This game is not for the faint hearted since it requires dedication and time. If you are willing to provide both of those aspects you will begin to understand how the game works and what it requires from you. In the beginning you will notice that it is hard to gain credits, and without those you can't do much. How I would recommend playing is to find a well populated (stations) system and take courier or smuggling missions as these yield the most credits, with the least amount of effort early game. By doing so you will slowly gain credits and soon be able to purchase your first ship (other than the sidewinder.) The game from this point onwards will begin to make sense and become a whole ton easier / more profitable. I really recommend you use the wiki as it helps you tremendously. Here is a list of my pro's and con's

PROS
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Amazing graphics
Beautiful sound engine
Well optimized (low system requirements for a game of such scale)
Endless gameplay
Updated often (keeping bugs to a minimum)
Great game logic and mechanics
Great community

CONS
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Often boring in the beginning
Tedious (Lots of work required to achieve what you want, at least in the beginning)
Interdictions (basicly getting screwed over by npc's or players while in hyperdrive)

Other than that I highly recommend this game as it's not only beautiful to play but after some time becomes worth your while. Anyone who is interested in exploration, dog fighting and/or trading this is definitely the game for you.

Enjoy! :)
Dark

this game is really funn. really worth buying it!!!!!
SWEG

Great game for anyone who is into building and sandbox type games. Its fun and they bring out an update evry thursday so you will always have something more to look forward too.

I give this game a 9/10 Since it is very time consuming