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Whatever you do, make sure you get the US version and not any European version! It will save you no end of bother if you ever want to apply future patches from Firaxis.
If the cost of PtW (versus a different game) is the issue, then you must ask yourself how much Civ can you take? PtW is an excellent XP for SP. Other posts have mentioned the new civs, improved AI, sword/longbow>guerilla upgrade, and peskier barbarians. I'll add the improved worker function buttons, which freed me from remembering all those shft+cntrl+whatever commands, and the stack buttons.
Happy improvements as these are, they are minor improvements. If cost is the issue, think twice. Think about how much you like the game--how often you'll play. If you're really into Civ III SP, it's worth it.
Watch prices, too. I don't pay attention to what it's going for online, but I've noticed the price for PtW is coming down in stores.
I payed full price for PtW the day it was released--I've not been disappointed with it.
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Good post, Rob. PtW is now, though, much better than it was. Originally, I almost regretted getting it - MP didn't work, and SP crashed on me all the time, while vanilla Civ 3 has been crash free for me all the time I've played.
Many of the improvements in PtW are interface ones, that are convenient, but not game-changers. However, a few new units and civs add to the gameplay value, so does some other stuff that comes with the game. I also love the great performance increase that PtW has over Civ 3.
MP... with the patches, it's good. Unless you're behind some particulary badly configured router, you're not going to have trouble playing.
AI... it has indeed been improved in PtW, and AI is what I value the most in Civ3 expansions, so that alone is worth getting the game. On my wishlist, though, is AI for Regicide in next PtW patch from Firaxis.
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