Is a Star Citizen subscription worth it in 2025? | January Showcase

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025

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  • @Mrkraken
    @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

    2024-01Susbcriber Sentiment Poll 👉 ruclips.net/user/postUgkxEXtHeIc6Pqp_zPl90lYxhHdvK7ohCNry?si=QCtTOffD8zYxl1EB
    *** Update *** Apparently there's also an issue with this month's ships, Imperators are reporting that they have not got the Andromeda in their hangars (I can't get on to check mine at the moment)

    • @For2ty
      @For2ty Месяц назад

      I got the Aquilla

  • @lordbayne7918
    @lordbayne7918 Месяц назад +5

    If you're a subscriber, you should be able to get LTI on your store credit purchases (not just "new" money).

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  28 дней назад

      That would be splendid, but not realistic. 10 year on the monthly ships, now that I could get behind

  • @toksford
    @toksford Месяц назад +12

    I cancelled my sub a long time ago for the very simple reason that I saw little to no value in the 'flair' I miss Jump Point but I feel they have been doing an okay job with world building stuff outside of that over the past few years. The free flyable ships is nice but with most things I feel like if I wanted them by now I would have them or would have worked in game to buy/rent them. I miss when sub items were like flightsuits and gear stuff that actually had a use, not just oooohhhh look at this shiny pot that doesn't fit at all in my legitimate business HQ.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      A lot of the 'usable' flair also gets broken a lot, there's one of the drink vessels atm that shows 100% full but no drink option, and the old multi-coloured taclights are missing textures

    • @Libertas_P77
      @Libertas_P77 Месяц назад

      You can access Jump Point anyway. Pipeline post a link and you can read it every issue that comes out, surprised me when I discovered this too.

  • @Persuasion94
    @Persuasion94 Месяц назад +4

    If they added my sub value to my store credits budget, I would sub again. If not, it's only when there is a really juicy flare I have to have, which hasn't been for years 🤷‍♂️.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      Doubt that will happen, would be nice if you could 'surrender' a given flair item and get % value back as store credit maybe

  • @Iconoclastix
    @Iconoclastix Месяц назад

    Thank you.

  • @evemaniac
    @evemaniac Месяц назад +4

    I would too prefer other items, like non melee weapons or armors, even a choose a flair option would be better then plants but I mainly subscribe for the 20% coupon.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Choose a flair is something I hadn't even considered, you have a devious marketing mind (or maybe it's just me that instantly thought of the psychological trigger potential)

    • @evemaniac
      @evemaniac Месяц назад

      @Mrkraken Their design and love to detail is top notch. Like my player organisation, many others use special set and color combinatuons.Those "choose a flair" token could help a lot of organisations to stockpile their team colors. Or the next step could be a token shop where you could color dip your set or make piece of helmet ,armor or weapon in a unique pattern or slightly different color. Unlimited potential and you could be sure the amount of imperator subs would skyrocket even with the "choose a token" idea , let alone the own colors.
      Even SWG had a 8 color base color variation slider added for armor crafted by an armorsmith. Crafting is of cause another topic but as fas as I would say if we could get this crafting system, an exact copy, from the 20 year old Star Wars Galaxies later in SC ,I would be very happy because I consider it one of the best in the MMORPG world.

  • @gumcard39
    @gumcard39 Месяц назад +1

    The new sub stuff are verry nice and finally we get big planst

  • @MacDelta
    @MacDelta Месяц назад +4

    Surprised you did not mention the broken subscription that is happening. Imperator subscribers are only receiving the Taurus and the Aquila, NOT the Andromeda.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      I.. didn't even know that was a thing and couldn't get in-game yesterday (infinite load) to grab some b-roll of the ships for the video... dear god

  • @sysko5986
    @sysko5986 Месяц назад +1

    I see centurion helping enable info presentations as a base value. Anything else’s sweeteners for that. Some I like.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      It's great seeing the mix of comments about how people attribute the worth. I would say the best thing to come out of subscriptions are the shows and magazine, I was gutted when Jump Point went to bi-monthly

  • @reverendzombie72
    @reverendzombie72 Месяц назад +2

    So, in my opinion it is better to not subscribe but purchase the one month pass when it is giving you access to the new patch or a new vehicle you want to try. You can always go back and buy any missed subscriber gear for less than the $10 sub and have access to all the jump points.

