The first balance patch is going to be really important for signalling to the community how th devs think about the game

With the absolute tidal wave of feedback, suggestions, arguments among the community about how to balance the game, it's going to be very interesting to see how the devs adjust post EA launch.

I'm not saying it's going to determine the entire future of the game, but I think the devs need to really show the community they understand the concerns about progression, sweats vs casuals and so on. If they put out a balance patch that meaningfully improves balance (between teams, in the economy, in progression) it will provide real confidence that the game is going to have staying power.

I'm very interested to see what they do.