I only have one question for the people playing the beta

I don't know exactly what problems SotS 2 ran into, but it seems the game will be complete by release. Its just a couple of things aren't quite working yet, and I think everyone will wish they did a bit more for the price, but I don't foresee anyone saying the game isn't playable or even not an improvement.

SotS 2 was released in a state you could charitably call an early beta build. They're still patching it madly 6 months down the line and it's still got work to be done. Glad to hear I'll finally have a 4x game to play.