Had another shot of interest in a space sim now that the sour taste of X rebirth has finally washed away but wow a ship costs $45? Is this one of those micro transaction games or will No Man's Sky be better?
I cant speak for 'No Man's Sky'. I'm an old school Wing Commander / Privateer fan from the early to mid 1990's. Star Citizen is the spiritual successor to that classic series. I have not played any space sims since... considering
Chris Roberts is the lead Developer with Star Citizen, I've upgraded my desktop to Star Citizen 'capable' and active in Alpha testing it as of today. For the longest time I thought upgrading my computer beyond the ability to play
'Baldur's Gate Enhanced' would be pointless since I had 10 years of catching up on GOG games... then Chris Roberts had to ruin it by developing Star Citizen. *sighs*
The $45 comes with the 'single player' version of Star Citizen (
Squadron 42 being developed in Britain) which will be a massive endeavor within itself... you will then have the option to port that character into the Persistent Universe (PU) for that same $45.
No one knows how much the 'retail' version will go for but a lot of Backers are assuming it will go for a lot more than $45 and you will not receive a 'starter ship' or the single player 'Squadron 42' for example.
As a pledge bonus of $45 you get a starter ship in the form of your
Aurora MR. Some things may be shortcutted by a 'micro-transaction' but everything in the game can and will be earned through... mining... bounty hunting... working for missions for the federation... pirating... discovering artifacts... among other ways still being debated among the Developers and the Backers with
UECs (United Earth Credits)
Pledging for things like 'future concept ships' will "probably" still be active assuming there is still interest in doing so to keep the programmers paid to expand the universe.
You will also have the option for that same $45 to download the entire Star Citizen Universe and create your own private server to play amongst your friends/family but advances in your 'private universe' will not transfer to the PU.
Keep in mind... everything I just posted can change today/tomorrow.
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