• Pika@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    18
    ·
    10 months ago

    I supported it but, I stopped playing, not enough to do. Graphics are insane but, little to no actual content aside from ships that you need to pay real money for. The constant dB resets prevent me from ever really grinding the game, what’s the point of it will just reset next major update. I personally think the game is going to flop due to this.

    • Conyak@lemmy.tf
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      10 months ago

      I haven’t played the game but is it true that the ships cost real money? Do you also have to pay for the base game?

      • root@aussie.zone
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        10 months ago

        You purchase the base game which comes with a starter ship. In the game, you can do missions or do cargo trading to earn in-game money which you can use to buy ships.

        You can absolutely use real world cash to purchase additional ships, which funds the development of the game. You don’t have to if you don’t want to. Almost all the ships can be purchased with in-game currency.

        The main plus point for purchasing ships with real money is they are acvound bound and will stay with you after a database reset.

        • Seudo@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          10 months ago

          So the devs are insentivised to keep it in a perpetual alpha stage, wiping users game progress every couple months.

          • root@aussie.zone
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            10 months ago

            Well, not all the gameplay loops have been fully fleshed out yet which is why it is still in the alpha stage. Database resets happen as festures are added.

            I don’t know if i will go so far as to say they are incentivised to keep it in alpha.

    • all-knight-party@kbin.cafe
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      10 months ago

      I don’t think it’s possible for the game to flop anymore if we’re going off money made. In terms of them making money after they fully “release”, well… I don’t know if it will ever actually “release”.

    • sic_1@feddit.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      10 months ago

      Same for me. Although I really enjoy just low flying on the planets and enjoy the scenery but what made me quit is the insane amount of bugs. Sometimes it’s nigh impossible to even get from the down area to the ship it out of the hangar. Once it’s running, it’s incredible but the lack of reliability is just to frustrating.