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While Star Citizen fans are a tolerant bunch, even they have limits: the community voiced their displeasure when Chris Roberts tried to sell the idea of $20 digital passes for those who couldn’t make it out to the latest CitizenCon: it seems that Roberts wanted to charge people for livestreams, as the effort and equipment would increase expenditure on RSI’s end. Following backlash, Roberts will make the show available to anyone with a Star Citizen account.
The complaints arose from two rather obvious points: First, that Star Citizen has pulled in more than $193 million in crowdfunding (so zipping people for 20 bucks to see what's going on seems pretty chintzy), and second, despite being in development since 2011, it's still not actually out yet. The uproar was such that Star Citizen head guy Chris Roberts posted a lengthy message explaining the reasons for the decision—which he said was his idea—and also walking it back.
The complaints arose from two rather obvious points: First, that Star Citizen has pulled in more than $193 million in crowdfunding (so zipping people for 20 bucks to see what's going on seems pretty chintzy), and second, despite being in development since 2011, it's still not actually out yet. The uproar was such that Star Citizen head guy Chris Roberts posted a lengthy message explaining the reasons for the decision—which he said was his idea—and also walking it back.