This is really the first time I used “Star Citizen” in a title, and only the second time I’ve ever mentioned this so called game, in any posting I’ve made on this blog. And it will be the last. The main reason is there is little need for paying too much attention to something that is now proving itself to be a long running scam. Many of the folks who crowdfunded this during its Kickstarter, and has continued defending this ever since, are a lost cause (blinded by cult like fanaticism if you bother checking the official Reddit or forums) with being convinced otherwise.
This is also what happens when way too much homage is paid to a developer who happened to be associated with a successful title (and franchise) early on; in Chris Roberts case, Wing Commander. And you see this similar type of idolization with several other early game designers including Richard Garriott and Raph Koster (both of Ultima fame) to name a few. However, neither of them have moved on with the sort of grift that Roberts has managed to create to the now running tune of $600 million from more backers (including the ones that put down five figures for exclusive PIXELS in a video “game”, where that game is basically still a spaceship simulator with little actual content/game play loop).
MOP covers more than what I care to read about this SCAM (where both Star Citizen and it’s offshoot Squadron 42 are still [unsurprisingly because this is a grift that is printing money for those running this operation] years away from launch). Roberts and his cohorts can live comfortably while stringing along the folks who haven’t woken up, and continue throwing money at this (and defending this practice).
All of this is why I’m not on the crowdsource funding train. Any game concept pitch which could not attract actual venture capitalist and angel investor funding, obviously set off some red flags during its presentation and/or Q&A with those VC’s. And that says a lot because these early investors realize most of these proposals will fail to provide any ROI (made up by the projects that are funded, and end up being home runs). Yes, this does mean there are far smaller pitches that go under the radar for me, but it is what it is (marred by the above that turn the entire thing into a running grift).
