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u/admiralack · 11 pointsr/DerekSmart

Why I don't give a shit about coffee machine expenses, office furniture, etc:

Firstly, and this is important, Star Citizen is an extraordinarily challenging game to write from a technical perspective (even Derek says that they can't build don't have the tech for it). Extraordinary tech requires extraordinary engineers.

There is a long history of how various companies and colleges try to attract the best and the brightest. The first company that I know of which had to attract extraordinary engineers was General Atomic after WWII, which started working on Project Orion. Remember how your parents would give you pushes on the swing to make you go higher/further? Project Orion was basically that, except you're a spaceship and the push is really a nuclear explosion. Do you think I'm kidding? I'm not. So you're detonating hundreds of the most dangerous kind of bomb known at the time with specific timing in sequence: things have to go right. Therefore, you need the best engineers to work on it.

The facilities at the General Atomic campus were extensive, featuring an enormous library in the center that was shaped to be the same size of the spaceship they were trying to build. Other details can be found in George Dyson's book, but suffice it to say that General Atomic was able to recruit many of the Project Manhattan veterans because of some of these benefits and amenities: not all decisions come down to salary.

Google is a much more recent example; like General Atomic, Google wants the best. How does Google attract and retain the best engineers? Perks are a big, and well-documented, part of that. Just look at all these articles about the perks that Google employees get: https://www.google.com/search?q=general+atomic&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=google+perks.

Colleges do the same thing to try to get the best students to attend: they have large campuses with beautiful architecture. A state-of-the-art athletic center with more racketball and squash courts than would ever be used. A program to allow you to rent Picassos to hang in your dorm room. Hell, the school I work at has a parents association whose sole job is to bring the teachers lunch/breakfast once a month. I'd have left to be closer to friends/family long ago if it weren't for this (and other similar perks).

It's really clear to me that CIG is trying to do exactly this. I'm really surprised Derek hasn't mentioned this, but they have a full kitchen in the new California studio. Producers constantly talk about how they're working to make the engineer's lives better, sometimes that involves running errands or getting dinner. The mural on the wall helps people to take pride in their work (and is beautiful besides). A nice coffee machine and elegant furniture are ways to retain the amazing employees you have. That's part of the cost of hiring the best. Can you go overboard with it? Of course. Have they? Consider that this $20,000 coffee machine is less than 0.02% of their total crowdfunded number. They can afford it. And the employees deserve it.

Welcome to the real world, Derek. You can't just throw money at people and expect them to be inspired and give you their best. And you certainly can't do it when you're paying these people less than what they would get paid at other companies, no matter how awesome your project is.

u/Vertisce · 1 pointr/DerekSmart

I will have to look up a site to purchase Freelancer. I played it back in the day and it wouldn't be that bad to go back and play it again.

I was gifted a copy of the DLC for Universal Combat. I have already tried it but am holding off on making a video until I have properly learned my new editing software and have some more footage to compare between the two for the supposed graphics upgrade.

I refuse to play BC3000AD. Mostly because it's going to just end up being a older, crappier version of Universal Combat. Nope. Not doing that. Even I have limits.

I plan to revisit LoD but will have to re-purchase the game to do so. Not really inclined to do that at this moment since I still have more of Universal Combat to do. I also never really intended to be that guy that takes punishment playing shit games, but hey...it's been fun. I just hope people appreciate my other videos I want to do as well!

Wifes surgery should go fine. Thanks for the boost of confidence!

I do appreciate any feedback on my videos and any suggestion for games to play in the future. I will look into getting a copy of Freelancer as well as LoD: Tactics after I finish the next video for UC:Lyrius whatever.

EDIT: http://www.amazon.com/Freelancer-PC/dp/B000085AHJ

That wasn't too hard. I will get around to that.

u/dykmoby · 31 pointsr/DerekSmart

Gee, cross-product promotional marketing. That never happens. Who woulda thunk it?

If Intel is willing to pay CiG to use its brand to promote Intel products, what the heck is wrong with that? Heck it even may be just a "product in kind" deal: Intel gives CiG free or deeply discounted product.

Regardless of the details of the deal, this proves that:

a) Star Citizen is considered a good enough brand to use in promotions for products that appeal to the same general customer base (this is a good thing!)

b) Hardware makers are aware that SC will drive sales as SC customers are expected to invest in their hardware and will according use SC as a benchmark (as those same customers will)

I wonder if any hardware or peripheral manufacturer has ever approached Derek for cross promotional opportunities?

u/Luftwaffle1980 · 4 pointsr/DerekSmart

>He CLEARLY said they were 1yr into the project then. So 2017 is year 6. So, 4 yrs late (delivery date was 11/2014).

Ditch your calculator Smart...

u/Redshirt02 · 6 pointsr/DerekSmart

http://www.amazon.com/Battlecruiser-3000Ad-Official-Technical-Secrets/dp/155958680X

The galcom thing goes as far back as 1995 (earliest I've seen Derek reference it)

u/Scooder · 8 pointsr/DerekSmart

Just got off the phone with a credible source of Derek's, FACT CONFIRMED. His name was Steve, I recorded it.

u/obey-the-fist · 1 pointr/DerekSmart

He may be referring to this:

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Marine-Fighter-Queen-saga-ebook/dp/B00RKUAOOK

It would be interesting to see if this is something that could be litigated. Derek would have a field day if so.

As for:

> though it was claimed to already be in the PU.

This is a rather disingenuous lie that Derek keeps peddling. Chris Roberts said they had deprioritised Star Marine because the FPS component is in the PTU already. FPS != Star Marine.

u/worldspawn00 · 2 pointsr/DerekSmart

$20 is all you need: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BP5KOPA

(though probably $40 for the aussie tax version :( )

u/Whiteknightnl · 2 pointsr/DerekSmart

Yeah, I just lurk here, and there. But If I see a giant cunt posting bullshit, I just can't resist temptation.

Oh and for your little conspiracy theory, Here you go buddy, next day delivery.

u/Neurobug · 2 pointsr/DerekSmart

Beaten? I've literally been laughing at you. Lol. Good job, guess someone should tell CIG they are broke then! Lol. It obviously takes a genius to understand that a company keeps selling their product to not go out of business. Quick, tell Amazon!

And sorry thought you MIGHT have two brain cells to do a search. Guess I was wrong! Here ya go! https://www.amazon.com/Google-Dummies-Computers-Brad-Hill/dp/0764544209

Still waiting on your successful crowd funding campaign. Just gonna ignore that huh? Derek was wrong about names, about FTC investigations, about lawsuits, about studios closing, about CIG being out of money, about 2.0 being impossible, about 2.63 being shown at gamescom, about Ali B being fired, about Tony Z leaving CIG, about mass walkouts, about money laundering, about Amazon buying CIG, about the engine switch ( he doesn't even understand what a fucking game engine is) about his own fucking games ever launching. He was caught red-handed taking made up bullshit from "Steve" and IMMEDIATELY tweeting it, and then tried to play it off like he actually knew all along. So, is it worse to be wrong, or just pretend to be wrong and still be wrong? lol You taking anything he says seriously is just sad. And anyone who believes him after he's been proven such a liar and moron, must equally be as idiotic. But sure, lets beleive him, thats why CIG is out of money and not making the game....except they are. So...your "facts" or reality? pick one? Obviously it isn't the latter. So, I repeat, fuck off troll lol. You aren't "winning" you're just making yourself look stupider with each post.