But the game does have issues, and even though not everyone has the Shakespearean skills to administer their critique in a sensible way, it is still valid in most cases.

Fiesta!!!

Oh gawd another troll complaining about other whiners and complainers. It never stops and then causes others who enjoy the game like me to become part of something that should never be in the first place. <sigh>

Definitely. Those who just troll about the game are no worse than those who shower it with unearned praise.

Day 0 is NO fun when the game doesnt play. Spending it in the support forum is not fun. On the other side, I must say that there are relatively few but reports there, so the release doesnt seem to be broken or anything. Still I assume that Stardock is racking up quite a list of things to consider and fix for the next days. At least I hope so, since I cannot play.

Stardock did a good job getting the game basics in good shape. Now they just need to work on the polish Most of the game's issues are with polish (which includes balance).

Correct me if I'm mistaken but uhh is this version actually the "release" version? AFAIK the pre-release is just the gold version that is not as complete as the 0-day version (tomorrow) is supposed to be.

According to Frogboy the version that was released today is Half Way between "Gold release" and "0-Day Patch release". I'd say we can still expect an update today or tomorrow but it probably won't be a "Massive" update. Probably bug fixes and tweaks and crash fixes for those who are having the most issues getting the game to run.

Agreed. It's easy to be demanding and complain about something. It's much more useful to provide quality feedback in a diplomatic way. However, most people online these days have nothing resembling "diplomacy" because they are "A PAYING CUSTOMER" and what they say goes. It gets old, quickly. Have some tact people.

That being said, based on the forums and what I've seen (download is at 90.5%, almost done), I also expected a little more polish from Stardock. If I was Brad I'd have spent an entire day reading everything and checking everything to see if it made sense. I'd also have compiled a "Top List" of complaints and problems from beta and spent a day fixing them. I'm sure there was a lot they had to do but, hell, just get an intern to do the basic polishing work if you have too. With unemployment the way it is it should be easy to find some desperate college kid who is decent and dedicated. Hell, I'll do it if you give me the internship possibility!

When you buy new shoes do you generally polish them before you buy them or after you buy them and wear them awhile?

Except that this version is after the gold one. ie: It's a newer version then the one someone gets if they buy a retail copy, install it, and play. It IS a release version, and thus lack of polish isn't unexpected for that reason.

(Lack of polish is expected because the release date was too early, but that's a whole other issue.)

Don't be fooled by all the whining (mine included) The game is utterly fantastic. It's pretty amazing what you guys have created here. All it needs is a little bit more polish, and some documentation. Once that is done it will be pretty close to being a perfect game (for me anyway).

Negative threads serve their purpose, unless they're just flaming - those should be locked. But the game does still need work, and constructive negative threads help illustrate the areas that need more love.

Removing all the negative threads and leaving only the flowery ones would do more harm than good, most people aren't that stupid