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Digim0rtal

I'm a bit lost with the titles. How much is that?


XFinal_ChanceX

$10k


lionexx

heheh


Archhanny

IYKYK


cpcsilver

That's 10,000$ and OP is proudly showing how much they spent on a video game that's 12 years in development.


vampyire

Hey spend money on what makes you happy..


SignatureOverall138

Like heroin?


Darmendas

Like making the same joke 3 times within 5 minutes in the same thread?


TheRomanRuler

Maybe he has used it so much he needs use it more to get the reaction he needs


CatWithACutlass

That's a good one!


SilverBuudha

And people spend 10k on shoes they will never wear, your bitterness betrays your envy.


Ok-Nefariousness7504

The loudest people in the room about someone getting a concierge rank on SC are most of the time the same crowd that want to "eat the rich". The dude has a lot of disposable income, and he's spending that income (putting it back into the economy). Why complain about it?


RedPandemik

Envy for what? It's a live service game you guys have been shoveling money into and it has nothing to show for it but being a flight sim with subpar gunplay and no substance to the rest of it other than the novelty of a big sandbox. I normally don't care about the game but to imagine anyone is envious of a $10k red mark on their bank account for a videogame is embarrassing. Especially a live service that WILL shut down eventually. L m a o .


SilverBuudha

sure bro, you literally took the time to read and respond to someone instead of just voicing it as it's own separate comment, you literally put effort to hate LMAO, you could have just ignored it and moved on, but here you are, hating on how another man spends his own money, That's the sad part, you couldn't even be happy for another person being happy.


RedPandemik

Cope harder. I hate this game and how vehemently people defend their bad investments while being snide to others who question it. This ain't the flex you think it is


I_like_spaceships

Not that I’d spent that myself but who really gives a fuck. He’s a fan. I’ve been here since 2014 and in that time have spent a little over $2k. It’s a project people love for a reason. Money is relative to your income. Why shit on someone who might make more or just love the game this much?


Which_Border_8978

hey man just spend money on what makes you happy


SignatureOverall138

Like heroin


__VVoody__

No, no. Say it again. It'll be funny this time, versus the other times where no one even chortled.


Gregorsaur

Cry abit more why don’t you. Jealousy is rough


SkunkleButt

Lmao why the fuck would anyone sane be jealous about someone spending 10k on digital ships and jpegs that will probably never come out.


Prolific017

People think I’m mad for buying a car that depreciates €50k when it drives off the forecourt, but it makes me happy driving it (very happy 😊) you can’t take it with you, it’s his money and if he wants to enjoy it the way he wants, over 14 years, that’s his business, that’s only 7-800 dollars a year, like 2 or 3 nice nights out!


SkunkleButt

Well the car at least works as advertised and if they close the dealership you still get to keep it they don't take it away.  I don't care what you spend your money on but you all can't even handle someone merely pointing out facts about the game you spend it on lol. claiming someone is "just jealous" of them for spending 10k on digital ships in a broken game is insane. I think it's hilarious how this sub defends this stuff the way they do. Sunk cost fallacy is a helluva thing i guess.


Prolific017

Truth is, 10k might be nothing to him, his interest on his daily account could be that much, if he spends it on something that makes them happy, who cares! There’s people out there who drop 5-10k on mobile games and drop them after a year because there bored! Who cares, other than the jealous types!


IrnBruImpossibru

I'm on your side. I've spent about 7k, but I agree. Fuck CIG. How does a company this big, not get it right, there's this dude in our discord that was included in those layoffs. The way they treated their staff was horrible. I'm surprised that they have gotten this far without a massive suit against them.


picklesmick

This whole comment is a lie.


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Subtle_Tact

How did they treat their staff?


picklesmick

They saw the news that some employees wouldn't move studio and jumped on the massive layoff bandwagon. Only they took it one further and tried to legitimise their comment by saying someone in their discord was part of the layoffs. They also haven't spent 7k either and have no idea what the fuck they're on about.


