Don't beleive the spam if your just starting out this game rocks. Gets away from the normal turn based combat.
Id recommend this to any of my friends that like to blast away at things without waiting for your turn. Questing is now very immersive also. This is defenatly heading in the right direction. Me and my kid love this game since the changes and play 4 to 5 hour during the week and more than 15 hours on the wekends.