A lot has changed in that year.
Here's a bullet list of the high points.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/bywtqs/current_gameplay_in_star_citizen_351/
Not seeing anything. I've been to the very bottom (stats and other text links) as well as to the bottom of the images.
As you can see I've got nothing between the bottom two forums and the Vault. There's nothing below The Vault, either.
As you can see below, my sub is active.
Am I...
I really, REALLY like this section! The co-operative effort of putting resources towards the two common goals (research and construction) sounds like a winner to me!
The combat repairs section is good, too. Repairs should probably require stored resources in order to complete.
Yes, but the strategy and tactics are what the game is about, at least to me. Fight smarter, not harder (until you have to!)
Don't dumb the game down for the sake of the uneducated. Let them pay the price for their education.
I'm in the same boat as many others here. I signed on early, then Life (that fickle sow that interrupts the best of plans) took me away from here for over a year (IIRC), and I missed everything, M1, M2, and M3.
Now all the Chief Chats happen while I'm at work and only have Discord on my tablet...
Character skill based is pretty much what I think you mean by point based. I'm thinking that characters get points for completing missions, or portions of missions, then those points are used to purchase or advance skills. A very expensive skill might allow the spending of a LOT of points for...
Yes, that's the point of percentile dice. Because D20s have more uses and take up less space than a D100. It's one less die to carry around.
I'm old school, so shoot me. :D