Disgustipated
Deity
Most of the complaints in the OP are crap. They only talk about what was removed from Civ4: BTS. There is little use arguing about those points.
The simple fact is the game doesn't seem very fun. It's missing something. I think what's missing is meaningful building and progress. By this I mean city improvements, worker improvements, and techs. These need to be completely rebalanced and in some cases reworked.
The good news is the core of the game is relatively okay (hexes and 1 upt). But the game still needs a lot of work. It should have been released this time next year. It's like they forgot about peaceful building up of an empire. Yes you can build up, but as I mentioned above, it doesn't seem as fun as in past games. The balance is off.
The simple fact is the game doesn't seem very fun. It's missing something. I think what's missing is meaningful building and progress. By this I mean city improvements, worker improvements, and techs. These need to be completely rebalanced and in some cases reworked.
The good news is the core of the game is relatively okay (hexes and 1 upt). But the game still needs a lot of work. It should have been released this time next year. It's like they forgot about peaceful building up of an empire. Yes you can build up, but as I mentioned above, it doesn't seem as fun as in past games. The balance is off.