    • @Libertas_P77
      @Libertas_P77 Месяц назад +1

      Exactly, very occasionally then pick up what you want. It doesn’t encourage subscription because there’s no time locked exclusive content.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      That's how a lot of people operate their subs, that's what i did with 3.18, I wanted to get on and see my Vulture.

  • @achildofbodom1
    @achildofbodom1 Месяц назад +2

    100% perceived value. For me, value means something useful. Guns and armor mostly. I am also okay with paints from time to time even though they're not useful.
    Wife on the other hand finds most of the guns and armor to be quite ugly but really enjoys the decoration flair --- I see the deco flair being the least popular for the majority of players. While it's okay to have, again from time to time, it's becoming a bit too common.
    I am starting to see way less value with the subscription stuff, and I am thinking about getting out of it after about 3-4 years of having it. I am not interested in putting pots in my hangar, and I'd reckon the majority of players would rather have something more practical.
    I certainly wouldn't mind seeing some fresh paints on more ships now, or skins for things like the maxlift or medguns, cause you'll also get the maxlift or medgun with it. That's a fair value way over the value of a freakin potted plant

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Sure the guns are ugly, but I have absolutely no problem with losing them because of it haha. It would be nice to get some 'Pyro aesthetic' skins for utility items

  • @TehChzeMnky
    @TehChzeMnky Месяц назад +3

    I had subbed for two years, mostly for the flair items, and have been disappointed overall. I would have preferred more useful items instead of hangar decorations. Also, many of the old items don't even work, and yet, are they still are for sale. 😅

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Yeah the flair missing textures or just not working is really annoying!

  • @Jarvolo27
    @Jarvolo27 Месяц назад +1

    I was about to start a sub until I saw what the items were. Did they stop giving out good things and I just missed it?

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      It peaks and troughs like this, I next month (I'd hope) will be more practical items
      2024 went:
      01 - Vehicle paints + matching FS-9
      02 - Weapons + poster
      03 - Tankards
      04 - Hull A+C Paints + water bottle
      05 - Invictus themed weapons
      06 - Trubarrier Hazmat suit (that doesn't protect against anything)
      07 - Dying star liveries part 1 + knife
      08 - Plushie + Non-functioning Gourd
      09 - Pirate skull furniture
      10 - Weapons + posters
      11 - A large d20 dice + chairs
      12 - Dying star liveries part 2 + knife

  • @ViniciusConsorte
    @ViniciusConsorte Месяц назад +1

    Im kinda new to SC, had 1y sub as centurion and 6 months as imperator, im 2 months free of that, will not sub again until i see some real benefits to do so, PAY to test a broken exp earlier, no, pay to get gear that i cant use or will most likely lose till the next patch, no.... pay to get a coupon to spend more on things i probably dont need and buy out of FOMO, no....
    Some take more time to wake up than others, sadly i overspent a lot till i figured this out.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Welcome to Star Citizen! A gaming experience like literally no other (take that whichever way you like lol)

  • @deltaecho2621
    @deltaecho2621 Месяц назад +1

    Do NOT prepay for a 12 month subscription. That’s just a flat out donation and encourages CIG to cheap out on the flair. Coffee cups and empty pots and vases… WTF? When I sub it’s a month by month. I only sub for useable items in game, that have actual value. This last year I think I subbed for maybe 3-4 months. That’s a pretty low hit %. There are so many cool items they could be using… armor lockers, armor stands, gun racks/lockers, metal silhouette target stands for our hangers. Garbage cans that work. Backpacks, Refrigerators or dispensing machines for our Cruz in our hanger (we stock it). Cargo trolleys. A locker/rack for the tractor beam tool that attaches on to the Cargo elevator console “shack” so we can have it readily accessible. Hell, give us that large FPS tractor beam tool as flair. I’d purchase an extra one. Vote/speak with your wallets fellow Citizens.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  28 дней назад

