Frogboy and the rest of the Elemental development team,

I've been a lurker here on the Beta forums since Beta 1B (ish) and have done my best to play each build (sometimes very, very difficult - haha!). I have to hand it to you all, this game is really starting to come together. It feels like a perfect spiritual successor to one my all-time favorites, Master of Magic (I know this is what you set out to do; in other words, you've nailed it). 

Yes, there are still some issues. The HUD, in my humble opinion, is still pretty ugly, and I feel like the bad guys seem to have received a lot more love, care and creativity; something I believe a few developers (*cough* Mythic *cough*) are guilty of. All in all, though, this game looks to do what few games do for me anymore, have me playing until the wee hours in the morning, until I literally can't see straight and have a pounding headache from staring at the screen for so long. It's already SO close here, in Beta 3, and I can only imagine what a little TLC will do for the general polish of the game. 

What I'm trying to get at is that you've become my favorite developers, Stardock. The Galactic Civ series has provided me with HUNDREDS of hours of entertainment (I cannot wait for the inevitable Gal Civ 3) and Elemental looks to do the same. I've played the others you've had your involvements with (Sins, Demigod), and I honestly believe you all are the best thing to happen to the PC platform in a long, long time. 

So, thank you. From all of us that enjoy your games and those that are as equally obsessed with the development of Elemental as I am. You all just kick so much ass that I had to take a moment to write this. You will always have in me a very loyal customer. 

LONG LIVE STARDOCK!