Just to nod in agreement. I had a pretty similar experience.
Especially regarding the tutorial, I felt much the same. I think its worth mentioning because I'm already pretty familiar D&D and most crpgs in the genre since like the mid 90s, so not a complete noober there... but I just didn't feel like I knew how to do hardly anything until fumbling around for like 10 hrs. Searching the forums, or just blindly experimenting even when the stakes are high is rough. Tutorial could really be improved.
Anyhow, like I said, just a quick nod
Best
Elk