      Gun racks, vending machines, lockers etc. would be awesome

  • @leoncantwelliii7946
    @leoncantwelliii7946 20 дней назад

    So, as a whale, I'll point this out. If you wait until December, they offer a 1 year sub discount if you use store credits. For $190.00usd store credit you get 1 years worth of imperator subscription which includes two 20% off coupons which can be used on purchases up to $500. Effectively give you two $100 off coupons.
    Let that sink in.
    The subscription essentially just became free. In fact, you actually made a very small amount of money in value back. I have been an emperator sub level member for 2 years now. I fully utilize these coupons and get the maximum value out of that savings. I effectively get a years worth of flare items for nothing, plus I get all the other perks for the whole year. It was money I was going to spend on the game anyways as I've said, because I'm a whale. So I might as well be getting extra free stuff while I'm at it.

  • @luvit579
    @luvit579 Месяц назад +1

    The vase and plant look decent to me because they look like larger decor items. the really small stuff they have at times isn't for me. I'd prefer some cool armor or something, but as I said I'm not unhappy with this months drop. I pulled out the Vanduul skull from the goodie pack earlier today and that's a cool item. All things are a matter of perspective.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      That's the thing, one persons "worth it" is another persons cancellation. When it comes to the pots or random cups etc. we've had, it's a bit of a let down for most people. I personally just keep my Imperator running because I can afford to and don't throw money at every ship that comes out. For people on tighter budgets though the objet-d'art is probably more of a deal-breaker

  • @DirteeBloo
    @DirteeBloo 29 дней назад +1

    Im subbed and shows in my hanger but not in game at all lol

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  28 дней назад

      Yeah, likely coming with 4.0.1. Really not a great look when they do this 🙃

  • @arenomusic
    @arenomusic Месяц назад +2

    Even the subscriber flair is SoonTM now? So happy I cancelled!

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      It's happened a couple of times before and is always a bit of a kick in the knackers

  • @M4ndor1an
    @M4ndor1an Месяц назад +3

    subscribed 2 times and received a knife twice. Subscribtion is quite worthless at the moment

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Ouch, see for me as a lover of playing hide the knife, I don't mind that so much, but as a sub item it's still a bit poor

  • @oracka2289
    @oracka2289 Месяц назад +4

    You can NEVER have too many mugs/knives or plants . Oh wait yess ,yes you can you can have too many . About 20 too many at this point they are F'n WORTHLESS. CiG going for the lowest of the low hanging fruit

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Yeah, given the vast amount of vehicles you could even have a "year of the ______ livery". Hell, could probably do it with weapons these days

  • @carvalhodasilva22
    @carvalhodasilva22 Месяц назад +2

    Cig can give what they want. Just show the real image of it. Not show a armor and give a plant.

  • @bigarmydave
    @bigarmydave Месяц назад +1

    I got the plant pot and immediately canceled lol.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      That seems to be a common sentiment

  • @Dracounguis
    @Dracounguis 14 дней назад +2

    Hangar items 'flair' are crap.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  11 дней назад +1

      Yeah they are for now and the foreseeable future. Maybe in another 12 years they'll be a bit more practical

  • @SecretResut
    @SecretResut 28 дней назад +2

    This month was a joke... seriously WTF. I have no idea why I subbed in the first place. Thank you for pointing out the Season Pass thing as well, it just is not worth it. You pay for a year and get maybe 2 or 3 items over that year that even help or make you happy (I use Imperator) so that translates into $140 us that could have been a whole ship or upgrade but there is nothing worthwhile that lasts in the sub benefits. Especially with the "Death of a Spaceman" bull shyt all you will ever really have is your pledge store... Better idea; I should just buy something else somewhere else.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  28 дней назад +1

      Yeah the PTU early access was useless too! As the first PTU of the year was open to all waves straight away

  • @Mickeychr89
    @Mickeychr89 24 дня назад

    You'd honestly gain more value from just pledging 10-25 dollars worth of store credit monthly instead.

