If I want to watch a bunch of CG that doesn’t mean anything I’ll stick with Star Wars tyvm.
Such as an actual, fully playable game?
The thing is, they have NO incentive to actually finish the game. Why would they? They’ll milk it dry until the whales have tired of it, and then either push to release something (probably half-baked) or they’ll quietly fold up shop. With the flow of money coming in, the end product IMO isn’t really the goal anymore.
This teaser makes the game look more like some kind of Halo clone than a space sim dogfighting game.
They may attempt to fold up quietly, but I highly doubt it will be quiet. :-)
What? They might sell more ships and other add-ons if they had a playable game. If they had a playable game I might buy it. Maybe I’d buy a ship or two at some point. Right now they get zero dollars from me. A playable game should expand their market.
The only reason they might not want a playable game is if the budget it would take to get a playable game at this point is beyond their means.
Or if they don’t have the resources to actually make and then run (particularly a multiplayer) a game. There is zero risk to selling .JPG ships in the sense that you don’t have to make them actually do something, be balanced, etc. Once you go live, you have a much higher bar to cross.
Or if they don’t have the resources to actually make and then run (particularly a multiplayer) a game. There is zero risk to selling .JPG ships in the sense that you don’t have to make them actually do something, be balanced, etc. Once you go live, you have a much higher bar to cross.
THIS. Anyone can pump out a bunch of pictures and say “hey, for this upcoming awesome game, buy this ship and you’ll be rockin!”. Plus the new sponsorship money would dry up, aside from the ship money, since the game would be out. It’s like if i’m writing a book, but if i’m collecting sponsorship money for a book that’s free to all who sponsor, what incentive would I have to ever finish the book? Or artpiece? Or whatever?
I feel similar to that with Steam’s Early Access thing, sometimes devs get in a situation where the money would slow down once the game comes out, so why finish it really? Better to promise eternal greatness than to see those promises (and earnings) dashed once the reality sets in.
Does Steam have any rules on how long a game can be in Early Access? I thought they implemented some.
I am starting to believe its a ripoff now myself. I saw some latest trailer with a bunch of great actors in it… But I dunno… years and years and millions of support. Reminds me of the RPG with that asshole baseball player in rhode island – just won’t happen.
(btw that game he made was kinda good --plus --he was an outstanding pitcher in MLB)
ps he was a asshole. God he was a great pitcher.
(I self -edited “Nazi” asshole in my adjectves…. but I don’t know now if that was better…_
Curt Schilling is still a Nazi asshole along with all those complicit in the Trump administration. I don’t believe in watering it down with the “alt-right” or “neo-Nazi” terms. They’re just outright Nazis.
The fake Squadron 42 trailer came out in…(checks Wikipedia) …fucking 2015!
I can’t tell from that reddit post if the whole case is asking to be dismissed without prejudice or if just some claims but others (like the engine switch) are still being litigated.
I read a bit of it. As I understand it, the key takeaway is that you can’t sue unless Squadron 42 has been released by that date (because I guess until then there is no real violation). So it seems the filing above is saying “since we don’t think the game will be out [in any form] by then, so we would like the option to dismiss the case and re-file it in the future after the game has been released.”
This was basically my understanding of it. The suit was filed in 2017, and Crytek probably assumed SQ42, at minimum, would be done by now.
Case in point:
Derek Smart, The July Blog (2015)
At that point in Summer 2015, through increased scope and promises, they had raised $85m.
They’re now at $300m+ with neither of the two games anywhere near completion.
In an unusual twist, Crytek filed a dismissal of their lawsuit - without prejudice. My take
With or without prejudice? Your post contradicts the tweet.
So they will not have technically done anything wrong until they release the game?
Without predjudice. It looks like Crytek believe a released game certainly gives them a stronger position and (probably based on discovery) don’t see it releasing anytime soon (2020), so are happy to have that particular part of their claim dismissed without predjudice until their claim can be strongest.