[Gandalf Parker]

I definately believe that its a game for SOME people. Thats why I dont recommend the game, I strongly recommend the demo. IF you can get past the learning curve, and be intrigued by the strange way of balancing the game, then buy it and I can pretty much gaurantee that it will live for years on your harddrive. Well worth the price.

As for comparisons to the demo, much of what is said might come in perspective if you were to compare it with the SEIV demo. No patches, no mods, nothing other than the starting races and files. ick

The developers are grat about using player suggestions. And they have butted up against many that were good ideas but just couldnt be put in. But they have already announced Dom3. Until then Id love to see some of the creativity here be aimed toward Dom2.

The balance thing is interesting and sparks alot of fire. people saying its broke but cant agree on what is broke if they havent really tackled learning the whole game. Instead of a unit-to-unit balance like chess, or a rock-paper-scissors balance on unit level like many deep strategy games, they do a rock-paper-scissors balance at nation level with very deep strategy layers. VERY difficult to balance but I love what it does to a game. When I play any nation I know that certain nations I come up against I will have a big advantage, and others I will need to get very defensive or change tactics for.