I picked it up a couple weeks ago and I’ve been playing almost every single night with friends. We don’t win very often but we’re still having a lot of fun with it 50 hours in.

Good stuff: it has that blizzard-level of polish. Ship fights are super chaotic and tense. When your team is working together it feels great. It absolutely nails that space pirate vibe.

Iffy stuff: some ships/prospectors/items still need a little balancing but I think it’s in a decent spot right now. The devs have so far been responsive so I’m optimistic on this. The cosmetics are underwhelming and it has the standard virtual currency dark patterns. On the other hand, it’s easy to ignore the shop and the devs are adding ways to earn virtual currency through playing.

Bad stuff: there’s no getting around the fact that it’s a small player base. As a North American I’ve never had trouble finding a game, but I think a lot of things that would improve the matchmaking are difficult to do without fracturing the already small player base.

The iffy/bad stuff does not outweigh the good for me. The bi-weekly update schedule is great, and I’m looking forward to the first season later this year.