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That Rapier is a thing of such beauty... I'm super tempted to build one.

It's not so hypothetical anymore... Log onto twitch.tv/starcitizen in about 2.5 hours from now to get a glimpse of Wing Commander for the 21st century. Squadron 42 is what Wing Commander would be if Chris Roberts remade it now. Which he is, in all but name.

So if anyone is interested, Gamersnexus did an interview with Chris, and another with Sean Tracy which will be posted later this week. Part 1: http://www.gamersnexus.net/gg/2613-chris-roberts-on-star-citizen-procedural-planets-alpha3-citizencon Part 2...

As cool as the Gamescom demo was, it hasn't convinced all the detractors. We'll see if the Citizencon SQ42 demo plus updated v3.0 stuff will deliver the goods. I'm very excited.

Don't ask me to choose! It's so purdy..

I read through it last week. It's a surprisingly unbiased and honest article, considering how poorly researched or one-sided gaming reports tend to be. Interesting peek behind the curtain of making something as ambitious as Star Citizen.

I think I understand. Sometimes you buy something so awesome, you wish you could buy it again.

Dare I ask why, Mr Reid?

Chris, you practically wrote my childhood story verbatim in that post! WC2 was my first Wing Commander game as well. It's hard to describe the impact it had on me, but suffice it to say it was one of the most influential games I ever played. Along with Strike Commander, this is what got me...

Agreed, that Hornet is too big. Rescale with the weapons included, I think. It looks good though!

I think I see what you're getting at. Fair enough. At least we agree that SQ42 should be worth the wait, regardless of how the rest of the game turns out.

You saw something in the original pitch that was worth backing though, right?

Yes well, time will tell I suppose. I'm confident that if anyone can pull this off, the CIG team can. Besides, you don't push the boundaries of gaming by playing it safe. Chris did stuff in the past while making Wing Commander and Strike Commander that few thought was possible.

I'm curious, what game did you back?

Yes, he pitched a 6 million dollar game, and then suddenly ends up with way more than that. Most other people would have made the 6 million dollar game and pocketed the rest. Instead he decided to go all the way and make the game we funded. Having watched that Alpha 3.0 demo, I'd say it was...

You really need to watch that video I linked... As for balance, flying big ships takes a lot of work and a big crew. They will be expensive to insure and hellishly expensive to outfit. Then there's the risk that one guy comes along with a well-placed torpedo and blows your big investment to...

Keep in mind that this is the game Chris has always wanted to make. The features being added are there because they are part of the overall design vision. As for the ships, each of them represents a potentially different and unique way to play the game. Yes, Privateer was and is great fun, but...

Seen this yet?

Sure, we'll probably find bugs the QA folks miss. However, SQ42 needs to be considerably more polished at release than the current alpha builds. There's "Oh look, here's a little clipping" bugs, and game breaking Arkham Knight disaster level bugs. CIG simply cannot afford the latter, given how...

Squadron 42 is the next Wing Commander, the 21st century AAA Chris Roberts game. I doubt Chris will be happy if it doesn't work well out of the gate...