Star Citizen Passes $150,000,000 in Crowdfunding; Reveals AEGIS Eclipse Stealth Bomber

Star Citizen unleashes the new AEGIS Eclipse stealth bomber, while the crowd funding total passes $150 million.

[lelo2play]

Don't people have better things to do with their money?
The amount of money poured into this game is absurd.

[Tech5]

no. the crowd funding for mighty no. 9 was absurd, this game i can see why.

[freshslicepizza]

I don't understant the pricing model for consumers then. If they have that much money why do they continue to to sell so many DLC?

[naruga]

@lelo totally agree ...and still to release the complete product they just absorb money ....someone should have sued them by now ...to me looks like the biggest fraud ever ...not ever i ve supported any kind of stealing crowfunding

[felics]

moldybread: Think how much games like GTAV, TESO, Destiny, etc. required. They are all tiny and very simple games compared to Star Citizen. It is also worth to keep in mind that CIG (four studios) was built from scratch and they are working on two games at the same time; Star Citizen and Squadron 42.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed.

Funded a game that the creator didn't even see fit to properly make or even release on time.

[Erik7357]

The graphics and content are insane tho

[ShadowWolf712]

The content you still have to pay more for? lol

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Well, since the basterd race isnt gatting any single AAA exclusive, they may as well pay for it themselves! If only to be able to keep using it as a flagship for pc exclusives one year...then the next one...and the next one...and the next one...and the next one

[Aloren]

Like starcraft? or total war Warhammer ? or Dawn of War 3 ? civilization ? Heroes of the storm, Lol, dota 2 ? Wow, The Old Republic ? just cause you're not interested in PC AAA exclusives doesn't mean they don't exist.

[Abracadabra]

Scam Citizen

[_-EDMIX-_]

I don't think you fully get how much it cost to roll out a MMO.

Mind you, the people who give to this also get gear and other items and even if they feel like funding this game, that is their choice.

Seriously, stop attacking gamers who want this game.

How people spend their money is their business bud.

[medman]

All dat money and still no finished product?

[crazychris4124]

Im not getting the game until at least the 4.0 update which isnt coming until next year

[2cents]

Hook, line and sinker.

What a joke. No sci fi epic is worth that sort of money. How much for the ship!!! Insane.

[TekoIie]

Is GTA V worth that sort of money? Because this game is currently showing far more promise and doesn't have a $250 million budget.

[Lionsguard]

Well considering GTA5 was released back in 2013, was made by a well-known, trusted company and has made all of it's money back and a ton of profits to too boot, yes, GTA5 was in fact worth it. This game? When is a release date in sight? This, whatever it is, is just smoke and mirrors until proven otherwise. This game could have been helmed by Bernie Madoff and suckers would still buy into the snake oil and defend it to the death. Show us a product or gtfo.

[2cents]

Star citizen has been showing 'promise with many promises' for a very long time now.

Asking for so much real cash for an in game item by claiming the purchases supports the game development is disgusting. Not a practice I will EVER support.

GTA balloon their budgets based off of prior success attained by delivering complete games. They do not come begging the community to pay $300 for a DLC car claiming it will allow them to make the game better.

Many hardcore star citizen fans have lost touch with reality. I know a few and it has taken over their lives in a VERY BAD WAY, and that have 'donated' stupid amounts of money.

Each to their own, but this ain't for me.

[TekoIie]

@Kydrice

You're going to have to define "smoke and mirrors". The game has been playable for a few years now and has a dogfighting module and FPS module that is coming along nicely. You can't really mislead with something that the community is playing and loves thus far.

Also, show you the product or gtfo??? DONE:

https://www.youtube.com/wat...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

The core mechanics are in place and constantly being refined and balanced while more ships move into being playable. What we're really waiting on right now is the galaxy they've mapped out here: https://robertsspaceindustr...

Btw have a click around on that map and see how they've planned some of the narratives that the full game could have. It's got some nice details.

Star Citizen has not been without its development problems. Like redesigning a few ships and including some which are clearly going to require their own mechanics like this: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D3sf... But acting like there isn't a product there is just being deliberately ignorant.

[thisismyaccount]

GTA 5 was made by 1,000 people, they sold up to 80mill. copies ... the game was and is with Vice City prolly the best GTA in a very long time. 1,000 people and those that oursourced/helped with got paid and are getting paid ...

Star Citizen has shown nothing remotely worth the $150mill. investment imho.

Few Ships?
One or two cutscenes with Mark "The Star Wars Hater" .. and some flyby/throught empty landscapes with a station randomly placed in the world ... No Man´s Sky did that a year ago ... and after the 3rd planet 99% of the gamers were bored already seeing the same shaite over and over again (same buildings, same "ancient artefacts", same pattern, same LZ, same, same, same...)
and some boring cheap CoD PvP that many actually disliked ...

have fun waiting on the finished game ... my theory is the following :

- They´re going to wait so long til the consoles have the power to display/render the game at 60fps. Until they catch up, SC wont see a release in the next 2 years. Once the console have the power, they will annoucne a console version ;)

[_-EDMIX-_]

@2Cent- " by claiming the purchases supports the game development"

You have proof its not supporting its actual development?

