Is it as good as it is supposed to be? Not … yet. The game remains in an early alpha state. But give it time.
CIG is building a 'holy grail' game: Massive universe, fully-realized planets, rendered cities, multi-crewed capital ships, many viable career tracks, and more.
The beauty for the moment comes in experiencing game play systems coming on line. Its like watching a master piece being painted.
But for those that don't like watching the paint dry, its probably best checking back in a year or more still.