Although I haven't bought it I do have some observations regarding it. I have also read the negative reviews on ETW, but I've also heard from people I trust who have the game, who really like it. There are very few computer wargames out there covering this era and many officionados of this era have bought it for that reason, applying whatever patches and mods that somehow correct its problems.

Now, the upcoming NTW is suppose to solve many of the negative problems of ETW. We'll see.

That being said, I intend to buy ETW eventually, but my financial situation at the moment precludes this. So I'll be waiting for ETW to go on sale once NTW is released. At least I hope it will go on sale.