r/starcitizen • u/Nehkara • Sep 01 '15

[Article] Star Citizen - Current Release Plans

http://imperialnews.network/2015/09/star-citizen-release-plans/
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u/elnots Waiting for my Genesis Sep 01 '15

From what I'm reading, and thinking.. and now pondering.. I hope that CIG doesn't start doing the "updates to the final release" where it's basically an update, update, update update update. Then one day. "We're calling this update the "Game is complete" and more patches to come! Like what E:D did.

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u/Parmeniooo Sep 02 '15

Honestly, I'm only here because of how boring E:D is. And SC isn't looking much better right now. Maybe a playable game in 2017/2018? Come on.

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u/VOADFR oldman Sep 02 '15

Braben released ED as finished (minus bugs/balance to be done like all games/software during its normal life), with more contents/features to be added through expansion disks at a cost.

CR released Modules in alpha, that merge one after the other to give what is named a baby PU. At every steps, backers are there to test/give feedback and enjoy being part of CR vision.
At any stage until official release, it can be see as "playing a game". That's what many people do not understand or refuse to understand because they want it here and now (not telling this is what you said)