Quote Originally Posted by Smellycat View Post
LOL no it isn't we're had 4 patches now out of a box i couldn't even start the game.
I don't think your experience out of the box is typical. My game ran fine out of the box, except for very annoying CTDs when boarding during naval battles. That CTD was fixed in the first patch, though I still get a few random ones. If you are finding that you are having technical problems that are not often reported by other people, it is probably because your computer is the problem. Sometimes it's hardware, but more often it is OS configuration or driver problems. Failure to update VPU drivers, failure to update your OS, and general incompatibility problems aren't really ETW's fault. Sometimes you just need to format and make a clean OS install. It's annoying, but it's part of life as a PC gamer.

If you're having problems, I find it important to try and get a feel for how often other people are having the same problem. If the problem is common, then it's likely a game software issue. If it's uncommon, then it's likely an issue with your own machine. Being unable to start the game out of the box is definitely an uncommon problem.