I like the direction AO is taking. Lots of player input being considered. It's nice to think there is some handshaking going on there.
My only suggestion for the instanced cities ..... don't go crazy with the landscaping etc... Even now after 4 years out, some cities still have alien pathing problems. If you going to make instanced cities, make sure the path that aliens can take to CT is CLEAN of stuff they can get stuck on.
