Couldn't agree more. It's good that the average player has a chance to get everything before November 7, without having to be on the game 24/7.
To get enough snakes in whacking day to get miss Springfield and the hotel you pretty much had to spend hours on the game each day as well as regularly visiting your 100 friends. Most of us have a life and work and don't have all that time to spare playing the game in a panic so they can reach a target before a deadline.
Tapped out is a game that you can turn to when you have a half an hour or so to spare each day, where you can just unwind for a bit and tap away. It should only take up a small percentage of the day outside your other commitments. To play like that and still have a chance of getting everything is a credit to EA.
Lets hope Christmas follows suit ;)