I hit the 2 button on my microwave because anything 6 and below automatically does minutes.

The downside is when I want to soften butter and forget about it.

I’m gonna say elite is generally a hard sell because of the steep learning curve. I love it and have over 1,300 hours, but only after a friend brought me back because I was so lost my first time playing it. I similarly quit trying the on-foot stuff on 3 separate occasions because it’s so difficult to figure it out, and failing a mission often results in a fine or bounty you have to then find an interstellar factor to pay off.

Then there’s the engineer grind. I won’t speak on that here.

It’s frustrating because the game is incredibly deep with faction mechanics, system states, market demands, etc. but all of that is basically inaccessible in any reasonable manner without 3rd party tools. Outside that your options are exploration, shipping, combat, mining, and that’s about it.

That said, if you want a somewhat realistic space sim, it’s probably the best you can find. Just make sure you have a guide and inara.cz bookmarked.

Imagine a company recognizing that treating your employees well, might actually be good for business?

I mean you joke but that is so far from the norm anymore.

I can only assume it’s awesome to work there because every worker badge I see says they’ve been there since the aughts.