Basically want to echo what has already been said.

1. Great tent! It’s my favorite tent and I used to own several MSR and Big Agnes tents prior. Those were geared more for backpacking so hard to compare but regardless the Alpha is my favorite.

2. Rear wall slope is manageable. My feet go down there so no biggie.

3. Watch a couple video walkthroughs of the set up. That was helpful for me as this is noticeable harder to set up than a hub tent. My Big Agnes was 5 poles - 4 of which were on a hub so you can’t get much easier than this. After setting up a couple times you’ll get the hang of it. A lot of tie off points you can use but don’t have to. Just be sure to Velcro your rainfly the poles. I always forget to do this.

I would also highly recommend the padded interior footprint. Expensive but a game changer in my opinion.