Star Citizen - Chris Roberts, lots of spaceship porn, lots of promises

Just watched a video on youtube, game seems to be going along well!

At about the 7-minute mark:

I don’t know who’s talking in that video, but what a disgusting human being. Ugh.

-Tom

You know it’s a satirical video, right? Although I agree that the comment is a little off color.

Yeah, it’s 20 minutes of Elite Dangerous gameplay satirically taking the piss at the state of SC in comparison.

Ah, in that case, I seem to have gotten trolled. It’s still a gross comment, but slightly less gross.

-Tom

I also I didn’t know. I expected satire going in, but then thought he was being genuine. I only listened for about 2 minutes though, until he was happy, then I lost interest. Only schadenfreude for me, plz.

Plus I can’t tell Elite and Star Citizen apart, since I don’t play either one.

What a great way to start my Monday :).

Hey everyone, I just want everyone to know that there’s some folks that feel uncomfortable and excluded by all the negativity posted about the game on this thread.

As a result: Derek, please try to tone down your invective. There’s people on the board that are feeling left out by all of the critical stuff you’re posting.

C’mon, no dogpiles now! I’m sure there’s something positive we can talk about here!

So let me start:

image am I doing this right?

@scharmers, would you say that you are. . . triggered by discussions of positivity, welcoming atmospheres, and considerate forum participation?

Golly, AP, no. I welcome the out-of-the-blue sea change that will transform our curmudgeonly corner of the Internet into an all-embracing virtual paradise, where anyone can post without being challenged or – God Forbid (and I mean that in the most secular way possible, or if you aren’t, then respectfully mindful of your religious background) – experience anything that might make them feel uncomfortable and left out.

So I figure that the Star Citizen thread is a good place to start! After all, if we can manage to cheerfully and respectfully discuss this filthy fucking con without losing our probiotic lunches, well then, that’s certainly a good sign!

Have a great day, AP! And hey – have I ever told you that I love your metal thread? Well, I do! Take it easy, man!

the bass, the rock, the mic, the treble…

Are…you okay man? Did you fall on your head or some such?

Here’s a .gif that I hope brightens your day, Brian! Have a good one!

actually it’s a .jpg. Sorry!

…I’m scared. Did I fall into the mirror universe? Does scharmers now have a goatee?

I more or less always do!

Hey @scharmers I can contribute! Everyday I pop into this topic and usually wind up smiling just a little bit. Then I look up at the bright blue sky, smile again and say “Thank you lord, for giving me my anti-kickstarter funk when this was first introduced”

I don’t have dog in this fight, but I was impressed with how the Stardock lawsuit thread focused those wanting to gnaw at it away from those wanting to discuss the game. Perhaps something similar should happen here.

That picture is actually perfect, because it shows that, while friendship can indeed be magic, it is not (and probably should not be) actually devoid of Discord.

I know that there are a lot of Doctor Who fans here too so I didn’t want them to make them feel left out

And great idea on splitting off the Star Citizen thread! That way folks can trade their spaceship .jpgs in peace without having Derek spearing his white whale all over the place.

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Yes, please. This should become the standard on QT3.

Gosh, I am so glad you agree! You know, we could have two sets of gaming forums. One that is wild-west and everything goes. The other that is super-moderated, po-faced, and focused on keeping topics well within inclusive and welcoming guidelines, no digressions allowed, darn it!

Huh. Kind of sounds like having simultaneous accounts here and at The OtherD(U)VJASP9Xspsx9*ds

NO CARRIER

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We can just all realize that threads can get out of hand on Qt3. They get preempted. And usually not on purpose, as in “You know, I’m bored, I’m going to go shit up a thread today”. “Or, X just posted on Guro Waifu Game X today, better go post cat .gifs to drown them out.”

It’s more because something strikes someone’s fancy in a weird way. Or makes them feel strongly. Or reflects an old groupthink. But we’re not complete assholes. If someone posted in this thread that they were looking forward to SC, that they’re willing to ride the storm out, and gave good reasons why, they probably wouldn’t be drowned out. Maybe looked at as being a little slow or gullible, but hey.

But dropping in as a full-on SCitizen with steely “IN CHRIS R. WE TRUST” attitude is basically waving a catnip-enhanced string in front of us old timers who have seen scams come and go. We can’t help but paw that.

NOTE: None of these rules apply to Derek. Derek is an old-school hater from the, well, old-school. Some of us have toned down since alpha-male posturing of the USElessNET days, but not Derek. Alternate threads won’t work. He’ll find them.