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

Brooski · 2017-12-19T18:09:28.328Z

@rowe33 Does it come with a land certificate?

@dsmart I am actually very excited to play a “complex capital ship simulator.” As a veteran of Usenet in the good bad old days, I would love to see how the game actually shaped up. I just bought UC 2.0 CE.

BrianRubin · 2017-12-19T18:10:42.441Z

Brooski:

I am actually very excited to play a “complex capital ship simulator.”

You basically have three games to choose from if you want this:

Battlecruiser/Universal Combat
Rules of Engagement 1/2
Klingon Academy

And sadly that’s it.

Sure, some might say “But what about Independence War?” and while those are AMAZING games, they lack the complexity of the three above, sadly.

rhamorim · 2017-12-19T18:19:08.506Z

How much for this one, then? (caution: may be a bit NSFW)

dsmart · 2017-12-19T18:22:38.270Z

rowe33:

Brooski, I’m running a sale right now on this .gif, just $300 will get you started.

Well played! LOL!!

ps: WAIT!! I just remembered that I earn royalties on that! So don’t forget my cut! :)

Grifman · 2017-12-19T19:29:31.988Z

BrianRubin:

dsmart:

Despite their many faults, these games still remain the only games of their kind, as our resident space combat guru, @BrianRubin will probably attest to.

Can definitely attest.

To the faults, or the only game of their kind - or both! :)

milo · 2017-12-20T01:06:19.053Z

Good grief! They’re asking $175 for a new-in-box copy of Klingon Academy? The game wasn’t that good when it was new.

Heh, I probably have a few copies of Starshatter in a box in the garage somewhere. They would make great stocking stuffers!

Janster · 2017-12-20T01:18:48.135Z

If you can get a copy of Starshatter it’s a very good sim with a campaign, but it’s rare.

BrianRubin · 2017-12-20T01:23:59.671Z

milo:

Heh, I probably have a few copies of Starshatter in a box in the garage somewhere. They would make great stocking stuffers!

My podcast invite still stands, sir. ;)

milo:

Good grief! They’re asking $175 for a new-in-box copy of Klingon Academy? The game wasn’t that good when it was new.

Sadly I think they’re really rare. :(

dsmart · 2017-12-20T01:26:34.830Z

milo:

Heh, I probably have a few copies of Starshatter in a box in the garage somewhere. They would make great stocking stuffers!

whoa!!! A very merry welcome to you sir. Wow, been awhile. What have you been up to?

RichVR · 2017-12-20T17:17:55.728Z

milo:

They’re asking $175 for a new-in-box copy of Klingon Academy?

I was looking to pick up a copy of Star Trek Bridge Commander. $35 to $90, used.

rhamorim · 2017-12-20T17:18:56.599Z

I have both. Huh. I could sell them and get nearly enough to buy a Switch? Tempting…

BrianRubin · 2017-12-20T17:31:59.053Z

rhamorim:

I have both. Huh. I could sell them and get nearly enough to buy a Switch? Tempting…

You’ll regret it.

dsmart · 2017-12-20T17:34:54.000Z

ROTFLMAO!! I TOTALLY CALLED IT. The SQ42 teaser is up on IGN. One look, and ANY Star Citizen fan can tell it’s all FAKE! Add dialog, animated fps view etc - all in post process. LOL!!

IGN

Squadron 42: See Mark Hamill in Action in Star Citizen's Space Combat Spin-Off –...

Get the best look yet at Mark Hamill as Old Man Colton, who your young pilot will interact with in Squadron 42.

dsmart · 2017-12-20T17:35:15.043Z

The last time we saw this “game”, was in Oct 2015

rhamorim · 2017-12-20T17:44:04.196Z

BrianRubin:

You’ll regret it.

I never sold any game I bought. Ever. It’s unlikely I’ll ever do so. But it is tempting…

Grifman · 2017-12-20T18:11:22.054Z

dsmart:

ROTFLMAO!! I TOTALLY CALLED IT. The SQ42 teaser is up on IGN. One look, and ANY Star Citizen fan can tell it’s all FAKE! Add dialog, animated fps view etc - all in post process. LOL!!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/20/squadron-42-see-mark-hamill-in-action-in-star-citizens-space-combat-spin-off-a-ign-first

IGN really thinks this game is coming out in 2018? Well, credibility and all that . . .

dsmart · 2017-12-20T18:16:16.094Z

Grifman:

IGN really thinks this game is coming out in 2018? Well, credibility and all that . . .

Well…

ZeTh1 · 2017-12-20T19:18:49.784Z

They’re now selling tanks, starting at $95 and going as high at $725. And they’re already buying it so at this point it I guess it’s safe to say that some of these cultist fans are to blame for this scam, it wouldn’t have gone this far without them.

dsmart · 2017-12-20T19:45:33.482Z

ZeTh1:

They’re now selling tanks, starting at $95 and going as high at $725. And they’re already buying it so at this point it I guess it’s safe to say that some of these cultist fans are to blame for this scam, it wouldn’t have gone this far without them.

Yeah. I have been Tweeting about it since I got the newsletter. It’s bonkers.

dsmart · 2017-12-20T19:46:00.215Z

Funding chart spike