lol. Until the money well runs dry there never will be any. The gig is just too good to miss out on.
the compensation required to keep the boat from rocking must be staggering
For everyone else it's a passion or an unusually steady job. Many studios have layoffs as they finish games, but with Star Citizen never getting finished their jobs are pretty secure.
Edit: Oops, how embarrassing. Gary Oldman is not, in fact, dead. Not sure who I was thinking of.