SH3 as it stands is in a far better shape it was on release. The key to SH3 is that no developer can keep updating their product unless they release DLC's to generate some form of income from doing so. I dont think at this time Firefly is working on any DLC's for Stronghold3 (I know Skirmish was something many were keen on).

That being said its not that buggy with the Gold Version of the game.

The other thing to note is if Firefly don't make any more patches chances are people will make a skirmish mod for it just keep a watch on MODDB and also i have known instances where Steam have given refunds for buggy software ,i believe breach was one of them.I have to ask though is the 1.10 the last supported patched version or are we due one last one cause i am not sure if i read someones post correctly.

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That being said its not that buggy with the Gold Version of the game.

Not that buggy...haha, dont buy the game, i tried playing it 9 months after realease and it frustrating as hell !!!

The game has been improved substantially, but it still runs terribly and still has a range of gameplay issues that have not been addressed (especially in terms of how hard castles are to build). I don't think it's unfair of us to ask Firefly to make the game playable (without massive slowdown) with higher unit counts or to make it possible to build your walls or castle economy without constant fiddling and minor annoyances.

No more updates? Confirmed, I will not buy this game anytime soon.

The reviews on the Gold Edition were much better then the release reviews but still far too much negative feedback. Also no skirmish mode is a cruel sick joke, I could not believe FF took a step that far back.

I cannot play this game online due to my limited bandwidth so without skirmish mode I'm just buying a campaign and a map editor.
No thanks, I'll pass this epic fail of a game right by, maybe when it comes out in another Stronghold Collection I'll pick it up.