Star Citizen

[Nerva]

so if i get this, are there meaningful things to do now or will I have to wait for years? arena commander - is that like conn and is it fun?

Pretty much just Arena Commander for now and probably quite a bit of time in the future.
It's somewhat similar to Connecticut, yes. There's also PvE mode and racing mode.
It can be fun but the Aurora is probably the hardest ship to fly and also the weakest and slowest (unsurprising).
They are also often changing the flight and combat mechanics to test different variants.