I wonder if CiG with June already ticking by is frantically preparing its next statement of reasons why 3.0 wont show on the provided "aim release " date or if they think they do have enough to slip away with an actual pre-alpha patch release (AC style). Bad enough that these alpha-patches which are going on around the clock in other companies are celebrated as "the next big thing" in Star Citizen even tho their quality falls way behind comparable companies development. I honestly dont believe that their usual approach to this matter (just reach the projected date, maybe push in a ship sale a couple days earlier then fall silent about it and let 1 or 2 weeks go by before coming out with a bogus explanation: someones cat died) will work out this time and if the SC community swallows that pill hook and sinker AGAIN then it ll be a shock to me. Nobody really believes them anyway that 3.0 will be a show early july as advertised and many posts I see have their expectation adjusted to august already.
That still poses the question if people will simply think "yeah, as expected" once this date is broken and go on as usual or if this will be the final nail to the coffin for many. I admit I expected a lot of "last nails" in the past and the amount of understanding, giving leeway and overall tolerance to mispractice shown by CiG has always surprised me. This doesnt seem to be a healthy company-consumer relationship or at least not a normal one. How did CiG manage to evoke the overall opinion of "being bad at dates and communincation" while at the same time keeping the trust and support of enough people to keep the show running? Is it really that all these people believe CiG can do this or is it more that they want them to be able to do it so every failure, every slip-up is met with the minds "okay but on the next attempt they will succeed" explanation. Obviously the people who are still carrying this project by continuing to give them money are beyond help. Their personal investment is so big by now that its probably impossible for them to break the cycle without professional help. The breaking factor now seem to be the majority. People who made small purchases in the past and are now waiting for something to come out of this. Some have executed their right on a refund already but many seem to still hold their horses and keep waiting for something to happen. THATS the crowd of people who probably would have the biggest impact on SCs future. If they do nothing this show will continue to go on as the whales are obviously perfectly fine with waiting to 2025+ for an alpha-complete. Simply demanding a refund probably wont affect development too much anymore as CiG seems to have cut back many of its companies in order to downsize expenses or at least that should ve been one of their priorities if this whole thing was a scam so they can comfortably sit back and endure the pokes and jokes directed at them. It doesnt matter when survivability is secured.
The question is more if this silent majority of people will "break" at some point riling up. Not simply demanding their money back but becoming angry enough for being fooled this long in order to pursue a trial and investigation. The white knights seem to understand this simple truth hence their motivation to detract and deflect ANYTHING negative directed at CiG. Sometimes its hard to believe that this "movement" we can observe now has formed by pure chance without active directing by CiG and to be honest purchasing reputation-management and engaging in open deception isnt beyond CiG in my opinion.
I think an uprising is needed by now in order to determine if CiG is indeed on the right track and had done everything in its power or if its a project without any hope. And same as with a horse with a broken leg the compassionate thing to do would be to terminate it as soon as possible to prevent the slow withering not to mention saving peoples sanity about this whole mess.
Regardless the outcome I can only see a good result out of such a measure. If the SC supporters are proven wrong it ll give them an out of all this saving them money they could use on successful things instead not to mention stopping all the hatred and unhealthy investment regarding marketing and advertising. If (to my total surprise) CiG would go through such an investigation unscathed and proves that its on the right track it ll silence all the nay-sayers and doubters in one swift move. For the consumer, its a win-win. Not for CiG of course. And if I was being the company I wouldnt run the risk of a trial (regardless if I knew I m innocent or not, the announcement of a trial alone without any results given could be crushing for my reputation) and would try to avoid it at all costs. Of course in order to avoid trial CiG could simply allow insight into its books and show what they got....something that the original ToS allowed (?). If they have nothing to show and the books would reinforce/prove mismanagement then yeah, they wouldnt do it.
The decision about CiGs and Star Citizens future lies therefore in the hands of the silent majority. The biggest advantage for CiG is of course that this "critical factor" are all private individuals. They are all isolated and "joining forces" is a hard thing to do, especially on the official forums where the fanatics run interference all day long and try to control every discussion with their propaganda. A select few instances in the past where outstanding individuals have proven that staying on course and demanding answers DOES have an effect will trigger a response. Its only a matter of time before the next one arises presenting a critical milestone for CiG. Their only real response will be eventually to release quality on par with expectations. Delays only work so long. But depending on the wealth of these whales this could be indeed a long way off.
