Thread by @dsmart, Well, the Star Citizen fleet week free fly (based on the buggy [...]

Derek Smart

dsmart

Well, the Star Citizen fleet week free fly (based on the buggy 3.9.1 build) has been a resounding disaster. As expected. They postponed it to today because the servers keep going offline, crashing etc. As of this writing, the status is the same.

https://status.robertsspaceindustries.com/ ">https://status.robertsspaceindustries.com/">...

Then, unexpectedly, the implemented a server queue system for this update.

That they implemented a queue system means that they& #39;re no longer dynamically spawning AWS server instances on demand. That& #39;s a cost saving measure.

There& #39;s NO other plausible reason to create a queue for a game that only supports 50 clients per server instance anyway; and which falls over with 16+ clients.

Here we see 2 of the 12 popular streamers was staring at a queue. Seriously.

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When you can actually join, this hilarious video gives you an idea of what to expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aukpjW8Kmus">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

For those who managed to actually join a server, well, take a look.

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https://i.imgur.com/t6hbuhb.mp4

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If I explained what was even going on in this thread where a CIG dev explains the server issues, you& #39;d think it was just hyperbole on my part. So do go ahead and read it for yourself and spare me the effort.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/50259/thread/server-issues-30k/3034939">https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/...

It& #39;s amazing that $350m and 9 yrs later, they still haven& #39;t figured out ANY of this stuff. But they& #39;re totally making an MMO though - with an engine that was deemed inadequate back in 2016.

And if their funding chart is to be believed (we still believe it& #39;s pure bs) and 2020 funding stays on track, it means that by year end they would have raised almost 30% of the funding they raised in all 8 yrs. Sunk Cost Fallacy is a real thing.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-goals ">https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-g...

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