Alpha 1.1.1 was released last friday. They added a bunch of stuff including the very first pass at multi-crew and REC (rental equipment currency) You no longer have to buy anything with real money. You can earn REC in game and use it to rent ships and equipment to play the game.
The game is a lot better than the last time I played it. To be honest after a few hours of playing the game I cant see how anyone would thing this game is a scam / vaporware.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14652-Star-Citizen-Alpha-111-ReleasedThe combat is already much much better than ED IMO.
