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Star Citizen’s latest $675 spaceship was revealed at a $275 dinner

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Far be it for me to tell anyone what to do with their money, what with my shelf currently being filled with eerily realistic Batmen dolls whose dead eyes long for the sweet release of death, but I just don’t feel that Star Citizen is worth the investment. Sure, there’s the base game price and there’s a suite of what appears to be modular content that kind of works right now, but what do you really have to show for your injection of cash into this pipe dream experience?

For many people who had hope for the future when Star Citizen first began crowdfunding itself so many years ago, they’ve been burned, taken their losses on the chin and walked away. For a select few members of the Star Citizen community, there’s a hope that tomorrow will come sooner if they throw more money at Roberts Space Industries and the various digital offerings that the game project funds itself with.

Here’s one example of another funding drive that was held recently. Over in the land of Gamescom last week, the Star Citizen crew invited some of their most loyal backers to join them for an intimate dinner in Frankfurt, where SC big cheese Chris Roberts would be present for some QnA. The catch? This event was only open to Concierge members of Star Citizen, people who had spent at least $1000 on the game. The seats, or flat pieces of wood that their butts were crammed on top of in sardine fashion, cost $275 each.

But the real stinger of this dinner party? That it was all designed to announce a new ship. A $675 vessel called the Aegis Solstice Nautilus Limited Edition Warbond. Designed to be an eight-person ship that can lay mines, there just happen to be a few snags with its reveal:

  • The ship is purely in the concept phase at this stage
  • There are no mine-laying mechanics in Star Citizen yet
  • Crews of the size needed to operate a ship such as this, aren’t in the game yet

On the plus side, you get lifetime insurance, which should come in handy when Star Citizen eventually releases in a proper state. If it ever does that is, as the current timeline for the Squadron 42 single-player content is earmarked for a launch in 2020.

Last Updated: August 27, 2019

34 Comments

  1. Magoo マグ

    August 27, 2019 at 14:49

    It’s not weird at all. R4209.45 for a seat at a buffet. R10332.29 for a digital space ship in a game that barely exists, still. I don’t understand why people make fun of this thing that actually exists.

    I generally only use profanity here if it’s to make something funny- funnier, or in afrikaans because it doesn’t sound as bad. But this deserves a genuine, heart-felt: What. The. Fuck. from me.

    Reply

  2. Magoo マグ

    August 27, 2019 at 15:01

    EA does micro-transactions.
    Star Citizen does macro-transactions.

    Reply

  3. BradeLunner

    August 27, 2019 at 15:30

    You know, I used to assume all PC gamers of a space simulation persuasion had a good base level of logic. What’s happening here is desperation on all sides. I actually work with a senior manager at the corporate I’m currently selling my soul to, and he’s balls deep into this game and has managed to convince himself that it’s already working and he’s one of the privileged few who know what’s going on behind the scenes.

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    • Dresden

      August 27, 2019 at 15:39

      Can you ask him if he’s interested in some snake oil?

      Reply

      • BradeLunner

        August 27, 2019 at 15:39

        Man, this dude worked for PayPal, then IBM, and still bought this bull. Sometimes I think I’m the crazy one

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        • Night Train123

          August 27, 2019 at 19:13

          Sometimes smart people are the easiest marks.

          Reply

  4. Guz

    August 27, 2019 at 15:30

  5. HvR

    August 27, 2019 at 16:19

    And apparently there wasn’t even enough food at the dinner
    http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/beggin.gif

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  6. HvR

    August 27, 2019 at 16:29

    And there I thought paying R200 for 2 non-rechargeable Duracells for my torch was a rip off

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  7. Stoompot

    August 27, 2019 at 18:15

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Ground control to Major Turd

    Reply

  8. Mark Treloar

    August 27, 2019 at 14:41

    “This article sponsored by Star Citizen Singularity Banking Corp. What you put in may never come out!”

    Reply

  9. Admiral Chief Umbra

    August 27, 2019 at 14:41

    Star Pyramid Citizen Scheme

    Reply

    • WickedMONK3Y

      August 27, 2019 at 15:39

      Scam Citizen?

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Umbra

        August 27, 2019 at 16:00

        HAH, indeed

        Reply

  10. Night Train123

    August 27, 2019 at 19:13

    It’s interesting that they no longer present at Gamescom itself.

