Good game but it should really be called DLC-gard

Not sure I can recommend this game.

Pros -
x good story for the first hour or so
x ship customisation is good
x I actually like the space battles (although there aren't enough random ones and the skill levels seem weird - once you upgrade your ship you don't really have much of a challenge).
x I did enjoy the mantis quest line (this might be one of the only ones I did enjoy and feel well rewarded for).

Cons -
x Loading screens everywhere - I can understand possibly the planet loading screens and picking where to land but why have them inside a solar system and i was disappointed that a planet wasn't 100% open.
x Faction Quests - these are barebones compared to Skyrim, the length of the quests, the character building and rewards all fall flat. - there is arguably less of an effect of the quests than Skyrim too (e.g. if i go with the crimson fleet surely i should be wanted by the other factions regardless of what i do? or even a pirate hunter?) - even on skyrim if you became a vampire you were hunted.
x skill points - skill points aren't a bad idea but there is way to much there some off these should have been done via levelling up that individual skill to unlock the next crafting recipe etc. (without needing the skill points).
x not enough unique locations
x cities are too small and don't have enough unique stuff going off.

Summary -

Overall there are some good mechanics in the game but these are let down by poor supporting systems, poor quest/story lines. I feel that once mods become more prevalent they may end up fixing most of Bethesda's mistakes.

Good game so far. I've not bumped into any cheaters yet.

They've done some things right but my god have they got some things wrong with this game. Too many lag shots, too many unbalanced 'power' weapons and poor matchmaking choice have let this game down + how on earth can you charge 49.99 just for a campaign??

Good Game.