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New Program Lets You Buy Land to do with 'As You See Fit' - Star Citizen News

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited November 2017 in News & Features Discussion

imageNew Program Lets You Buy Land to do with 'As You See Fit' - Star Citizen News

Roberts Space Industries is selling Star Citizen fans and players claim licenses used for parcels of land in two sizes. For $50, you can own a 4km x 4km plot or for $100, you can cozy up to an 8km x 8km parcel. The purchase price also includes a

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  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 16,985
    edited November 2017
    Oh Lord...

    ...at this point I think Roberts is just trolling us.  It's like he saw that Garriott could literally sell blood and wants to prove that he can actually sell any virtual item or even just virtual concept art that he wants.
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  • ScellowScellow Member RarePosts: 398
    Put this game in the trash bin please, these practices are beyond the Pay2Win, even chinese companies don't go that far
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  • EponyxDamorEponyxDamor Member RarePosts: 749
    As someone who hasn't regularly kept up with the information coming out about Star Citizen ... What? I thought Star Citizen was supposed to be a space-sim game. Has the focused shifted so drastically on this game that they're now selling virtual land (rather than ships) before SQ42 even launched?
  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,065
    These people are crooks, period.
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  • joewolf79joewolf79 Member UncommonPosts: 31
    Oh look, they're holding their hand out again. That must mean that someone has created a new type of software that they need to buy to add realistic dust to our furniture. Of course implementing the new dust engine will require a redo on some core systems pushing a release back. But we'll all be totally amazed when it finally launches in 2030, and we're plugging into games like the Matrix, and we have to keep the amazing realistic dust from accumulating on our tables.
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  • AsheramAsheram Member EpicPosts: 5,071
    So they are moving on from selling concept ships to selling concept land plots.
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  • WalkinGlennWalkinGlenn Member RarePosts: 451
    lol what a joke..... i have no words
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  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916
    Too bad they don't have an actual game to sell.
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  • EponyxDamorEponyxDamor Member RarePosts: 749
    edited November 2017
    joewolf79 said:
    Oh look, they're holding their hand out again. That must mean that someone has created a new type of software that they need to buy to add realistic dust to our furniture. Of course implementing the new dust engine will require a redo on some core systems pushing a release back. But we'll all be totally amazed when it finally launches in 2030, and we're plugging into games like the Matrix, and we have to keep the amazing realistic dust from accumulating on our tables.
    I understand the picture you're painting, but seriously ... If we're purchasing land, does that mean they will also be selling concept buildings and planet-side vehicles as well? Wouldn't that mean more time spent creating models/mechanics rather than actually finishing the game that was originally promised (or even SQ42 for that matter)?

    I just don't understand how the scope of the game has changed so drastically from the original Kickstarter campaign. Its looking more and more akin to games like Second Life and Entropia Universe to me. Next we will be hearing about how they're adding an RTS-like system/additional game, since it seems like that's the only genre they aren't trying to include in the game yet.
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  • MadCoderOneMadCoderOne Member UncommonPosts: 220
    wtf ...
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  • observerobserver Member RarePosts: 3,685
    This is nothing new. Virtual worlds such as SL have been selling plots/parcels for over a decade now. It seems very restrictive from what i've read here though.
  • AsheramAsheram Member EpicPosts: 5,071
    observer said:
    This is nothing new. Virtual worlds such as SL have been selling plots/parcels for over a decade now. It seems very restrictive from what i've read here though.
    I dont think people would be reacting as much if they actually finished their game and then sold the land. 
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  • DAS1337DAS1337 Member UncommonPosts: 2,610

    Asheram said:


    observer said:

    This is nothing new. Virtual worlds such as SL have been selling plots/parcels for over a decade now. It seems very restrictive from what i've read here though.


    I dont think people would be reacting as much if they actually finished their game and then sold the land. 



    Yeah, I think the clear difference here is that in the games where you could buy land/ships/boats.. whatever, those games were actually finished and/or playable.
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  • renstarensta Member RarePosts: 728
    Hahaha, i was just starting to have my faith restored in the game, with the announcement of 3.0 and all... This is just too much... Haha, more quality lols from SC.

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    Basically clicking away text windows ruins every MMO, try to have fun instead of rushing things. Without story and lore all there is left is a bunch of mechanics.
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  • FrammshammFrammshamm Member UncommonPosts: 322
    edited November 2017
    Next thing we will see will be an investment vehicle that tracks an index fund which tracks several tranches of securitized Star Citizen virtual property mortgages. FINRA has their eye on you Chris-y-poo.
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  • toolaktoolak Member UncommonPosts: 154
    What a joke. I guess ship sales have tanked and they are recieving collection calls from the bank on that 10 million dollar loan they took out. Please do yourselves a favor and request a refund. This game will never be completed because they have an artist with a giant ego and a fatal disconnect with reality in charge. The only bright side to this is they may default on the bank loan and the bank may sell squad 42 to a REAL games company that will complete it.
  • bennylongbennylong Member UncommonPosts: 100
    haven't this game raised over $132 millions? Is this the most expensive game to be ever made???
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  • eruexeeruexe Member UncommonPosts: 40
    Too bad people are still gonna go for it. Good thing I didn't support their project. But then again I never really got into crowd funding or paying for games that aren't officially released.

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    bennylong said:

    haven't this game raised over $132 millions? Is this the most expensive game to be ever made???



    To ever be in development ****
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  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    I'm just waiting for them to announce loot boxes at some point. That would be the cherry to this.
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  • klash2defklash2def Member EpicPosts: 1,949
    edited November 2017
    lol cant wait to see Erillion explain this one away..

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  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916
    Albatroes said:
    I'm just waiting for them to announce loot boxes at some point. That would be the cherry to this.
    Maybe they will let players build casinos on the land...

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  • Tiamat64Tiamat64 Member RarePosts: 1,545
    edited November 2017
    The prices are pretty friggin' high for some plots of land.  $50 and $100?  Yipes.  Approaching Shroud of the Avatar levels a bit, there. (though the ship prices already reached that a while ago, I suppose.  But at least those were ships instead of just land plots.  ...not that either actually exists in a finished Star Citizen game yet)
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  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916
    Tiamat64 said:
    The prices are pretty friggin' high for some plots of land.  $50 and $100?  Yipes.  Approaching Shroud of the Avatar levels a bit, there. (though the ship prices already reached that a while ago, I suppose.  But at least those were ships instead of just land plots.  ...not that either actually exists in a finished Star Citizen game yet)
    The prices are stupidly insulting.

    4 x 4 = 16 for $50

    or

    8 x 8 = 64 for $100

    but not nearly as insulting as just selling it in the first place when the game they sold pictures of spaceships for isn't even done yet, after raising how much...

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    klash2def said:

    lol cant wait to see Erillion explain this one away..

    edit: spellcheck. 



    Oh he's hard at work at it in another thread along with the rest of the local CIG defense force.
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