They are giving everyone that bought this crap a free game, big whoop, I want Simcity not Battlefield 4!
I was open minded to playing with other people, even if I can't play offline. I would have loved to play a simple single player simulation.
However, this thing is stinking up the gaming community. It's creating backlash against DRM and online gaming.
I think EA made a big mistake in SimCity, it is not supposed to be a game to be shared with everyone around the world like World of WarCraft or Eve, we could play together in small groups of our choosing, but we don't need to be online all the time. I am an MMO player, but from time to time, I want to be alone in my private creative world. A simulation game is not an RPG, they are separate genres and mindsets.
Anyway, Myr I completely agree with you, Don't Buy this Game!