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[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months 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.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)

well we have concepts of a scope

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 34 points 10 months 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.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago

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

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

[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months 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.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 55 points 10 months 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

[–] comador@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months 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

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Shadywack@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Crowdfucking.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

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

[–] lath@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months 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.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Man, someone got filthy rich offa bunch of dumb gamers