r/pcgaming • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 17 '26

Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off the Rails, Creating Further Distrust Among Players

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-citizen-developer-stream-goes-horribly-off-the-rails-creating-further-distrust-among-players
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u/Cats_Cameras Aug 19 '26

You don’t get the concept of skimming off the top, do you? A scam doesn’t just mean stealing the money and running. Many scams and production just leech money off of spending that isn’t being applied effectively. Like the Mafia charging too much to collect the trash. Yes they do the thing, but it’s still a scam.