I don't know how many people are familiar with the old battletech arcade game. But one of my favorite features was the ability to control the mechs movement independently from the targeting system. You could do great strafing tactics since the two things could be controlled by separate inputs.

While messing around with the Arena Commander module i noticed that the mouse could aim off center, and that the ship would slowly turn to match the aiming reticle. It's not hard to switch the controls so that the ship no longer follows the reticle and suddenly you have the ability to aim off axis. Woot.

But one problem remains, the reticle snaps back to center as soon as you touch the joystick. This makes it impossible to aim off center while maneuvering. :(

Hopefully there's an option in the controls to fix this, but I haven't found it yet.

Either way, I love the fact that there will be options for more nuanced controls in this game. The big killer for games like EVE for me are the **** controls of the ships.

Now I just have to practice using my hands independently to aim and fly... I feel like a drummer. :)