Star Citizen is facing fan backlash over perceived pay-to-win monetization in its latest update. The May 15 patch added customizable ship components called Flight Blades, locked behind a real ...

Right now, Star Citizen flight blades can only be acquired by spending actual money. The cheapest set is available for $9.60 / £7.30, and the most expensive is $42 / £31.92. From June, the items ...

The response to flight blades from Star Citizen's community, however, has been resoundingly negative. Cloud Imperium's official post announcing and outlining the new item has received 3,776 ...

When Star Citizen announced certain flight blades kits, modifiers for sale that make ships faster, backlash over pay to win mechanics soon followed. The community has handed the company more than ...

The Star Citizen forum thread announcing the flight blades has accumulated over 2,000 replies, way more than the average thread, and most of these are quite negative.

As Star Citizen approaches a billion dollars in funding and with no full release date in sight, we take a look at its history and the current state of this ambitious space epic.

Star Citizen players lash out at cash-only "pay-to-win" item, lack of apology After $800 million and no finished game, a cash-only item pushes fans too far By Rob Thubron May 20, 2025, 10:16 35 ...

Star Citizen has finally hit alpha 4.0 after what its chief developer, Chris Roberts, admitted was “a much longer than anticipated development process.”. Cloud Imperium Games’ space sim is ...