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Back in 2012, developer Roberts Space Industries (RSI) launched a Kickstarter asking for money to fund Star Citizen—an ambitious space game in the mold of Wing Commander. It's 2018, and while parts of the game are playable in various forms, it's far from achieving what it set out to accomplish. So far, it's collected more than $200 million in funding from fans eager to play it.
Ken Lord was one of those fans, and an early backer of Star Citizen. He's got a Golden Ticket, a mark on his account that singles him out as an early member of the community. In April of 2013, Lord pledged $4,496 to the project. Five years later, the game still isn't out, and Lord wants his money back. RSI wouldn't refund it, so Lord took the developer to small-claims court in California.
It's a simple case of an investor who's upset he didn't get his money back, isn't it?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday July 19 2018, @02:00PM (2 children)
Where is the profit in hiring a lawyer over a matter of $4,500? Unless you know you can get punitive damages, you are better off saying goodbye to that money (or continuing to wait for your overpriced DLC game).
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 19 2018, @07:27PM (1 child)
Small claims court?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday July 19 2018, @09:25PM
That's exactly where he went. But GP had said:
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