Every time EA adds something to the game, its to earn more $$$.
Regions add more items to the game, making it harder to players to find the items they need in the trade depot - i.e. forcing them to spend simcash. More items also add a pressure to the storage situation - they add so many new items from the regions, without having separate storage capacities for each region - again forcing players to spend simcash on storage expansion.
No way I am going to open any of the regions. Just disappointing.