... Hem, I hope I'm not disturbing the "the" debate. I figured this may be the good place to make my first post.
Well, I'm a new player. I actually looked for a game like this in all the internets and found it in some corner or Google, so you may start by me (not that I want any special treatment).
I must say the concept (playing a political party and trying to run a country) is very good. It is like playing Borgen . Generally, I like playing single player games like EUIV can be one, but I will not frown upon the possibility for me to interact with other people who (I hope) are interested by politic and by "bland boring generic parliementary democracies" (actually, except for a few problems, I think the German Federation has the best political system in the world and I would have like to play in something like that).
I ended up in Ibutho, and I will stay there and try the one-party state thingie, at least as long as I enjoy it.
I like the job you poured in this game. There are so many variables and it is far much automated than I thought it would be. Now if only I could see the new version you are talking about*... I hope all goes well in that matter.
I don't know if I really have that much advices to give to you. It would be preposterous. but I might as well say that. I found what I wanted to find because I looked for it, but someone less determined than me to understand all of that (the basics, really) might find the road steep. And it wouldn't necessarily be because he would be a fool ignorant. This person could be a good player.
*edit : I found said project and registered. Sorry if I wasn't supposed to do that. Still, I cannot play so that's not a big problem for you.