I don't believe that Chris Roberts set out to scam anybody. I truly don't. However, I do believe that his vision far outstripped his ability but his ego simply will not allow him to admit it. So, he continues to sell the vision. Not because he wants to rip people off but because he's incapable of admitting that he can't deliver what was promised.
The game as it was initially described will never be released. A game may or may not be released, but the game will never see the light of day.
I paid £45 for SC because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. What I have now, 2 years after I bought it and 5 years into the project is comparable to what any other studio would put out in a year and a half, maybe two years.
It's not going to happen. It's just not. Anybody that still believes that it is, is deluding themselves.
All just my opinion of course but I just say what I see.
Same feeling here. Thank you for writing better than I can.