this has really been an up and down past couple of days.... I really don't know what to expect at this point....
Two points:
1. The article does not actually say that zoning has been eliminated. Just that it can be circumvented. Neither the simple-minded newbie nor the simcity veteran would really want to plop each building in a city of even 100,000 people. ( I hope I'm reading that right!)
2. Sim city too complex???? Only as much as video games in general have gotten more complex over time. I remember Atari. One button and a joy stick. Now look at the controllers..... and most new games utilizes as much of the new complexity as they can. Even other EA games such as Madden & NBALive are much more difficult to play than they used to be.