I’m loving the game, but it is taking me longer to get to the kingdom stuff, no doubt because I’m THE POKIEST GAMER EVER. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I micromanage most of my fights, and that does take time. (I’m loosening up about it now that I can see which fights are likely to be easier.) I explore every inch of every dungeon. I read all the books and lore. I read every branch of every dialog tree. You don’t want to group with me in an MMO!
Anyway, Steam says I’ve got 36 hours in the game (perhaps 10 of which is AFK), and I’m still not to the kingdom building stuff. I’m level 3, nearing level 4, almost done with the cave, so I’m getting there. Knowing me, it’ll take me 500 hours to finish this game, so on a percentage basis, I imagine my experience will be the same as everyone else’s – most time spent with the kingdom-management stuff on.