thanks for posting this, I didn't get to see the livestream until they got to the part about multiplayer that failed miserably.

I'm eager to see the space sim come back, but I feel the Star Citizen developers are really focusing too much on graphics and "immersion" where gameplay should come first. Compare it to Elite: Dangerous, which started production at the same time but on a smaller budget, and yet at this point in time, has a multiplayer alpha that is amazingly fun to play and shows huge promise for the rest of the game to come.
I want both to succeed, but I'll definitely be spending my money on ED first, and waiting for Star Citizen to flesh itself out later.

For any of you who don't already know: This game is a farce.

Elite: Dangerous is a space sim while Star Citizen is a helmet sim. Two completely different genres.

I remember those days.

Huh? Explain please.
Edit: do you mean because it's a kickstarter funded game that made more funding than it was seeking but still hasn't been finished?

I'll stick with Eve Online I've played since 2003 for multiplayer
For amazing sandbox single player I'll stick to tried and true X series X3 has higher learning curve than eve but setting up mining / build a space station and hire cargo ships to run your trade routes while you hung pirates in a fighter is fun

Moving this video to ant's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

what they are showing and what they are focusing on are two different things.

unless you are in with the development team, I'm going to go ahead and say you don't know what they're focusing on.

and even for us backers, it's very understandable that they don't tell us everything, especially since gameplay will always be a fluid thing. The instant they set down some gameplay, something will inevitably need to be tweaked.

graphics and immersion will either hit or miss. gameplay however will be an ongoing work in progress as players figure out optimal ways of doing stuff.