I can't remember the last time I bought an EA game. So yeah, I'm in.

I can't speak for my wife though, she's a 'Sims' fan. At least I talked her out of Spore, though- I really didn't want that turd installed anywhere on our network.

As for:
“If I’d had a chance to have a conversation with them, they’d have gotten it.”
I would have loved to been in on that conversation.
"So, you're going to treat me like a criminal because I paid for the game, while the pirates get an unrestricted copy for free. You say I should be happy about this. Explain."