[Keyframe]

Mechanics, yes. On the other hand, you still get to trade, fight, take care of your standing with various alliances, explore. So, it's both the same and different. I just never got the same sense of exploration in EVE as I did with Elite(s).

[Borogravia]

Wormholes, man. Wormholes. It's still not the same, of course - a game where you don't really "fly" your ship, like EVE, is never going to be immersive in the same way an Elite game is - but it's damned addictive in its way.