They have been talking about these mech suits for quite awhile. Last I heard they were in modeling phasing trying to fit a size 1 gun on it.
Mech Suits BABY!
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As soon as i get the chance the first thing ill be finding out is how high we can drop mechs, dragonflies and rovers out a moving ship!
The sad fact is if you add more features you have to mesh them altogether to make them work. They are struggling big time with this 3.0 is a very very good example of the problems of complexity. ITs a very very buggy mess and this after 6 months of just bug fixing and believe me its months away from being bug free.
People have said all along that things are being developed in tandem and they said the same with 2.6 and 3.0 and we have all seen how that worked haven't we. They have said the same with netcode. You can keep adding but the game just gets further from release.
One of the current nice things about ground combat in this game is you can by the cheapest game package and your just as competitive as the next guy (i.e. down to skill). I very much doubt it will stay that way.
I know it can be hard to watch at times, but "feature creep" is what has taken this game from the ship avatar in 2012 to what we are looking at today. I looked into the game back when the kickstarter was going on. It looked interesting, but not interesting enough to invest. One of the main issues for me was the lack of an avatar. This, of course, has changed and so has my stance on investing.
A great many things have changed since 2012. It has moved this game from a spaceship combat sim to an entire universe. The scope of what they are doing, especially when you compare it to the other mmos on the market, is staggering. The things they are doing now are going to change the way MMOs are created from here on. It truly is the next step in the genre and it couldn't be more needed. People say MMOs are dying, but it's the stale industry that is killing it. Without advancements, any industry will slowly fade away. Star Citizen is that much needed advancement and it wouldn't have been without the "feature creep".
Ever since I saw the hangar module, I became wildly interested. That's because I knew if they were simultaneously going down the route of spaceship and first person shooter, this game had a chance. Not everyone can be a pilot and every pilot needs a crew. If everyone plays this game to fly ships, nobody will be available to fill the other roles on the ship. Then there's the issue of appeal. Not everyone is going to be good at flying. Some people will only want to FPS. That adds millions to the game population.
The big issue is, sci-fi isn't popular with the masses. At least, sci-fi mmos are nowhere near as popular as fantasy right now. If SC is going to break that mold (and become the next 10M player mmo), it needs to appeal to as many players as possible. This means pilots, fps players, and casual farmers/collectors. They already have enough of a game to appeal to the pilots, now they are just filling out the game for the fps players and casuals. It's going to make for a massive population. That population is going to be essential to both the longevity and the continued growth of the game.
Like I said, it can be frustrating to watch some times. It is a good thing though. Try to have a bit of patience and understand that we are probably looking at a 2020 release and probably a $300M game. Which, if you look at it objectively, isn't too bad. So sit back and enjoy the ride for what it is. It is the opportunity to watch the future happen, piece by piece. It's the opportunity to help mold this into what it needs to be.
It's also the opportunity to brag. If you've ever played an MMO before, it's likely you've been on vent/TS/discord and heard someone pull out the Alpha/Beta card. It's bragging rights for the game's lifetime. You will be able to say (hopefully for the next decade) "I've been playing since alpha...".
A great many things have changed since 2012. It has moved this game from a spaceship combat sim to an entire universe. The scope of what they are doing, especially when you compare it to the other mmos on the market, is staggering. The things they are doing now are going to change the way MMOs are created from here on. It truly is the next step in the genre and it couldn't be more needed. People say MMOs are dying, but it's the stale industry that is killing it. Without advancements, any industry will slowly fade away. Star Citizen is that much needed advancement and it wouldn't have been without the "feature creep".
Ever since I saw the hangar module, I became wildly interested. That's because I knew if they were simultaneously going down the route of spaceship and first person shooter, this game had a chance. Not everyone can be a pilot and every pilot needs a crew. If everyone plays this game to fly ships, nobody will be available to fill the other roles on the ship. Then there's the issue of appeal. Not everyone is going to be good at flying. Some people will only want to FPS. That adds millions to the game population.
The big issue is, sci-fi isn't popular with the masses. At least, sci-fi mmos are nowhere near as popular as fantasy right now. If SC is going to break that mold (and become the next 10M player mmo), it needs to appeal to as many players as possible. This means pilots, fps players, and casual farmers/collectors. They already have enough of a game to appeal to the pilots, now they are just filling out the game for the fps players and casuals. It's going to make for a massive population. That population is going to be essential to both the longevity and the continued growth of the game.
Like I said, it can be frustrating to watch some times. It is a good thing though. Try to have a bit of patience and understand that we are probably looking at a 2020 release and probably a $300M game. Which, if you look at it objectively, isn't too bad. So sit back and enjoy the ride for what it is. It is the opportunity to watch the future happen, piece by piece. It's the opportunity to help mold this into what it needs to be.
It's also the opportunity to brag. If you've ever played an MMO before, it's likely you've been on vent/TS/discord and heard someone pull out the Alpha/Beta card. It's bragging rights for the game's lifetime. You will be able to say (hopefully for the next decade) "I've been playing since alpha...".
I do not believe anyone will crowd fund a game like this again, nor do I believe players will ever pay thousands again for a game that should cost $60 bucks. I totally agree this game is years away from any actual release after all it has one thing going for it, it looks pretty but the gameplay just about barely exists. (Missions in 3.0 the only real content are almost impossible to complete that's even assuming you can login!). 3.0 might release this year but it shouldn't its a joke.
This year has surprised me though, progress has been dire worse than pretty much anyones expectations i.e. no updates at all, progress looks slower than ever. Ship sales are the only thing that's consistent. They have shrugged off huge wappers on potential release dates (two years running for squadron 42) and the absolutely joke of 3.0 being released last year (because it was being developed in tandem!!!!) and yet they still raise more money. Given this why would they change? You can see why people talk about fanbois.
This year has surprised me though, progress has been dire worse than pretty much anyones expectations i.e. no updates at all, progress looks slower than ever. Ship sales are the only thing that's consistent. They have shrugged off huge wappers on potential release dates (two years running for squadron 42) and the absolutely joke of 3.0 being released last year (because it was being developed in tandem!!!!) and yet they still raise more money. Given this why would they change? You can see why people talk about fanbois.
Like these ideas. Mech suit obviously is meant for outside use. When it becomes time to clear a building, gotta get out cause it won't fit. Become just as vulnerable as everyone else
Mad cat from mechwarrior please
Yup. Gotta win in waves. Beat their air and space. Progress to the ground if you win. Or you won the air battle, but, had heavy loses, then you would be smart to pull out. But skulls for the skull throne, so just die trying anyways:)
Would be so epic. Dreadnaught deployed
That would be epic. Giant walking doom
I think a decent number of backers are backing specifically because Chris "Feature Creep" Roberts is leading the project.
I, for one, want a feature rich game rather than just a modern shooter that merely looks nice and that's it. So yeah, Mech suits, sure. Why not. Combat from space all the way down to surface? That's awesome, who wouldn't want that?
I, for one, want a feature rich game rather than just a modern shooter that merely looks nice and that's it. So yeah, Mech suits, sure. Why not. Combat from space all the way down to surface? That's awesome, who wouldn't want that?
OR maybe some Titans from Warhammer 40k.
Just in case the original poster removes the pic in the future from his twitter, here we go.
Yes, battle suits are needed. Case closed. Lol jk jk:p
They legs kinda look like the legs from anthems suits. But that is sweet. I would for sure get one. Would drop 100 bucks for it lol