Thank you very much for the honest criticism!
I think you're right on the nose with the mouse-tapping--I've always been a bit of a tap-lover, given growing up on fighting games, but I think you shouldn't need to be a fan of a genre of games to get the most out of an unrelated genre. I've already got a couple things in mind for what to do with the rehaul of the combat system, but I think I'm going to make the slapping an automatic system, with an extra bonus for those who're able to input in time. That way it's streamlined for the majority of folks, but high level pr0s can get an extra benefit out of it.