I know this is something that every review and forum thread discusses, but man, I was totally unprepared for the jump in difficulty that hits in the 2nd mission. It's a damn hard game: The learning curve is incredibly steep.
A high cost, imo, for a game that's about flying around in space. This does - as the reviews warn - come at great expense I've had to turn my AA down to 2x to get 30fps.
It's a beautifiul game: The different fighter ships, bases, platforms, frigates are all carefully textured and intricately detailed. So far, I've completed about 3 hours, mostly SETA, playing as the 'Terran Defender'.
I picked this game up from Steam on the weekend.