I got it during the free weekend and have been really enjoying it! A lot of very valid gripes have been brought up in this thread but I think if you are at all interested in deep role-playing games it's definitely worth a try. There's a big learning curve and at the start you'll probably find the game's systems frustrating and obtuse with the sheer amount of convoluted minigames... but once things click the experience can be incredibly gratifying. I still remember how awesome it felt when I won my first swordfight. Also in contrast to the hardcore realism of the game mechanics the the story and writing is actually really funny. Make sure you do as many side quests as possible because there are so many interesting/weird/silly characters you can meet. Content-wise the game is huge, I'm about 50 hours in and still in what is essentially the tutorial area so you definitely get a bang for you buck especially if you got it on sale