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https://forums.adobe.com/people/Monika+Gause wrote
...lacks some of the more advanced features of Illustrator for the moment like Live tracing
they should keep it that way.
It also lacks support for multiple fills and strokes per object or knockout groups.
And of course it's not completely compatible with AI files.
@Doug - Not sure why you think they shouldn't include something like live trace in Affinity, personally form me it's the only thing I think Illustrator is good for and honestly, it could be a lot better at it if some thought was put into it.
@Monkia - Multiple fills and strokes etc is a very new addition to Adobe even, so I'm sure it will catch up soon enough, considering the products only 2 years old they've got a lot of things right that Adobe haven't IMO.
As for compatibility maybe you could say that it's not perfect, but honestly I think that's just being pedantic. I've not had a single issue, every AI file I've imported has translated perfectly as far as I can tell. I work with a lot of third party files, not ones I've created myself. So I may not see things the original authors would, but comparing a rendered preview/how they open in my copy of Illustrator with how it outputs in Affinity, I've not been able to see any difference and everything retains great editability, in some cases, I think the Affinity version looks better at least compared to non-creative cloud versions.
In fact due to poor backwards compatibility on Adobe's part. It can open AI files that Illustrator (CS5/CS6) can't. So in reality it's got better compatibility with new AI files than slightly older versions of Adobe's OWN software. In my book I feel that should get a pass for being completely compatible. 
UPDATE: I notice after posting my last reply I've been remanded to having my posts moderated, that's poor showmanship, a customer expressing their honest opinion on a piece of software that Adobe could learn a thing or two from has landed me on the "Censored" list. That's just in bad taste guys.
Illustrator 9 ... if you want to call that a new addition?
I thought you were talking about the effects panel where you can now add multiple strokes and gradients to a layer, which has only been included since Creative Cloud as far as I know.
You mean Affinity can open CC files which Illustrator CS5 can't? It's a pity that folks don't know about file formats these days. Affinity doesn't open AI files at all (well, maybe version 3 or 8, but not anything higher). It opens PDF. If there's no PDF embedded in an AI file, then Affinity won't be able to open it. If there's a PDF embedded, then CS5 can open it as well.
Affinity opens every AI file I've chucked at it without issue CC ones too, sure the project layout isn't always fully intact, but it's perfectly editable and all the layers and styles are perfect. I have no idea what you're talking about regarding embedded PDFs being required to open it. I've never experienced this and pretty sure it's just simply wrong.
Moderation probably has nothing to do with the content of your post as long as you're not insulting anyone. Moderation can happen to anyone, even moderators. It's caused by the forum software for whatever reason.
Thanks for letting me know. 
i haven't yet found a use for it that wasn't better served by doing proper drawing.
For those times when you don't have access to a graphics tablet, or those people who prefer drawing with real pen and paper and then want to digitise it, or digitising old artwork, just a few off the top of my head, literally tons of very useful applications, just because you don't think it's useful, doesn't mean it isn't.
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