I bought the game on release purely to support the studio and I would definitely recommend waiting.

It's an excellent game being made but you can really tell that they didn't quite know where to go with this game. They pulled together mechanics from various genres that don't fit together that well.

The waiting mechanics are a non-issue since you are usually playing "the real game" while side stuff is happening in your town.

Graphics, art and music are all fantastic, as expected from a game by Moon studios, but performance is an issue. Greatly improved since launch but still not where it should be.

They are listening to feedback though and I'm sure they can get everything in proper order in a year or so.