Hi, I've been messing around with the beta for a bit, here's what comes to mind. 

Even though I've been eagerly awaiting Zorana (as I played a bunch of LLTQ and Black Closet, and mostly enjoyed both), I now find myself making up reasons NOT to play this game. Basically, I'm up to the part where I have to travel around and try to find electors and a new cabinet, but I'm too stressed out to play very far in, because I am completely paralyzed when it comes to making any decisions. Whenever I try to meet with someone I fail just about every check, but I'm rushing through meeting everyone because I have no idea how much time I have, and I want the most information possible to try and attempt to make a good decision. Like, my two friends visited the planet I was at, but they already left before I had a chance to talk to them. Are they gone forever? I have no idea. So right now, the game is not fun. Sorry. 

I know it's not really in the spirit of the game, but perhaps wait a bit longer before you take the training wheels off? Or give a rough indication how much time I have to actually do things. In LLTQ, I didn't mind fail states because I was at least grounded in the game and its rules, and it seemed like I always had a fighting chance. In Zorana, on the other hand, I'm completely lost. Too afraid to explore, too afraid to make arbitrary decisions, and not sure how to make educated ones.

Also, this is more a personal gripe, but I don't care to be bogged down in sci-fi jargon before I even understand how to play the game. Fun should come first, lore second. It's a bit of a slippery slope, but this game reads a lot more like fanfiction than a living, breathing, universe. Also, why am I choosing whether or not I'm in love with one or both of my friends before I even know who they are? I want to make decisions based on what is happening in the game, not just making things up because I want a girlfriend or boyfriend.

Also, where is the flavor text for improving my skills? Studying feels a bit empty without it.

Sorry if this seems harsh. Feel free to ignore all of this if you want.

"give a rough indication how much time I have to actually do things": I second this suggestion.

Some more hints about the election cycle, such as the length of the official mourning period, would be helpful to the player without breaking the 'suspense' 

I'm sorry to hear that you are stressed but much like LLTQ a lot of this game is trying stuff and failing but seeing what skills would pass the checks and figuring out how to get them the next time. 

I think one thing LLTQ did a little better is telling you the week before when something was going to happen a little so you could prepare a bit more.

You will have to brute force some of the early game but as a hint you can avoid most dangerous encounters via having high social stats much like you could in LLTQ. Which should help you to feel a little less stressed about what to learn. High Rhetoric, Etiquette, Empathy and Allure will get you most of what you need without too much effort. 

Have a notebook handy as you play jot down the Turn number of certain encounters and what checks you need to pass then on subsequent playthroughs see if you can get there in time.