    It’s just not compatible with the echo-chamber community which they desire is my guess.

    Safer to present to a biased audience of backers at their own stage-managed Citizencon.

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    • Jason

      August 27, 2019 at 20:43

      The irony of that name…citizencon…yes, yes it is.

      Reply

      • Night Train123

        August 27, 2019 at 21:19

        I’m sure it’s an inside-joke.

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        • Joe Blobers

          August 28, 2019 at 09:19

          and so old at the same time. +500 employees, a beta in 4 quarters and those few guys around and their con, scam and collapse 90 days top! 🙂

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    • Joe Blobers

      August 28, 2019 at 09:19

      They don’t since many years.
      That was a decision shared with backers: focus on less event till the game is ready, IE at least in Beta.
      But our good old @Night Train123 see only one possible facet of possibility… so surprising.

      Reply

  11. Dad's Kitchen

    August 27, 2019 at 19:21

    I can’t believe Joe Blobers hasn’t commented yet on how deluded we all are and how everything is fine with Star Citizen.

    Reply

    • Jason

      August 27, 2019 at 20:43

      Give it a bit. The shill will be along shortly to “win” another argument.

      Reply

      • Joe Blobers

        August 28, 2019 at 09:19

        Here I am Jason. Are you the same who pretend I am banned from PCgamer or leaving toxic thread on reddit… while I never made a single comment overthere? Lol

        There is no win argument Jason. There is child using internet to throw garbage like previous sentence and comment section to share accurate information vs some uneducated individual who spread their abysmal lake of game development, finance and overall satisfaction to provide fake information.

        Well at the same time, no one expect to have Politzer journalist ethic in a comment section 🙂

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  12. Joe Blobers

    August 28, 2019 at 09:12

    Except it is not true: Dinner is part of what backer got to join the convention.

    Ticket cover convention cost and not used backers pledges dedicated to project development. Pretty respectful of backers… While Bizz charge from 250 up to 500$ for their convention despite making 7.5 $Biliions$ per year…. But CIG is evil we know it.

    And last, this ship is available right now in pledge shop to backers. So there is not point to announce something everybody is informed about weeks before. At best provide some details like internal picture and short video 🙂

    So another big click-bait title

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    • Dementropy

      August 28, 2019 at 13:35

      Except Blizzard has a track record of releasing finished products.

      Cloud Imperium has a yearly convention for something that hasn’t graduated out of alpha.

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      • Joe Blobers

        August 28, 2019 at 17:40

        Convention to celebrate between backers and devs what have been done and what coming next.

        Nowhere the definition of convention is related to something which have a specific state. The most common on is: “an assembly of persons met for a common purpose

        We can imagine a convention about trolls who bring nothing but noise while still being very visible in many place… 🙂

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        • Dementropy

          August 28, 2019 at 18:35

          That’s a lot of words for you to tell me you don’t have a substantial response.

          Thanks.

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          • Joe Blobers

            August 28, 2019 at 20:37

            And more from you confirming you stick to your hater/naysayer attitude as soon there are CIG in a sentence.

            Convention: “an assembly of persons met for a common purpose”. Call it unsubstantial Dementropy…

          • Dementropy

            August 29, 2019 at 01:05

            Already did, Joe.

            Maybe you should find a place where people aren’t laughing at Star Citizen.

          • Joe Blobers

            August 29, 2019 at 07:37

            I have never been scared to educated others about basics 🙂

            Edit: as usual “people” turned to be a massive 10 guys… vs 1.2 M individual backers

          • Matt

            October 21, 2019 at 19:10

            Good to see Joe Blobers make an appearance as always. CIG’s web-crawler extraordinaire! The first to comment in any comments section on Star Citizen articles. It’s his job you see, trawling the internet all day every day to comment on Star Citizen articles with CIG corporate spin. Keep it up mate – you provide hours of entertainment. Like Tokyo Rose and Lord Haw Haw. 🙂

          • Matt

            October 21, 2019 at 19:21

            Also, SQ42 ANSWER THE CALL 2016!!! So Joe, you still believe Squadron 42 will be in Beta in 4 quarters? ROFL

    • Dementropy

      August 28, 2019 at 13:35

      Except Blizzard has a track record of releasing finished products.

      Cloud Imperium has a yearly convention for something that hasn’t graduated out of alpha.

      Reply

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