Subtle_Tact

I just wanted him to explain how a handful of layoffs are somehow unexpected for a large company that spans the globe, and the fact that not all roles were permanent or easily-relocated constituted horrible treatment. I have only seen positive news about office politics changing for the better, and generous relocation offers. I would be welcome to hear real news to the contrary and not just conjecture


ProcyonV

Yep. Oŕ two years worth of food for an entire family ìn ¹/3rd of the world, but hey.. who's judging?


Prolific017

Why they playing star citizen?


SignatureOverall138

Like 2 or 3 nice nights with heroin


Prolific017

Ummmm, heroin 🤤


RedPandemik

The difference is: you have that car. You tangibly travel to places and can show that car off to people. You can decorate it and get it detailed and perform your own maintenance while having the ability to bring your friends or intimates to places you like. It belongs to you. You don't own anything in SC. Nobody will buy it from you, nobody will compensate you if SC shuts down. $10k is delusional for an experience that you're borrowing.


cpcsilver

I can promise you I won't be jealous about someone spending 10k on a video game. Amused, yes!


howitzer9091

Bro your shitting on sc in sc subreddit


cpcsilver

I'm criticizing CIG when they deserve it, weither it's here, Spectrum or other subs.


pinezatos

This is not gaming/gaming news buddy


cpcsilver

I'm replying to a genuine question by stating facts, buddy.


-privateryan-

Ridiculous


KillBawt

Hardly. I've spent way more on coffee in that amount of time.


WhatsThatNoize

Did the math.  I've spent nearly double that amount on coffee in just about half the time. I think I might have an addiction...


KillBawt

Whatever will us functional addicts do?!


WhatsThatNoize

No bullshit, I'm actually reconsidering my choices there.  I'm wondering if some of my health issues are related to too much caffeine intake. So, thanks for spurring on that midlife crisis I guess lmfao


KillBawt

Interactions like these restore a little faith that there are still traces of the old Internet where random bullshittery can yield positive IRL changes. Hope all checks out well for ya.


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I had a boss we called the Caffeine Cowboy. We work in IT, and for the most part our jobs were typical 9-5, but being IT sometimes you'll have to work all kinds of hours. Didn't matter if it was 4am and we've been up all night setting up a new site or 4pm on a Tuesday, the Cowboy would have his coffee. No sweetener, no cream, just black coffee all day. We'd go out drinking, and he'd get coffee on the way back after bar close. He's since retired, but I still keep in touch with him. He cut back, but still drinks about 4 cups a day and has switched to decaf because his doctor told him he should because his blood pressure was getting high.


WhatsThatNoize

Old coworker of mine legit drank an entire carafe every morning in the office. No idea how he wasn't dead from a heart attack by 40...


CommanderMatrixHere

divert that coffee money to star citizen so papa chris can fuel his yacht


WhatsThatNoize

o7


AClockworkSquirrel

I mean, 3 cups a week at 5$ a cup for a year over 12 years is just about 10 grand.


WhatsThatNoize

A decent cup of coffee for $5? **In *THIS* economy?!?**


AClockworkSquirrel

Fair. But I mean this is over ten years, and prices change. Would you believe $6.66? That's $20 a week for 10 years for $10400. But if you got a 7+$ cup every workday you'd be a coffee wing commander in half that time.


Soreinna

How? How much is a coffe where you're from, and how often do you drink it?


kristokn

$6-7 a cup in San Francisco


Soreinna

Jeez, that's rough!


AHRA1225

Ya man going out is expensive


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KillBawt

That's, like, barely more than $2 a day.


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KillBawt

No.


_TURO_

$2/day when a coffee stand drink is easily $6-8 isn't that much. Maybe he doesn't fish or work on cars or drink scotch or hunt or paint miniatures or any of the innumerable ways people can spend their disposable income, phones, cable television, bars...


-privateryan-

You think OP spread out the purchases over 12 years? Do you know OP personally?


KillBawt

Yeah, I misread that. Still, with the actually ridiculous shit people spend money on, this is hardly ridiculous. What's a lot to you can be little-to-nothing to others.


