Free flight is off the table, flight on rails is now the new trash …
Star Citizen WAS a game about flying star ships. That game died when they brought Yogi on board.
Star Citizen seems to be prioritizing FPS gameplay, which is insane because it’s what they are the worst at.
The main problem I see is that there’s no design master plan. Without a plan, there’s no direction, just rambling around and taking pot shots to see what jumps. That and junior programmers taking on the job of senior competent designers, Pritchett being the most evident example. His job was stellar on any vehicle, but current guys don’t know what they are looking at.