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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 30 2018, @11:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the nearly-all? dept.

The space simulation game Star Citizen has found a new way to extract money from the crowd:

Crowdfunded space simulation game Star Citizen has launched its $27,000 (£20,000) Legatus Pack, which includes nearly all its spacecraft plus extras.

Only players who have already spent $1,000 in the game can access the pack.

Cloud Imperium, the creators of Star Citizen, has received more than $200m in crowdfunding since launching a Kickstarter campaign for it in 2012.

According to its website it has more than two million players, although the game itself is still in development.

Previously: Star Citizen Reaches $100 Million in Crowdfunding, Alpha 2.0 Released
Star Citizen Developers Sued by Crytek


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday May 30 2018, @05:07PM (4 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday May 30 2018, @05:07PM (#686349)

    The $50k pack, released 2 months later, will have the UltraCruiser, making your Super Cruiser look ridiculous.
    3 months later, the Overwhelmingly Large Cruiser will be available in the $75k extension...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @06:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @06:51PM (#686403)

    Just wait till they do a package deal to reach into real life with the Uber Cruiser.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @07:36PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @07:36PM (#686438)

    I'm holding out for the Oppressively Colossal Cruiser at $100k.

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday May 30 2018, @09:41PM (1 child)

      by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday May 30 2018, @09:41PM (#686500)

      Would you like to order it with the Ludicrous Speed option for an extra $10k ?

      • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @10:31PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @10:31PM (#686519)

        But sir! We've never bilked anyone that fast before!!