Hi Mikiem, I've been a little busy of late, so haven't been moderating the forums very well. I've only just seen this post a month after you posted it.
And yes; I ended up pre-ordering it. Despite the many negative reviews when it was first released; i never regretted pre-ordering it. The developers made good on most of their promises eventually. I love anything with planets, space travel, etc, so when I first saw pre release video I was hooked. There was a similar game, but with more realistic graphics on alpha released at the same time called Star Citizen., It is reputed to have grossed almost $300 million dollars when it was crowd funded via Kickstarter, which is where I sponsored it. That was several years ago and although those who sponsored it can get working copies, it is still not out of beta.