Dunno. I bought it because it looks fun and from what I heard is a pretty decent game.
Watched the video for Strike Suit--looks like it would be fun for a spell then probably gets mindnumbingly repetitive.
Those gameplay videos suggest to me mission after mission of destroy 23 turrets, mine 6 asteroids, bonus! kill 3 x-fighter ships! over and over.
fun for a while, but the same thing over and over and over from map to map. Kinda like those inFamous games for PS3.
...well, that's what I got from the videos. :\
...also, no one answering the StarForge questions. I'm also intrigued, though it looks like no one has any experience. Could possibly be that you are paying for an Alpha version, with the chance to buy the potential release version at half price :\