If the time-gate and power-feeding one main char is an issue, then make it so that the account-wide currency unlock only kicks in once at least one character has completed the campaign 100%.
I'm being affected by this issue too, EU (UK) login. "Attempting to connect to controller tracker" once username and password are entered, won't even go into the patcher. No updates, no reinstalls, no changes to internet connection since this started and I've been playing every day for nearly two months without issue.…