About a week ago (sorry, a little late) Forbes wrote an article that, well I won't call it a hit job, but let's say it's a very well researched, negatively toned article about Star Citizen and it's management.
Link to the article right here.
Now, before we go any further, I hope to hear some constructive arguments, criticisms, and so forth from all people here. While I fully expect some trolls and haters to be in here, I hope we can at least discuss this in a mature manner.
I am a backer and daresay a fan of Star Citizen, but tbh I have found my faith in the project waning for the last year. While I am enthusiastic about the ships, overall goals, and sometimes even the direction of the project, I find myself baffled at the lack of "big picture" progress towards a finished project. While we keep getting new ships, new clips of Hollywood actors, and new areas and moons and planets, at the same time I feel we are no closer to a finished product, SQ42 or otherwise.
The article goes into this. I suggest you read it for yourselves, but some of the damning evidence is:
- Of the 288 million raised (240 million came from crowdfunding), Roberts had just 14 million in the bank as of 2017
- Of the 100 star systems promised, none have been completed
- 20 former employees contributed information to the article, with little good to say; it should be noted these employees left of their own free will, so they have no agenda to spite Chris Roberts
- Roberts won't disclose how much executives and officers are paid at the 520+ employee Cloud Imperium. It should be noted both his wife and brother work there in high positions.
- When developing the Freelancer game and the Wing Commander movie, Roberts was accused by Microsoft of diverting funds destined for game development to the movie.
This is just from the first half of the article, and not everything.
Any other backers here? Do you have faith in this game still? Will it see the light of day?
To non-backers, what are your opinions? Buyer beware? A dream project worth believing in, or a scam by a couple of get-rich-quick schemers?
I truly hope this game is finished and does well--truthfully, I rarely wish ill will to any game...they are just games, after all, and intended for harmless fun--but the amount of money this game has generated, and for how long the game has been in development for, has to generate a certain amount of concern for even the most optimistic of us.
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