Im agree with you, Sins of a solar empire is on top of the world, too many companies squeeze the lemon too much for get more and more juice and some blind people pay and pay to them for same games with diferent shapes, really is disgraceful, shameful, bashful what Companies like "EA Games" (Electronic Arts) do, over 10 years they use absolutely same system/core for all the games like: The Command and Conquer (saga), C&C Generals, C&C Tiberium wars, Command And Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath, Lord of the Rings I, II, III and now something like new fashion EA release Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 this one come in 3 versions the "premier edition" is aprox $65 (crazy).
All the above games are same thing only they change the name, shapes and terrain, they have story mode bla, bla, bla but you can see all of them are same playing skirmish.
Sins of solar empire have own blood, is a game with strong personality in a good price.
Sins have nothing from someone else, Sins have own creation, develop tools for handle and create mods and maps was a a fantastic and generous share from Ironclad/Stardock.
For finish I want to say I love S.O.A.S.E, the ideas, the shares and the people behind, I vote YES for a S.O.A.S.E 2 because for sure should be something outstanding.
That people I said actually is not blind, is people who love this kind of games but if they PAY give to them a something new, not a old product with new shapes and new box and new release price.
Thumps up guys keep the people working because we love your job.
