So~, my computer's graphics card died  
 and I haven't been able to play the EA release for a while; which is compounded by the fact that I was taking a long break from these forums and the game to allow for a couple more iterations and updates to take place before I tried it again. 
Thus, I'm a bit lost on where we are in development, right now.Is the balance still heavily in favor of Warrior and Elf for the skills?
Has the armor system and defensive stats changed and been improved at all (probably my biggest criticism originally)?
Hows the main stats at the moment? No change?
Did they fix learning skills through skill points on items?
Hows loot drops and crafting going?
Any news on the Undead race?
Finally, I see we got an AI update. How's that going? Difficulty challenging for us min/max-ers, now? No more cheesing with stealth and environment tools?