Color vector newbieness does not equal the pain strife and anguish of keeping a Tempest going. Your statement makes it sound like they are all equal - for example, Star Trek (color vector) need to come with a portable fire extinguisher, standard. Known fact. But Tempest is an animal all her own.
I've had 3 Tempests, one Star Wars and one Space Duel and of them; Space Duel is that homely wife you love and who never gives you grief but you get tired at some point and let her go (and regret it later).. You love her but none of your friends know why. Star Wars is the one that makes you slave for money to get her a her a Ferrari or Corvette (in laymen's terms - new monitor) and messes around on you all over town until some guy comes along and buys her off you and Tempest is that lovely angel that pumps up your adrenaline every time you touch her, and springs a surprise on you every time you see her, yet still demands the most of your time, money and devotion. She's worth it, but she's a pill. Tempest is what her name implies. A hard bitch of a game that will give you one hell of a ride. And you will pay and pay and pay until she is happy.