Yes guys, we exceeded fifty thousand backers

[Patrick_68000]

Here is the number which rings well

 

[Pembs]

Perfect timing for PB tomorrow. Full steam ahead mateys!

 

[warbaby2]

That's impressive... if most of those are playing the game on launch, we'll have more players then EVE has on average these days.

 

[Vandyl]

That's impressive... if most of those are playing the game on launch, we'll have more players then EVE has on average these days.

You can divide the Eve number by at least five with all the multi boxing and botting that goes on.

Yay us for the 50K!!!

 

[VyderrH]

Now officially 19 over the 50k mark. Guess Star Citizen DFM being put back a bit has thrown some people our way

 

[Pembs]

I wonder how the servers will cope once all us PB backers join? I expect this will be far and away the biggest load they've had to deal with yet. Perhaps we should expect a bumpy start come the 30th?

 

[Kris]

I wonder how the servers will cope once all us PB backers join? I expect this will be far and away the biggest load they've had to deal with yet. Perhaps we should expect a bumpy start come the 30th?

Agree. Hoping for the best, but lets keep in mind that it´s only first beta. It might be rocky start.

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

Agree. Hoping for the best, but lets keep in mind that it´s only first beta. It might be rocky start.

It will be rocky start, there's no doubt. But it will be a start nevertheless.

 

[warbaby2]

I wonder how the servers will cope once all us PB backers join? I expect this will be far and away the biggest load they've had to deal with yet. Perhaps we should expect a bumpy start come the 30th?

Aw, well, since the servers are not really hosting anything, I guess they will do just fine... especially if we sill have only 5 system to fly around in.

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

I wonder how the servers will cope once all us PB backers join? I expect this will be far and away the biggest load they've had to deal with yet. Perhaps we should expect a bumpy start come the 30th?

Servers after 4.0 never had big problems, they decreased traffic a lot. Most problems are instance related.

 

[ste]

Does that include premium beta buyers, and I never actually noticed even though its wise to pay attention to these things, but when does or did Frontier get my money?

Have I paid for this yet, or do I not officially buy the game till tomorrow?

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

Does that include premium beta buyers, and I never actually noticed even though its wise to pay attention to these things, but when does or did Frontier get my money?

Have I paid for this yet, or do I not officially buy the game till tomorrow?

This includes everyone up to this point who supported ED. That means also all premium beta buyers.

 

[Praevarus]

I imagine it includes any new backer that's bought into any stage of the game.

 

[ste]

So even the people who bought the normal beta, so you pay for it there and then, sort of like a preorder but they take your money straight away?

 

[VyderrH]

Premium Beta access yes for tomorrow. standard beta access not quite yet I was told.

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

So even the people who bought the normal beta, so you pay for it there and then, sort of like a preorder but they take your money straight away?

That's whole idea of preorder/backing. Normal beta is twice cheaper, and thus people will join us at later stage. Ironically, they will get to play much more finished game, just around two months later

 

[Patrick_68000]

I imagine it includes any new backer that's bought into any stage of the game.

Yes. Since the Kickstarter

but they take your money straight away?

Of course. They need to develop the game

 

[ste]

That's whole idea of preorder/backing. Normal beta is twice cheaper, and thus people will join us at later stage. Ironically, they will get to play much more finished game, just around two months later

But normally when you preorder something you dont pay (become an actual customer) until you get what you bought.

I have no clue how this works, like I say I never noticed if frontier has took payment from me yet. I'm not sure if they dont until tomorrow or what or it snuck out when I didnt notice.

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

But normally when you preorder something you dont pay (become an actual customer) until you get what you bought.

I have no clue how this works, like I say I never noticed if frontier has took payment from me yet. I'm not sure if they dont until tomorrow or what or it snuck out when I didnt notice.

If you have premium beta bought at the shop, and you can download launcher, then FD has taken payment from you.

Preorder very frequently means you pay in advance. In this case FD charges you at preordering fact.

 

[Patrick_68000]

But normally when you preorder something you dont pay (become an actual customer) until you get what you bought.

I have no clue how this works, like I say I never noticed if frontier has took payment from me yet. I'm not sure if they dont until tomorrow or what or it snuck out when I didnt notice.

Yes we pay usually when the product is available. However in the case of Frontier, they are stayed on the line of the kickstarter, where the money allows the development of the game. No money available immediately, no game possible