It really boils down to how much do you want to put up with.
For me, shelling out $60 and finding a slew of bugs with a clunky interface on a game that is still based on a 5-year old game engine is unacceptable.
If people can overlook the 4,985 things that need fixing and find enjoyment in sinking a few ships, more power to 'em. I don't happen to fall into that category.
