Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $10,000::Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is releasing a ship bundle for its controversial space simulator that costs an eye-watering $48,000.

  • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    So, you’re not accounting for the required training and licensing to operate those, I take it? FYI, even if you “fast track” the training and go straight for the written exam that precedes logged flight hours (sim and real, both), you’re still looking at ~$30k just to be allowed to fly. Then, there’s the routine (& frequent) maintenance, storage, fuel, etc.

    Sure, you can buy a cute li’l death trap for <$50k, but it’s a lawn ornament without licensing.

    Don’t get me wrong: fuck Star Citizen sideways with an alien chode tumor. Just, don’t point to garage-tier aviation “solutions” as a fair comparison. 🤗

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      10 months ago

      If you can afford to spend 60k on a video game, you can afford to get a license and a plane, I’m pretty sure…

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      10 months ago

      Inb4 Star Citizen tries to feel more exclusive by instituting spaceship pilot training and licensing that requires logged hours and such…

      …you know, so people don’t ruin their “investments”! D:

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        10 months ago

        To be fair, I’m uncertain whether you can actually complete that purchase legally without being licensed yourself or a licensed pilot under current contract. 🤓

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          10 months ago

          You can, you just need to hire a pilot if you want to fly in it. How do you think rich people fly around in their jets? Do you really think the pilots own the planes?

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              10 months ago

              yes? you can legally purchase a plane without a license… did you read my comment? purchasing != using. You don’t need a pilot “under current contract” you could buy a plane and taxi it around the airport if you want without any licenses.