Since I haven’t seen anyone post this, I thought I’d share the new Star Engine demo video from Cloud Imperium Games.

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    The only time you have to wait for the ship is if it’s destroyed or lost. If you fly it to the station or landing zone and stow it, the delivery is immediate.

    And you can buy and rent ships in-game, using in-game money. This is about preventing you from instantly jumping back in the same ship repeatedly which could have huge implications for PvP, for instance.

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      The point still stands though. Arbitrary time restrictions like this make it more difficult to enjoy the game because you don’t get to fly the cool spaceships anymore, now you’re stuck on land or in a station somewhere until the timer expires.

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        Or, you know, you could

        a) do stuff there since the landing locations are not just empty waiting rooms,

        b) use another ship that you bought (in-game),

        c) use another ship that you rent (in-game), or

        d) fly/ get a ride with someone else.

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        There are like 14 people who play the current iteration seriously, everyone else are just trying to keep up to date on the status of SC.

        At this point you are just flailing.

        If you actually had any clue about SC or had bothered to Google it, you’d know DAU numbers (50,000 average daily players across all regions, in 2022), and you’d never have made such an inane claim.

        And no, CIG does not call it a tech demo, they call it an alpha, the 2 of which are not remotely similar.

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            I can count the number of times I’ve been put into an empty server on one hand. The game has a pretty dedicated playerbase.

            That said, I completely agree with the notion that time restrictions don’t really make sense right now. The game is far too buggy in it’s current state to really make the insurance claim times make sense and the developers seem a little out of touch on that. They have actually tried to increase the wait time several times to massive outcry from the community. I really think they would be better served cutting the grind down a little bit while they iron out the game.