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The Future of Gaming: StarEngine (4K) (Star Citizen) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There's a point when running a scam that's very successful where you have to produce something to keep the marks hooked.

The folks working on Star Citizen are masters at this. Absolute pros. It's simply a marvel to watch em work.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago

And then you try talking to one of their fans/marks, and you just have to step away from the keyboard. The frothy gymnastics are, especially at this point, just sad. 😅