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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The term "scope creep" comes up a lot, but to be honest that's not happening here.

They have no scope in the first place. No coherent vision.

The say surface-level vision-like things and present scope-like plans, but only as disposable tools to get investment. No single person in that company tries to tie it together to a real scope or real vision, or align development with it.

Smart and capable people work on any random game-like stuff that they find interesting, in the hope that it will all somehow become a complete experience all by itself.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

well we have concepts of a scope

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

We'll hear about it in the not so different future please keep buying ships

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Scope creep commonly happens when there’s no clearly defined scope or vision that keeps the scope in place. Star Citizen clearly suffers from this. It’s a space sim game where seemingly anything goes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

You say scope creep, I say deliberate milking effort, but you know what?

More power to them. Fool me for one year, etc.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The scope that exists is whatever nitpicking detail Chris Roberts is focusing on at any given moment. That blanket? Not enough physics. Water bottles have to have a glossy realistic shine. Server meshing...? But what about the coffee mugs?!

It's the fucking worst.