BigMike

Yes, they're real, and yes, it's ridiculous. But bear in mind they've said all of the ships will be available to acquire within the game after release. These ships are more of an Early Access situation. Also, there are some that are more on the order of $50.
 
Personally I would not recommend jumping in until there is more of a playable game available. There isn't much to actually play at the moment.

I will have to look deeper into it...
Thanks for inside info.

Only thing to keep in mind is that the package may or may not come with the Arena commander alpha/beta module ($5). This allows you to participate in the current alpha stage. The ship package is the squadron 42 pre-order, with PU beta access. You may or may not have to pay an extra $5 for alpha/beta access of star marine. All ships and packages are meltable or can be cross-chassis upgraded to better quality ships, so if you are not happy with a ship, you can possible change it out to another ship of the same cost, or with a little bit more money.
 
There aren't any other hidden fees outside of that, but just thought you would like to know.
 
 
 
There are also concept sales that give out Lifetime Insurance (LTI) for ships, which require you to not pay for hull insurance in the game for the ship. This can actually be a benefit for traders, miners, or combat people, so that they have a higher chance of ingame profit not having to spend ingame currency every mission and outing for it. Some of us only purchase ships we plan to use for that reason. As for the reason people order the more expensive stuff is actually for those with the money, higher quality investors that actually go the 15k route (I've met one that has put 45k plus in it).

There are a lot of games that do this, and far many that do far worse. Just look at the mobile game market where half of it is either releasing the rest of the game, or buying items or time to speed up your progress. A lot of those have 20 and 50 dollar packages standard, that are then some are even inflated with a gambling/randomization mechanic that nullifies half of what you get from them. A lot of browser games usually require you to put in 100 to 300 usd to actually be competitive with other players. Most of those said games, people try to stay away from like the plague; however, they do exist, and people do play them.
 
Planetside 2, for instance, is also a free game, but anything in the game also has real money costs (if you choose to use it) where every single weapon you want to unlock is 7 to 15 usd, and each item that is purely for looks is at least 3 to 25 per. Then this also has a monthly subscription mechanic for about 10 per month. Then take a look at games like Hearthstone, another free game (fun as heck though). Where you pay for expansions 20-30 usd per, and card packs of 5 purely random cards usually run 2 to 3 usd per, depending on bulk. Granted, it is 5 cards, and the results are randomized, half of anything you buy will be practically dust. These two, costs aside are actually both fully free to play that give no one a permanent advantage. So this kind of market is actually considered sensible.
 
This is how the game market is. If anything, Star Citizen is 1) not a free to play game. Which means it has far better graphical fidelity, far better mechanics, and far better scope. 2) It is entirely player backed, which allows it to not get screwed over by publisher or investor demands, which ruin most AAA titles. Just keep in mind, the release of the game will actually be a 50-60 usd title, like most console or computer games cost. The next two installments of the single player will also be the same way (exact price for each is tbd); however, the PU multiplayer aspect will be open from the first installment, without any blockers.
 
 
So, if you are comfortable backing the project, feel free to back with the amount you feel comfortable with. If you don't feel comfortable, then you don't have to. Many are sticking with the base package that gives them the game and the first release of squadron 42 (which comes with beta and PU access). Others put in more than that.

Better/bigger ships are more expensive, just like better/bigger everything in real life. No one's forcing you to spend over 300$ on a Hornet. I didn't. Get what you can afford now, buy everything you want with hard earned in-game money after SC is out. That's what I'll do. Unless I win the lottery.

So guys, I would like to show  Boost My PC video  in Czech republic. Enjoy it. The PC looks awesome in my eyes (owl Strix case mod). Thanks to Suchao for this casemod. And video with english subtiles:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRP1PX1hic
 

It's Asus' video guys... Jeez stop jumping on him before looking at the video.

Way to pussy out google.

It will also encourage them to do it again. Maybe they'll attack again at Thanksgiving, or some other holiday. All they've learned is that they can get away with it.
 
Kim Dotcom did not help anyone except the "hackers" (FYI to thread: DDoSing isn't hacking).

...
 
So the moral of the story is script kiddies get rewarded for their bull?

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1nq0ZSl
Amazon: http://georiot.co/1V30
 
Finally a worthy replacement for my One M7 from a year ago. This phone features a stunning ID, lightning fast performance, and aside from a couple of small complaints... is damn near as good as it gets. I hope you guys enjoy this video because I feel like now, one year into doing phone reviews, this is about as good as we can make them... It's a lot of work, but if you guys enjoy it, then it's all worthwhile....
 

 
 
Now onto the good stuff. HTC is giving us up to TWO phones to give away. All we need to do is generate 10,000 unique impressions on this tracked product page link, and I will give away two phones to random posters in this thread no matter who you are or where you're from in the world. 
 
CLICK HERE -> http://s.htc.com/1nL8t8x <- CLICK HERE
 
One entry per person, but tell ALL your friends and family about it! Spread the word because this is a srs business opportunity to own what is arguably the best smartphone in the world right now!
 
