Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, has mandated its developers to work seven days a week to meet deadlines for Citizencon on October 19th.
I would have said I can’t be any more disappointed with this company, wow.
Star Citizen Developer Cloud Imperium Games Imposes 7-Day Work Week Ahead of Citizencon
Submitted 1 month ago by Aielman15@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://insider-gaming.com/star-citizen-developer-cloud-imperium-games/
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Carighan@lemmy.world 1 month ago
PunchingWood@lemmy.world 1 month ago
An internal email sent to staff yesterday states that the company needs to “double down over the next 18 days to make sure that once again we create an amazing experience for our community.” This includes finalizing patch 3.24.2 for Star Citizen and having a Squadron 42 demo showcase for Chapter 1.
I’d probably be so inclined to just call in sick every weekend or something. Unless the employees have really been slacking and have no right, I’d not bother with doubling down.
Sounds a lot like my previous jobs where the boss would sometimes tell us to “make a career” for ourselves by working overtime, and ask us to give our absolute 200%, stating how much the clients pay “us” for some big project and how we should really give our absolute best (despite management often briefing us waayyy too late on projects and deadlines), telling us to never have a 9 to 5 mentality, yadda yadda. But never actually bothered to reflect this in our salaries whenever we did put the extra effort in. (And the occasional company pizza slice doesn’t count as a reward)
It never mattered how much effort we put into something, it just meant that the next day the next thing would just pop-up and expectation became we kept putting that 200% into every project.
Star Citizen feels like it’s exactly this kind of work ethics. Now they gotta put in the extra work to be ready for their next big presentation. But after that it’s probably the same song all over again.
Schal330@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m guessing the top management didn’t learn that crunch is perceived negatively and doesn’t always yield quality results. I’m so glad I never backed this game all those years ago.
Sabata11792@ani.social 1 month ago
The company that sells ships in an unfinished game with IRL money that cost more than a real car is being scum? surprisedPikachu.gif
Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m sure this will do wonders for morale. Are they paying people overtime for these extra days or is it free labor demanded based on unrealistic deadlines?
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I’m sure that this will result in some highly innovative and top notch updates. Star Citizen will surely be the greatest game ever. One day. After the last star has blinked out of existence.
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They are not paying directly. As per the article you can get additional PTO days in the future, albeit only after Squadron 42 is released (whenever that’s going to happen) and if you are still with the company.
A pretty sketchy approach.
HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Ah, I see the early access model, except for employment. Put in extra work now and maybe you’ll get some days back in a few years. Unless the project fails… or you leave the company… or we don’t feel like giving you those days anyway.
Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Should be time and a half or double… even if pto…
intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 month ago
The time off should be well over the amount of extra weekend time, to account for the nonlinear negative effects of going 14 days on.
Like each weekend worked should yield a week of PTO.
And it should be an optional trade.
caut_R@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Are they just cruel for fun? Do they think that out of all the gaming communities out there this community expects deadlines to be kept? If you opted into SC then you surely don‘t mind waiting, no?
intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It’s investors for sure. Customer-focused companies don’t have this level of delusion in their management.
krimson@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sooo 4.0 not this year then? 😂
I lost interest in this game. Will check it out again if they come with a beta before I retire.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I tried to check in last week. My computer made it one hour before shutting down due to heat. It runs everything else just fine. I can’t be interested if I can’t even play the game.
style99@lemm.ee 1 month ago
with staff receiving company TOIL (time off in lieu)
I like their self-aware acronym there.
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
This is a very common term. I encountered it back home in Canada frequently, and just as much here in the UK.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 month ago
What does it mean? They get vacation days equal to the weekends they put in?
zante@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
I guess this is a feeble attempt at showing teeth to investors .
Anyway, lawsuit incoming.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Billy Bragg - There Is Power in a Union
ErrorCode@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Love me some Billy Bragg. Have seen him 3 times live.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Imagine actually working on this game. What the hell is wrong with these developers?
I’ve never seen a single game make less progress at a slower speed while also been on sale. Who out there is deluding themselves into believing this will ever be released as a finished product?
shneancy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
wow my dyslexia had a field day with that title. I was very curious what “Senior Citizens Develop Could Emporium” meant
robdor@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
I hope they just don’t show up on weekends.
vaxhax@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The Crobler strikes again!
epicsninja@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Star Citizen has Deadlines? Since when?
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I believe they started 12 years ago
dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Since the 2014 release date.
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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