RoadstarPitbull, yes they used Sparta for the testing and fixing so they know what to fix in their other games before they move them across too, they work on Sparta bugs when they are reported, the bug team have to be able to reproduce the bug ingame to be able to find its cause and fix it, that's why every detail is needed when reporting bugs should be included in the reports like the HAR file and screenshots.
with the Sparta forum, we all know full well any abusive posts do get removed, if anyone is upset over something, be careful how you word it, try to get your message across without comming across as abusive so your still sticking to the rules of the forum and the posts/comments don't get deleted, I have been an active on the facebook forum for Stormfall for a long time, yes I have posted complaints on the occasion about bugs there but they never got deleted because I am careful how I word them so I still get the message across without getting a warning or a ban
Also it is possible the new features being added now before the game gets moved to the new engine are so they can have these new features working properly and any new bugs that could arise from them fixed so when we are all moved over with the complete game they only have to concentrate on moving the game over with us included with our millions of troops at different hitpoints and levels as well as our castles and buildings
I have my fingers crossed that the transition will be smooth and lag free, we all hate lag including me, it hinders me when I want to takedown a beacon or siege a castle, the majority of bugs that appear are not major upsets to the game which is good and not having to add these new features after the move means they are able to have more time to address any bugs that appear for us after the move so long as we players report them properly as soon as we experience them ingame
I have a well developed castle on server 1 in a powerful league with many good friends in there too, I'm nervous about the big move when it happens too, but I know it must happen for the game to continue so I am glad the new features will be well and truly up n running smoothly in the game well before the big move