  • @MrCabledawg45
    @MrCabledawg45 2 дня назад +1

    I don't want a battle pass in SC. Tired of seasons and that model for gaming.
    The ReC i have no need for. I own most ships i want to fly. I should be able to convert REC to aUEC. I've got 5 mil in credits.. i don't use.
    The sub flair the past few months have been not worth it to me.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  День назад

      Oh I'm not saying SC needs a battle/season pass, but when held up in comparison it does make the SC sub value diminish into obscurity. Battlepasses are very much the impulse purchase items for their (relatively) low cost for items received that then get up-sold to a higher tier and of course rely a lot on FOMO.

  • @ravanos4472
    @ravanos4472 Месяц назад +1

    i joined for two months. Cancelled and no plans on getting it back. Potted plants that are not in the game as sub gear.... are you f'n kidding me? There is no reason to get flair because you cant get it back if you use it. Bought the citizen con digital pack for the gun, used it and got killed due to glitch with the game and now its lost. In 4.0 still no way to get goods back that i paid money for so there is no reason to get armor or guns or anything from the store.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      Yeah the item recovery kiosk was pulled from the cargo patch and with the P8AR I really hope we get some news on that soon, for things you can't re-buy it's daft.

  • @null2470
    @null2470 Месяц назад +1

    The flair is underwhelming. That's why I cancelled mine.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      You're far from alone there!

  • @Rocketeer843
    @Rocketeer843 Месяц назад +2

    Subscription is not worth a dime. You only get crap items and earlier accesss to the broken PTU. If you want to support the Game I'd suggest to buy or upgrade a ship with real money. Would make more sence.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      So put money in that you can then use for store credit/buyback swapping later? Makes sense

    • @Rocketeer843
      @Rocketeer843 Месяц назад

      @@Mrkraken Yeah

  • @TheDethBringer666
    @TheDethBringer666 21 день назад

    I've never subscribed, and seeing the potted plant when I was tempted to... not inspired to open my wallet.

  • @apr6337
    @apr6337 Месяц назад +1

    Lmao
    You get $10 for a $20 subscription and $5 for a $10 subscription
    Does that seem like a good deal? That’s just another cig scam. Everything they do is a scam

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Thanks for taking the time to comment!

  • @justinrigney4830
    @justinrigney4830 Месяц назад +1

    I don’t know waiting an entire month in excitement for maybe a cool new armor or paint to then only get a plant and a vase seems like a let down to me. I’m unsubbing to their subscription service.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      At least with flair, you can (if you so wish) pledge for them at any point and they are normally added to the loot pool a few months after

  • @JimCGames
    @JimCGames Месяц назад +2

    I’ve been playing this game for about a month (+/-) and find little reason to spend my money on this or anything else.
    I had issues with my account from the onset and took my complaint to support and their first interaction with me about my issue contained lies (or at a minimum “misinformation”).
    They were slow to respond (about a week between email correspondence) leading up to the Christmas and NY Holidays.
    Combine these with all the bugs and glitches I see little point in “investing” further dollars.
    Constantly losing crates filled with loot because of their server crashes, paying to “reclaim” my ship for no apparent reason (another one of the ways I’ve lost crates that were still on my ship), crates (7 of them at this point) that were in my home hangar, and the list goes on.
    At this point, I don’t even keep anything inside the storage compartments of my ship anymore because I can’t trust they’ll be there due to these constant claims for a new ship for no apparent reason.
    Their recent decision to “fix” duplication of weapons by players over the playability/functionality of the game is a clear indication where their priorities are.
    Nope, until they pull their heads out and the game takes a dramatic change from how it is now, I see little to no value in investing in this any further.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Welcome to the pain of the verse!
      Customer support is slow depending on what the selected category is (from my experience), you're often better off finding answers from within the community if it's not an account specific problem. Personally I treat it for what it is; a buggy, unstable mess that's extremely pretty and takes baby steps towards being an actual game.

