I normally steer completely clear of anything MMOish, but the involvement of bay12ers piqued my interest enough to have a gander.
I'm on my way home from work atm so had to settle for a quick scan through the KS page while waiting for a train. It looks impressive, and hopefully the niche it's aiming for is large enough to make it a successful game. There are a couple of concerns holding me back form contributing at the moment though.
1. Is there any current or planned implementation of f2p or non-cosmetic micro-transactions?
2. What happens to all my stuff (planets, ships etc) while I'm not actively playing?
3. Is Eve style cooperation/scheming/raiding/scamming possible/expected here?
If I like the answers to at least two of these questions then I'm in.
1. Hemmingjay had more information than me on the subject and it seem there will also be a premium account, what does it entails, sadly i dont know as of yet. But Nick ( the CEO ) hates with passion pay to win, so the benifits of such account will most likely not be relate to anything that gives the player an advantage. Thats my own point of view with the current information i have. Since kickstarter just started Nick is quite busy right now so i cannot provide more information than that. Everything i said might not reflect final decision but should be a good guideline in any cases.
2.I know you can set a planetary sanctuary, fortress shield wich basicly lock your planet and no one can do anything to it, maybe premium account will be able to choose more than one? I dont know, pure speculation on that, but i do know you can set one planet with a fortress shield should you leave for an extended time.
3.It will be a player driven economy so im quite sure that might happen and we will see with the community what patch we should go if it becomes problematic. I know for a fact that Taitale love his community and is listening to it everyday.