I don't even really know how to articulate this but its just such a trite and dead feeling mechanic. The focus of SC always seemed to be the beauty of space exploration and life in general but we're getting such grind heavy traditional MMO mechanics that I'm just left feeling so uninspired by the game. I'm not even one of the die hard skill expression advocates but come on, the idea tier 5 Hornets floating around just feels so gross in comparison to someone out in the verse just being a kick ass pilot because they put the hours in. I'm generally feeling a bit dejected with this project right now. Do we really need another game like this just wrapped up in a sci fi setting. You might as well replace the idea of a level 5 Hornet with a level 5 mage, it's the same principle. Stat boosts over substance. Even the methods to grind out the best tiered items is just so bleh and uninspired.