It is always nice to read a polite objection to your arguments.I whole heartedly disagree. I don't give a damn about PBEM players. I want a stand alone game which is what was advertised.
Apart from the fact that this game was advertised as both pbem AND stand alone, what is unclear in
?Ashtar:
I guess 1.03 will soon be out with AI improvement, pp gain/loss for loaned corps and fleets and a series of potentially crashing bugs solved. My (very personal) suggestion is to follow with a 1.04 containing (..)
In my opinion this will finally make EIA a great game - no crashes, working rules and playable AI, if you can manage it.
Mind, without a completely balanced set of rules - which we do not have now - even the stand-alone game will be unsatisfactory