my pc died so i had to wait for the mac version and ive clocked almost 100 hrs but i actually enjoy the game. i think there is still much room for improvements but overall im having a great time. i typically focus on design and laying the streets into the land (i like the maps with hills and islands the best). im not sure if its my minor ocd and focus on detail but i typically only have about 100k-150k people in each city.
I didnt get to try the game when it was at the peak of being broken so maybe im not as angry about the problems as others are and maybe waiting so long to get the game built up a desire to play with extra appreciation. whatever the case, if you truly enjoy city simulation games and dont have to have the biggest city with the most people and you have paitence to build each city slowly, even when you gift the city $1,000,000, it can still be very entertaining.