Thread by @dsmart

OK @wccftechdotcom I'll bite.

I try to avoid sharing & responding to propaganda-laden bs from you guys who are helping to promote what has become an active scam. But if you're going to mention and/or quote me, at least make an effort to get it right.

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Fact is, the bulk of my articles center on the technological aspects of the project, as well as the dubious feature & tech claims made by the creator and his devs - NONE of which have actually come true 7yrs + $190M later.

In fact, the July 2015 articles which I wrote and in which I outlined my thoughts regarding those dubious claims, continue to stand the test of time, and so remain as true today as they did back when I wrote them.

They have yet to be debunked in any way, shape or form.

Nobody cares about their funding acumen because the nature of the beast is that, believe it or not, scams of all kinds, tend to make money.

If backers weren't still giving them money, unwittingly or otherwise, the project would be DEAD since 2016.

So, highlighting that they are still around, even as the scam rolls on, says more about said scam, than it does about their ability to deliver even 20% of what they promised to backers - whose money they are now refusing to refund despite past pledges made.

For those of us who actually design, develop, and ship actual games, your interview not only reeks of the same pandering bs that helped them scam backers, but it also gives a platform to the very same devs who are KNOWINGLY complicit in this scam.

There is a reason that none of those clowns will go on the record with media who are capable of asking the tough questions, while seeing through all that propaganda bs they are likely to be spouting.

Pro tip: Jira isn't a version control tool; and Chris doesn't write code for SC

I want to add : now that key experienced devs have either continue to be fired or resigned from the project, leaving a massive gaping hole in dev, only to be filled by new and/or inexperienced devs out of their depths, the race to the end has now accelerated.

While you were focused on inconsequential bullsh-t riddled fluff, you sought to deflect from the actual narrative: where is the game that was due in Nov 2014? And what happened to $190M in backer money; even as the execs cash out by buying themselves out?

And what you guys intentionally omit is that I was one of THE original backers of the 2012 project. I got refunded and kicked out because I dared to write a blog questioning those very aspects which are now the central focus.

So, for posterity, here's a factual recap. I hope it helps you.

dereksmart.com/2015/08/star-c…