What do you like about KSP the most?

[lyndonguitar]

Well, since the game is in beta now and pretty much has all the base/core features. I'm interested to know what you guys like the most about KSP

Me, I like the premise of having a Space Program, and managing it to earn money/science through contracts and exploration. I pretty much use mechjeb for all my missions since I've unlocked it, although I can manually fly ships if needed. I focus on the designing the crafts/missions aspect of the game, and letting the Kerbals do all the heavy maneuvering.

To make it more immersive I installed Kerbal Construction Time so actual real time passes between missions, and it's working out pretty good so far.

[Pi_]

I like playing vanilla normal mode with reverts, because I can experiment with designs. And by doing so, of course after some trial & error (sorry Das ), you pretty much know what combination of fuel and engines to give the proper TWR... sans Kerbal Engineer. And I love doing manual ascents and landings, but still with SAS

[gmiddlemass]

Designing/building new ships... I can quite happily sit for hours doing that without necessarily flying anywhere.

[Bill Phil]

All of it. Every bit of it. Except a few quirks...

[dryer_lint]

I selected all of it. No lie, I like all of these things and I can't pick. KSP must really be a game for me

[Norpo]

I selected all of it. No lie, I like all of these things and I can't pick. KSP must really be a game for me

...Wow, exact same here. I like planning, actually doing the missions, piloting, making really awesome things, and applying a slight backstory to it all. (If I discover a kerbal is BadS, I name a major mission after them.)

Maybe I just shouldn't vote?

[Xacktar]

Building contraptions is definitely what consumes most of my playtime in KSP. I love games that allow you freedom to use a ton of different elements and let you loose on the world.

[PTNLemay]

I like playing vanilla normal mode with reverts, because I can experiment with designs.

What are "reverts"?

[Norpo]

What are "reverts"?

Generally, anything that let's you go back in time, like quicksaves, and/or the "revert to launch" and "revert to Vehicle Assembly Building" buttons.

EDIT: Related thread to reverts; it's from 2012, but still surprisingly relevant. http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/23807-How-do-you-save-load-a-quick-save-%21

[orfest]

What I also like is

1. reading about physics (not only orbital mechanics but also astrophysics) and

2. developing scripts to help design missions (optimize craft mass/cost, simulate aerobraking, compute extraplanetary transfers, etc).

[Lieutenant Hargrove]

The best thing for me is the feeling of accomplishment when you do something. Every step forward I take makes me hyped for the next one.