Grats. I also paid for this game. $75 excluding the paints I've bought (some 35 GBP or so). But which product was it you were expecting again? A game with trading? Check. A game with combat? Check. A game with several different career paths? Check. A universe with 400 billion stars? Check. Ships? Check. Ship customization? Check. AI? (albeit not very good AI). Check. Personally, I think people got themselves all hyped up, expected too much and were let down when the game didn't live up to THEIR expectations. Yes FD didn't release EVERYTHING they promised; but they communicated as much and to expect them to release so much in only two years is simply unrealistic. I knew they weren't going to make some things, and you know what? It doesn't matter. I know the content is coming. I know they're going to keep working on the game. People just need to learn to be patient; Rome wasn't built in a day after all. My favourite analogy to how some of the people on here are like: "They're expecting Disneyland of 2015, when the 1955 version has just opened."
What's advertised on the website is available in the game. Some of what they promised (in blogs and such) isn't yet in the game, but that's understandable considering that the game was in dev for ONLY two or so years (considering the what you can do, how stable it is and how big the universe is); I'd say bravo to the team for doing what they've done and are continuing to do.
People are extremely entitled individuals when they part with their money. This is normal human behaviour. Gamers though? Goodness, they definitely step it up a notch. They seem to have this idea that they did a company a favour and as such, the company is now beholden to them. They seem to think they own the game. They have the audacity to make demands, threats and accusations. Many gamers are quite possibly the worst customers I've ever seen in my life; and I've dealt with a lot of bad customers over the years. Nevertheless, by installing and playing the game, they've (we've) accepted the EULA which states they accept that the game is provided as-is. We know the game isn't finished in it's entirety (anybody who expects this is only fooling themselves), we know it's a long term project, we know they're working on bugs and new content. And yet we have people making demands, expecting a fix right this second - despite evidence to the contrary that it just won't happen. We are bound to FD's time table; not they to ours.
That said, they don't have to let us test; but they do. They don't have to communicate with us; but they do - and incredibly frequently I might add. They don't owe anybody anything. Entitlement is a very bad trap to fall into; because one day someone will try it in the real worldtm and they'll get a big surprise when the company turns around and says "tough cookies champ" and there would be nothing the person could do about it.
If a game bothers people that much; seriously, take a break. Very few things in this world should threaten to give people a hernia.
I say: Untwist thine panties, grab your preferred beverage and be patient.
But, I know that won't happen. Entitlement is like a drug. Very easy to get into; very hard to quit.
