I personally think it's kind of bland right now, but I expect it will improve substantially with v1.1 (released later this month/early November). I'd wait for the demo which will be released with 1.1.

Should. But don't expect fireworks.

Te bugs that a lot of reviews complained of are gone. As a game, it's still a bit bland. Gameplay will be fleshed out quite a bit in the 1.1 update, and there is an expansion coming after that which will be free to anyone who owns the game now (so, if you buy now you get a free expansion later!)

I find it to be pretty fun in its current state, though I do definitely see plenty of room for improvement. Of course, since it's a Stardock game, you know that improvement will occur, which makes part of the fun coming on the forums and suggesting how the game could change.

Frogboy's normal suggestion is to wait for the demo, and if you're not totally sure after these responses, that's your best bet.

10 different people will give you 10 different answers. As of now, the game is playable but a pushover. There are still a few bugs, but they don't make the game unplayable in-and-of-itself. The AI is extremely weak & so is the tactical battle system as of now, which makes the game overall weak & unchallanging. But, the game has tremendous potential & promise that may or may not be realized over time. There is going to be a major overhaul with the upcoming 1.1 patch in regards to the magic system, caravans, and tactical battles, so ask again after that patch & we'll be able to tell you if the game has improved for the better or not.

It really depends what you enjoy about these games.  I'm one of those who enjoy (enjoyed?) it.  I got more hours out of this game than I have many other games so I feel it was worth it.  Is the game great?  Not yet.  Will it be great?  Quite possibly, it has the potential and Stardock has the talent and dedication.

Currently I am not playing it anymore and probably won't until 1.1.  The AI is just too easy and so there is no challenge for me and there's nothing else that presents a challenge or messes with my plans/strategy that I develop in the first 50 turns.  That and I have other games I'm playing while I wait (mostly Demigod right now, sad that game didn't catch on).

I think it depends on you.  If you play alot of these games and have several time tested strategies that you've used in the past to win and want to exploit the game to the max to test your powers......not yet.    If you're fairly new or have played afew of these games and want to take your time and play around with it abit getting to know it before the changeover (sometime in 2-3 weeks), then I'd get it and play it knowing it will get better.  But it's not that bad right now.

I agree with the most common theme, wait for 1.1.  Then we shall see.

The fact that people (reviewers) who LIKE TBS (4x) rate this game from 4-9 means (to me atleast) that they either have vastly different grounds of scoring OR some just suck at their job.

I haven't gotten it yet but have followed it since the first words about it were uttered and I will absolutely NOT get it at its current shape. Reading the following on this forum is enough:

• Lots of abilities don't work
• The A.I is incompetent
• The techtrees are imbalanced
• The factions are bland and without personality
• Stability problems

The game is basically unfinished.

I'll wait for the demo.

It would be good if there was a new demo for every expansion (No, I have no idea how much work that is)

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Either wait for 1.10 and the first major changes to improve gameplay (this is also when the demo comes out) or trust Stardock will make things better and buy now (which gets you the second expansion free). The really fun stuff is not hear yet, but it is playable now without excesive crashes.

To get all the expansions free it needs to be before 1.10 and the demo are released. I think the first expansion is free, period (though that may not be so).