulous]

Is it just me - this is v.boring as a start to a game?

(I'm not paying 100% attention, so I may be missing stuff)

 

[ZeeWolf]

One year after they told everyone that SQ42 was "feature complete" they still needed everyone to work like slaves to showcase it in unplayable form.

Who knows what Chris Roberts could achieve this time next year with a team of actual slaves polishing those features 24/7? Backers spend big on faux development they love the vertical slice so much and Chris stuffs it in their silly faces! Mmmmmmmm the game you dreamed of but...in mock form...

Buy an Idris!

 

[VR Golgot]

Is it just me - this is v.boring as a start to a game?

(I'm not paying 100% attention, so I may be missing stuff)

No it really is just super dry. The dialogue is flat etc. Exposition weighted when it's there. (Drab 80s soundscape in the background).

Most tutorials are super dull though, so it's not killer. But it doesn't shout narrative panache or anything.

 

[Cosmo]

This is a senior vehicle artist at CIG. He's either very talented or they promoted him too fast.

The splash shield is "very early stages" so who knows when it'll be added.

 

[ECity]

Did I see correctly that a pilot had a toy plane with him in the cockpit of his fighter jet?

 

[VR Golgot]

Lols

 

[Cosmo]

If Squadron 42 turns out to be a good game and if I could review it I'd give it a 3/10, because it costed too much money (100s of millions of dollars) and development took too long (10+ years including delays).

 

[Factabulous]

Where is the gameplay? This feels like a 20m cutscene ...

 

[VR Golgot]

Where is the gameplay? This feels like a 20m cutscene ...

Yeah that's what my guy said about it on playthough. Mainly cinematics. (It's all playing out as he described so far).