zzapp, what you said in your opening post highlighted a great many of my current disappointments in a frighteningly accurate manner. I actually uninstalled the game today after I surpassed the threshold of my ability to understand a great many of your points, and my own. I unfortunately entrusted my internet connection to BT, who in my area offer a poor quality of service, which results in regular disconnection. I fail on average 1-2 leve's a day due to this. Today I disconnected during a leve and lost out on 1500 Lancer marks. To me, I don't understand why everything is timed, and why disconnections are so detrimental to the player. Timers offer challenge, and a fun sense of urgency, but if everything is timed then its less of a fun feature and more of a generic chore, in my own opinion.

Maybe today was a sort of assessment day in the minds of you, myself and many; then again perhaps every day is and should be. I fully intend to return, hopefully a few months down the line when more of the still glaring issues are fixed. I hope continued welcome will be afforded me on these boards while I lurk in the background and keep in touch with the game, and the community.

I am happy you got that list off your chest, and if writing it felt half as good as reading it, then I'm sure you'll carry on just fine.

/Red