SQ42 simply has not been worked on, and it was deceptive to give release dates with zero progress.
I can understand your feelings there to an extent but it does seem you hold a special level of hate for SC, CIG and CR. You've made that clear over months of posting anti-SC, CIG and CR here on TPU. Some of your complaints I agree with, some I don't. You seem intent on spreading your bad word of SC, SQ42, CIG, and CR...and almost seems at any cost, and sure it seems you've gained a follower or two out of it, but is it really worth it hyper-focusing on the negativity of this project? I sure hope you're able to dedicate that same energy and focus to some positive outlets in life as well, because you are very dedicated and I will give you props for that.
That said, let me ask you a couple of questions on deception though...
Is it any less deceptive to cherry pick forum posts, articles and complaints to emphasize your negative perspective of said entities?
Especially without painting the entire true and honest picture of the SC project? Sure there's good and bad...why not acknowledge both?
How about treating assumption as fact, as was found in the OP with stating SQ42 had been cancelled? Sure seems deceptive... doesn't help the OP doesn't seem to be posting in the thread they created anymore, nor responding to inquiries of their statements...
Is it not deceptive to only show only one side of the story, in your case, the negativity of SC, CIG and CR as if they're not capable of doing any good?
As if their products are a total failure?
As if every little move they make are the worst possible moves and not appropriate for what is deemed by armchair game designers as development?
The way I see it, complaining and focusing so much negativity in content about a company being deceptive and using deceptive tactics to gain supporters for your cause is no better than those you seem to hate on so much. And maybe you don't mean it to come across that way...but with how it is presented and what you bring to the table, I have to question your intentions as these threads you're involved in keep on the same path as every one before it.
Sure development is slower than we'd hoped for, but it's moving forward...sure SQ42 isn't out yet, might not even have had any major changes this year...as I said before I believe that is heavily based on SC's current level of development and testing...let's get the technology stable and correct, and then apply it to the other game...to me that makes sense and probably saves costs on development to focus on it with SC modules and then apply what was decided and learned to SQ42...this is me speculating but I expect we'll see more when SC has reached 3.0. Will it be in 2017? I think so and hope so, but if not well it'll be what it is at that point...I, like many others knew the risk of backing a title on Kickstarter and into post KS funding. It should have been common sense from the start. Those getting miffed about it shouldn't be backing such projects, period.
I can't be mad for something I was warned about not happening does fail, I knew the risks just as you did. Maybe I'm more willing to accept responsibility for my decisions or maybe you just haven't quite gotten your perspective through to me yet on a level where I feel you're right and everyone else is wrong. I do commend your efforts though, when I agree with them, when I disagree with them, even when they are annoying...you don't quit with beating your dead horse, bones to powder and all...that's some serious dedication dude. I do question the value of that dedication into so much negativity though.
Really I invested in a product I hope to see a return on in the form of 2 games, but there's a chance it might not pan out. So far I see no reason present that proves development is going to halt and keep SC or SQ42 from ever being released, nothing you've shared, recycled or stated has changed or swayed me of that. I'm ready for the polished product be it years away or not. Thankfully we're still in alpha stages so performance issues should be expected, especially with engine changes even if it's mostly the same. They picked a good time to get this done rather than waiting any longer that's for sure.
Office chairs of that cost and quality are common place in professional office environments even in my neck of the woods...so not sure why you keep focusing on that. There's good reasoning behind why someone would want a high quality chair when they're working at a desk all day and beyond standard full-time hours as I'm sure many of the CIG folks do from time-to-time. I hope what I donated keeps their ass comfy so they can instead focus on doing good work for their prospective task rather than get distracted with back and comfort issues. It's having the right tool for the job, as was said at the dealership I was a mechanic at for a decade and that statement couldn't ring any more true IMHO. Maybe your perspective is different or maybe you're not willing to see beyond your perspective.
If you only want to see the bad in something why not walk away from it, get it out of your life? Clearly it's toxic enough to cause you months of grief and disappointment, if not years. Why torture yourself anymore than you need to? It's not worth it! I'd much rather see you invest energy into something positive and helpful here on TPU...but this...this isn't it IMHO.