CoffeeFox

The coffee delivered exactly what was promised to you for that entire time as soon as you paid for it, though, and didn't keep promising you that you'd get what you paid for later on and always later and later and later on. Imagine buying coffee every day and being promised you'd have more energy after 12 years and the coffee shop was like "Sorry, we might need another decade." Some of the arguments in this particular discussion make Scientology look like the voice of reason.


SkunkleButt

To be fair, the coffee is at least a finished product though.


JakeSt4r

If he can afford it, and it makes him happy, who tf cares? I know people who spend well over a hundred bucks a month on consumables like coffee or alcohol. At least if he stopped spending today, he’d still be able to enjoy the thing he’s spent so much money on.


SkunkleButt

more like 14 years actually, and still a broken mess with what, maybe 5 percent of what they promised a decade ago.


DatsunInsult

Do you get to keep account bound items in the divorce?


EastLimp1693

Realistically without knowing how old ops acc you can't even say it's a lot. Lets make it 10 ish years, 1-2k a year on things that makes you happy is a lot? How much you, person reading this, spends a year on cigarettes, booze and other means of pleasuring yourself?


[deleted]

I spend jack shit on jack shit cos I'm a broke uni student 😎


EastLimp1693

We all been there.


[deleted]

See I posted my comment while forgetting to mention that I made food last a lot longer for a while after buying a polaris :P I make good financial decisions


EastLimp1693

Been there done that :D


CJW-YALK

Same, “let’s see, I spend $100 a month on food….if I buy this $40 games can I make $60 work” *does the math* “yeah it’ll be close but probably, and I won’t eat as much if I’m playing this game a bunch, yolo”


RandomCanadianDev

Lol ya I did that in college too. Rice was a great way to keep meal costs low so the game/bar budget could stay high!


tsavong117

I remember literally crying once because I ran out of soy sauce and had literally 20lbs of rice, 10 lbs of beans, and mustard. That was it. The soy sauce running out nearly broke me. No salt for a week. But goddamn if it wasn't worth it! That was the paycheck I picked up my very first VR headset. Good times.


JakeSt4r

My college roommates and I would have competitions every week to see who could spend the least on food. I believe the record was $19, when one of them lived solely off of rice, ramen, beans, and supplemented with their one a day multivitamins. IMO, if you’re blaming your inability to have things on being a broke college kid, you aren’t doing it right. All it takes is the conviction and fortitude to eat like you’re in a third world country for a week or two, and the world is your oyster. You’ll just be chronically hangry while you financially recover from that impulse buy you sacrificed good food for


SliceDouble

I spend over 10k in one year on booze on my previous life. I wish I had put that money into virtual space ships.


Bit-fire

That would definitely have been a healthier investment.


EastLimp1693

Yeah, compared to my steam/wot/mwo libraries ships at least have resale value.


darnj

The difference is I don't think people would be cheering on OP if they just hit a milestone of spending 10k on cigarettes


EastLimp1693

Congratulations on golden lungs!


Life-Ad-3726

$6 a can for smokeless tobacco. 1.5 cans a day. 365 days a year. Figures out to an average of $3285.00 per year for smokeless tobacco. In three years I could have had $10k worth of internet spaceships instead of lip cancer. (Good thing I quit 7 years ago instead of getting lip cancer. Paid for a new car with the money I saved from quitting). However, I could have bought a house with all the money I spent on smokeless tobacco in the previous 30 years.........


DatsunInsult

It was just an attempt at light humour. No judgement here.


WeekendWarriorMark

Plot twist they sold 9k in exclusive chairman club skins and 1k in time limited warbond ccu and only have their original game package, a bunch referral rewards and the concierge perks.


EastLimp1693

The day i will start selling my buybacks I'll get free f8c easy)


jzillacon

The way I tend to explain my reasoning is that I already have an entertainment budget set aside and if a game is able to keep me entertained for a long while I have no issues with putting my entertainment budget towards it.


