I watched a beginners guide video which spans the first 3/4 years within which there was combat only three times. It looks pretty decent and like there is definitely potential there but is very much an end/late game thing. I agree on the economy and city building aspects, it looks great.
Think my concern is bugginess - have heard walls for example can mess up pathfinding depending on order of construction. Hoping for not another Ancient Cities in terms of 'bits getting promised but fizzling out'
It will definitely be buggy, but hopefully the early access will have highlighted the majority of them. The dev released a statement about expectations Vs reality, basically saying it's not a direct competitor to Total War nor an RPG.
I watched a beginners guide video which spans the first 3/4 years within which there was combat only three times. It looks pretty decent and like there is definitely potential there but is very much an end/late game thing. I agree on the economy and city building aspects, it looks great.