SC is still a ship oriented game, even in it's gameplay. The difference in a gameplay sense is that the ship gameplay isn't the all of it. Most folk buying into SC do so because of the ships...they're kinda forced into it due to the predatory marketing behind the project. Buying a pixel spaceship with real money gives a sense of ownership...kinda like the old US army doctrine. This is a ship, there are thousands like it but this one is mine. That no longer really applies since Ci¬G opened up the buying of ships in game.
Many new folk dipping their feet into SC recently will more than likely never pay Ci¬G any more than the cost of a starter package since they, like most of us in recent times, will simply buy ships in game with in game credits...there's no need to 'support' the project in the previous sense. I was surprised like many when Ci¬G opened up the floodgates considering how early they chose to do it...but it's overall a good thing. Buying ships with cash is still an option, as no doubt it always will be knowing Ci¬G... but more and more folk coming into SC are chosing not to do it which I applaud.
As for the gameplay being FPS shooter related...it's an option and there's part of it in every day missions should you chose to do them... but I don't see many regular players focusing on that side of it outside of the old RexShilla videos or the idiocy of Theatres of War afficionados.
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