RedEye9 wrote on Mar 17, 2024, 09:50:Lots of backers have actually died. And, at this rate, it's likely that Chris Roberts will die before development is actually completed. There are also plenty of backers who probably have invested their entire life savings into this game, as CIG has packages that run into tens of thousands of dollars.
What is there to investigate? No one has died or lost their life savings.
Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 15, 2024, 13:44:To put that amount in perspective, the game has been in development since 2010 and next year it will have been in development for 15 years. Yet right now all we have is a single star system that is missing the majority of its features, has no meaningful gameplay content, and is visually dated in comparison to AAA from five years ago.
$670,341,739 -- at the moment --- LOL just noticed Blue has it linked in his post.
Razumen wrote on Mar 13, 2024, 21:39:Yeah, I feel that Tribes 2 really had a great balance. I loved the multi-crew vehicles and the scale of it all. I haven't been impressed with any of the games since. I want to like this version but it looks too fast paced for the tactics and gameplay that made T2 so compelling.
Looks like all the other attempts before it, they focus too much just on the spinfusor and the esports aspect, instead of making it a fun, expansive, all around team game like Tribes 2.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Feb 7, 2024, 23:45:Exactly. Microsoft is a multi-trillion dollar company and can't be allowed to be above the law.jdreyer wrote on Feb 7, 2024, 21:46:
They'll fine MS a couple mil. That's just the cost of doing business. Meanwhile those layoffs are likely saving MS $300,000,000 per year.
Then it sounds like the fines need to be upped from millions to billions. Make it hurt so that corrective action actually matters.
FloodAnxiety wrote on Dec 5, 2023, 13:15:Yup, I did the same. I refused to pay for it on release and then just forgot about it. I picked it up for free a while back and played a few missions, though I never got into it as a game.
I still haven't bought GTA V because they did this last time too. Oh right, I just remembered, at some point got GTA V for free.
Wilhuf wrote on Sep 2, 2023, 13:16:Correction, that should be:
FUNDS RAISED: 600,370,528
STAR CITIZENS: 4,762,537
GAME DELIVERED: 0
RogueSix wrote on Jun 28, 2023, 11:22:There's no evidence that AMD is paying Bethesda not to support DLSS. Further, FSR is a multi-vendor solution whereas DLSS is vendor exclusive. If developers had to pick one implementation, then it should always be the one with the widest support (though obviously the best case would be for FSR, DLSS and XeSS to all be supported).
Starfield is a different story in so far as AMD is not adding something extra (they're not) but instead they are specifically BRIBING Bethesda to NOT implement DLSS. AMD are paying Bethesda to piss off 84% of the dGPU market by excluding a competitor's technology. That's why a lot of people aren't too happy with this move (see Steam forums which are on fire).
Lukiopimp wrote on Oct 9, 2022, 01:38:Exactly. CIG has a solid track record of producing decent looking assets but there is no actual gameplay. To put that in perspective, CIG had claimed SQ42 would be feature complete in 2019 and hit beta in 2020 - yet this year we've had a monthly report stating that first-pass narrative work is being done for a large section of the game that is being reworked.
Is this gameplay though? It just looks like some random cutscenes. I don't see "real" gameplay, from a players perspective. Maybe I'm missing sth, but it looks just like a bunch of animated scenes without any player input/control.
During July, Narrative focused on completing first-pass scripting and recording scratch dialogue for a large section of one of SQ42’s middle chapters. Design refined the gameplay in this section so Narrative frequently played through these updated enemy encounters, puzzles, stealth, and navigation challenges.
I know nothing about that case, other than what was written in this thread. But he was acquitted by a court of law right? If what he did was deemed legal, and you have a problem with the legality of his actions, then the problem is either YOU or the SYSTEM.The issue is not the legality but the morality. Most people can agree that going around looking for people to shoot is not acceptable in a civilised society - that so many Americans think otherwise is a testament to the moral bankruptcy of their culture.
Teddy wrote on Mar 31, 2022, 23:14:That doesn't excuse physical violence. That also ignores that Chris and Jada have known and worked with each other for decades, so it's not like he made the joke about a complete stranger.
And Chris Rock mocked someone for having a medical disorder, knowing full well that her hair loss was something that had caused her distress after she had taken the time to go on television publicly to talk about how traumatic and significant it was for her as a woman to lose her hair.
Teddy wrote on Mar 31, 2022, 23:14:Would I make such a joke? No, but I'm not a comedian. But we all know that comedy can be quite edgy and as a result sometimes it crosses the line. Does that mean I think it should be outlawed? Of course not. Whereas physical violence is outlawed.
