There's a fun discussion going on over on Spectrum at the moment about how many new systems in 2021 (as if they have already given up on new systems coming in 2020).
Some making bold predictions of there being 50 new systems per year if CIG wanted to! Or more! (barebones of course).
The most reasonable backers are lowballing with some optimists thinking maybe even 5 or more systems per year.
They don't seem capable of following through on their thoughts though. Even assuming they could complete 5 new systems a year, that would be 20 years before they hit 100. By that point probably a good percentage of orginal backers will be in their graves, hell, CR might be as well. And 5 new systems at the level of fidelity CR wants per year is highly unlikely even if they have all the tools and pipelines they could possibly imagine. I mean, CR has to first approve the fashion style for the citizens of each planet.
Backers have been rewarded during the crowdfunding campaign at certain funding milestones with cosmetic or other in game items, these backer rewards were distributed to all users who backed before their release date. All backer rewards $9 million and earlier were distributed to everyone who...
Newsreel announcer: Young and old people from all over the globe are saving up to fund the future. Concierge #1: I'm doing my part. Concierge #2: I'm doing my part. Concierge #3: I'm doing my part. Entry-level Backer: I'm doing my part too! [other backers laugh] Newsreel announcer: They're doing their part. Are you? Join the Commando Infantry and save PC gaming. Pledging guarantees citizenship. Would you like to pay more?
Backers have been rewarded during the crowdfunding campaign at certain funding milestones with cosmetic or other in game items, these backer rewards were distributed to all users who backed before their release date. All backer rewards $9 million and earlier were distributed to everyone who...
Newsreel announcer: Young and old people from all over the globe are saving up to fund the future. Concierge #1: I'm doing my part. Concierge #2: I'm doing my part. Concierge #3: I'm doing my part. Entry-level Backer: I'm doing my part too! [other backers laugh] Newsreel announcer: They're doing their part. Are you? Join the Commando Infantry and save PC gaming. Pledging guarantees citizenship. Would you like to pay more?
Somewhere around the year 2010 it was actually died out though, those years were the worst generation for pc gamers where all you could play were mostly mainstream console action oriented games.
Indie games didn't exist at that time because game engines weren't truly opened up for the masses, crowd funding and early access didn't exist yet.
Why do you think the propaganda existed in the first place and why it worked to some extent?
Genuine Roberts also promised pandering to the needs of serious PC gamers
All the controllers, all the cores, all the RAM, all the storage, all the bandwidth available to PC's would be made available in Star Citizen - and they would absolutely obliterate the then-current limits of the Xbox 360 etc to deliver a Genuine Roberts experience.
The Xbox 360 is dead and gone. It's replacement is dead and gone, and it's replacement's replacement is due later this year.
Somewhere around the year 2010 it was actually died out though, those years were the worst generation for pc gamers where all you could play were mostly mainstream console action oriented games.
Only when you knew about CR. I remember seeing the project for the first time and thinking it was something to get behind. I was short on cash then so I didn't.
I was told about this by some friends and as soon as I saw the shop and learned you had to buy ships for hundreds of dollars in a game that didn't exist... Well you know that simpsons meme where the guy walks into the bar spins around and walks back out, yeah.
I was told about this by some friends and as soon as I saw the shop and learned you had to buy ships for hundreds of dollars in a game that didn't exist... Well you know that simpsons meme where the guy walks into the bar spins around and walks back out, yeah.
I think this is something the whales dont understand. While they are busy congratulating each other over spending thousands on the game, the fact that its possible (even if not required) is a major turn off for many people.
I was told about this by some friends and as soon as I saw the shop and learned you had to buy ships for hundreds of dollars in a game that didn't exist... Well you know that simpsons meme where the guy walks into the bar spins around and walks back out, yeah.
