Imagine if he had just spent that money at a strip club

They funded that much? Dude... Just dude.. Aint no project is worth you funding that much even if it was half life 3

This is just another reason why I don't back early-access titles. The only 2 I have ever contributed to were Wasteland 2 and Pillars of Eternity several years ago now. The scope of what RSI is attempting to achieve is unbelievable (if they can pull it off), but so far all they've released are glorified tech demo modules. Sadly, as others have stated, they've suckered the masses into their black hole, so to speak, where there is no financial recourse from dissatisfaction or otherwise. It's almost as if RSI knew development would take an untold number of years and withheld that information from their backers - this is evidenced through their repeated delays and oft-missed deadlines.

Ultimately what can be gleaned here is that a game of this scope and scale requires tight resource and production management and most importantly, a transparent development pipeline. RSI has attempted to appear transparent through production updates, yet skeptical backers are still not convinced they will ever see a finished product. And on the subject of resource and production management, RSI's ability to manage a project of this scope has proven more than tricky (to put it lightly). So, whether you believe RSI is scamming its backers or not, the decision to invest money into an early access product, and to click "Accept" on the EULA agreement, is entirely your decision and right as a consumer; just as it is your right to express your opinion when the development process and the time frame is not to your liking. But before you back a project like Star Citizen, it is also incumbent upon you as a consumer to read the legalese. This guy apparently did not...

There was another dude who was trying to get $25,000 back last year. I don't think he did. If you're willing to spend that much money on an obvious scam, then you deserve to lose it.

Almost feel bad for the guy, he was excited to play this game now he can't he claims. He lost quite a lot of money, but in the end it's nobody else's fault but your own.

I've bought a couple ships, but not any of the thousand dollar ones. I've backed kickstarter games before and I know these take years to make. An MMO like Star Citizen will take even longer.

I don't understand how you could back at the thousand dollar level, and not be patient enough to see it through.

It's still in alpha, but it looks good for an alpha. I can't wait for it to enter beta and we can explore all the star systems. So far I've only run around the starting city, so it will be fun when they have the galaxy map fleshed out.

I like the game but I just have to feel sorry for the people who feel compulsively obligated to purchase unnecessary items. The game is not even complete.

$4500 wow some people are stupid I wonder how he explained to his wife he dumped $4500 into something that is not even finished.

$4500? A fool and his money have just been parted.

coulda bought so many hookers and tater tots with that money you fool