[Archonsod]

I wouldn't say that. One of the stated intentions of the design for Civ IV was to reduce the micromanagement.

I think the problem is simply that they are looking for a different game. They want Master of Magic, when Dominions is more Fantasy General.The only city I've ever seen in Doms III is a fortified one.

There may well be a good city building/economic type game to be had with the Doms III universe (hey, there's an idea for Illwinter's next project!) however it's not Dominions 3. The focus in Dominions is combat, pure and simple.