This might be the thing . Just like with Garen E dmg or WoW ' rested ' system . <| sep |> Sorry , I never played Eve online so I cannot compare . Even with the full pricing , you can get ED deluxe edition painjobs for like 50 eur . Or 25 e for the base game . I think that ' s quite a fair price , considering there ' s no subscription model or any paytowin instances and it ' s an AAA game ! With current 33 % discount 33 eur for deluxe or 16 for base this game is a bargain , in my opinion at least . Also the team behind ED is dedicated to polish and expand the game much further , so you will feel your money is well spent . David Braben , the director , is 1001 % dedicated scientific guy . Elite isn ' t just one of his projects , but his ultimate goal . Learning curve is well . If you never played EliteFrontierFirst Encounters before , ED can feel strange . There ' s some quite good manuals , videos and voiced training missions that you can repeat again and again though , even offline . Once you get used to it , you will feel at home . And oh , the community is great , so feel free to ask the questions in forums . Do note that this game is NOT a Star Wars clone or anything else with high intensity action . You will be disappointed if you do . Focus is on the exploration simulation . You think in advance what will be your goal for today , rather than ' go with the flow '. I just came from Elder Scrolls Online . While I ' m a huge ES and ESO fan , I got tired of all the people there , so I came to ED to explore the space and relax . Like , there ' s an MMO element , there ' s people whom you can fly with , some PVP fights , community shared worlds . You will even be able to share your ship with other people in the next update . But , at the end of the day , you are really left alone and minding your own business . I like that .