When a company advertises a game as "playable now", what is that? Wilful misrepresentation? Scam?
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The latter is fake. ED had tens of thousands of concurrent players. Proof:
Therefore the former, being derived from fake, is fake too.No I can't, but we can see how many average concurrent players Elite Dangerous (basegame or Odyssey alpha) had on Steam at the time (excludes non-Steam platforms).
Fake. Unless you provide links with statistical research (called 'facts'), this is not factual.
SC doesn't have a lot of space being single-system, maybe SC just is not a space game.
SC way just highlights how much of wasted time spent switching gameplay activities there is in it.
The last one is fake. If you visit de-facto industry standard site for game reviews, you will see that SC can not be reviewed.
Complete phrase for mushrooms is "Being kept in the dark and fed cowpiss". I see SC fanboys don't see a problem with the latter.
Fake, fake, fake, fake.
First, CIG does'bt state ALPHA clearly, it's just a small-font margin note.
Second, Genuine Roberts himself had stated that CIG treats SC as released game. Your words are nothing against his in this case.
Third, free-plays has nthing ro do with being ALPHA, there are lots of complete games that have those on regular basis, for example:
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Fourth, CIG is exactly hiding behind ALPHA. This excuse is used solely to discard any negative opinion or conclusion about SC.
Hiding behind it would be putting it in the stores as a released product without disclosing that it was in fact still in Alpha.
Fake. Not disclosing it at all would be a fraud, not 'hiding behind'.
He discards the facts that break his agenda because he has no other arguments, but has to push his agenda anyway. I wonder why? Trolling? Shilling? Derek Smart?
That's false advertisement. But sure, let SC fanboys put the blame on the buyers that were misled. I heard blaming the victim is really a thing.
So, never.
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"Playable now" is different from "released". In fact, every alpha can be labelled as "playable", even if you crash every 10 min.
Let's just read what it is written when you pledge on the website.
Play Now Star Citizen - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.
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It would not be the first game that is expanded and added to after it is out. In fact, it is the standard model for games as a service.
The only reliable numbers are the ones coming from CIG.
There are Roman numbers, there are Arabic numbers, and there are CIG numbers, the only true numbers.
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"exploration"
Coincidentally, saw this tweet today.
Source: https://twitter.com/realdanfitzy/status/1455582877262008320
Could walk around that planet (calling in your ship periodically for energy for your suit).
No mention of the mess hall? That usually gets a mention.
CR said a lot of stuff over the years. Mostly pulled from his rear end.
Also, 10 systems? Welp, hope you've written your spaceships into your will. I'm sure your next of kin or their next of kin will appreciate it when they get those 10 systems.
Cut them some slack. They have enough mess on their plate without the hall
You see, this is a problem with the release statement these days. Where do you draw the line? Normally you'd say when a developer slaps a release label on it, but Fortnite was one of the most played games for a long time while still touting the early access label.
Its why i sometimes prefer to use the phrase "releasable state", because at the moment, SC most certainly isn't, despite what CIG's marketing and CR's statements might lead one to believe if one wasn't informed.
That's funny, when you go to their website, all you see is a big "Play now" button. Surely that would give the impression that the game is.. out and playable now. Which it is. Only when a sucker actually buys in will they discover the buggy unfinished mess. Very representative of bait and switch scams in fact.
Glad some backers are having fun though. I am too
Glad some backers are having fun though. I am too
Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42 - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.
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At the bottom of that page:
Most Anticipated Video Games of 2016, Part 2: New IP and Indie Releases
Preview 25 notable new videogame franchises debuting in 2016, including No Man's Sky, Star Citizen, The Division, Firewatch, Battleborn, Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Witness, Quantum Break, Overwatch, and more.
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Lists Star Citizen.
LOL
It's lies and false advertising.
"Playable now" is different from "released". In fact, every alpha can be labelled as "playable", even if you crash every 10 min.
Let's just read what it is written when you pledge on the website.
Play Now Star Citizen - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.robertsspaceindustries.com
They can be labelled as 'playable now', but it's clearly stretching the term deceptively. IE presenting the alpha as being closer to a finished product than it is.
That's the issue.
Alpha-tier persistence, stability, performance and functionality etc don't really meet the average gamer's expectations of a playable game...
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/qmbppg/to_sum_up_the_current_ptu_patch_in_one_image/
Well it really was one of the most aticipated games back in 2016. Five years later? It's a laughing stock.At the bottom of that page:
Most Anticipated Video Games of 2016, Part 2: New IP and Indie Releases
Preview 25 notable new videogame franchises debuting in 2016, including No Man's Sky, Star Citizen, The Division, Firewatch, Battleborn, Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Witness, Quantum Break, Overwatch, and more.
Lists Star Citizen.
LOL
Oi! Is that Dwayne Johnson's outfit? The cheek!
Joke is becoming a bit stale though. imo. And when a joke gets stale it's time to give it a mercy treatment.
Well what did you expect? The joke itself is in development twice as long as any non-stale game!
You see, its a mistake to show people the actual game live. You should show them curated and carefully selected videos that only shows SC in a good light.
Then when they ask you if its something real, it can put a smile in your face, knowing you've successfully conned someone.