Another high-score review. I love it!
Funny that reviewers keep indicating the lack of heart in the game:
"Lack of a single-player story campaign". I really love all the brains and brawn though! But I'll be looking forward for that awesome campaign and cinematics that I know you guys will be able to pull through.
What is up with this learning curve assumption? It seems like every review tacks it on trying to find something bad about the game. When I popped into Beta 2 I was a little overwhelmed at first but that was mostly because I had a giant disorganized empire tree, the basic game mechanics made a lot of sense (rock paper scissors without being simplistic).
You had the benefit of beta testing. Most players will take some time to get used to an unfamiliar gameplay. I know when I started to play some days ago, I had no idea what I was doing.