IonTemptedDec 2

Star Citizen Hits $900 Million in Crowdfunding After a Record-Breaking Year

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Star Citizen Hits $900 Million in Crowdfunding After a Record-Breaking Year - Lemmy NSFW

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Show threadbozeoogDec 2
I keep watching YouTube content about the game every few years, just to keep up with what’s going on. Once the game hits 1.0, has all the rave reviews, and changes gaming forever, I’ll put in money.
Show threadButtermilkBiscuit
If you think about it, SC did change gaming forever. Now everyone release unfinished games and calls them “alpha” while they use the money from sales to finance development. Many games are perpetually unreleased now. Their model has spread like cancer and made gaming worse for everyone. Meanwhile their stinking pile of garbage still has you falling out of elevators 13 years into development.
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Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 Dec 2
Star Citizen didn’t start that trend. Star Citizen was one of the “me too” games that jumped into crowdfunding after Mount & Blade saw success with the model. The only way SC has changed gaming is by being a joke the way Duke Nukem Forever was.
Show threadButtermilkBiscuitDec 2
They were among the first and popularized it. Their success with it fueled what we see today. They may not have been be first but they were clearly the most popular example (and continue to be)