I've been wanting to get this game since it came out, but some of the reviews put me off. I can live with the "always-online" crap - but not with the severely limited city sizes. Here we are a few months on from launch, do people still consider the city sizes a problem? Would you recommend this game for someone who really likes to get immersed in building?

Any answers are appreciated, I am on kind of a tight budget and don't want to put my money on this game if it is terrible.