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I wouldn't call it a scam because it is functional. It's just nowhere near done. It honestly was just too ambitious.

jandrese 4y ago
That's how they get you though. Show off a compelling demo and promise the world, but never deliver. Star Citizen is the Moller Skycar of video games.
- xeromal 4y ago
  No man's sky was like that but was redeemed so I'm hoping they're more like that.
  - Ekaros 4y ago
    I think No Man's Sky was more like Molyneux product. Somewhat there but entirely over hypped. It was thin, but entirely working product by my understanding. Less than promised at the launch though.
waste_monk 4y ago
They're continuing to sell the game, ships, etc. despite it being clear that they do not have the ability to deliver on even a tiny fraction of what they've promised. It might be vaguely functional in the sense of having a 3d model viewer for ships with a thin veneer of gameplay tacked on, but that is nowhere near the original kickstarter goals [1] let alone the scope creep that has occurred in the ~decade since. Continuing to accept payment for something they are incapable of delivering (and they are either deliberately misleading customers or so grotesquely incompetent at project/business management that they should not be in charge of a child's lemonade stand let alone more than half a billion USD in funds) is what makes it a scam. [1] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen
- tdeck 4y ago
  How do they claim "no pay to win" when you can literally buy giant ships with real money? Seems like the phrase has lost its meaning.
  - waste_monk 4y ago
    Maybe it's a typo and should read "no, pay to win" :) I think they were originally meaning you could grind for any content in the game and still be competitive... I haven't seriously followed the development for many years (just checking in every now and then out of morbid curiosity) so I'm not sure how true that remains.

That's how they get you though. Show off a compelling demo and promise the world, but never deliver. Star Citizen is the Moller Skycar of video games.

xeromal 4y ago
No man's sky was like that but was redeemed so I'm hoping they're more like that.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  I think No Man's Sky was more like Molyneux product. Somewhat there but entirely over hypped. It was thin, but entirely working product by my understanding. Less than promised at the launch though.

waste_monk 4y ago

They're continuing to sell the game, ships, etc. despite it being clear that they do not have the ability to deliver on even a tiny fraction of what they've promised. It might be vaguely functional in the sense of having a 3d model viewer for ships with a thin veneer of gameplay tacked on, but that is nowhere near the original kickstarter goals [1] let alone the scope creep that has occurred in the ~decade since. Continuing to accept payment for something they are incapable of delivering (and they are either deliberately misleading customers or so grotesquely incompetent at project/business management that they should not be in charge of a child's lemonade stand let alone more than half a billion USD in funds) is what makes it a scam. [1] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen

tdeck 4y ago
How do they claim "no pay to win" when you can literally buy giant ships with real money? Seems like the phrase has lost its meaning.
- waste_monk 4y ago
  Maybe it's a typo and should read "no, pay to win" :) I think they were originally meaning you could grind for any content in the game and still be competitive... I haven't seriously followed the development for many years (just checking in every now and then out of morbid curiosity) so I'm not sure how true that remains.