The alpha was great, and fun to play overall.

Once I got used to orichi, I felt like I had to stick to it. Like it was the best choice to master, not that it was the strongest, but when mastered, you could kill players better and faster than any other class.

The quick chat/callout system is too cumbersome. I have to hold down 2 buttons, and hit a third all the while heading to another objective. It's just too hard to use, especially in the heat of battle.

I really liked that in any game mode, you could practice against AI. As a person who is not always in the mood for player vs player combat, I really really really liked that feature. They were great practice, and I learned how to be effective against other players from them.

However, the AI seemed to have weird difficulty spikes. One minute, it's predictable and somewhat easy, the other, It's a godly opponent who is hard to combat.

When in a group with another player, we weren't able to duel each other in a private match. Either we couldn't figure it out, or there were restrictions that had no real reason. But also, in dominion, when we went to go to a match, it would take waaay to long to match against AI or players. We ended up just playing brawl the entire time we played together.

Through all of this, I REALLY liked this game. It's got some work needed, but I am tempted to preorder.

EDIT: I also really liked the music in this game, especially the menu music. It makes it less painful to wait, because you get to listen to the music!