I played it a week after it came out, took me 2 Years to realize it was boring. I quit at the beginning of last December. I only go on once in awhile now
I don't find games boring unless they are linear games.
One of my favorite is EU3 and I've been playing that like it just came out of the box.
Kingdom of Israel in light blue, the darker blue is my puppet: Persia, I felt sorry for her and kept her close.