Well new here, been watching the game from a distance (YouTube) and hoping it'll be the game I've been looking for. I wish I had more to go by but with the NDA (understandable) I can't do $180 to get into the weekly test. I can see myself getting into the Alpha 1 phase and hoping it's coming very soon. I've been dying for an open world space game but all the current ones are failing in one part or another whereas DU seems to be the one that'll have everything I've ever wanted. I've played the following:
EVE: Too complex and I don't care for the "spreadsheet in space" style though it has the MMO aspect of things I want with factions, one universe, etc.
NMS: Just not enough for me, more of a nice SP Space game with COOP possibilities now
SE: I'm not the building type and unfortunately even with the new MP update the game strains too much to really have anything but a very LIMITED MP experience w/ empty planets
SC: Well, it seems to offer everything I would want but........we all know what's currently going on over there.
EGS: So far my current favorite only because I can fly ships OTHERS have built, it has a star system, it has the most people for MP that's playable and not spreadsheets. It also has space legs and planetary exploration, and factions (well limited since the max player count is 200). It also has PvP and PvE, though only problem...it's also limited player wise and it does currently strain in any decent size combat (anything over 4-5 ships fighting and the lag is bad)
So here I am eagerly awaiting DU because it seems that it'll be coming with the right mix of things!