In the end all this back and forth and endless arguing only has one goal.....to determine if Star Citizen has a future or not. This isnt about "hate". Pretty much everybody on this forum has stated that they "want" CiG to succeed but doubt their capabilities based on Chris Roberts record. People dont want Star Citizen to fail. They are simply demanding answers. Of course getting answers could mean that Star Citizen will fail but this will only happen if the answers are matching the skeptics thoughts. I personally would like them to be exposed as the liars and conartists they are in my mind and be punished for that but I am not invested and only holler from the sidelines.
Sorry all for rambling on
That still poses the question if people will simply think "yeah, as expected" once this date is broken and go on as usual or if this will be the final nail to the coffin for many. I admit I expected a lot of "last nails" in the past and the amount of understanding, giving leeway and overall tolerance to mispractice shown by CiG has always surprised me. This doesnt seem to be a healthy company-consumer relationship or at least not a normal one. How did CiG manage to evoke the overall opinion of "being bad at dates and communincation" while at the same time keeping the trust and support of enough people to keep the show running? Is it really that all these people believe CiG can do this or is it more that they want them to be able to do it so every failure, every slip-up is met with the minds "okay but on the next attempt they will succeed" explanation. Obviously the people who are still carrying this project by continuing to give them money are beyond help. Their personal investment is so big by now that its probably impossible for them to break the cycle without professional help. The breaking factor now seem to be the majority. People who made small purchases in the past and are now waiting for something to come out of this. Some have executed their right on a refund already but many seem to still hold their horses and keep waiting for something to happen. THATS the crowd of people who probably would have the biggest impact on SCs future. If they do nothing this show will continue to go on as the whales are obviously perfectly fine with waiting to 2025+ for an alpha-complete. Simply demanding a refund probably wont affect development too much anymore as CiG seems to have cut back many of its companies in order to downsize expenses or at least that should ve been one of their priorities if this whole thing was a scam so they can comfortably sit back and endure the pokes and jokes directed at them. It doesnt matter when survivability is secured.
The question is more if this silent majority of people will "break" at some point riling up. Not simply demanding their money back but becoming angry enough for being fooled this long in order to pursue a trial and investigation. The white knights seem to understand this simple truth hence their motivation to detract and deflect ANYTHING negative directed at CiG. Sometimes its hard to believe that this "movement" we can observe now has formed by pure chance without active directing by CiG and to be honest purchasing reputation-management and engaging in open deception isnt beyond CiG in my opinion.
I think an uprising is needed by now in order to determine if CiG is indeed on the right track and had done everything in its power or if its a project without any hope. And same as with a horse with a broken leg the compassionate thing to do would be to terminate it as soon as possible to prevent the slow withering not to mention saving peoples sanity about this whole mess.
Regardless the outcome I can only see a good result out of such a measure. If the SC supporters are proven wrong it ll give them an out of all this saving them money they could use on successful things instead not to mention stopping all the hatred and unhealthy investment regarding marketing and advertising. If (to my total surprise) CiG would go through such an investigation unscathed and proves that its on the right track it ll silence all the nay-sayers and doubters in one swift move. For the consumer, its a win-win. Not for CiG of course. And if I was being the company I wouldnt run the risk of a trial (regardless if I knew I m innocent or not, the announcement of a trial alone without any results given could be crushing for my reputation) and would try to avoid it at all costs. Of course in order to avoid trial CiG could simply allow insight into its books and show what they got....something that the original ToS allowed (?). If they have nothing to show and the books would reinforce/prove mismanagement then yeah, they wouldnt do it.
The decision about CiGs and Star Citizens future lies therefore in the hands of the silent majority. The biggest advantage for CiG is of course that this "critical factor" are all private individuals. They are all isolated and "joining forces" is a hard thing to do, especially on the official forums where the fanatics run interference all day long and try to control every discussion with their propaganda. A select few instances in the past where outstanding individuals have proven that staying on course and demanding answers DOES have an effect will trigger a response. Its only a matter of time before the next one arises presenting a critical milestone for CiG. Their only real response will be eventually to release quality on par with expectations. Delays only work so long. But depending on the wealth of these whales this could be indeed a long way off.
In the end all this back and forth and endless arguing only has one goal.....to determine if Star Citizen has a future or not. This isnt about "hate". Pretty much everybody on this forum has stated that they "want" CiG to succeed but doubt their capabilities based on Chris Roberts record. People dont want Star Citizen to fail. They are simply demanding answers. Of course getting answers could mean that Star Citizen will fail but this will only happen if the answers are matching the skeptics thoughts. I personally would like them to be exposed as the liars and conartists they are in my mind and be punished for that but I am not invested and only holler from the sidelines.
Sorry all for rambling on
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