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

Destarius · 2016-01-30T18:42:16.000Z

Ryan Kelly:

Didn’t you get the memo? The speculation isn’t that Star Citizen will never happen; it’s that it will suck because the developers have no idea what they’re doing.

It’s not too late to convert to the Star Citizen religion whereby anything the developers do can’t be wrong and any game they put out is the best whatever. It’s like the Trump supporter of gaming.

rhamorim · 2016-01-30T19:47:54.000Z

I don’t think they have no idea what they’re doing, but I’m pretty certain that they have significant scope and management issues.

I think it’s fair to say that it is extremely likely that they will deliver something, and that that something will disappoint a lot of people. But it could well be a good, maybe even a great game. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

BadSport · 2016-01-30T20:07:35.000Z

It’s like having a debate over a slow-mo car crash - that takes 2 years.

Just painful. Come get me when CR releases this gargantuan opus.

kerzain · 2016-01-30T20:38:03.000Z

But, they’ve already delivered something. Everything else is gravy at this point.

Ryan_Kelly · 2016-01-30T21:41:06.000Z

kerzain:

But, they’ve already delivered something. Everything else is gravy at this point.

They’ve delivered an appetizer.

RichVR · 2016-01-31T10:25:55.000Z

Destarius:

It’s not too late to convert to the Star Citizen religion whereby anything the developers do can’t be wrong and any game they put out is the best whatever. It’s like the Trump supporter of gaming.

Wow. That’s harsh man.

BrianRubin · 2016-01-31T10:30:28.000Z

But dis game is gunna be yoooooge.

Ryan_Kelly · 2016-02-09T15:59:40.000Z

They’ve released more details on the package split.

As of now, from February 14th onward it will be:

Star Citizen - $45
Squadron 42 - $45
Both - $60

They will launch from the same client and buying just Squadron 42 will still grant you access to Arena Commander.

Wolff · 2016-02-09T16:37:47.000Z

Ryan Kelly:

They’ve released more details on the package split.

As of now, from February 14th onward it will be:

Star Citizen - $45
Squadron 42 - $45
Both - $60

They will launch from the same client and buying just Squadron 42 will still grant you access to Arena Commander.

The base price for either an Aurora starter package (with the persistent universe) or the Squadron 42 single player campaign will be $45. If you would like to add one or the other (Squadron 42 to a Persistent Universe package, or the Persistent Universe to a Squadron 42 package) it will be a $15 addon. (These prices are not final, and are subject to change with future promotions.)

Ryan_Kelly · 2016-02-09T16:50:04.000Z

I expect the prices to increase once the games come out.

BrianRubin · 2016-02-09T16:55:29.000Z

Ryan Kelly:

They’ve released more details on the package split.

As of now, from February 14th onward it will be:

Star Citizen - $45
Squadron 42 - $45
Both - $60

They will launch from the same client and buying just Squadron 42 will still grant you access to Arena Commander.

Sigh, this won’t go well.

Vinda-lou · 2016-02-09T17:11:37.000Z

So, having not followed this game too closely, is it worth buying now for $45 and getting everything? Or is the game still too mired in controversy and better to wait and see?

tomchick · 2016-02-09T17:21:56.000Z

Ryan Kelly:

Star Citizen - $45 (starter ship)
Squadron 42 - $45
Both - $90

How much for just Star Marine? Or has that been cancelled? :)

-Tom

Ryan_Kelly · 2016-02-09T17:32:37.000Z

Tom Chick:

How much for just Star Marine? Or has that been cancelled? :)

-Tom

:)

Vinda-lou:

So, having not followed this game too closely, is it worth buying now for $45 and getting everything? Or is the game still too mired in controversy and better to wait and see?

Having followed a lot of their development diaries, I can say there is a lot of promise, but it’s still completely up in the air how much of it will be delivered.

rhamorim · 2016-02-09T17:56:10.000Z

Vinda-lou:

So, having not followed this game too closely, is it worth buying now for $45 and getting everything? Or is the game still too mired in controversy and better to wait and see?

My suggestion is wait and see.

claybob · 2016-02-09T18:35:45.000Z

I put in money. I am an idiot. Wait and see.

Timex · 2016-02-09T19:40:23.000Z

Eh, for the time being it’s only $15 more to get everything if you wait, so unless you actually want to play it now in its incomplete state, then you should wait.

If you want to play it now and don’t mind having to wait to get your money’s worth, then get it. But know that you are getting into.

Vinda-lou · 2016-02-10T03:28:30.000Z

Thanks guys. I’ll wait and see.

Juan_Raigada · 2016-02-10T03:47:47.000Z

Definitely wait and see. I wish I had, given that I am much more interested in SQ42 than in SC itself…

JonRowe · 2016-02-10T07:22:38.000Z

Ryan Kelly:

I expect the prices to increase once the games come out.

Probably, as the prices have increased and the game isn’t even out yet.

Though, to be fair, this is what Minecraft did. Prices steadily increased until the “beta” launched. But those increases were like 5-10 bucks.