Star Citizen – Scopique's

Time and Distance in Gameplay

Scopique September 8, 2026

While I like games with space ships, having an opportunity to fully flesh out planet-side gameplay should be an option...one that I'd prefer, actually.

Squadron 42 Moved to Q2 2027

Scopique August 28, 2026

A bit about the two letters released by CIG, one on the release of 4.10, and one from Chris Roberts regarding the patch and the move of Squadron's release date.

Grab Bag for the Week Ending August 21, 2026

Scopique August 21, 2026

We got some Stars Reach, some MMOS: MMO Simulator action, a rant about games that are copying The Expanse, and some NICE words about Star Citizen's Siege of Orison this week in the grab bag.

Is Instancing a Bad Thing?

Scopique August 3, 2026

When a sandbox game adds instancing, the community want's to know...

The Fleet

Scopique July 24, 2026

I'm currently bored while waiting, so here's a rundown of my Star Citizen fleet as it stands in the middle of 2026.

From the Armchair: Star Citizen and Instancing

Scopique June 25, 2026

Instancing content in Star Citizen is currently on the test servers. I've been waiting for this for a long time, but I also feel that I know exactly how CIG can completely drop the ball and make it a complete disaster.

Rising Tides

Scopique June 24, 2026

When different games in a genre move towards feature parity, we all win.

Tidbits for Whenever Now Is

Scopique June 17, 2026

Playing catch-up.

Myopia

Scopique May 21, 2026

I think Star Citizen is too focused on combat in a game universe that's large enough to demand a much wider range of mission content than we're getting right now or might get in the future.