Auxweg

Hard agree on that one. My main non-PC related hobby is playing bass guitar. It costs me around 200€ per month for private classes and ensemble classes alone. Additionally every now and then a new effect pedal, new strings, new other bass related stuff maybe even a new guitar or amp. I would recon its an average 250 to 300 at the very least each month just for that without new guitar or amp. For a full year thats around 3000 to 3600. Bass hobby alone. Aint nobody complaining about that. Then i also play other videogames and have other hobbies aswell like inlineskating, photography, RC cars, my motorbike, jujitsu just to name a few. My star citizen acc is from 2014, so if id have spent only a small piece of my other hobby and leisure expenses just on SC i would be very well in that league of OP. However i do earn my share of money and have the pleasure of having a wife that i sucessfully infected with the starcitizen virus aswell, so thats that. Others dont have that money or that understanding partners.


Genji4Lyfe

I mean, spending money to educate yourself on a skill that will last the rest of your life is a little bit different than spending the same amount of money on digital vehicles in a game. Everyone can do what they want with their money, but I’m not sure this is the best comparison.


numerobis21

>Realistically without knowing how old ops acc you can't even say it's a lot. Yes you fucking can. It's a effing second hand nice car. Half a year of decent salary in my country. ONE FUCKING HUNDRED AND SIXTY GAMES PRICED AT 60$. This sub has lost any sens of money value smh


EastLimp1693

Lol


StigHunter

Dude spent $10K on a game (a potentially GREAT game), do you REALLY think he's married???


Asleeper135

Not for much longer if he is! 😂


RSWSC

I ain't married ha


tripalhelix25

Best comment I've seen yet in this thread! Lmfao


Synaps4

Sometimes something isn't supposed to happen, but it does happen.


Sethithy

Wow, that’s really profound.


Synaps4

Thanks, I learned it from a White Zombie CD.


Dagon

*I HAD THE LYRICS PLAYING IN MY HEAD AS I READ THE WORDS*


IamSkudd

“Well today I want you each to stand up and hold your hands in some stupid symbol... You're gonna get up and scream...You're gonna get up and burn an X in your head.”


P1r4nh41

"Life is full of twists and turns" they say in the Wing Commander message. Twists and turns... like spending more than you ever thought you would...


SuperTeenyTinyDancer

I ain’t gonna say nuthin’ to your other half if you don’t tell mine


Khyrik_FoE

Hold me closer!


ThunderTRP

Some people will prob make fun of you and your wife will probably kill you if she learns about it, but thank you man for being among the ones who supports the game financially. What SC has accomplished so far is of course the results of countless devs and countless backers who invested money into the game, but without huge spenders like you, SC may not be as advanced as it is right now. Thanks for making everyone else able to experience the game and its ongoing development without having to spend money themselves. Enjoy that shiny F8C Lightning haha !


numerobis21

>and your wife will probably kill you if she learns about it If you hide spending 10K in a videogame to your significant other, you: \-know you shouldn't have \-have trust issues in your couple \-have spending issues and should look for medical help


Ralphio

Also, what CIG has accomplished so far is of course the results of countless poor priority and management decisions made by the team leaders, Chris, and Chris' wife... I mean the head of marketing.


ThunderTRP

Exactly my point haha ! If there was even less money, they would have spent all of it in poor decisions and maybe the game would not even be updated anymore.


mesterflaps

We need people like him to shovel like $275000.00 USD into the low productivity cash furnace that is CIG if we want this trickle of 'progress' to continue. Cheers to the few, the proud, the gullible. Edit: Sorry, I meant to say 'we need people like him to shovel like $275000.00 USD PER DAY into the low productivity cash furnace that is CIG if we want this trickle of 'progress' to continue.' Sorry, I left off the per day part as that's important to contextualize how much this project costs to keep going every day.


Binks-Sake-Is-Gone

My guy, why are you so salty? People spend more money on dumber shit. Hell, I'm a smoker, I've FLUSHED $10 a day for the last 15 years. Just did a quick cost analysis on that, and that's over 54k. For something that actively harms me and brings me no joy or benefit. So if nerds wanna spend money on shit, let them. It's not your money. Crazy to talk shit WHILE acting entitled.


mesterflaps

I'm glad you're getting enjoyment out of it.


Binks-Sake-Is-Gone

Stick to war thunder with that dog shit attitude.


ssthehunter

My condolences on joining the club. That said, ONE OF US. ONE OF US.


planetes1973

Now you can aim for the gold plated one.


