I was really excited after playing the demo for a few days and went out and bought the game, hoping that all of that "4x" gameplay would be expanded upon in the retail, but i was alittle disapointed. I mean I don't really see the 4x ideas that well. ive been comparing it to games like starcraft and warcraft and really there isnt much of a difference. i mean in all 3 games you explore, expand, exploit and exterminate on some level, except in sins it takes you alot longer. if you can just picture planets as just another resouce, then where is the empire building? in all 3 games you build structures and do research and attack bases and "colonize" resources, but sins gets the title of 4x. am i missing something? i hope i am, but the game is badass anyway. oh and i wish planets had more care involved for them instead of just leveling up infrastructure and the like (in case the devs are reading this).