I'd really just like CA to come out of their caves and let us know their thoughts on the matter and actually inform us on the hows and whys of the situation.

Obviously a lot of people are... let's just say 'annoyed' to put it mildly and it is to do with a faulty product. Not one that has plans to be fixed like any other form of entertainment that doesn't perform as advertised - no, one who's creators have declared that they have washed their hands of the respected problems.

Well unless you want to buy the expansion pack.

hey guys, remember when we joked about this a long time ago that they wouldn't fix the problems but would make us buy the XP to fix them?

those buggers jumped the shark on this one, mooning us as they did it