I agree as well…
Personally, I think Star Citizen is shallow and pedantic.
kureta@lemmy.ml 7 hours ago
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Indeed.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It is, it’s also in alpha still. If they were claiming beta in this state I’d be more worried rather than just mad they keep adding stupid shit instead of going full optimization. They have a game, they just need to get it out the door and worry about content in future releases. It’s like the painter who can’t call a painting finished.
echodot@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
They can claim whatever they want. But if it’s publicly available then it’s a beta regardless of what arbitrary name they give it.
If it was alpha it should be free.
Cypher@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
The industry definitions of alpha/beta disagree with you.
Words have meaning and you’re using them wrong.
echodot@feddit.uk 5 hours ago
You are correct words do have a meaning. A weird thing for you to bring up since you’re the one incorrectly applying labels here.
Alpha products are available only for internal review, they are not available for public release they are not intended to be viewed by the general populace.
If you’re charging people money for it then it can’t be an alpha because now it’s an external product not an internal sample.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Sorry bud you’re just wrong on that one.
echodot@feddit.uk 9 hours ago
It’s been in development hell for over 10 years it’s not going anywhere slowly. They barely even have a product.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
After what feels like 20 years, it still being in alpha should worry you more than if this current state was called a beta.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes and no. On the other side they’ve essentially rebooted development something like 3 or 4 times. So there’s a chance it comes up roses.
echodot@feddit.uk 9 hours ago
Oh well if they’ve only started four times then that’s fine. It’s only a problem if they do it 20 times right then we worry but nah, that standard.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
For other games that would be described as development hell
intensely_human@lemm.ee 23 hours ago
It’s like trying to trace an outline of a fractal.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 21 hours ago
It’s just a scam though isn’t it? 💣💣💣
Maggoty@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
They’re doing way too much work for it to be a scam. Irresponsible, naive, badly managed, sure. It can just be a bad project.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Its a educated wish.