Just saw this. What baffles me is the disclaimer. Is that still neccessary? Or can we call a spade a spade now?
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Just saw this. What baffles me is the disclaimer. Is that still neccessary? Or can we call a spade a spade now?
To a degree.
And to a greater degree, it is wasted effort because it is built on an engine that isn't finished, using game systems that are half complete and destined to change with the entire system based on design work that hasn't been done.
It doesn't help when CIG are - as an example - alternatively happy with the existing flight model, believe it is OK but needs a few tweaks or (as I've seen one dev state recently) is a placeholder awaiting major work and updates.
CIG has, last I heard, about 500 employees.
How many are devs? Programmers? Artists? PR and marketing staff? Community mangers?
The only people who really "matter" here are those who actually code the game. Those who create the mechanics, the gameplay. CIG might have plenty of artists, but when people say CIG has 500 employees, they might only have 300 "devs" and even then, many of those might be art guys or sound guys rather than guys who work on the engine or flight model.
500 sounds like a lot, but get rid of the support and auxiliary staff and that number soon starts to fall.
One reason why SC is in trouble is because CIG doesn't have enough staff to support AAA development....but too many to support "normal" development. They are getting the costs of a large staff, but little of the benefit because they lacks the depth and experience and specialisations that comes with numbers.
Those videos don't make themselves...
Just been tooling around in Rodina. Someone explain how some dude called Brendan with no money can make a better game than Christ Roberts with $180 Mil, because I'm baffled.
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Now why would I like to see a fake intro video to the CIG drama show in the style of SOAP, LOVE BOAT or DALLAS?
A certain Warlord is putting it about that CIG has only $9m left in tangible assets and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
I can't decide wether that is tragic, inevitable, surprising, too late or simply lulzworthy.
As always with things CIG - we'll just have to wait and see what actually happens. Best grab a bucket though
A certain Warlord is putting it about that CIG has only $9m left in tangible assets and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
He just don't understand accounting. The jpegs make it up with their huge reserve of intangible assets.
A certain Warlord is putting it about that CIG has only $9m left in tangible assets and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
It wouldn't be surprising. I've seen reasonable estimates that suggest everything from already run out to about $40 million left. It depends on how you value certain aspects.
I'd have estimated up to $30 million but I always try to be conservative.
He may have info we lack, but $9 million seems plausible but so long as the backers are willing to throw money at the project, that's enough of a buffer for a couple of years.
If it is true.....well, SC is dead unless they get a new revenue stream or the fundraising picks up. They need more than a couple of years to fix things.
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The $9m is out of left field, that's not something that's been floating about. To be serious for a second there have been departures this year and more rumoured. But if Derek doesn't back that up he'll be dropping something of a bombshell into livelihoods for no reason.
Will he back it up?
This is gripping stuff.
Will he back it up?
This is gripping stuff.
Being a backer and having the pleasure of reading this thread for what seems like a decade. I conclude it was the best 35 quid I have ever spent, and I have had about 5 mins flight time in my Auora .I can't decide wether that is tragic, inevitable, surprising, too late or simply lulzworthy.
As always with things CIG - we'll just have to wait and see what actually happens. Best grab a bucket though
Oh definitely - when it comes to filling lulzbuckets and providing endless hours of unintended entertainment - Star Citizen certainly punches far above it's weight. Some of the giggles CIG have produced are worthy of legend.
A certain Warlord is putting it about that CIG has only $9m left in tangible assets and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
He should stop making those posts; it just spurs the whales into donating more organs.
Then again it seems like CR is starting to cannibalise them too so it might not matter anymore.
You know I've had more fun playing his games than I ever have in Star Citizen. Yes people it's official uncle Derek actually has made a better game than Mr Crobber. Subjective and potential bovine plop, I know.
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The blubberer eating blubber... seems appropriate.
A certain Warlord is putting it about that CIG has only $9m left in tangible assets and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
A certain warlord has made more predictions than Old Mother Shipton. He's going to get something right purely based on chance.
In this case, it wouldn't surprise me, but it would surprise me if Derek has a source that could actually give him that information. My guess is this information came from the same nether region that most of his predictions come from.
Woah, that's rather critical from BNB.
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