How much do you think it really cost to roll out such a MMO?

I mean..give a ball park figure

[_-EDMIX-_]

@thisismyaccount-

Why are you comparing a MMO to a open world crime game?

More money is going to go into something like an MMO based on all the networking issues and features involved. GTA has NOTHING compared to what is being attempted here.

"Star Citizen has shown nothing remotely worth the $150mill"

Except you don't know what that looks like bud. They have shown lots of the game and its fully playable in many areas.

"have fun waiting on the finished game .."

Based on that logic, you are still waiting for World Of Warcraft to be done or even GTAV....

You don't really understand MMO development to really be commenting bud. You legit are asking for something "finished" on a concept where that might have no real ending based on the nature of the game.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Well, since the basterd race isnt gatting any single AAA exclusive, they may as well pay for it themselves! If only to be able to keep using it as a flagship for pc exclusives one year...then the next one...and the next one...and the next one...and the next one..

[_-EDMIX-_]

....except your talking about an MMO. You are not just talking about some small game here.

We've had games that have gone way over that budget that are NOT MMO's.

A COD once had a 200 million MARKETING BUDGET!

[DarXyde]

People are free to spend their money however they like, but crowdfunding is a bit of a scary practice for projects like this. It scares me to think people are willing to throw this much out there without firsthand experiencing what has materialized so far.

[Pandamobile]

If you buy into the crowd funding you get to play the game that day. They are developing the game in modules all over the world with teams in the US, UK and Germany, so it's playable in chunks but it's not a cohesive game yet. If you follow the developer YouTube channels they do monthly updates on how the various systems of the game are coming together. Star Citizen is already one of the most ambitious games ever produced.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed.

"Star Citizen is already one of the most ambitious games ever produced"

Agreed. It is worth it for folks to buy those ships, they get something back and they get to help fund a project no major publisher would ever back.

[cencik]

i had displeasure to play this game free weekend. this game has no content, boring all cuz mad people like to pay for $hit. maybe in 3 years they will shape it somehow. situacion is pay more get less. like all braindead peps du. FTP Dreadnought is much more enjoyable. i play games for 20 years now and this is just mad..

[masterfox]

Scam Citizen.

[subtenko]

you can play the game now tho for everyone complaining.....its just not finished.....why dont yall complain about steam greenlight games the same way? What is it because SC has the most money? So if SC had $1,000,000 in funding you wouldnt be 'sick'?

[camel_toad]

Kinda sickening that the more money they make the longer it's gonna be before it's finished since they just seem to keep adding this after that without actually completing any single part of it.

[GreenUp]

Weren't they just asking for more money last month?

[bluefox755]

Lol, I feel bad for the donors. People who gave money 5 years ago, not knowing that they would continue to ask for more and more, with no apparent goal of ever actually releasing the game.

[Father__Merrin]

Lol release date when?

[Felsager]

Bravo, biggest scam ever made by Chris Roberts. Many Asperger retards continues defending and baking crap like this.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Well, since the basterd race isnt gatting any single AAA exclusive, they may as well pay for it themselves! If only to be able to keep using it as a flagship for pc exclusives one year...then the next one...and the next one...and the next one...and the next one...

[deafdani]

...and you needed to post this same comment three times why?

[vTuro24]

Salt, salt everywhere.

[bluefox755]

Can you really blame them? They've been giving so much money over the years, and there's still no end in sight, and they're still asking for more money. I'd be pretty salty too if I donated to this scam.

[General Shrooms]

The salt is coming from the people who have no dog in the fight. Most SC backers have no problem. The minimum pledge for the whole game is only $60. It's not my problem if people want to throw more money at it.

On the other hand I could just show my staggering ignorance and spam "huur duur scam citizen durrr"

[vTuro24]

My dude, first off nobody is forcing anyone to spend more money on this project. These shiny new ships? They're not dlc, they're not locked exclusively behind a paywall, they're just sold to increase funding but you'll be able to get them in game like normal. Are you going to tell me that it's wrong for a company to try and make money? I myself have only invested 32 euro and plan to get everything in game like normal.

Second, and it's like General said, the salt is coming from people who have invested nothing in this game. I bet most of them aren't even pc gamer, not that it matters I guess. The people who did invest in this game are generally (there are always exceptions) cool with the progress this game is making. Why? Because they follow its development, they know what is happening and can guess for themselves when the game will come out etc. It's not a scam, far from, and the progess they're making is actually great. This game has potential to be one of, if not the greatest game of all time. That's why the funds keep raising. If you would take the time to research this game properly instead of being ignorant like most people here you would understand why. I doubt you care though, so whatever.

[lex-1020]

At least that Stealth Bomber is sexy as F*ck

[felics]

If Star Citizen PU Alpha 3.0 is going to be anything near they have shown so far it is going to put other big AAA developers and publishers in shame. It is kind of sad we have to wait for crowdfunding to get a company that pushes boundaries forward.

[R6ex]

I say, take your time!
Just don't give us half-ass games like Mass Effect Andromeda.