This is one of many reasons why I boycott a lot of AAA gaming companies nowadays. Not going to name names here, but they know who they are. I prefer indie devs/pubs, and stay the fuck away from anyone pushing FOMO crap, especially pre-order/early access DLC packages.
Agreed. I installed a few times since a17 (when I dropped it), but it hasn’t been the same since then. Definitely not worth the current price tag.