Despite all the frustration people are having with v1.0 I must say I actually enjoy it. I play with a couple of friends and we make steady progress.

Lurking on Reddit makes it seem the game is some impossible mess. I'm pretty sure it's mostly a skill issue. Sometimes the AI is a bit crazy, but it's much easier to defend a place than attack it. It makes sense the AI has the upper hand in many situations.

I see some tweaking can be done to make them more willing to surrender though.

Overall I enjoy the difficulty the game has. Getting dunked when not approaching a challenge the right way is fine.