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10-16-12, 08:46 PM | #1 |
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Star Citizen
Not sure if this was posted (I looked but didn't see anything).
Anyhow the guy behind wing commander and freelancer is trying to put together this new space sim via direct crowd funding. http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/star-citizen/ It sounds really cool, in fact to me it sounds a little too cool, in that I wonder if they can really pull off what they are claiming. |
10-17-12, 03:34 AM | #2 |
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http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=199102
(someone posted in the GT but it belongs here imo) but yes sounds too good to be true....however I do like that more and more game devs are moving away from these publishers that restrict their development in freedom and deadlines that well result in a mediocre title while it could've been much more given the time and freedoms. HunterICX
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10-17-12, 06:22 AM | #3 |
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I wonder as well, it all looks and sounds so very, very fancy. The fundraiser seems to be doing well though, close to 900k already.
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11-13-12, 03:45 PM | #4 |
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11-14-12, 01:10 AM | #5 |
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I've backed this and Elite Dangerous too. Star Citizen is there already, hope Elite can do the same.
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07-02-13, 05:36 AM | #6 |
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I seem to be stuck in a cycle of logging in, ogling the
for an hour and then almost buying it. Sprung for the advanced starter's package already and it's rather a lot of money to spend on something I can't play yet...
Then again, the lifetime insurance deals end the 6th... And so the cycle continues.
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07-02-13, 06:20 AM | #7 |
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I've been bitten by the space bug (bought Endless Space & SpaceDrive,
thinking of installing X3 again), so it does look very tempting. But, because it is such an ambitious game, I'm just going to wait for release and see if they deliver what they are promising. Wouldnt be the first game to cut tons of promised features prior to release. |
07-02-13, 07:56 AM | #8 |
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Certainly looks ambitious. I enjoyed both WingCo and Freelancer a lot so if anyone can pull something like this off it will be Roberts.
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07-02-13, 08:21 AM | #9 |
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Yeah, feeling fairly confident on it as well. Based on essentially nothing, so I may well be taken in by the marketing... I'd drop more on it to support it (and satisfy my desire for fancy space ships) if there was something to show, beyond the videos.
Didn't take me long to drop a fair bit of cash on MWO, but I'd already been playing that for months when the Founder packages went up. At least you get an idea of what you're buying then. They should get a hangar module out for backers soonish. You can just wander around and in the ship, interact with it a bit, but at least it's getting some content into the hands of the players.
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07-05-13, 05:52 AM | #10 |
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07-05-13, 10:39 AM | #11 |
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07-05-13, 11:15 AM | #12 |
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I er... completely caved. Upgraded to the package with the 315p and added the Aurora LX. Still not as much as I dropped on WMO but still a fair bit for something so far off from playable.
Been really enjoying the lore articles and short stories. Constant trickle of new information, pretty impressed with how they are building up its universe.
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07-05-13, 11:19 AM | #13 |
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Didnt you already have the Aurora LX? I got it with the starter pack and I saw it
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07-05-13, 11:37 AM | #14 |
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Aye, you can reclaim stuff for store credit. So reclaimed that, went with the Pathfinder package and added the Aurora LX on its own. Figured I'll configure the Aurora for some light trading and such in relatively safe space, while the 300 can venture out farther, do some exploration.
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07-05-13, 12:45 PM | #15 |
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An impressive video, and quite convincing pitch from a PC gamer making a game for PC gamers. I enjoyed Elite and loved Privateer back in the day. One space sim to keep an eye on and see how it develops.
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