I'd suggest waiting for the release of the demo, whenever that is. At that point, I'd think the network issues would be resolved enough to actually start marketing the game. I can't see them releasing the demo beforehand and reliving the launch nightmare again.

Right now multiplayer doesnt work for a lot of people.

Pantheon is broken for nearly everyone. Its a good call to buy it - But keep in mind that MP needs some more work to play it properly and with joy

A few days ago multiplayer worked for me and my friends - We where able to play with dozens of people online.

The title is fun and its a nice game to play on a longer term.

definately not ready

I, OTOH, feel that my money was well spent and I have had many a happy moment playing this game online. Sure, there have been some frustrations as well, but on the whole I'd say that the net effect has been very positive.

Well, I've had very few problems with online. It seems to be very hit or miss at times. As things are now, the game might work fine for you, or it might not work at all. Personally, my online experience with the game has been generally positive since I first bought my copy, so I can't really complain too much. There are the few games where people end up dropping randomly, and how long it takes to actually get a game started, but that's a small speedbump.

Basicly, if it works, the game's fun enough to warrant the buy, but if it doesn't, quite simply, you're better off waiting for the kinks to (finally) get fixed.