I *would* play KB only as with the old X games, but some design choices make me use the mouse too ... sometimes... Anyway the first time I tried the game 2 years ago i found it awful. Now with 4.0 it's ok. It's still not X3 but it works alright. I've nearly finished the plot and nothing game-breaking happened yet, so that's a plus. I still hate the hacking minigame and the highways are a bit a time waster, but I'm hoping that I'll get a jumpdrive at some point and it will be better. The fact that tou only can fly one ship isn't that bad since it has lots of upgrades and the cockpit can be changed. Though sometimes i still miss my Boreas from X3:TC.