YES the game is "open beta" technically but i feel safe writing a review because this is an age where early access and open beta just mean they are selling an unfinished game. (Yes i am aware it's free to play) However i doubt much will change between beta and release.

From my short time i noticed fairly toxic community. Another of those overzealous groups that wont allow any criticism to be levied against their game despite reporting bugs being the point of a beta. That and any questions are met with the usual "git gud" response at the very least and some active attempts to shame people at the worst. Matchmaking is poor, noticed there were higher tier ships being paired against lower tier. Half of my games started with me dominating a new player or getting squashed by someones t9 frigate. Noticed odd moments of rubberbanding which in any type of combat focused pvp game is bad. Could be fun if some of these issues were fixed, but in an age where open beta is basically the release version i doubt they will be.

Personally i had some minor complaints about the lack of tooltips and some UI features, like the inability to lock in a ship for the match so you can browse others while waiting. No accurate information on abilitys or damage. Menus could be designed better, at the moment the feel excessive and clunky.

Cash shop is also active for an unfinished product which rubs me the wrong way, you may feel differently. Yes you can argue it's for cosmetics but it's still a cash shop in a beta.

YES the game is "open beta" technically but i feel safe writing a review because this is an age where early access and open beta just mean they are selling an unfinished game. (Yes i am aware it's free to play) However i doubt much will change between beta and release. From my short time i noticed fairly toxic community. Another of those overzealous groups that wont allow any criticism to be levied against their game despite reporting bugs being the point of a beta. That and any questions are met with the usual "git gud" response at the very least and some active attempts to shame people at the worst. Matchmaking is poor, noticed there were higher tier ships being paired against lower tier. Half of my games started with me dominating a new player or getting squashed by someones t9 frigate. Noticed odd moments of rubberbanding which in any type of combat focused pvp game is bad. Could be fun if some of these issues were fixed, but in an age where open beta is basically the release version i doubt they will be. Personally i had some minor complaints about the lack of tooltips and some UI features, like the inability to lock in a ship for the match so you can browse others while waiting. No accurate information on abilitys or damage. Menus could be designed better, at the moment the feel excessive and clunky. Cash shop is also active for an unfinished product which rubs me the wrong way, you may feel differently. Yes you can argue it's for cosmetics but it's still a cash shop in a beta.