It's always a good idea to wait for a free fly event, those happen a couple times a year (usually during big in-game events like Invictus in spring and the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo in fall). But the servers are understandably in a horrible state during those events, so expect even more jank than usual. Alternatively, around Christmas, you can buy into the game at a discount ($40 or so), and get extra referral rewards. This year, it's an armor set with a backpack, guns and a multi tool, all with special skins. Players also get a bunch of Christmas gifts ranging from paint jobs for random ships, Christmas themed clothes, weapons and other stuff.
Either way, if you ever want to give it a shot, make sure you use a referral code for some additional in-game cash (or the aforementioned Christmas rewards). My code is STAR-PDCG-3HPB. I wouldn't use codes from Youtubers, pretty much all of them have their referrals maxed out already, so you'd still get the cash, but they don't really get anything worthwhile anymore.
Also, if anybody wants to buy the game, only get the cheapest starter pack, there's no reason to spend more unless you absolutely want to. If you have money to burn and want skip some very early grind, the Avenger Titan starter pack is pretty decent. And be aware that Squadron 42 is no longer included for free. You used to get both games for $45 a couple years ago, then Squadron 42 turned into a $15 upgrade, now it's no longer available for purchase at all. It'll come back closer to launch, and will probably be a lot more expensive.
EDIT: And never, ever install the game on spinning rust! You'll have a terrible experience! SATA SSDs are fine, NVMe is even better, but hard disks do not work!
Either way, if you ever want to give it a shot, make sure you use a referral code for some additional in-game cash (or the aforementioned Christmas rewards). My code is STAR-PDCG-3HPB. I wouldn't use codes from Youtubers, pretty much all of them have their referrals maxed out already, so you'd still get the cash, but they don't really get anything worthwhile anymore.
Also, if anybody wants to buy the game, only get the cheapest starter pack, there's no reason to spend more unless you absolutely want to. If you have money to burn and want skip some very early grind, the Avenger Titan starter pack is pretty decent. And be aware that Squadron 42 is no longer included for free. You used to get both games for $45 a couple years ago, then Squadron 42 turned into a $15 upgrade, now it's no longer available for purchase at all. It'll come back closer to launch, and will probably be a lot more expensive.
EDIT: And never, ever install the game on spinning rust! You'll have a terrible experience! SATA SSDs are fine, NVMe is even better, but hard disks do not work!
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