I question the values of anyone who would seek to diminish what HE did, and yet so many do. It was 'just a joke', after all. Do we now make fun of the weight loss people suffer for contracting AIDS? Or the way Parkinsons patients shake? Or the way pharyngeal cancer patients speak with a voice box? Apparently people have decided there are some diseases or conditions that are acceptable to mock and others that are not based upon what they (who have experienced none of them) decide are traumatic enough symptoms.
Teddy wrote on Mar 31, 2022, 23:14:If you're talking about the 1973 Oscars, then that's a pretty bold interpretation. What we was trying to do was remove her from the stage for making a political speech during the Oscars. He of course had no right to do so, and was prevented from doing so.
If the racist dickbag John Wayne gets to keep his Ocsar after attempting to assault Sacheen Littlefeather
Teddy wrote on Mar 31, 2022, 23:14:There is a massive difference between expressing an opinion and physically assaulting someone.
Clint Eastwood can still win them after mocking her attempt to educate the public on the butchery of Native Americans and continued horrific treatment by the US government (at the personal request of Marlon Brando)
Teddy wrote on Mar 31, 2022, 23:14:Everyone understands it, but that doesn't mean one has to support his actions.
That said, while I do not agree that violence was the best choice for Smith in this, I do understand it.
Teddy wrote on Mar 31, 2022, 23:14:I'm sorry that your wife has gone through that - that's awful. But physical violence is a last resort and only when you or your loved ones are at risk of actual harm. Sometimes it's difficult being the bigger person but it's the right thing to do. Will and Jada could have addressed this in any number of ways without violence.
Had someone gone on a giant stage viewed by millions and mocked my wife's struggles with depression and self-harm, I would have done far more than just slap the man.
Jivaro wrote on Mar 29, 2022, 02:44:He physically assaulted someone over a joke. I question the values of anyone who would seek to diminish what he did.
*gasps*
THE VIOLENCE! OH MY!
please. he slapped him, it wasn't a fight. drama queens.
Jivaro wrote on Mar 29, 2022, 02:44:Bullshit. He should have been immediately removed from the event and should never have been awarded an Oscar. The fact he was given a platform after such an egregious act speaks to the lack of integrity in Hollywood, especially when Smith went out of his way to avoid apologising. Do you really think that Smith's status and privilege wasn't a factor in Rock refusing to press charges? He would have been painted as a bad guy by the media, saying he deserved what he got for the joke he made - it could also have impacted future earnings for him.
BY THE WAY: Will Smith isn't getting away with it because he is rich, he is getting away with it because Chris Rock didn't press charges. You know that. Don't come in here with this "rich privilege" crap.
The Flying Penguin wrote on Mar 17, 2022, 17:46:The biggest drawback is that power consumption goes through the roof, at a time when energy costs are most important than ever. Chips like the 12900KS are effectively overclocked out of the box, as their power consumption is way out of whack in comparison to other SKUs. So yeah, I'm fine with this.
Agreed. The way modern CPUs work, overclocking is pointless except for bragging rights.
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 7, 2022, 03:28:That's not what I was saying. The point is that people like Kotick are worthless parasites that extract obscene amounts of money out of companies and contribute very little to the performance of the business. If that money instead went to the employees doing all the hard work then they would have the ability to make vastly larger donations without needing the company to match their donations.
Activision isn't expecting anyone to do anything. You're not required to donate or even pressured to do so. Like I said in a previous thread, criticizing people for donating a number you think is not enough is wrong and counterproductive. It creates a situation where donating nothing is preferable to donating something, to avoid any criticism of being "cheap."
You'll notice we don't have any headlines here mentioning how X or Y game developer has not donated anything, and thereby no comment sections in which they can be excoriated.
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 6, 2022, 20:25:Kotick's compensation for 2020 was $155m and he has an estimated net worth of $8 billion. Yet Activision is expecting employees on significantly lower pay to be the ones making donations to such an important cause.Cutter wrote on Mar 6, 2022, 12:43:
Kotick is a cheap, greedy bastard. Shocker.
Cutter criticizing someone elses donation while donating nothing himself. Shocker.
hypnotic wrote on Mar 3, 2022, 13:17:Yeah, this was probably my most anticipated game of the year but it pales in significance to what the people of Ukraine are going through. My wife has been finding it really difficult, as she originates from neighbouring Hungary and has a friend from Ukraine who is trapped there. The pictures that they've sent are truly horrendous and they even witnesses a Russian shell flying overhead. We've sent over money to help out but every day we worry it will be the last time we hear from them.
I am a huge fan of the S.T.A.LK.E.R series. This is disappointing, but the circumstances are understandable. I highly anticipate the release when it happens.