Oh yes, it did indeed just come to that.
I don't know how it'll be for anyone else, but the newest patch made my game completely unplayable; it wouldn't even launch.
(Probably because I left in my nocd hack) (And yes, I have retail versions of both the base game and WA, but my only dvdrom is an external unit, which is a pain in my ass to deal with.) Given what I've seen other people having happen with their CC
(both .package files and .sims3packs alike) (sims3packs are fucked up), I'd avoid patching if at all possible.
Also, the CAW tool seemed to be rather lacking. They've released the guide, which would have been useful to say the least.
Off to reinstall while I wait for Pescado to eat another part of my soul. :P
I've finally finishing reinstalling. Fun. Though considerably less annoying than reinstalling TS2+expansions.