What can i say to you, just buy it, its awsome game and i tell you wy.

Normaly you buy a game and thats it, what you see its what you have.

Ashes of the singularity its diferent ,dont think in what you have or see  now because in the next 6/8 years this game will be always diferent to bether.

Worth the money my friend.

And i think Steam forums more active without limited posts    http://steamcommunity.com/app/228880#scrollTop=0 

It is possible you have mistaken bombers for fighters in whatever video your saw. Fighters were accidentally allowed to shoot land units with their air to air weapon and it was very powerful. It was seen as an exploit by some hence the conversation you saw. A patch fixed it.

Perhaps it was really bombers but that would surprise me. I am pretty active playing multiplayer and no one has tried something like that in a long long time. And bombers are not OP.

The MP is a smallish community, hence the sale I'd guess. But you can always find a 1v1 game and for bigger custom games I never have a problem. Easier in the evenings in Europe and USA. May have problems if you are based in NZ or Aus, that part of the world.

Some people have really enjoyed the campaign, others not so much. Very much a person preference kind of thing.

As for the limited posting on the boards, I have come across that many times before so it is not an uncommon thing at all when just starting on a new board. 

This is exactly what it is. It's a slower paced, macro focused RTS that's more about map control, mix of defenses and good unit composition as well as wise use of global abilities.

Balance has been steadily improving imo. Devs are pretty responsive and it has received numerous updates and patches already. The MP community is smallish but if you are just starting out in climbing the 1v1 ladder you'll have no trouble finding games. Weekends are of course busier than weeknights in terms of player count. For 50% off I think it's well worth it as it will continue to be supported and expanded on for quite some time. A 3rd faction is already in the works for example.

Oh hello there! I haven't posted much on these forums, I stalk the steam forums mostly.

So, as to your concerns. This is an amazing game by most accounts. You'll always have those players that don't like it. Your main concern seems to be balance.

Well, it's pretty balanced. Like others have said, the devs are always responding to balance and patches come out every week to address balance further. The game is constantly growing with new content every month, sometimes more often.  

The Substrate bomber rush isn't cheating in fact. I use it in ranked games and I haven't once been called a cheater for it. I've lost games because it can be countered, but I've won more than I lost because I've played RTS games for many years now and have my own strategy. So, the bomber rush is a valid strategy and it won't give you a win unless you know how to follow up, while being fairly easy to counter once you know the enemies plans.

The multiplayer community is growing slowly I'm guessing. RTS games aren't the most popular, but Ashes will last many years. And getting the game will only help the community grow more. I personally enjoy skirmish more, and I read that 94% of the game's players don't even try multiplayer. So, the single player aspect is great! 

All in all, it's a worthy buy for the price it's asked for. 

This is some really great feedback and I am leaning more and more towards being excited about this game again.

I get paid tomorrow and I'm going to buy the game.

Thanks guys for the good replays and I'll hopefully see you in game!

Everyone seems to have answered this already Balancing is an on-going thing, especially as we have had some new units and a new building for free with some of the patches. The devs are active on acting on imbalances so no glaring issues last too long.

As mentioned by Das 1v1 are easy to find while custom games are more easily found on weekends and during the evening. For half price it is not much $$$ for a fun experience. 

I might ^^ but gimme a day or two