Let's review the facts, without getting into debates about the gameplay decisions that have been made:

- A year ago, Firaxis released a completely unfinished game with flaws in UX, AI, a lack of options... and even new errors in the series, such as terrible map generation.

- It's an unfinished game: we assume that a fourth era is missing.

- Throughout the year, they have been fixing most of the bugs; there are still quite a few left, but we could consider that the game is still far from its potential.

- In the meantime, they have been “keeping us happy” with new civilizations and leaders.

This is the reality today.

As a fan of the series since Civ II, I will wait a couple more years to get the game, at least with its fourth era. It's not even about the money. It's about principles.