loved reading this and a few of the comments omw to work! you're spot on with all your points, so I'll leave it at that, except to say I hope they cut a lot of the story out (felt that way, since your whole existence is glossed over) so the missions may flesh out when we get the full copy. if not, as you said, the elements that work, the combat specifically, are so good, it makes up for what the beta lacked. We'll have to wait and see! thank you for the excellent post!