I for one am super excited. I signed up for the Founder's Elite the day it opened (Oct 15, 2013) and have had fun watching the game progress. I read a few posts about problems or such but overall when trolling the forum it is mostly positive. Admittedly I have not played the alpha and beta near as much as some others here but I have had fun every step of the way. I have loved the GalCiv series and the quality of previous versions of it gave me the confidence I needed to spring the money for the Founder Elite. I am not disappointed based on the playing I have done.
Cheers Stardock!