I remember a handful of offers for "pledging" when I first saw it. It wasn't easy to see whether you'de get something finished or "to be released" from the polished and shiny webpage. It also transported being a crowdfund effort rather than sale - it must have been after the kickstarter though. It kinda looked dubious. For CR I didn't really care - I wasn't a big fan of Wing Commander - I think Lucasart's Tie Fighter and X-Wing did it way better.
Somewhere around the year 2010 it was actually died out though, those years were the worst generation for pc gamers where all you could play were mostly mainstream console action oriented games.
Indie games didn't exist at that time because game engines weren't truly opened up for the masses, crowd funding and early access didn't exist yet.
Why do you think the propaganda existed in the first place and why it worked to some extent?
Darksiders
VVVVVV
Vancouver 2010
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Dark Void
Mass Effect 2
Global Agenda
Star Trek Online
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff
BioShock 2
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars
Stargate Resistance
Aliens vs. Predator
Arsenal of Democracy
Napoleon: Total War
M.U.D. TV
Silent Hunter V: Battle of the Atlantic
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Supreme Commander 2
MLB 2K10
Rise of Prussia
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Metro 2033
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Just Cause 2
Flotilla
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Dark Void Zero
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Biozone
Rocket Knight
Eschalon: Book II
Heroes of Newerth
Split Second: Velocity
Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Gray Matter
Blur
The Sims 3: Ambitions
Alpha Protocol
Vectorman
FIFA Online
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Toy Story 3: The Video Game
Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air
APB All Points Bulletin
Singularity
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Alien Swarm
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - City of the Daleks
Need for Speed: World
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Victoria 2
Elemental: War of Magic
Mafia II
Worms Reloaded
The Next Star 3
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Civilization V
Darksiders
F1 2010
Lost Horizon
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Dead Rising 2
FIFA 11
Front Mission Evolved
Final Fantasy XIV
World of Tanks
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
NBA 2K11
ProtoGalaxy
Lost Planet 2
Arcania: Gothic 4
Medal of Honor
Vindictus
Shaun White Skateboarding
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush
Lego Universe
The Sims 3: Late Night
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Bloody Good Time
FIFA Manager 11
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Bit.Trip Beat
Football Manager 2011
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2
Apache: Air Assault
Alien Breed 3: Descent
Tangled: The Video Game
Super Meat Boy
Tron: Evolution
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Greed Corp
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Revenge of the Titans
Oddboxx
Back to the Future: The Game
Doesn't seem like it was dying out to me.
PC games published in 2012. The year CR said he would save PC gaming
Katawa Shoujo
Q.U.B.E.
Dustforce
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Oil Rush
SOL: Exodus
Dead Block
King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame
Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection
PixelJunk Eden
The Darkness II
Gotham City Impostors
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Shank 2
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
Crusader Kings II
Dear Esther
Alan Wake
Syndicate
Wargame: European Escalation
Auditorium
Microsoft Flight
Deep Black: Reloaded
Vessel
Major League Baseball 2K12
Mass Effect 3
The Sims 3: Showtime
Stacking
Warp
RPG Maker VX Ace
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Mutant Storm Reloaded
Angry Birds Space
Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
Gettysburg: Armored Warfare
Ridge Racer Unbounded
Rayman Origins
Blacklight: Retribution
Confrontation
Shoot Many Robots
Naval War: Arctic Circle
Avernum: Escape from the Pit
Legend of Grimrock
Men of War: Condemned Heroes
Tribes: Ascend
SCP: Containment Breach
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Super Monday Night Combat
Blades of Time
Lone Survivor
UEFA Euro 2012
The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day
Binary Domain
Risen 2: Dark Waters
TERA
Sniper Elite V2
Nexuiz
Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
Tomb of the Lost Queen
Street Fighter X Tekken
Diablo III
Game of Thrones
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Dirt: Showdown
The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb
Ys Origin
Mad Riders
Home
Max Payne 3
Long Live the Queen
Bang Bang Racing
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Brave
Civilization V: Gods & Kings
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Quantum Conundrum
Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode 3
