Hey thanks for playing and leaving some feedback!
Even though its listed as negatives, im quite happy about them being things others reported as well. So obviously the whole movement and attack thing will get a big overhaul. Sorry about the missing content (like bows), im still trying to secure the foundations as in working systems that are not annoying or bugged to hell.
Regarding your idea of having party members: I dont want to spoil anything, but i've got a few plans for exactly that. Great to hear the casting windup didn't strike you as bad, because its indeed intended for further gameplay reasons (like those "party members"). Its all still very basic though, like the elemental aura while casting was just a first draft and will be improved later on, casting times are also not set in stone and so on. There is also some infrastructure for multiplayer already, but its very bugged. So until the foundations are in a good state, it will stay a single player game.
Hopefully i can deliver enough updates for DD49 already.