I was interested in Star Citizen early on and considered buying in at a basic level ("pledges" as the grift calls that), but that was before I watched from the sidelines long enough and was really put off by the lore and worldbuilding direction. It's not like Wing Commander (with its Confedation :fash-bash: ) was that much better in its ideology (utterly destroying the homeworld of the KILL-WRATH-EEE so they don't... do slightly less than that to the space Confederates, according to Wing Commander 3's bad ending?).
There are people hungry for this kinda game hypothetically
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw scratches that itch in a lot of ways, and Elite Dangerous scratched it in others. Even EVE Online has some facets that cover that craving but unfortunately it also has the Randroid space :libertarian-approaching: bullshit strewn all over its setting, lore, and even its development corporation (they released an unironic "GREED IS GOOD" public memo when peddling very expensive cosmetics for their defunct "get out of ship" gimmick mode).
I was interested in Star Citizen early on and considered buying in at a basic level ("pledges" as the grift calls that), but that was before I watched from the sidelines long enough and was really put off by the lore and worldbuilding direction. It's not like Wing Commander (with its Confedation :fash-bash: ) was that much better in its ideology (utterly destroying the homeworld of the KILL-WRATH-EEE so they don't... do slightly less than that to the space Confederates, according to Wing Commander 3's bad ending?).
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw scratches that itch in a lot of ways, and Elite Dangerous scratched it in others. Even EVE Online has some facets that cover that craving but unfortunately it also has the Randroid space :libertarian-approaching: bullshit strewn all over its setting, lore, and even its development corporation (they released an unironic "GREED IS GOOD" public memo when peddling very expensive cosmetics for their defunct "get out of ship" gimmick mode).