[Uncle_Joe]

Well, I guess this thread sort of answers my question as to whether this game is actually DONE or not. The fact that a 'balance mod' is also so necessary after Day 1 already aroused my suspicions that the game really isnt ready for primetime.

Now, if the AI is pretty brain-dead as well, I think that is just more fuel for the fire. I've very torn about buying this game. On one hand I'd like to support it and try it out because I was a huge fan of SE3 and SE4. On the other hand I dont want to be going through all the growing pains of a beta that I have no input in. I've done quite a bit of beta testing for Matrix Games but I've been part of the process, not one of the 'pay to playtest' crowd. Paying full price for an incomplete game isnt high on my list, I guess.

Hopefully the patch will be a step in the right direction, but honestly unless I see a ton of acclaim shortly after its release, I'll probably just hold off on this title for a while. GalCiv2 was a complete disappointment without any multiplayer option. I was holding out a lot of hope for SE5. Here's hoping he gets it squared away sooner rather than later.