Vassago Rain, on 06 January 2015 - 08:23 AM, said:
They are modern day versions of older Chris Roberts ships, who is the one making starcitizen... Except the RSI redeemer, which was a community created ship that won some SC youtube show. Strange how PGI managed to copy it, too.
Edit: that's not saying other games haven't drawn upon the timeless freelancer and wing commander classics. Here's an EVE ship that bears certain similarities to the XYZ borderworlds freelancer ships, which have been largely recreated as the 300 series in starcitizen.
But there's a difference between copying something, and being inspired by something, then incorporating that inspiration in your own project to create something new. PGI went option #1, CCP of EVE fame went option #2.
te difference between copying and inspired by, is simply the subjective jdgement of haters, fanaboys and the creators. and nothign else, And I would not say to any of the SC creations I hav seen to be original, they all look like stimthing I have seen 10 year ago somewhere.
inspoired vs stolen/copied is like management language, they just cover something that sounds bad with soemthign that sounds better.