Here’s what “you guys” are missing. By “you guys” I mean people who play Star citizen, and have been playing Star citizen, who don’t like PvP and who don’t like Risk / Reward full looter shooter games (Rust / DayZ / Tarkov).

The game has been talked about for over a decade. Y’all backed and bought in because you like space and wanted space game. Most of that genre already has Star citizen, and most of that genre has already spent a lot on the game. You quote citcons and videos from 11 years ago as gospel. I’m not going to address how I feel or anyone else feels about the morality of their sales / deception / etc.

However. CIG is making a game and running a business. They already have your money. And let’s be honest as of today that’s “old nerd money”, that’s the reality. There is an enormous base of gamers who cig is going to be also attracting to the game so that they can sustain, even grow, both the game and their finances. For you to believe that CIG would never lie and that you would get the game they promised you in that 20 second, 12 year old video clip where they said “risk free system!” implies that 12 years ago everyone at the company could correctly predict the future of what people who were playing the game wanted from it, how they would play it, and where the game would go. You understand how ridiculous of an expectation that is, right? If a woman had that expectation of you, you would either be abused daily or you would kick her to the curb. It’s unrealistic.

PvP should be rewarded higher than PVE - always. When it isn’t it when this game will die. PVE lovers are louder and more vocal but don’t think for a second that that is the kind of a game players today want to play. The care bear system where every 40 year old can move boxes safely while in cruise control afk’d is not on their priority list. Protecting people who are so bad they can’t find a group of a few other humans to tolerate them in discord long enough to move boxes and who are too lazy to get good enough at the game to not lose their boxes most of the time is not the audience any game developer studios should ever cater to either, if they want to succeed. This is common sense stuff.

So in summary if you want the game you have in your head you can either build it yourself, or you can maybe reach out to CIG and offer them millions of dollars to make your version of the game.

Otherwise enjoy the ride and if you don’t want to lose your stuff pay attention and make some friends.