Star Citizen backer's lawsuit to refund his $4500 pledge ends in failure

[Someone8MyPosts]

And a large amount of the game is presently playable.

So are a ton of games that go for $60 or heavily discounted prices that are large open-world games. No excuse.

 

[Someone8MyPosts]

On an ethical level, I agree; however, if in his second letter explaining his situation he had not threatened to sue, he might have gotten his money back since there are extenuating circumstances, his MS, that may not have existed when he initially pleged. To me, his threat to sue amounts to bullying.

Then again, others have apparently gone to great lengths to get their money back. IMO, RSI should just give people their money back if they want it. Cases where people want their money back seem to be the exception rather than the rule.

We all know the issues with RSI/StarCitizen at this point and have known them for some time. Even back when the TOS changed, people knew the situation, yet people have pledged since then. Since RSI has stated that you have 14-days for a refund in their TOS, there does not appear to be much legal recourse for those who have pledged since the TOS change.

Besides, Squadron 42 has been a component of the game since the beginning except it was not called Squadron 42 at the time. The article really does not say when he was diagnosed with MS, but if he had MS before he pledged, he should have realized he could not play Squadron 42 before he invested. Its easy to P&M and blame RSI due to the fact that work on the game has been in progress for so long, scope changes, etc., however, this guy might share some of the blame himself.

His MS has zero to do with any of it. That's his issue, regardless of how sad it might be. The money he and others spent on the thing is also their choice, knowing full well what would likely happen...considering projects like that.

 

[sasat]

I've installed this game first time after 8 yrs in making, and until I get to the spaceship I've got 300+ bugs, and finale was that character stuck in ship model parts like forever. uninstalled and never looking back.

 

[CybaGirl]

475 staff working on this game for years.

1 guy doing the art, level design, audio, script, animation, programming, engineering and producing.

474 fetching lattes and standing behind him shouting encouragement.

474 fetching lattes and standing behind him shouting encouragement while playing games or checking social media sites on their phones.

FIXED!

 

[JoeBlobers]

Except that reality is a bit different because indeed, the plaintiff use its desease to look defenless...

He is not and far to be a candid poor little guy discovering SQ42 and SC. More a coldbrain thinker person based on its comments here and there.

The guy keep pledging during years. He was also Evocati (so very close of Devs) and now pretend MS (sclerosi) does not allow to play anymore....

Everybody know MS never get better with time as well as 2 Triple-A won't never deliver in a couple of years...

FPS (Star marine was announced in 2014... and he is now claiming in 2018 it is not acceptable because MS does not allow FPS.... BS

The judge after 3 hours audience will ALL info (TOS and plaintiff situation):

>A county judge agreed with RSI, cutting off Lord's hopes for a refund<

Same TOS applied by a 125 millions active accounts company: Steam

CIG by applying TOS (finally!) is protecting others Backers of potential malign action... like get a refund and buy the game for 45$... Because people with a disease have never been guilty of criminal or malign action... damned in fact they are exactly like any other human around. All type of behavior.