The game was designed with wargamers in mind, moreso than roleplayers. There can certainly be aspects of roleplaying in it, but at its heart it is a strategic level wargame. I'm reasonably sure I said as much in the intro thread.<br/><br/>You're not going to be playing a single character here. You will have total control over an entire species as they expand out into the universe. You control if they're going to try and make peaceful contact with others, or conquer everyone you meet. And given most wargamers I know, peaceful contact is the preparation time for assembling your war fleets in the right place ;)<br/><br/>Edit - If you've ever played Master of Orion, Sins of a Solar Empire, or even Civilisation on the computer, that's sort of what we have here.