    • @JimCGames
      @JimCGames Месяц назад

      @, it was an account issue. The website authentication would not work for my account.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      All sorted now? There was an issue with the latest design last year where the cookie acceptance script was causing problems with login

    • @JimCGames
      @JimCGames Месяц назад

      @, it’s sorted because they refused to do anything other than force me to create a new email and then shove all my account stuff to that one.
      They made unsubstantiated claims about Microsoft blocking the Hotmail email address I had, they claimed setting a whitelist in my emails would “guarantee” my receipt of their emails, and a few other claims as well.
      When I challenged their unsubstantiated claims/allegations, they never answered them.
      For instance, I posed whether or not they had absolutely no accounts with Hotmail addresses.
      I also told them that a whitelisting of email addresses does not “guarantee” anything. It only determines whether an email would go in a junk folder or its associated folder. I’m sure they’re most likely still telling other customers this same untruth. I even reinforced the assertion that Microsoft (or any other entity) has no ability to determine whether any specific (incoming) email is valid or not (whether the recipient initiated the interaction), so they can’t just arbitrarily block incoming emails (from a gaming company which was their assertion). This is the whole premise of having “junk” folders in the first place. It’s a temporary storage so the user can determine what to do with emails yet setup in their programs.
      I basically told them they shouldn’t be giving out such unsolicited advice like that, especially since they don’t know how knowledgeable persons such as myself (in this case) is about a given subject.
      Every place I’ve seen (like customer support and even their online chat forum) they act like they are gods and cannot be challenged. This is another reason why I’m reluctant to spend real, hard-earned money any more in this game.

  • @KimaniT
    @KimaniT Месяц назад +1

    No (end)

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      That's for the end of year video

  • @Libertas_P77
    @Libertas_P77 Месяц назад +1

    It’s a bad model, and not only are they not exclusive and appear in game later, but also aren’t rare because anybody can pick them up later via the store. As such, zero incentive to subscribe.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      For the flair absolutely, but that's the thing, so many people attribute the spend to the flair, and given how most of the other things have diminished or been forgotten about for over a year.. it's hardly surprising

  • @Kyle-sr6jm
    @Kyle-sr6jm Месяц назад +1

    Nope

  • @78Pants
    @78Pants Месяц назад +1

    simple answer. No

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      I still think it's "it depends", but that's the whole thing of perceived value, if you don't think it is, that's a personal gauge that no one can really argue with!

    • @78Pants
      @78Pants Месяц назад +1

      @@Mrkraken I think it's definitley been worth it in past years, but recently, absolutley not, even in comparison to some of the past ones (unique weapons, armours and paints and the like come to mind as the primary "useful" or coveted ones in my mind).

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      I hope there comes a day where it is Ship/Clothing/Weapon stuff as the attributed and then a trinket/toy/novelty as the purchasable one in the store. I'd buy a Vanduul bobblehead or a MISC RAPTOR figure cockpit flair in a heartbeat

    • @78Pants
      @78Pants Месяц назад

      ​@@Mrkraken that would be the ideal way, yes. Really, if you're subscribed for 6 months, it should be netting you enough stuff to be equivalent to the higher end gear packs from the store page. If it doesn't hit that metric it'll remain worthless.

  • @fanustheron8178
    @fanustheron8178 Месяц назад +1

    Ridiculous

  • @needy3535
    @needy3535 Месяц назад

    Stop spending money on this game yall

  • @Thebart3nder
    @Thebart3nder Месяц назад +1

    Ive been playing for 2 months. It's the first time i hear about a subscription. This subscription is utter trash. I don't even understand how and why people would pay for this, even if the items were ok. But you are telling me they don't even bother to give real ingame items? in a real money paid subscription?
    What kind of retailer would ask you to pay monthly for something and then give promises instead of delivering the product they sold?
    This is awfull value.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      obviously people subscribe for different reasons, some might just leave it running to build towards concierge levels, others the discount. But yes, the flair items not even being present in-game at the time of them being "the flair" is always the most annoying thing to do with it.

  • @madislanddoctor
    @madislanddoctor Месяц назад +3

    DON'T GIVE THESE SCAMMERS ANY MORE MONEY UNTIL THEY HAVE WORKING PRODUCT.

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад

      Thanks for taking the time to comment!

    • @GermanAcesHDx
      @GermanAcesHDx Месяц назад +1

      In Germany we say: hs

    • @Mrkraken
      @Mrkraken  Месяц назад +1

      @@GermanAcesHDx No, you SAY something that would get picked up by profanity filters, you TYPE hs to circumvent them 🤣