Database Wipe Incoming 3.17.2

[Patrick Spaceman]

For those who do not frequent Spectrum, the above was just announced.

Alpha 3.17.2 Database Wipe - Star Citizen Spectrum

Hi everyone, When we introduced Long Term Persistence in Alpha 3.8.2, we shared that database wipes would still happen, albeit irregularly, throughout the Alpha stage of Star Citizen. With our...

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[minor_accident]

You lose your IG purchased ships & vehicles, right? Not just credits, guns, etc?

 

[Montoya]

But all my artimex armor!

 

[Brictoria]

But all my artimex armor!

I prefer the Aril armor - The yellow HUD it gives seems better than the standard blue.

 

[Han Burgundy]

All is impermanent. Value is in experience. Space-hobo life is the only life immune to the mighty wipe. All hail the free vac suit.

 

[Patrick Spaceman]

All is impermanent. Value is in experience. Space-hobo life is the only life immune to the mighty wipe. All hail the free vac suit.

Free vac suit is life.

 

[Patrick Spaceman]

You lose your IG purchased ships & vehicles, right? Not just credits, guns, etc?

Anything purchased with aUEC....gone.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Yaaay I get my Subscriber Flair and Subscriber Store stuff back! :-)

 

[CosmicTrader]

Not just credits,

"With Alpha 3.17.2 , Items and the Wallet (aUEC) will be wiped, but we've taken steps to ensure your current reputation remains. "
"all your account-attributed items (pledges, subscriber flair, rewards, etc.) will remain. "

Well there goes 85 Million Credits hehehehehe
Time to start grinding again. LMAO

 

[stockish]

Maybe ill get my fancy yellow flashlight back now.....

 

[Lorddarthvik]

Awwwe, I was expecting a wipe for 3.18, not this interim patch.. And I just made enough auec and bought myself a cutty black a week ago...dammit. Guess I won't be grinding till 18 drops, I expect it will be a complete wipe as well.

 

[Thalstan]

You lose your IG purchased ships & vehicles, right? Not just credits, guns, etc?

You lose all the items you have, including cash, armor, ships, etc. that you purchased in-game.
They are going to try and not wipe your reputations.
The only items you will keep is the stuff you bought with real money or were credited to your account via rewards or subscription flair.

I've been seeing a lot of complaints on that thread. "But I just spent 4 months grinding for my hammerhead"... etc.

I know this is an alpha, but a lot of people seem to think of this as a released game, and CIG waffles back and forth in their communication. Yes, a lot of it does say "this is an alpha", some of their verbal communications indicate otherwise "this is a live service". CIG needs to stop trying to get people to jump in thinking it's a finished game and actually give a consistent "this is alpha" statement.

 

[DrunkSpacePeej]

I'm happy for the wipe. So many duped and unusable ships, inventory bugs, etc. Also gives a reason to go loot good weapons as people stocked up on unavailable weapons and armor a good bit before the loot patch a few months back.

 

[Lorddarthvik]

You lose all the items you have, including cash, armor, ships, etc. that you purchased in-game.
They are going to try and not wipe your reputations.
The only items you will keep is the stuff you bought with real money or were credited to your account via rewards or subscription flair.

I've been seeing a lot of complaints on that thread. "But I just spent 4 months grinding for my hammerhead"... etc.

I know this is an alpha, but a lot of people seem to think of this as a released game, and CIG waffles back and forth in their communication. Yes, a lot of it does say "this is an alpha", some of their verbal communications indicate otherwise "this is a live service". CIG needs to stop trying to get people to jump in thinking it's a finished game and actually give a consistent "this is alpha" statement.

Very good point about the communication!
When you hold live events in game to get ppl in, just to take away their stuff a few weeks later is rough. Also having CR on stage say that "we realized we are running a live game" and then blame everything on "but it's an alpha"... it's confusing at best. Yes I know there are warnings you have to click through every time you purchase something in the store, it's still a really strange look when you push out videos and emails about "come, earn your ingame stuff in this weeks event" just to be taken away at a random time not much later.
Ppl just gotta get used to it I guess.

I hope it at least fixes some ship issues (I'm still flying around in a free rental invictus Herc A2) and I wouldn't mind if looting wouldn't bug out every 5 minutes.

 

[BUTUZ]

Hmm wasnt expecting a wipe this quick! :S

 

[minor_accident]

I'm happy for the wipe. So many duped and unusable ships, inventory bugs, etc. Also gives a reason to go loot good weapons as people stocked up on unavailable weapons and armor a good bit before the loot patch a few months back.

Hopefully this resolves the insurance claim problem. I can't even get to most of my ships!

 

[GPcustoms]

Time to Horde all over again

 

[Mich Angel]

YES YES ! YES! about F***ing Time...
I been waiting for this so I can get my shit back to scratch again.. Woohoo!

 

[Dirtbag_Leader]

Very good point about the communication!

A bit of proofreading and editing of their written communication would go a long way too. That was hellaciously painful to read through! 'Players that we're active,' ouch!

 

[Sirus7264]

I'm so glad they are still doing wipes. I would hate for the official release and there to be people with millions of credits and all in game ships already. keep them comming.