[Gandalf Parker]

Granted. As I said, all AI sucks. No AI is AH (almost human). Im guessing your idea of "actual competent opponent(s)" involve human opponents?

So another way of wording the same thing might be:
if you arent a competitive person who thrills at kill-or-be-killed contests against real humans but is happy with an above-average AI that can keep you entertained for more than a month then this is a good game for it.