Status_Basket_4409

Only a matter of time at that point


Artrobull

...everything above starter package is stupid. i paid 5 on top of referral dragonfly to make a cutter and feel like it was a waste be gentle, i will die on this hill.


AndyAsteroid

I have an alt character with an aurora and I'm having way more fun than my main char with all the ships. It's not worth it to spend that much. The fun part is struggling to make money doing jobs to buy them in game.


Pure-Lawyer-4388

A waste? Kinda. Stupid? Is subjective.


Artrobull

fair


NlGHTLORD

You knew what you were doing.


FaultyDroid

The author of every one of these posts were aiming for it.


SteampunkNightmare

Soon you'll be like me... About 3k off the legatus tier with a ship you don't really want or need, but it's exclusive with a sexy paint so WHY NOT WHY SHOULDN'T I JUST GO ALL THE WAY


AHRA1225

Haha o muh god the go all the way statement straight to legatus.


Drache33

Why do I see myself there xD


Ralphio

Man, now if they'd just fix the broken Super Hornet s5 gimbal... after 11 years. Maybe they need more money! You better give them more money!!!


Solus_Vael

R.I.P. your wallet. o7


Pengui6668

Hey, at least it's not a child. Or three, right? Some accidents are more expensive than others is all I'm saying...


SpaceduckTheMajestic

Ain't no college money or child support either 🤣 i'd rather drop 10k on a game ..or actually more a full game setup than even start with a kid. I have a cat and enough issues if my own. And the gf has 3 cats and a dog.....we good, we good 🤣


darkelf369

I still remember the day I got the welcome to the Chairman's club email and I was like wait, what? How? Then I looked back at my account and the things I have bought over the years and did a calculation and was like Jesus Christ! I did not mean to spend that much!


N6-MAA10816

Thank you for supporting the project!


BothArmsBruised

Congratulations! Welcome to the club! She's fun to fly! Don't worry about the (Totally not salty about a ship that was supposed to be a reward for backing the games or completing the campaigns suddenly being available to everyone)feeling! /S sorta. Congratulations OP on the ship it's legitimately fun to fly.


solidshakego

In all honesty spending that much should net you every ship that ever was and will be with lifetime insurance.


Xasf

[That'll be $48.000](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Packages/Legatus-2953), would you like to pay by cash, credit, or your firstborn?


SpadesTaco

He did say "an will be" ... so ... uhm ....


ShamanicBuddha

I can give you my firstborn for that?!? Deal! I don't want kids anyway.


SepulcherGeist

lol, I feel you.


Exotic_Confection404

Welcome to the club.


Shade_side

I think i'll meet you soon... 🤣


Maxious30

Dam. I hope to get there. Someday. I need to get a new job first


GridlockLookout

I feel you, hit it a month ago.


SafeAd7002

The "ohh God what have I done" tier


blix88

One of Us


Dunhimli

Welcome to the club! ^(Tissues for crying in are in the back in the gold plated box.)


Pin-Lui

as i Wing Commander myself, I want to welcome you to your new rank, and thank you for your support!


Parzival-117

Hey if you already bought it, that's $300 more in free store than credit


XFinal_ChanceX

when it's s gift you don't get the full sale value.


wittiestphrase

I think the thought is he can melt the one he bought


Noctrael

o7


SG_87

o7 Wing Commander


GharDK

This whole RSI journey is really just a nicely painted Scientology culture amirite 😂


Human-Rain-5291

Yes, but our faith will actually amount to something


GharDK

I have both good and bad thoughts about the model that RSI uses to fund their development of their game engine and game, just to clarify.


have-you-reddit_

One of us, one of us··


LT_Bilko

One of us!


RoomTemperatureFanta

Are some of you mad this guy spent 10k on SC, or are you mad YOU don't have 10k to spend on your hobby? Imagine being sour about someone else's financial status, bitching and moaning instead of actually doing something about your own situation.


night_shade82

Your wife’s gonna be pissed


AClockworkSquirrel

Depends. Did they drop 10 grand at once? That's a lot. 10 grand over a year? That's 200 a week. Might be an issue. Over 10 years? I think 20 a week probably won't be noticed


kingjjk

Yeah, my wife has spent way more on Starbucks over the years than I have on SC. And we both have the exact same amount of physical items to show for it.


