Star Citizen sells 'Concept Motorcycles' at $36 and $48

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/13/2019 08:56 AM | source: computerbase.de | 87 comment(s)

I am getting fascinated by Star Citizen's money earning tactics of this developer, they have a new 'micro'-transaction available. Yeah, I've placed the quotes on micro deliberately. In Star Citizen's shop can now buy virtual motorcycles for between $36 and $48. The two-wheelers cannot be used and are concept artworks.

The "Tumbril Ranger" called motorcycle should be stowed in smaller spaceships, making it a more compact alternative to four-wheeled vehicles when exploring planets. The shop offers a standard version, a racing version and an armed military version.

Earnings, like other offers of the shop, be used for "the development of Star Citizen". fuel the sale, Roberts Space Industries once again relies on the artificial shortage of indefinitely available goods. In limited quantities, the vehicles are offered as a "Warbond Edition", which includes a lifetime insurance. This completely replaces vehicles in case of loss. In the standard edition, the included insurance ends after six months, but it should be extended against game currency.

Even the vehicles and spaceships themselves can be earned later in the game. The sale of the motorcycles runs until June 10, after which the offer is removed from the shop. This mechanism is also a proven sales tactic. Previously, only players with concierge status had the option to purchase the Concept Motorcycles. This status, which also encourages Roberts Space Industries to invest, is automatically given to backers who spend at least US $ 1,000. These "VIPs" are among other special offers made, they also get access to a special (virtual) club in the game. The progress made by the development of the mammoth project, has now seen more than $225 million. The title is still a lightyears away from a final 1.0 version.

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Loobyluggs
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#5668445 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:02 AM

Just an aside, can people sell their virtual goods?

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#5668446 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:04 AM

Look at it this way: there were people stupid enough to buy the several thousand $ ships, there will be people paying 30 - 40$ for a virtual motorcycle...

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#5668447 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:06 AM

Just an aside, can people sell their virtual goods?

Yes. In accordance to devs (at least when I followed the project years ago) everything that is on sale, while the game is in development, you will be able to earn by yourself inside the game without buying it for real cash.

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#5668448 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:12 AM

You might have answered this, but to clarify:

Person (a) spends RL cash on virtual item.
Person (a) puts item up for sale.
Person (b) spends RL cash on virtual item.
Person (a) receives RL cash from the sale of virtual item.
Person (b) then 'owns' virtual item.

Simple transaction between two people. Is that what you meant? That's permissible?

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#5668452 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:22 AM

Just an aside, can people sell their virtual goods?

nothing official regarding that unfortunately. People are using a shady 'grey market' without any control whatsoever.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starcitizen-trades/

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#5668455 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:29 AM

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#5668459 Posted on: 05/13/2019 09:55 AM

There are micro-transaction that cost close to 30$ or even more on game like WOW who are released since a decade and make Billions $. Yes they are released and yes SC + SQ42 (solo)is a crowdfunded project hence rely exclusively on pledges.

Remember: nothing beside basic starter package is required. Everything can be obtainable in game with Credits.

And the project is not light years to be released....
Squadron 42 (solo) do have a planned Beta end of Q2 2020, in 5 quarters. All SQ42 assets will then be thrown into Star Citizen (MMO)

Worst scam ever with +500 devs and a company valued at twice the total amount of pledges end of 2018 by Independent Auditors

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#5668463 Posted on: 05/13/2019 10:33 AM

i guess the new real estate needs a pool also !

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#5668466 Posted on: 05/13/2019 10:37 AM

This is the Most scam game in the world.First this game is not free to play game at all and its still in not complete game yet.And charge so much of money for underdevelopment game.And people have so much of extra money that they paying for this.It would be better if they donate money for poor kids who cant have food and education rather than spending on this garbage.

The game has never claimed to be free to play, the game wouldn't even exist without player support. Try to understand my point of view: a lot of games from the major studios have highly disappointed me recently, there's been a lot of cash grab on overused franchise, little creativity, poor support over time. It was especially true if you look a couple years back to 2016-2017, as there's been some positive improvement since then: Ubisoft completely turned the table over with R6S and the new AC games, EA Games had their reality check with Battlefront drama and terrible BF5 marketing of microtransaction/cosmetic in their AAA 60$ games.

With Star Citizen you have a studio trying something different, where the money is from the player (and not the publisher) and is going mostly to developement instead of 50/50 developement/marketing. They have no game release date, but a roadmap of the features and content they're planning for the next year. Fundings goes to Star Citizen (MMO space game) and Squadron 42 (solo game with amazing performance capture with amazing cast like Gary Oldman).

I have no doubt they've wasted money along the way, and no doubt they have organization issues. They're a large studio that hasn't shipped any games and has everything to prove, and yet is bigger than some other more experienced studios like Massive entertainment (which started working on The Division after SC. original kickstarter and shipped TD1&2 since then), Respawn studio (which were barely 50employee at the time of original SC kickstarter and put out TitanFall 1&2)...

nothing beside basic starter package is required. Everything can be obtainable in game with Credits.

I do get your point really, but tbh not all ships/vehicles are obtainable in game, and if you wanna have fun with the game in its current state you have to spend more money.

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#5668467 Posted on: 05/13/2019 10:37 AM

Technically light years is to measure distances, not time

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#5668471 Posted on: 05/13/2019 10:45 AM

I am getting more and more fascinated by Star Citizen's money earning tactics of this developer, they have a new 'micro'-transaction available.

Well Hilbert I didn't see you bat an eye when Activision/Blizzard, Bethesda, Ubisoft, EA milk you with digital slot machines for years. Guess how much money you will spend if you are "unlucky". Even an idiot can understand that you will be unlucky, because REASONS (mathematics). At least Star Citizen will give you what you paid for. Tesla is doing exactly the same with Model 3s and other products and it sells like hot cakes, because people want change and it feels really good to interfere with the system and all these corporate scumbags that milk you for decades, while giving you the same year after year.

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#5668475 Posted on: 05/13/2019 10:59 AM

Well Hilbert I didn't see you bat an eye when Activision/Blizzard, Bethesda, Ubisoft, EA milk you with digital slot machines for years.

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#5668486 Posted on: 05/13/2019 11:32 AM

Scam Citizen...

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#5668490 Posted on: 05/13/2019 11:42 AM

You clearly missed the point of this thread / Star Citizen criticism, be it justified or not. But digital slot machines are not the topic here at all, sorry.
But yeah, good move to call the news reporter biased because he covers a game you apparently want to defend. :rolleyes:

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#5668499 Posted on: 05/13/2019 11:59 AM

Just to add some fuel on the fire, microtransaction is now the new target of the fraud service in many country (EU and world...).

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