Very funny.
Interestingly, PTW's release coincided with me ceasing to play Civ 3. (And I only go to these boards occasionally now, as opposed to daily beforehand.)
I didn't buy PTW - I only read reviews and heard about bug reports. But when I heard about all the problems, even basic Civ 3 didn't seem appealing to me. Maybe it's because I was so looking forward to playing multiplayer, and since that's still not really feasible, I just stopped playing altogether.
Also, I've realized how much more I can do with my time that's far more useful than playing Civ.
Ever hear of an expansion pack being so bad as to make someone who didn't buy it stop playing the original? It happened to me.