When you're ready to play the game in online multiplayer, you will be much, much happier that you learned to play Advent instead of TEC.

It's defintely a good idea to become familiar with all three races' strengths and weaknesses.  Once you become an experienced online player you'll probably only play Advent or Vasari.

To expand on my above post. I have come to find there is less micro need on the rts end because we have it on the 4x end.

I think 4x element that I love about the game. 

You average RTS (command and concor) sytle as I like to call it just does not do it for me anymore.

Sure there are some good ones like CoH and WiC that are different enoght in their own right to make it good,

But with what sins has done.  Its something I am addicted to.  Took the good for 4x and added some rts. 

With exception of Halo 2 and Chromhounds of the xbox no over game brings me into the lets do this mode.

And get a better feel for all the fleets may have to go online and get my ass kicked a bit and fight some real people