Can't wait for Gods and Kings
The first and last would be nice to have for me as well.
+100! Geeking out so hard with the demo today!
I've read the PAX summaries, and can't wait, either. Did you see something in the demo that augmented your response? Or was it just the aforementioned geekiness?
The last one is much harder to do than it looks. I had it lower, but then it'd go off the screen for people on some monitor resolutions.
If you really want to jump in the ocean and start exploring with a larger sight range straight away, try the Polynesians.
Have you watched the demo? It's here at 1:22:30 - it's worth watching.
More than anything, it simply seems like the game will have a good deal more depth and decisions to make! There are of course also new resources (Crab, Citrus, some sort of boar), units, buildings, wonders, etc, etc. But it really looks like every aspect of the game got an overhaul - of course for us it will only be half an overhaul because of VEM, but my anticipation is at an all-time high.