The Star Citizen Thread v5

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CMDR_Orlando

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LeSabre said:
No, it's not released to the public, it's a test build released to paying backers only.

Free fly doesn't count as it ceases being avalible once the time limit expires.
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:S You back the game you have access to it's playable build, just like you buy a released game and play it.

Free-fly is a way for people to test the product without spending any money. It's good for people that are interested but don't know if their system runs the game for example.
 

LeSabre

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hairychris said:
No, it's released to the public as a product: you can buy packages and get charged purchase tax on it. Players are consumers, whatever CIG or the players themselves say.
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I'll meet you in the middle:

It's a 'still not a product' that's released to the buying public. :)
 

LeSabre

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CMDR_Orlando said:
:S You back the game you have access to it's playable build, just like you buy a released game and play it.

Free-fly is a way for people to test the product without spending any money. It's good for people that are interested but don't know if their system runs the game for example.
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I 'paid' for the access to the playable (lol barely) build, public who don't pay don't get access unless CIG are craving money and they need to hawk their crap in freefly weeks.

Why would anyone use a freefly week to judge their comps ability to run said crap during an "lol alpha"? It's far too early to get a feel for sys requirements yet.
 

hairychris

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LeSabre said:
I'll meet you in the middle:

It's a 'still not a product' that's released to the buying public. :)
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Then why in the name of all that is unholy was there that Gamescom presentation pimping v3.0 and all of the pushing to "buy ships"??

CIG are selling SC as a product.

So... no, won't meet you there! :p
 

szopin

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CMDR_Orlando said:
[big grin] Such Creativity! [up]
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Proper vid, the only SQ42 vid we have looks like 2006, not 16. You supply a lot of great vids, can we see fidelity of sq42 yet? I will bet 50 cents on it being announced during citcon. Alpha immediate during CR speech, aiming for a Q1-2 release of first 3 missions
 

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That's the funny thing. SC was supposed to only be available to backers, and then it became available to anyone who purchased a package, now recently it is available to everyone for free... the reason is because CR thinks that is going to bring in more people to buy the game, based on what is currently out there as a playable form, but it shows the awful state it is in and puts even more people off. The whole reason those free fly weekends exist is solely because CR needs more money. Remember, this wasn't supposed to be available outside of backers until well after Beta - as in a complete and purchasable product with at least 50 star systems and jobs and missions and etc.
 
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LeSabre

LeSabre
hairychris said:
Then why in the name of all that is unholy was there that Gamescom presentation pimping v3.0 and all of the pushing to "buy ships"??

CIG are selling SC as a product.

So... no, won't meet you there! :p
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Ah I see where the difference here is, you see it as they are selling it as a product, whereas I just think the whole thing is now a con :D
 

CMDR_Orlando

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szopin said:
Proper vid, the only SQ42 vid we have looks like 2006, not 16. You supply a lot of great vids, can we see fidelity of sq42 yet? I will bet 50 cents on it being announced during citcon. Alpha immediate during CR speech, aiming for a Q1-2 release of first 3 missions
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SQ42 is a very well kept secret as the most recent footage is from the OldMan Trailer:

[video=youtube;ZjSXcdvd-ME]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSXcdvd-ME[/video]

More bits can be seen in their squadron42 youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB2-Edu0jm18lz0W9NRcXy3Y

FuriousMeow said:
That's the funny thing. SC was supposed to only be available to backers, and then it became available to anyone who purchased a package, now recently it is available to everyone for free... the reason is because CR thinks that is going to bring in more people to buy the game, based on what is currently out there as a playable form, but it shows the awful state it is in and puts even more people off. The whole reason those free fly weekends exist is solely because CR needs more money. Remember, this wasn't supposed to be available outside of backers until well after Beta - as in a complete and purchasable product with at least 50 star systems and jobs and missions and etc.
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Well but it is bringing more people, you can check on the RSI forum page that after the free-fly weeks there's a jump newcomers asking questions and also from the several testimony's on reddit and such:

https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen...ed_the_game_for_the_first_time_for_free_this/
https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4t931q/coming_from_elite_dangerous_im_in_awe_with_the/
https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4tjj5t/my_star_citizen_experience/
https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4tqm63/my_summer_free_flight_experience/
https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4tem41/first_impressions_on_the_ptu/
https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4t2nkh/my_story_of_playing_crusader_for_the_first_time/
https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4tan70/just_started_loving_the_game_so_far/
 

Tuub t Tute

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The video isn't going to persuade anyone to change their mind. The Xtra Normal style voice amuses me though. Maybe someone should revisit the iPhone 4 cartoon, with something relevant substituted as the subject matter? ;)
 

LeSabre

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CMDR_Orlando said:
Well but it is bringing more people, you can check on the RSI forum page that after the free-fly weeks there's a jump newcomers asking questions and also from the several testimony's on reddit and such:
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Actual proof of the phrase "There's one born every minute".

They always end up in :Reddit: though, now what was that place famous/infamous for again? :)

Also, positive testimonials for rubbish products? I'm sure no ones ever done that before.
 
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