currenlty playing alot of multiplayer events I hope we get private servers 1 daynot yet, only minor improvements and small features so far, the current beta build also has some severe bugs that people are waiting for fixes.
I would give a bit more time for them to release some of the cool features showed in the last dev video before coming back if you are burned from what's currently there in the game.
yes.Tried playing it again. Crossbows are the only troops you need. Uninstalled it. Might check it in a few months again
yes.
Also no, wait until 1.5.9 or 1.6 I'd say