There is ongoing heated discussion about the (eventually) coming space MMO Star Citizen. This is especially true now after the announcement of the new spaceship Hercules Starlifter. It comes without insurance. If it gets damaged, $600 would be lost.
Who buys the ships in Star Citizen and why does CIG make so many? Sales of new ships are a steady and important source of income for the developer studio Cloud Imperium Games.
- For many fans of the online game Star Citizen, the ships are a kind of collector’s item. They want to have as many as possible to eventually fly them in-game.
- In addition, there are people who view these ships as speculative objects: the gray market is booming with Star Citizen.
In any case, purchasing supports the development of the MMO that one is looking forward to and wants to spend a lot of time in – once it is finally released. Others cannot make sense of the sale of digital spaceships at all.
Players want insurance
New ship angers fans. Recently, the developers introduced the new ship Hercules Starlifter in various variations. However, there is no lifetime insurance for the ship that could be purchased with Store Credits. These insurances have been altered some time ago and now must be purchased separately with real money. Insurance is important to be able to replace stolen ships.
Now some fans of Star Citizen are upset:
- They would like the option to purchase insurance with Store Credits
- They want to be able to “melt” ships and convert them into Store Credits to buy insurance
- Fans believe that being able to pay for insurance with Store Credits is a good way to encourage players to purchase more ships
The spaceships in Star Citizen are not exactly cheap. The Hercules Starlifter will cost $600 when it goes on sale from May 11. And that without insurance. If the ship is stolen and is not insured, then $600 would be lost.
Who buys a pig in a poke?
General criticism of the latest ship sales. Players also criticize how the ship sales have been handled recently:
- Ships are presented without much description
- New spaceships are only available for a short time
- Ships have become expensive
- Interested players have to act quickly and often do not even know what they are spending several hundred dollars on
Despite this criticism, it is evident that Star Citizen is still very popular and the crowdfunding amount continues to rise. Currently, it stands at over $185 million.
Currently, the MMO Star Citizen is in Alpha 3.1.
