I hadn't really thought of Goko as a competitor to Zynga, but I may be more apt to throw money at Goko now. I hate Zynga with a passion.
See that's interesting. In my mind Goko wasn't a competitor to Zynga. Zynga makes social / casual games that are generally free to play - but have an addicting hook to get you to pay as you go. Goko (in my opinion prior to touching the beta) had the mission of making high quality implementations of high end german board games. Those are two separate markets with some overlap - other than the fact that they are both accessed via the internet.
Now - after reading about the catan mmo, and another interview which I can't find now on challenges associated with monetizing a relatively simple board game - and the solution being "put another game on top of it - and monetize that" - it's looking increasingly like this is goko goal - compete with Zynga for social / casual dollars.
I wouldn't buy Zynga dominion - even if it was just Zynga presents: Isotropic. I won't buy Goko if they act the same way, and to preemptively ward off the comments that are: Shut up and don't buy it - no-one is forcing you to - I present:
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him... The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself... All progress depends on the unreasonable man." - G.B. Shaw
If enough people make their voices heard - perhaps the product will be steered in a direction that is beneficial to everyone - gamers, goko employees, goko investors, RGG, DXV.