As many others already have mentioned, I got to the game through youtube. In my case it was the mass multiplayer video by Arumba. As I liked Anno and loved the design principles I quickly decided, after playing the free demo (which imo was very helpful) to buy it and enjoyed it lots.

In terms of ...

These updates are one of the reasons I always point to you for exemplary community management.

Roadmap looks good too.

I'm literally sitting here Celebrating the new Chest!