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I am well aware of all this.
I have had several people tell me about P.I. and I mentioned it last year.
I know about the circumstances surrounding Dan Tracy’s departure; but it’s not my story to tell.
I know of at least one person who is currently giving them the legal middle finger, amid baseless and empty threats which, in my estimation, is going to end up being the one single event that’s going to blow this whole thing wide open if it ever ends up in court as I fully expect that it will. The only thing that’s going to benefit this project right now, is for legal action to provide answers and remedies before it all collapses. There is simply no other way out of this that I can see.
Yeah, a bunch of people have left and are leaving. The problem with reporting that sort of thing before those people say anything or update social media (e.g. LinkedIn), is that it has the potential to unmask them. That’s why I tend to only reveal that information once I am notified of LinkedIn or other social media updates.
They are having difficulty hiring quality people because there really is very little job security in a sinking ship. And these positions are for high profile people who DO have options and don’t have to jump on a sinking ship.
I have no doubt that they won’t get away with this. It’s just a matter of time now.
And yeah, I know of at least one group (they wish to remain anon) that is working on getting a lawsuit going. They too have the same arbitration hurdle that I do and which I explained over here.
For those of you wondering about all those funding levels and associated ranks.
$30 – White Citizens Card (Scout)
$40 – White Citizens Card (Mercenary)
$60 – Green Citizens Card (Bounty Hunter)
$125 – Bronze Citizens Card (Colonel/Freelancer)
$250 – Silver Citizens Card (Rear Admiral)
$500 – Gold Citizens Card (Vice Admiral)
$1,000 – Platinum Citizens Card (High Admiral)
$2,500 – Platinum Citizens Card (Grand Admiral)
$5,000 – Black Citizens Card (Space Marshal)
$10,000 – Titanium Citizens Card (Wing Commander)
Looks like they banned anyone who asked any tough question. And mention Derek Smart is a perma-ban.
What was interesting to me are the following:
1) They decided to introduce two producers. Obviously in response to my statement about Jason being the only experienced snr. producer and who had now quit. Of course what most will probably miss is that neither Eric Davies (a cinematics guy!) nor Randy Vasquez can fill that role. And any good lead project manager knows the dangers of mis-matching personnel to roles.
2) They have completely changed the delivery promise of Squadron 42. I had stated months back that they would do this. Especially if they ever stood a chance of shipping any version of SQ42 this year.
A Goon summed it up from the stream. I will update this as I get more clarification.
Squadron 42 will be divided into 3 Episodes. Episode 1 is what people are paying for, Episode 2 is what older backers get, Episode 3 everyone pays for.
Episode 1 will be divided into 5 Chapters. Likely backers will only see Chapter 1 this year. Each Chapter has about 15 hours of gameplay.
Dogfighting will be identical to what’s already inside Arena Commander.
All of the performance capture done thus far is just for Episode 1.
One Single-Use Store Credit Buy-Back
Yes, the shafting of backers continues and is in full swing.
Naturally, the Goons explain the melting of ships in their own special way. Here the “clean” version.
If you melt a ship you get store credit. But ships bought w/ store credit can’t be sent as a gift to other players.
Buy a ship with cash. Melt for store credit.
Later, buy a cheaper ship for cash, use store credit to put upgrades on that ship.
Gift that ship.
Ex:
Buy awesome_ship.jpg for $500 real money (can be gifted).
Then awesomer_ship.jpg comes out, and you want it but can’t afford it.
Melt awesome_ship.jpg for $500 store credit.
Buy awesomer_ship.jpg for $500 store credit (can’t be gifted).
Read DSmart thread.
You now have $500 in the game that you can’t get refunded, and your awesomer_ship.jpg is account bound.
Melt awesomer_ship.jpg for $500 store credit.
Buy 2x not_so_awesome_ship.jpg for $40 real money (can be gifted).
Apply $250 worth of upgrades with store credit to turn no_so_awesome_ship.jpg into awesomest_ship.jpg (can still be gifted).
Sell 2x awesomenst_ship.jpg on grey market (get money through PayPal, send as gift on RSI website)
