That's a good perspective to have on early access titles! :)
I also like going through the discussions page and the reviews to see how things are going. The main reason I haven't bought into the Guild 3 early access. Apparently it's going terribly.
In this case, the developers are very active, engaging with the community on all fronts, they have a solid roadmap with things they've completed and things left to go, they update frequently both the game branches and general communication. Super impressed!