I've been a ghost on these forums pretty much since the beta started.  Just quietly playing each new version and marking the games progress. I felt compelled to post my thoughts on the current state (3b) of the game.  I know there's still a lot of work to do but the game really feels like it's coming together now. 

This version marked a huge improvement in stability for me.  Prior to this I was experiencing hard crashes (not CTD but a total shut down of the machine, like I had a power outage or overheating issue).  This made it hard to play for any length of time and I was pretty much unable to play a game through to completion. The game is rock solid for me now.  I played late into the night with no crashes. With tactical combat in (even in a minimal state) I'm really starting to see this games potential. I got my first dragon last night and enjoyed going on a rampage with it.  The questing system is cool.  The balance around researching different techs makes for nice variety and does a good job of giving me different ways to play.  There's so many different aspects to this game and the modding potential is going to be insane.  Keep up the good work guys, you've got a real gem here.