[Mikes]

What is LTI,  and why is a jpg the price of a graphics card?

"Lifetime (ship) insurance" which is officially said to be not worth much ingame because supposedly regular insurance is supposed to be cheap but it is all the rage everyone wants anyways, because uh... i guess it's unique and you can only get it now and not later when the game ... uh releases, yeah right, when it ... releases LOL when SC releases HAHAHAHA /falls of chair. 

Afaik however, there is no price difference. Both ship versions have LTI. The difference is that the ship is 250$ if you pay with "new" real money and 275$ if you pay with store credit that you got by melting something you bought before.

In any case ... that they still sell these things and actually get buyers is hilarious.

[Firesteel]

"Lifetime (ship) insurance" which is officially said to be not worth much ingame because supposedly regular insurance is supposed to be cheap but it is all the rage everyone wants anyways, because uh... i guess it's unique and you can only get it now and not later when the game ... uh releases, yeah right, when it ... releases LOL when SC releases HAHAHAHA /falls of chair. 

Afaik however, there is no price difference. Both ship versions have LTI. The difference is that the ship is 250$ if you pay with "new" real money and 275$ if you pay with store credit that you got by melting something you bought before.

In any case ... that they still sell these things and actually get buyers is hilarious.

At this point I agree with you. People believing that the pizza will eventually be delivered deserve what their stupidity brings. Years ago I'd have sympathy because I was one of those people, but I decided to defund the pizza place.

[Buckshee Rounds]

Pizza? Now that's what I call a Taco!

Star Citizen is like this except all the ingredients for the extra **** noone wants are either waiting to be prepped or were never the correct ingredients to begin with.

[Phantom Hoover]

Get your money out of this project if you haven't already, for god's sake.

[Colonol Dekker]

Not sure about the article and I'm genuinely shocked that I...... ........agreed with Derek smart......

[BlueFlames]

Don't worry, Dekker.  Smart is the broken clock of people, and Star Citizen is one of the two things he's been right about.

[FrikgFeek]

I like how the citizens are already in maximum damage control mode, reading through the documentation and somehow coming up with ridiculous conclusions because none of them understand what any of it means. Some are even claiming this is a good financial move because the interest rate is 0.25%(when it clearly isn't), or that blowing a $150M budget with nothing to show for it is reasonable because they have a ~450 man team now, as if that in any way justifies their failings.

[Aesaar]

Guys it's ok for CIG to need a loan because Apple gets loans too!  You just don't understand game development design art plagiarism marketing Chris Roberts' brilliance finances.

[Kobrar44]

I am so glad I never bought this. Also, the fact that they are taking a loan blows my mind. With the income they have, I thought they would be fine for longer than that.

[Axem]

Guys, I'm beginning to think Star Citizen may not be coming out.

[headdie]

with 150mil capital and the ship purchaces the company should have been set for life

[Phantom Hoover]

Ortwin has now released a ~plausible statement that the loan is secured against the tax credit being paid to them by the UK government, so I'm not sure if this is actually as disastrously bad as it first appears.

[Buckshee Rounds]

Ortwin has now released a ~plausible statement that the loan is secured against the tax credit being paid to them by the UK government, so I'm not sure if this is actually as disastrously bad as it first appears.

Ortwin's post for clarity.

I would tend to agree in this case, however the fact that they even need to take out a loan in and of itself speaks volumes.

[Phantom Hoover]

I mean one thing that's kept me very sceptical of the alarmist point of view on this is that taking out a loan is often a smart move in finance even if you could afford not to do so.

[MikeRoz]

Ortwin's probably lying through his teeth. Derek's never been wrong before.

[Blue Lion]

Mingles with Jingles gives his say on how Star Citizen is going recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5AoT6IMtGE

tl:dr he's not super pleased

[Col. Fishguts]

Today our little SC thread here on HLP turns 2 years old.*partyhat*

For a chuckle, go re-read the first page and marvel at the fact that basically nothing has changed since back then. Both Derek and Crobbers are still masters of overpromising and underdelivering, one regarding the ELE and the other the BDSSE (or even anything resembling a game).

Jesus patch 3.0 still MIA

[Sushi]

Today our little SC thread here on HLP turns 2 years old.*partyhat*

For a chuckle, go re-read the first page and marvel at the fact that basically nothing has changed since back then. Both Derek and Crobbers are still masters of overpromising and underdelivering, one regarding the ELE and the other the BDSSE (or even anything resembling a game).

Wow, feels like it's been longer.

[Jeff Vader]

[Mikes]

Now's the time to lay aside some money so you can later get into a nursing home with good Wifi so you can play SC!