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Star Citizen is free this week, if you'd like to try it (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Explain to me the difference between Star Citizen and a scam at this point.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

They have a very impressive tech demo. Sadly it's about as wide as an ocean and shallow as a puddle because they keep expanding the scope but not fleshing anything out, all the while releasing "pledge" shit for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

A scheme designed to milk players for as much as possible? Sure. Outright scam? No. For as negative as I am on the subject, the "game" does exist and there are in fact people who enjoy it while understanding what it truly is.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

Idk, i bought a ship for 45 dollars like 8 years ago and so far i played probably around 400 or so hours. I played it more than most 60 dollar games i own. I get why people hate it, but no one forces anyone to buy thousands of dollars worth of ships. I don't think the game will ever be done, but they do put some work in, every time i play it again there is new and different stuff. And so far i have never played a prettier space game. I guess i got scammed.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

It's always felt like the world's fanciest microtransaction fueled cell phone app to me but just on a PC. There is something there, but it's not what the ads make it look like and you'll have to pay a lot to even get close.