Unless I'm missing something, based on your other posts, you don't actually have the game yet. It seems somewhat impatient to be declaring it the next ww1 sim when you don't even have it yet. I'm sure some people do class it as a sim (even though, judging by the manual and box, the publishers and developers don't) but I don't. Without some serious work by the developers I can't see it becoming one either. Maybe they will, but in the meantime I'd rather enjoy something for what it is rather than for what I'd like it to be.
Likewise, although I'd really like KoE to come out I suspect there are now too many 'ifs' for that to happen now (at least in the next couple of years). It's a shame none of the major sim developers seem interested in a WW1 add-on as whilst the market *might* be too small for a stand-alone game from the likes of Microsoft or Ubi, I'm certain it would generate enough sales as an add-on.
Have fun
Finn