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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.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 weeks ago

Star Citzen is proof that if the guys making the shadows in Plato's cave got creative enough — people would come in from outside to sit and watch

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Invested in 2012, refunded in 2016. Best move I ever made in a game.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Same. If it ever releases I might pick it up but I don't even do early access anymore nevermind 12 years of increasing expensive macrotransactions and glacial results

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

It's interesting that you frame it as a game move because the whole idea of Kickstarter is definitely a con.

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

Crowdfucking.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Will it be released before I can explore the galaxy in real life?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Your great great great grandkids might finally get to play Star Citizen on an actual star ship.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Star Citizen is already getting ready for quantum computing. Why aren't you?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is completely unrealistic. He wouldn't have even been able to join the game.

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

The same situation is was when it was conceived. Chris Roberts sucks at finishing a game and releasing it. Fuck him and he should be sued in a class action lawsuit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Man, someone got filthy rich offa bunch of dumb gamers