wish i had the money to give a big wad, but i wont before the date ends to give anything. makes me sad

IF 20 games (and I mean games, not just mods) are a dead genre then everything except First Person Shooters or Real Time Strategy is dead with the difference that the people from the other genre games dont cry that much.

And if you say that FS2Open games or the various X games are nothing but mods then in conclusion Star Citizen is just another crysis mod too. That also means that every game based on the source engine is just a Halflife2 mod. That would be equal judgement based on game engines.

Timmy, yeah... hmm...
did see the lol but obviously ignored it, bad habit.

I'm with Chips and FF here.

I don't care what you think about the project. This is the best shot the space sim genre has gotten in the past ten years for a revival.

I've often wondered to myself what it would take to bring back the space sim genre. Not necessarily in the spotlight mind you, but visible enough that it's a real genre that people make games for. A genre that people talk about and can find the funding to make large AAA games with. A genre about as accepted and diverse as the racing game.

My conclusion was always that it would take one of two things. Either somebody highly visible comes out of nowhere with a lot of money and strong marketing, or a respectable and established studio that can afford to take a big loss decides to do something radical and risk making a AAA space sim.

In a bizarre twist of fates, the first scenario is happening right now in front of us. This is a project with a big name behind it, with a big and flashy enough demo to wow the average consumer, and potentially with the money to even attempt something on the scale of a AAA space sim. This is our chance. I don't care what you think about Chris Roberts, his reputation, or Star Citizen itself. If this game fails, we won't get another shot at this for who knows how long.

THAT is why I'm backing this. THAT is why I support this game. Am I worried that Roberts could be pulling a Peter Molyneux? Absolutely, but this is a chance I'm willing to take. If nobody takes that chance, then we are guaranteed to get nothing, and you can rest easy in your knowledge that your cynicism was rewarded.

What he said! LOL

Risking my £20/$30 is a price worth paying for something I want to play, after all what space sim released in the last ten years other than FL deserves our attention!

Oh hey look a thread on the Starport with OP posting in it, and suddenly everyone is at each other's throats.

Crowdfunding pretty much ensures anyone can have a crack at making anything they want anytime they want now. I'll back this game, but I wont be doing it cos I'm scared it might mean the death of a genre, I could care less, I'll do it because I think I might like to play it. This is business, and he's lucky enough to be doing a job he likes, he's not doing anyone any favours.

Chris Roberts gives details on instances:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments ... of_wing_commander/c6uwbl1