The forced Internet connection bothers me as much as the forced Internet connection of multiplayer games, or for that matter that I have to be hooked up to the electrical grid to play the game...
...ie, not at all. Ironically (and perhaps ominously) enough, my Internet connection failed just as I finished installing the game (
), but other than that, there's only been a few minor hickups.
I will say this, though. I supported the DRM system mostly because I hoped it'd be a 100% lockout mechanism against pirates, the same way games like WOW don't experience piracy on-line. If I was wrong, and it seems I was, then I retract my support for the DRM system.