London 2012
Spec Ops: The Line
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
The Walking Dead: Episode 2 – Starved for Help
The Secret World
AFL Live: Game of the Year Edition
La-Mulana
Prototype 2
Inversion
Warsow
Orcs Must Die! 2
Babel Rising
Unmechanical
The Amazing Spider-Man
Iron Brigade
Darksiders II
Sleeping Dogs
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The Expendables 2 Video game
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
Guild Wars 2
The Walking Dead: Episode 3 – Long Road Ahead
Mutant Mudds
Snapshot
Cypher
The Sims 3: Supernatural
Trine 2: Goblin Menace
I Am Alive
Closure
Black Mesa
FTL: Faster Than Light
Borderlands 2
F1 2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Jet Set Radio HD
Torchlight II
FIFA 13
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Castle Crashers
Ether Vapor Remaster
Half-Minute Hero
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
NBA 2K13
War of the Roses
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
The Walking Dead: Episode 4 – Around Every Corner
Of Orcs and Men
The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Mark of the Ninja
Rocksmith
Fairy Bloom Freesia
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Euro Truck Simulator 2
A Game of Dwarves
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Hotline Miami
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Deadlight
The Fool and His Money
Guns of Icarus Online
Primal Carnage
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Natural Selection 2
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
Pid
007 Legends
Football Manager 2013
Postal 2: Complete
Angry Birds Star Wars
Cherry Tree High Comedy Club
Puddle
Sine Mora
Thomas Was Alone
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
F1 Race Stars
Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
Rift: Storm Legion
Little Inferno
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Sonic Adventure 2
Assassin's Creed III
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
Hitman: Absolution
PlanetSide 2
Scribblenauts Unlimited
The Walking Dead: Episode 5 - No Time Left
Super Hexagon
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Miner Wars 2081
Stealth Deluxe
Eve Online: Retribution [4]
Far Cry 3
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
Nights into Dreams HD
Street Fighter X Mega Man
The War Z
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
PC gaming never needed saving, but CR gave a stirring speech and said it convincingly so many people believed him. Like most things he says though, he just made it up in order to get money. That's the thing he is really good at.
Here we are eight years later, countless more PC games released and not one of them by CR
Darksiders
VVVVVV
Vancouver 2010
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Dark Void
Mass Effect 2
Global Agenda
Star Trek Online
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff
BioShock 2
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars
Stargate Resistance
Aliens vs. Predator
Arsenal of Democracy
Napoleon: Total War
M.U.D. TV
Silent Hunter V: Battle of the Atlantic
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Supreme Commander 2
MLB 2K10
Rise of Prussia
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Metro 2033
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Just Cause 2
Flotilla
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Dark Void Zero
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Biozone
Rocket Knight
Eschalon: Book II
Heroes of Newerth
Split Second: Velocity
Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Gray Matter
Blur
The Sims 3: Ambitions
Alpha Protocol
Vectorman
FIFA Online
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Toy Story 3: The Video Game
Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air
APB All Points Bulletin
Singularity
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Alien Swarm
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - City of the Daleks
Need for Speed: World
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Victoria 2
Elemental: War of Magic
Mafia II
Worms Reloaded
The Next Star 3
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Civilization V
Darksiders
F1 2010
Lost Horizon
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Dead Rising 2
FIFA 11
Front Mission Evolved
Final Fantasy XIV
World of Tanks
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
NBA 2K11
ProtoGalaxy
Lost Planet 2
Arcania: Gothic 4
Medal of Honor
Vindictus
Shaun White Skateboarding
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush
Lego Universe
The Sims 3: Late Night
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Bloody Good Time
FIFA Manager 11
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Bit.Trip Beat
Football Manager 2011
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2
Apache: Air Assault
Alien Breed 3: Descent
Tangled: The Video Game
Super Meat Boy
Tron: Evolution
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Greed Corp
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Revenge of the Titans
Oddboxx
Back to the Future: The Game
Doesn't seem like it was dying out to me.