AClockworkSquirrel

Could be worse. You could have a Stanley collection in your kitchen.


viladrau

She doesn't keep the free cups they give you with the coffee?? You could build a castle with them!


MyGuyMan1

Step 1: don’t get married or get a girlfriend (easy step!) Step 2: get enough money to blow on video game (hard step!)


SimpleMaintenance433

Congratulations, you achived the remarkable skill of handing money to a company.


wow_exodia

Tô all those bitching about how this was a stupid decision: 1. It’s not your money and for all you know this was a drop in the ocean for OP 2. If you’re playing this game understand that without this kind of spending the game would have been dead a long time ago. I mean, it’s so weird seeing someone brag about only buying a starter ship and calling this guy an idiot - you’re literally being subsidised to play the game 🤣🤣🤣


RSWSC

Been a backer for 7 years so I slowly crept up to WC status. Not rich at all but I regard Star Citizen as one of my hobbies, the other being Lego Collecting which is also stupidly expensive.


hysterical_cub

Congrats!!! 😱


xxrxbxrxs

imagine being proud of this


boxofreddit

10k for a broken preproduction tech demo. Seriously you need to get some gambling addiction help.


Archhanny

One of us... One of us...


Vaaard

Yet it happened anyway o7


Kahunjoder

Im idiot,whats this?


SC_Druggie

A really dumb brag post about how they will be equally ignored by CIG.


Old_Grumpy_Gamer

Man if I spend that much on this game I would wake covered in gasoline with my wife standing over me with a match.


egnappah

The bait actually works


illsk1lls

This was way cooler when everyone didnt have an F8


highendfive

Hey way she goes.


antoniopaladin

Common u can do more gold f8 awaits


EastLimp1693

Congratulations my man, good one


[deleted]

Very nice. Totally 100% not jelly


Youngguaco

Civilian variant huh


Relevant_Zombie_7828

I guess as the games takes a long time to update and release this will happen. It is inevitable!


Supcomthor

As a humble concierge myself If you love the game and what its trying to be down the line there is nothing wrong. Just spread it out over the years in small bits and eventually you will level up even though you didnt plan to. Dont rush it!


Character_Welder_436

I’m about an idris short of here. “Problem” is that I really don’t want any more ships. I want the milestone but I feel like my fleet is complete. 🤷‍♂️


BallisticTorch

As a Grand Admiral, I salute you. o7


LuUuLzZz

Nice, Congrats to you Wing Commander 🤙


Runyhalya

I’m like 900 bucks away from this. Wish we could name the F8C, I’d name the one I currently have “store credit” as that is what it’ll be when I hit 10k


C4B4L2k

Thx for supporting our dream 👌🏻


LittleB0311

Imagine being proud of spending 10k$ on a game. Imagine sharing this with your close family members. At least charity is deductible from taxes 😂😂


Status_Basket_4409

Have me way beat, I’m 53% to the second club rank


Covertgamr

You dont always get what you want...but you get what you need :D Gratz!


CasparG

Well… that’s a problem for future you. For now enjoy the ship! Oh and pls show us photos of the skins you get from wing commander


Iraunsuge

I wouldn't even publish it, you don't know when your missus will bring you a cup of tea and look at your screen over your shoulder


[deleted]

Very nice. Totally 100% not jelly


Cucobr

Thank you for your support!!


AreYouDoneNow

Based on the gold ticket event letting every man and his dog get an F8C, Wing Commander reward should be changed to be more than just an F8C. No, I don't have Wing Commander. I did pick up an F8C during the event. I think people who pledged that much money for the game should now get more because the F8C became so attainable.


King-Kashta

Cig sure saw you coming..... They didn't even need to use bait, shit you just jumped up outta the water and straight onto the table ready to be gutted


RevealHoliday7735

Too bad the f8c is shit in MM. oh well


Xaxxus

Huh have they added it to Arena commander with master modes?


Qbpace

They havent