Supreme Commander 2 Steam Fix: Re-Verify Cache

The DRM on this game SUCKS. I just bought the game at Frys for 49 dollars! I took it home and attempted to install and play. Wow, I wish I could install and play. The game box says it needs 4-5 GB of hard disk space. The actual install says it needs around 2 GB. I typed in my code and it apparently partially installed the game. Once finished, I tried to launch the game in steam and got the "game is not accessible message." I tried the fix mentioned here about verifying the game cache files. No help there. And steam apparently wants to apply a huge patch to the game and tells me to wait 3 HOURS to play!
You have got to be kidding me. I am starting to turn to the dark side. Just pirate the game and let your missing dollars do the talking. We, who pay for the games, want to install and play! If the makers of the game can't make something that works then what are we supposed to do? HACK? CHEAT? PIRATE? UNLOCK? STEAL?
And as far as the ubisoft ruining of Silent Hunter 5 with a CONSTANT INTERNET REQUIRED requirement... they have just completely lost any and all money from me and anyone I recommend purchasing decisions to...