They still sell Sim City?

[Bells]

i must say it IS kinda amusing seeing how polarizing the opinions are on this game...

[Azisien]

The game is fantastic. Maxis did a great job. City size is a negative, it feels more like SimTown, but it does make you plan more carefully. And you could just play in a large Region by yourself and micro-manage 16 cities, if you feel up to it.

It is also not the worst DRM or launch ever. I'd argue Diablo 3 was significantly worse.

But, it is still awful horseshit. Paying customers shouldn't have to put up with this shit. I implore everybody to download the cracked version and enjoy, and stick it to EA. Anybody with the unfortunate situation of owning the actual game, add me on Origin/SimCity and I'd be down for having a shared/NPF Region. EA should probably do some kind of incentive to their paying customers, reparations of some kind, once they get the game itself stable. Anything else just promotes irresponsible business, and they'll pay for it down the road.

[Bells]

sadly, this only changes when players vote with their wallets. There is simply no other use... cause doesn't matter how much people protest, if in the end of the quarter the executives at EA get to present their stock holders with record positive numbers that means their way of doing things is working, and that's just that.

Take this opinion for instance...



Just to deflect a bit from the EA rage... but also on the fact that the GAMERS are partially to blame for all the stupid shit we have been putting up with lately.

[Azisien]

Well, I guess Maxis is trying to make some amends after all. It's something, at least.

Message from Head of Maxis

Originally Posted by Lucy Bradshaw

The good news is that SimCity is a solid hit in all major markets. The consensus among critics and players is that this is fundamentally a great game. But this SimCity is made to be played online, and if you can’t get a stable connection, you’re NOT having a good experience. So we’re not going to rest until we’ve fixed the remaining server issues.

And to get us back in your good graces, we’re going to offer you a free PC download game from the EA portfolio. On March 18, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email telling them how to redeem their free game.

I know that’s a little contrived – kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did something crummy. But we feel bad about what happened. We’re hoping you won’t stay mad and that we’ll be friends again when SimCity is running at 100 percent.

SimCity is a GREAT game and the people who made it are incredibly proud. Hang in there – we’ll be providing more updates throughout the weekend.

[Arcanum]

Originally Posted by Azisien

Well, I guess Maxis is trying to make some amends after all. It's something, at least.

Message from Head of Maxis

Originally Posted by Arcanum

EA offering a free game to those who own and register their game before the 18th.

No word yet if the game is player choice, player choice among a selection, or EA going "here's a game, take it, this is the free game you're getting." Knowing this is EA we're talking about, it'll probably be the latter.

[Bells]

Azi, if you keep neglecting Arcanum like that, child services is just going to take him away and you are going to have to invite the child services agent into the pool and then remove the ladder of the pool to watch them drown... and it's just such a mess...

Also... here is metacritic being metacritic

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/simcity

[Loyal]

[Aerozord]

Originally Posted by Bells

sadly, this only changes when players vote with their wallets. There is simply no other use... cause doesn't matter how much people protest, if in the end of the quarter the executives at EA get to present their stock holders with record positive numbers that means their way of doing things is working, and that's just that.

Take this opinion for instance...



Just to deflect a bit from the EA rage... but also on the fact that the GAMERS are partially to blame for all the stupid shit we have been putting up with lately.

only thing I'd counter with that is why there are store exclusive content. Thats because major retailers have developers by the balls (well for console games). If, lets say Target, because I'm taking a break from ragging on walmmart and gamestop, doesn't carry their game thats a pretty huge chunk of their distribution just gone.

Of course the reason thats pre-order reward and not just store copy exclusive is exactly the reasons he said. Just saying even if we fixed the pre-order issue we'd still have that one.

Personally the only things I get at launch are games I plan on getting regardless. Not to say I mindlessly fanboy, its just ones I'd want to decide for myself if its a good game or not. If not, well they lose me on the next one.

[synkr0nized]

Setting aside server issues and what-not, Blizzard forced all Starcraft players to have a battle.net account and be online in order to even practice or play the single-player content. Many Steam games have no offline mode when they could/maybe even should. And complaining about that hasn't gotten players anywhere, so all the rage about having to be online to make a city seems futile.

edit: "Futile", I post, and not "not worthwhile" or "unfounded".

[Bells]

i dunno... i take Android as an example of this. If you want me to buy your app, you better allow me to use it even if there is no WiFi around... that goes for games AND regular apps.

Imagine that, i can't play some tower defense singleplayer game cause the tablet can't find my internet connection... well, sucks to be you, but that's an uninstall right there. ANd don't even get me started on Organizers, Planers and schedulers that require me to be online to allow me to create events or appointments for myself... for fucks sake, i just want to check my schedule for the day, i can do that without the need to merge with the hive mind of the cloud!