I never played SEIV much, so maybe thats why I don't have a problem with the SEV interface.
As for bugs in game releases, that seems to be the way the world is moving, not something malfador invented. I am sure they would have rather had more time, but its a business. That is both good and bad. back before the internet was common, you'd buy a game and that was pretty much it. Of course, that meant the game had to be solid, but that wasn't always the case. Now at least there is a possibility of fixes and getting more content.
SEV is as close as I've gotten to the old PBEM 4x strategy games that just had rules, no programs. You can do so much
