People are WAY too scared of the NDA. We ARE allowed to say things like "I like it" or "It's a good game" you know.
With that in mind...
Quote:FPS? Not on PC? Skill points as rewards? Contrived combat/interaction between players? Pay-to-win?
1: Yes
2: Yes
3: mostly
4: define "contrived". In any case, it's not yet completely implemented.
5: Wrong.
1 and 2 are purely a matter of taste. If you don't like FPS games or consoles, or FPS games
on consoles, then that's purely a personal preference thing and not really something we can debate. I don't understand that attitude, but then again I don't have to.
3: well, aside from the fact that there's also passive SP gain like in EVE, again this is a matter of taste. so what if the SP are rewarded for good performance? It's not like that undermines or devalues your own SP accumulation in EVE in any way. It's just a different game mechanic. If you dislike it, again, that's a personal preference thing. Again, I think it's irrational and hard to understand why it would upset you, but I don't have the power or right to dictate what you think.
4: We orbitally bombard them, they take planets which help us capture systems. It's still in its infancy but that alone is, as far as I'm concerned, a solid enough mechanic. I don't see how it's contrived at all. It's also, as I said, not finished yet, and I'm sure more nuance will come in with time
5:
Wrong. Buying stuff with Aurum gives you literally the exact same gear, just a little bit earlier. Want a device that replenishes allied ammo? Buy it with ISK. Want the version that repairs their armour as well? You can either wait a while and work hard to reach level 5 in the skill to buy it with ISK, or you can get to level 2 in the skill and buy it with AURUM. It's the same item in all respects, and in fact the ISK-purchased one will work better because by the time you've got it, your skills with it are better.
Want an unlimited supply of an assault rifle? Earn more than it costs during the match and you can afford it indefinitely with ISK. or you can spend like a quarter of a cent's worth of AURUM on the BPO and never have to think about it again.
You're getting the exact same gear with AURUM. No godly overpowered weapons - the SAME weapons. No unkillable one-man-army dropsuits, the SAME dropsuits with a paint job.
Dust is
not pay to win. All the other stuff you mentioned was a matter of opinion, but this one is a cold hard fact.