Quote Originally Posted by Tamur
Has there been even a peep from CA on this issue? I don't visit the .com at all, so there may have been something over there. But from game sites and here it seems like this has been quantified, put in the bag, wrapped up, and delivered to CA's doorstep.

Does anyone know if any official or unofficial response from the dev's?
Yes. There has been a comment.

Dutch, a dev, today said,

"About the demo: however tempting it is to chat about CA's slick development process, I think I'll let that one stand, and let people form their own opinions as to how much the final game has changed from the demo. It's inevitable that some people will not be entirely satisfied with the way things have gone, but I'm happy that we caught just about all of the essential issues."

I take this to mean that the players who do not like the faster gameplay are the ones who "will not be entirely satisfied" since that was the major objection raised about the demo. The marketing strategy of concealing the true nature of the gameplay continues.