Honestly this game isn't very rewarding... hitting ships with the lasers feels like it does no damage and if you hit someone with a rocket it almost feels like it does no damage. Just did not have fun with it. The reward factor of the game was very little and obviously the match making is trash because only veterans players are left playing so as a level 1-10 you are matched against 90+ people. Very hard to get into the game when the skill ceiling is so high. It does look beautiful so that is why the 2 star and the storyline ain't bad. I would say even with a flight stick the combat being so unrewarding i wouldn't enjoy it. Pretty good flying simulator if you like that stuff I guess