Actually this is wrong. MMOs provide all of the data needed to play the game in the original 30+GB download. If they wanted to they could just let you play singleplayer offline or use LAN offline for local play on the MMO if you wanted to and then have you connect to the server if you wanted online play with hundreds of others.
There is nothing stopping them from doing this. And it doesn't tarnish the vision at all since almost all features are tailored to scale to the...
Welp. No surprise. Every major publisher just has to dip their hands in the most hated, shitshow of practices. No one should buy this game unless it's later in the cycle at a hugely discounted price tag.
I love how they pull the same shallow excuses every major publisher/developer has pushed for this shit. Been proven lies time and time again. Can't wait to see how "balanced" the game is without those precious microtransaction dollaroos. We all know ...