This is my first experience with an Early Access game on PC (I may have done a couple of Game Previews on Xbox, notably Grounded) and my first purchase of an Assetto Corsa game, and I feel that ACE, as of now, is exactly as the developers have informed it would be at this stage, so no deception there.
The price of admission was fair and cheaper than the highest discounts I've seen for other titles (FM, FH5), and performance has been more than reasonable, and is completely playable with a controller, even with generic support, so no gatekeeping too.
For all the above, I'm very encouraged by the game's development throughout the year and in route to its "real" launch.