Yea, I've checked these forums almost every day since I bought Civ3 (->as soon as it came out in the U.K.) and am a little disapointed that neither Dan or Soren appear to be around.
I am sure that they have loads to do, but even a quick note such as "You have the combat system figured out completely wrong", or "the following items will be included in a patch;"- would be useful.
In fact, a simple "Hi we are reading your comments" post would be nice.
They could always retreat if they are down to their last Hit point
JimMac
(One further thought,- perhaps Markos has more communication with the Fraxians than we are aware of?)