In truth i don't feel like starting the game anymore. I've had a lot of fun but i feel i've reached the limit of what i want to do with the game as it stands. I did some trading in a Lakon 6, some fighting in a Viper and i enjoyed the atmosphere immensely, i still have a good feeling toward the game but it really does need more added for me to start playing again.
I didn't like ED at first, then it won me over and now i'm just waiting for more content. I think part of the problem for a gamer such as myself who likes the personal touch, is the impersonal feel of the missions. There are no randomised faces, it just feels a little cold. i struggle to find things to do to enjoy myself other than cruise at 30kps and jump into unidentified signals, everyhing else is just go and collect, or go and shoot.
I still love the game, it has a special something, but i really need Frontier to flesh it out out more. In it's current form i prefer to just remember the fun i had.
Edit* by the way i don't agree with those who say it's a mile wide and an inch deep. it takes a lot to get to the stage where the ships feel so real and the galaxy is so pretty, ED is either the most promising foundation for a future game that i've ever seen, or it's a terrible waste, because what is there is so good.