Viajero
Volunteer Moderator
Holy mother of 2558 upvotes. Someone is getting tons of karma!
Because, as a few of them openly admit, they are scared that the whole thing comes crashing down if they 'lose faith in the project and starve CIG of the needed resources'. Many of them know these ships wont come, either at all or as advertised. The ships function as a justification to give money to a company to make sure they dont lose all the earlier money they gave.
Its what caused all the refund-drama. Most game communities tend to be allergic to people saying "I dont like this game, cya!", but in the case of CIG it is perceived as actively hurting the company to the point it might endanger everyone else's 'investment'.
Because, as a few of them openly admit, they are scared that the whole thing comes crashing down if they 'lose faith in the project and starve CIG of the needed resources'. Many of them know these ships wont come, either at all or as advertised. The ships function as a justification to give money to a company to make sure they dont lose all the earlier money they gave.
Its what caused all the refund-drama. Most game communities tend to be allergic to people saying "I dont like this game, cya!", but in the case of CIG it is perceived as actively hurting the company to the point it might endanger everyone else's 'investment'.
So are things slowly coming to a head with S42/ SC? It can't go on for much longer, can it? Powerplay would be updated before SC at this rate.
"Sunk Cost" Yeah, makes sense.
Literally the very definition of sunk cost fallacy.
I meant content like gameplay for those JPG's...we all know they won't cease the marketing blurb since that's all they have the ability to expand on. The 'game' is stagnant...since there's no gameplay to warrant it being called a game in the first place, that's never going to change since the engine CR picked for his pet project isn't capable of doing any more than it already is.Oh they can definitely add more content, they are going to keep churning out jpegs and really ramp up that waffle pipeline.
The problem is, no amount of waffle is going to patch up their backend infrastructure or redesign their CS architecture - their much lauded SSOCS is going to do absolutely sweet fat artichokes in that regard even if they ever get round to designing it, let alone successfully deploy and implement it. Whole thing needs a re-write from the beginning.
I cannot fathom why even the whales keep biting.
It looks amazing and is a flying level. Would be nice if it had some point or game play to go with it. But it is impressive.
This is one of the reasons they keep biting:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/sL417iH
It looks amazing and is a flying level. Would be nice if it had some point or game play to go with it. But it is impressive.
Hold on, does this mean my achemedes I pledged for a few years back is in game?This is one of the reasons they keep biting:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/sL417iH
It looks amazing and is a flying level. Would be nice if it had some point or game play to go with it. But it is impressive.
It also costs as much as I paid for this... which is one reason I'm not bitingThis is one of the reasons they keep biting:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/sL417iH
It looks amazing and is a flying level. Would be nice if it had some point or game play to go with it. But it is impressive.
EA already got rid of the gullible. Some went to buy jpegs.I dont get it.
EA:"Hey guys! Here is the new mass-effect! Of course you have your own massive ship you can walk in, plus a whole game around it. Sure, the facial animations aren't the best, and the story is a bit cliche, but it has tons of gameplay for $50!
SC Fans: Ugh, EA is the worst!
CIG: Hey guys, here is a big ship you can walk in without any gameplay for only a $890!
SC Fans: OMG, this is why we love you! Amazing!
I meant content like gameplay for those JPG's...we all know they won't cease the marketing blurb since that's all they have the ability to expand on. The 'game' is stagnant...since there's no gameplay to warrant it being called a game in the first place, that's never going to change since the engine CR picked for his pet project isn't capable of doing any more than it already is.
Everything I have in game is flyable but only 3 ships have gameplay associated with them to a very basic level. I farmed all my JPG's off a long time ago except for 1...but only because it has a decent loaner and it got rid of a useless 600i explorer when I farmed that off on the grey market and free swapped it for this current JPG instead.
Some folks are just overly enthralled with ships that look like a council toilet had a lovechild with a bidet... I certainly traded up for free due to that fascination for porcelain flavoured Yuppie yachts...traded up in a relative sense of course....all equally worthless at the end of the day since I now have a picture of a nice and very large cargo/support ship that's gotten no further than being drawn on a post-it note on Chris Roberts desk ....but the loaner is at least in game and flyable, possibly useful too if fuel scooping actually makes it in.
You paid 1/2 a billion?It also costs as much as I paid for this... which is one reason I'm not biting
Even for a second hand Land Rover...that's a bit muchYou paid 1/2 a billion?
A scene from 'Species' perhaps?That swimming pool shot with the woman, though..... lol.