Some questions about getting into Arena Commander:

Does buying ships get you into the multi-player version of Arena Commander yet?

If so, is it true that you have to buy a ship in order to play with it in Arena Commander? I don't plan spending over 60 dollars on a game that can't be played yet. This seems like a problem since the good combat ships are over that amount. And, If its going to cost 40 dollars to fly a crappy ship--kind of a pay to lose setup there--then I may not really be interested.