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Ha ha, this is gold.
Another classic i heard a few times is that yes progress has been slow so far but soon "server meshing" and loads of other techno jargon behind-the-scenes wizrdry means suddenly they will be knocking out systems like nobody's business soon. Starting this year apparently.
Like, what are these people actually smoking?
Yeah, we had this discussion not long ago, but as a newbie to the thread we'll let you off
Skeptics say: paying dividends without releasing a product? That's a bit of cheek ain't it?
Faithful say: Its fine, you don't understand business development, you're just a hater!
Oh, and they also paid Calder 5 million of his investment back, and as far as we can tell, with no reduction in the number of his shares. That is, they didn't buy his shares back, they just gave Calder 5 million that backers paid towards the development of the game.
They made 88 million in 2020. All but 10 of which was from "pledges" (rest from subscriptions and "other" sources).
About 5% of pledge money didn't go towards development, it went in Calder's pocket.
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I suspect the actual terminology CIG would be trying to go for if pressed is "Early Access" release:
https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/17/...-paid-dividends-to-investors-as-of-last-year/
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Even though many a backer swore that SC would never be released as Early Access like so many other half arsed projects etc etc. that CIG should take all the time in the world and whatever it took to release when ready and not a single minute earlier, etc etc.
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Yep, Valheim got PC Gamer game of 2021 so surely SC should be in the running?
"Must not" easily (and falsely) translates to "muss nicht" which in turn means "need not" in Englischens. Maybe Ortlieb thinks it is not so strict. In any case - you rout it through enbough foreign subsidiaries and what are they gonna do?
Thankyou mate, and thanks for the summary!Yeah, we had this discussion not long ago, but as a newbie to the thread we'll let you off
Chris thinks its released.
Remember when he was interviewed by Gamestar.de in 2017 was it?
When asked about a 1.0 release, Chris said something along the lines of: what do you mean 1.0? We have 3.0 coming out soon!
The faithful have been saying some variation of that for years now. All that changes is what is being waited upon before things really speed up.
Indeed. That's the funny thing. Legally CIG treat it like a released product. They often market it like a released product. But the moment there is criticism, its right back behind the "ITS ALPHA" shield of ultimate defense.
The faithful have learned this habit at daddy Roberts' knee.
And i'm hoping sooner rather than later the gaming press will grow some eggs and start reviewing SC like a released product instead of being scared off by the death threat wielding crazed backers.
You know "catharsis"? Many imagine it like a sudden outburst. Maybe of orgasmic magnitude. Such is bound to be happening with the arrival of the Redeemer Tech. Religious cults have similar mechanics. Or imagine constipated patient. Then imagine the relief when things get moving again. Such is the stuff that redeemer tech is made of.
You can't pay dividends on revenue. Only on profits. I mean you can, but it is illegal.CIG consider the money gained from game, ship, UEC, cosmetics, subscriptions, etc as revenue from product sales (not pledges). Chris' December 2020 chairman letter has him stating revenue (and paying accounts) many times; pledges none.
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Thanks to the sales revenue they make a profit (or loss), following which they've paid out dividends and returns on investment.
Technically speaking, subscriptions are profit. Some of their other income is.
That's one way they can get round it.
Gamestar lost any credibility back then. They suffered already with the shift to online publishing. But subscribing to the shilling like that killed them off entirely for me.
Off you go make your homework before Mole finds out we're secretly accounting again. What is profit? I expect 1.5 pages by tomorrow.
Hmmh should obligations show up in expenses tab. Profit is not just positive cash flow, but something you see after all obligations are removed. Hard to see how project could really show any profits. Except by creative accounting.
I do believe they made a profit last year
See my previous post.I do believe they made a profit last year
Yes, great, you're not supposed to help him!