The giveaway closes Apirl 19th and the winners will be announced on the WAN show before the end of April!

And my faith in the younger generation is now lost. Luckely his views/subscriber count is quite low. There might still be hope
 
The top 100 most subscribed to YouTube channels: http://vidstatsx.com/youtube-top-100-most-subscribed-channels

'News, reviews, articles and guides' is the forum
 
It was news to me when I found out :D

Please tell me more about how you are 16 years old and have a client who trusts you?

What are we talking about? Its about a girls that anyone on Computex can see? Or its some special private presentation?? Because if its the first case, why is that such a big deal?? If that girls didnt want to be seen, they would just stay at home, right?

What are we talking about? Its about a girls that anyone on Computex can see? Or its some special private presentation?? Because if its the first case, why is that such a big deal?? If that girls didnt want to be seen, they would just stay at home, right?

What are we talking about? Its about a girls that anyone on Computex can see? Or its some special private presentation?? Because if its the first case, why is that such a big deal?? If that girls didnt want to be seen, they would just stay at home, right?

What are we talking about? Its about a girls that anyone on Computex can see? Or its some special private presentation?? Because if its the first case, why is that such a big deal?? If that girls didnt want to be seen, they would just stay at home, right?

What are we talking about? Its about a girls that anyone on Computex can see? Or its some special private presentation?? Because if its the first case, why is that such a big deal?? If that girls didnt want to be seen, they would just stay at home, right?

What are we talking about? Its about a girls that anyone on Computex can see? Or its some special private presentation?? Because if its the first case, why is that such a big deal?? If that girls didnt want to be seen, they would just stay at home, right?

How is it being sexist admiring the female form. We are not saying women are weak or terrible or objects purely for sex. We are merely saying they look really nice and that is simply admiration. Sexism is thrown around far too easily.

EDIT: Items will not be shipped until after September 1st or when all winners reply to Slick - whichever comes first!

Announcing our HUGE Computex giveaway powered by WD. This is a bit of a special giveaway. The more you watch our Computex videos from the Western Digital booth in Computex the more stuff we're going to give away. You can see the latest updates from WD at Computex here: http://www.wdc.com/computex/
 
EDIT: BONUS for readers/viewers from the USA/EU - Get 15% off internal hard drives until June 16th, 2013 (US & EU only) with promocode "COMPUTEX2013" - http://wdstore.com & http://bit.ly/12qcLsk
 
 
This thread will be updated daily from June 4th to June 8th to give you the links to the videos. In order to enter, all you have to do is post in this thread, but make sure you check back daily and watch all of the videos so that we can hit our targets and give away ALL the coolest stuff!
 
 
If you want to play through all of the videos you can see them here:   
 
Here are all of the eligible videos individually:
 

 

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M41LukUo-Yk&list=PL8mG-RkN2uTwEIByWErWuJ6OMBI-MQQ9K&index=3
 

 

 

 
 
 
This video thumbnail announcing the contest should give you some idea how crazy this is:
 

 
The contest closes June 30th and it's open to residents of the planet Earth.
 
TLDW: 
 
25,000 views average per video - 5x My Passport Ultra, 2x My Book Studio external hard drives
50,000 views average per video - 2x 1TB Velociraptor, 2x 4TB Black, 2x 3TB Red hard drives
75,000 views average per video - 2x Puget Systems Core i5 GTX 660 gaming systems
100,000 views average per video - 1x Steiger Dynamics LEET gaming grade HTPC worth over $2000
 

 
Here are the full specs of the Steiger machine. Please be sure to follow them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/STEIGERDYNAMICS
 

 
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Also please like Steiger Dynamics on Facebook. These guys are building very cool systems, and they're working towards getting gaming and performance computing into our living rooms. Would you rather have one of these or an Xbox One... https://www.facebook.com/STEIGERDYNAMICS
 
Good luck everyone and stay tuned!

Great! Thank you Linus and HTC as well!

If you want your program seperated from the SSD, you don't need move "Program Files" folder... In fact don't move it, because you'll break Windows built-in programs.
 
When you install a program, you can pick the path you want to install the program. So in your case, it should be D:\<Program Name> or how ever you want.. like D:\Software\Best Software\Bestest of Best Software\<Program Name>. It doesn't mater. :)
 
For example:
Let's say you want want to install "anch2797's AWESOME SOFTWARE OF D00000M!!!!!"
You'll get to this screen, where you change the path from C:\Program Files (x86)\anch2797's AWESOME SOFTWARE, to D:\anch2797's AWESOME SOFTWARE, as demonstrated bellow:

 
That is all you have to do!
(yes, I just made a setup, just for you :) )

Actually... I believe it's conductive on both sides, that's why it's anti-STATIC. I believe what that does is distributes the charges evenly across the bag so that there isn't a build up in any one spot. What he is doing IS dangerous and whether what's shown in the video will work or not is just luck, it might do nothing 19/20 times but I am not willing to be the 20/20 :P