I'm so happy that the space-sim is back big-time. We have two developers, in Frontier and CIG, with massive credibility delivering current generation visions in line with their prior work. Both are relying on 'crowd funding' from passionate fans eager to see space sims back in triple-A land. It's a great time to be a space-sim fan.
As a KS backer of SC and an ED Beta participant I'm finding it really interesting to watch how both companies are delivering features incrementally and 'managing' their fans/backers expectations.
CIG has been intensely engaged with their backer/fan-base. Frontier is much more circumspect.
What has prompted this post is the latest SC update. Promoted as a major step forward my experience has been mostly negative, the flight model for example is still a white-hot-mess. CIG appears to continue to focus on developing stuff that fans can buy and hence drive revenue, like hangers and ships, and has so far, imho, failed to deliver even a basic space-sim.
I'm sure time will solve this problem at CIG, both games are at different points in their development, it's not apples-to-apples feature wise. I want to enjoy both games and respect both companies track records.
For now Frontier is delivering quietly, while CIG is loudly delivering ho-hum. As a dedicated fan of both companies work I prefer the former approach.
Has anyone else supported both games? I'd be interested in your perspective.
As a KS backer of SC and an ED Beta participant I'm finding it really interesting to watch how both companies are delivering features incrementally and 'managing' their fans/backers expectations.
CIG has been intensely engaged with their backer/fan-base. Frontier is much more circumspect.
What has prompted this post is the latest SC update. Promoted as a major step forward my experience has been mostly negative, the flight model for example is still a white-hot-mess. CIG appears to continue to focus on developing stuff that fans can buy and hence drive revenue, like hangers and ships, and has so far, imho, failed to deliver even a basic space-sim.
I'm sure time will solve this problem at CIG, both games are at different points in their development, it's not apples-to-apples feature wise. I want to enjoy both games and respect both companies track records.
For now Frontier is delivering quietly, while CIG is loudly delivering ho-hum. As a dedicated fan of both companies work I prefer the former approach.
Has anyone else supported both games? I'd be interested in your perspective.