PC games published in 2012. The year CR said he would save PC gaming
Katawa Shoujo
Q.U.B.E.
Dustforce
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Oil Rush
SOL: Exodus
Dead Block
King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame
Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection
PixelJunk Eden
The Darkness II
Gotham City Impostors
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Shank 2
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
Crusader Kings II
Dear Esther
Alan Wake
Syndicate
Wargame: European Escalation
Auditorium
Microsoft Flight
Deep Black: Reloaded
Vessel
Major League Baseball 2K12
Mass Effect 3
The Sims 3: Showtime
Stacking
Warp
RPG Maker VX Ace
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Mutant Storm Reloaded
Angry Birds Space
Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
Gettysburg: Armored Warfare
Ridge Racer Unbounded
Rayman Origins
Blacklight: Retribution
Confrontation
Shoot Many Robots
Naval War: Arctic Circle
Avernum: Escape from the Pit
Legend of Grimrock
Men of War: Condemned Heroes
Tribes: Ascend
SCP: Containment Breach
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Super Monday Night Combat
Blades of Time
Lone Survivor
UEFA Euro 2012
The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day
Binary Domain
Risen 2: Dark Waters
TERA
Sniper Elite V2
Nexuiz
Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
Tomb of the Lost Queen
Street Fighter X Tekken
Diablo III
Game of Thrones
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Dirt: Showdown
The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb
Ys Origin
Mad Riders
Home
Max Payne 3
Long Live the Queen
Bang Bang Racing
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Brave
Civilization V: Gods & Kings
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Quantum Conundrum
Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode 3
London 2012
Spec Ops: The Line
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
The Walking Dead: Episode 2 – Starved for Help
The Secret World
AFL Live: Game of the Year Edition
La-Mulana
Prototype 2
Inversion
Warsow
Orcs Must Die! 2
Babel Rising
Unmechanical
The Amazing Spider-Man
Iron Brigade
Darksiders II
Sleeping Dogs
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The Expendables 2 Video game
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
Guild Wars 2
The Walking Dead: Episode 3 – Long Road Ahead
Mutant Mudds
Snapshot
Cypher
The Sims 3: Supernatural
Trine 2: Goblin Menace
I Am Alive
Closure
Black Mesa
FTL: Faster Than Light
Borderlands 2
F1 2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Jet Set Radio HD
Torchlight II
FIFA 13
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Castle Crashers
Ether Vapor Remaster
Half-Minute Hero
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
NBA 2K13
War of the Roses
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
The Walking Dead: Episode 4 – Around Every Corner
Of Orcs and Men
The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Mark of the Ninja
Rocksmith
Fairy Bloom Freesia
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Euro Truck Simulator 2
A Game of Dwarves
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Hotline Miami
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Deadlight
The Fool and His Money
Guns of Icarus Online
Primal Carnage
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Natural Selection 2
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
Pid
007 Legends
Football Manager 2013
Postal 2: Complete
Angry Birds Star Wars
Cherry Tree High Comedy Club
Puddle
Sine Mora
Thomas Was Alone
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
F1 Race Stars
Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
Rift: Storm Legion
Little Inferno
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Sonic Adventure 2
Assassin's Creed III
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
Hitman: Absolution
PlanetSide 2
Scribblenauts Unlimited
The Walking Dead: Episode 5 - No Time Left
Super Hexagon
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Miner Wars 2081
Stealth Deluxe
Eve Online: Retribution [4]
Far Cry 3
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
Nights into Dreams HD
Street Fighter X Mega Man
The War Z
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
PC gaming never needed saving, but CR gave a stirring speech and said it convincingly so many people believed him. Like most things he says though, he just made it up in order to get money. That's the thing he is really good at.
Here we are eight years later, countless more PC games released and not one of them by CR
