Star Citizen: more than 30,000 users play daily in Alpha

Star Citizen was the dream of crowdfunding. With more than $ 300 million gathered thanks to donations, the game has been in development since 2012, more than eight years ago, and they still accept donations without a view. The game has rightly aroused many criticisms, some qualifying it as a scam. Yesterday, the creator of the game defended Star Citizen on the forums with some interesting statistics.

Against a fan wondering about the deleted development features, Roberts decided to intervene to answer a few questions. The most interesting concerned the number of players, which we have not heard of because the game is in a tight alpha.

"_We also decided that we wanted to invest more time in the quality of life, the performance and stability of Star Citizen, because it is actively played every day by tens of thousands of people; normal days, we have on average More than 30,000 different people who play and at the top of this year's events, we have reached 100,000 unique accounts in one day, which is impressive enough for a game in an early alpha state. We are on the right track to have More than a million unique players this year. Star Citizen already has the main gameloops of a spatial simulation; freight transport, goods trade, mercenary, pirate, hunt for bonuses and mining. Spend time to refine and Finish these would make Star Citizen, with all its details and loyalty, more captivating than any "finished" space simulation you can play today. "

These are indeed very impressive figures. But we must keep in mind that it is the creator of the game who speaks, not really a impartial opinion. Although Roberts certainly has the right to be upset by the fact that his fans demand more of the game, wanting a promise of four years on a development of 12 years to be held does not necessarily exceed the limits of a Support paid with a game.. Whatever the side of the fence you stand on, these are interesting figures.

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