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Bulk of the article text:
"A backer of the infamously expansive space shooter Star Citizen has argued for, and won, a sizeable refund on his $2550 pledge to the game on the grounds that the product remains unfulfilled and no longer constitutes the product(s) I originally purchased.
"Its a long read, but in essence Streetroller is arguing that since Star Citizen has changed so much in scope since its initial reveal (adding a number of features and modes, like a first-person shooter), and since its still not out years after its first crowdfunding campaign, hes entitled to a refund of the massive $2550 pledge he made to the game."
"He also claims to have been contacted by an LA County investigator asking for information on the game, who was told by Streetroller that he felt the game was a scam.
"A representative for Cloud Imperium tells Kotaku that Any refunds with respect to Star Citizen are made on a discretionary basis. There was nothing special about this situation. The fact that this particular party used a complaint form that is online and openly available, doesnt make this any different.
Link:
http://kotaku.com/report-star-citizen-backer-gets-2550-refund-1783699701
Thoughts, GAF? I feel that he was entitled to such a refund, given how long this game has been in development, but I could see how the argument could be made that crowdsourcing a game has its pitfalls and putting money down on something of this nature should be given more thought and contemplation. The idea of putting $2550 down on a VIDEO GAME makes me cringe, though...
Throw this out the airlock if old.
"A backer of the infamously expansive space shooter Star Citizen has argued for, and won, a sizeable refund on his $2550 pledge to the game on the grounds that the product remains unfulfilled and no longer constitutes the product(s) I originally purchased.
"Its a long read, but in essence Streetroller is arguing that since Star Citizen has changed so much in scope since its initial reveal (adding a number of features and modes, like a first-person shooter), and since its still not out years after its first crowdfunding campaign, hes entitled to a refund of the massive $2550 pledge he made to the game."
"He also claims to have been contacted by an LA County investigator asking for information on the game, who was told by Streetroller that he felt the game was a scam.
"A representative for Cloud Imperium tells Kotaku that Any refunds with respect to Star Citizen are made on a discretionary basis. There was nothing special about this situation. The fact that this particular party used a complaint form that is online and openly available, doesnt make this any different.
Link:
http://kotaku.com/report-star-citizen-backer-gets-2550-refund-1783699701
Thoughts, GAF? I feel that he was entitled to such a refund, given how long this game has been in development, but I could see how the argument could be made that crowdsourcing a game has its pitfalls and putting money down on something of this nature should be given more thought and contemplation. The idea of putting $2550 down on a VIDEO GAME makes me cringe, though...
Throw this out the airlock if old.
