...and the thing about SC is that it is getting to the point where nothing it is doing is new or even worth mentioning. E : D has a visible damage model, sure the ships are more solid not havin wings or odd extremities - which absolutely makes the most sense in space unless it is a satellite or data collecting machine that requires long arms to distance the various sensors from interference from the power source and other sensors - so they make sense as space fairing vessels in E : D. They may not be fancy jpegariots like the ridiculous ships in SC - so far the Aurora is the only one that makes a lick of sense that I've seen - but they are absolutely space faring vessels and especially space combat vessels in E : D. Many of them have lifting body characteristics which is a very aerodynamic form for atmospheric re-entry and atmospheric flight in a glide pattern. Sure, they won't work in aerodynamic maneuvering like real aircraft but then neither will the terrible designs from SC because they have zero airfoil profiles so arguing that is just silly that they "have wings" when they are improperly positioned, do not have airfoils and are absolutely useless in terms of atmospheric flight.
The same things people complain about in E : D, which tend to come form those that require a guiding mission or ultimate end game or story-line structure to play through otherwise they will be lost are very much exactly the same thing in SC. So the whole "E : D is so wide by very shallow" will absolutely apply to SC since SC is following the same pattern, and note how I say follow because nothing they have presented is innovative, new, ground breaking, or not already done by E : D.
The only thing SC could have is the "legs" crap which they can't even get working properly. So you get to walk around, walk into ships, steal ships, etc, IN YOUR UNDERWEAR BECAUSE WHERE WE ARE GOING WE DON'T NEED SPACE SUITS OR EVEN OXYGEN IN THE VACUUM OF SPACE!, so what really is the point of this? I am still lost as to how walking around and PRESS USE really makes this anything other than E : D but way, way, way behind and completely not innovative at all.
There truly is nothing playable, or even demonstrable, that is even worth paying for SC in its current form or even what is supposed to be coming down the pipe.
Procedural planets? So E : D or NMS which is out in 3 weeks. Procedural planets will require placement of these highly detailed space ports that can be walked around, so guess what - the fact that only 2 space ports exist right now after 2 years and procedural planets aren't coming for a while, and all of the highly detailed space ports to walk around require manual creation, implementation, placement, etc, means... what? It isn't happening any time soon at all. Any time soon meaning years not anything less.
I could keep going but it is pointless, the kool-aid addicts will continue sipping and reality will continue passing SC by.
