If you already own this game, then it's fine as you've already spent your money, and previously I would have absolutely endorsed people purchasing this game over something like space engineers.

What changed:
Mainly "nothing" and that's part of the problem, the game has been in an unfinished state for MANY years now, only having a "playable" story with mods like Project Eden. Now we learn that Eleon is partnering with FUNCOM, who are famous for pushing horrible monetization since their sale to Tencent.

TLDR: Essentially they are partnering with Tencent.

If you already own this game, then it's fine as you've already spent your money, and previously I would have absolutely endorsed people purchasing this game over something like space engineers. What changed: Mainly "nothing" and that's part of the problem, the game has been in an unfinished state for MANY years now, only having a "playable" story with mods like Project Eden. Now we learn that Eleon is partnering with FUNCOM, who are famous for pushing horrible monetization since their sale to Tencent. TLDR: Essentially they are partnering with Tencent.