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7 days is not sufficient, unfortunately, and I think I'll have to pass on this one, at least until it's in the bargain bin. Judging by how many online games (not even MMOs) have tanked horribly recently, I may not have to wait too terribly long.

I was really stoked for this game when I first got word of it, but the more I dig into the info the more turned off I am. The existence of a free online trial month will be the deal maker for me. I can't justify spending money on the full game that has intentionally removed already developed content, only to have to immediately pay more money for said content. That is a business model that I can't consciously support and smells of extortion worse than anything even EA has committed.

Most MMOs include a month of free online play with the purchase of the game. However, I haven't seen any statements indicating this is so for CitiesXL. I'm starting to suspect that since there's a single player component, this won't be the case with CitiesXL. I'd like to try this game out, and if it's good I could see purchasing a 3 month subscription and playing that out until other games catch my attention. If it's not included, I can't help but view this as a sham. Can anyone confirm how this will work?