They still sell Sim City? - Page 7

Magus · 03-16-2013, 01:14 PM

The only thing they will listen to is the sound of you not buying their game (uh, the metaphorical sound).

It's not like this game is THAT great--someone I know bought it and has been bitching that the little sims don't actually have very intelligent AI and tend to spend their time in different houses each night with entirely different families. Maybe SimCity is a utopian paradise without traditional familial demarcations, I dunno.

Aerozord · 03-16-2013, 01:53 PM

The self feeding loop. Because of the draconian DRM people pirate it. The execs go "Wow this game is really popular look at how many people are downloading it. If only they were paying customers. Oh I know, lets use even more strict DRM."

Its why I say if you dont like something dont pirate it either. To them every stolen copy is someone that would otherwise buy it.

Ramary · 03-16-2013, 02:32 PM

And now they are not even trying to lie to us anymore.

Bells · 03-16-2013, 03:10 PM

I know what you meant Ramary, but...

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In a newly-published entry on the official EA blog, Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw attempts to offer blunt honesty on the situation. "... could we have built a subset offline mode? Yes," Bradshaw states in no uncertain terms. "But we rejected that idea because it didn't fit with our vision."

"We did not focus on the 'single city in isolation' that we have delivered in past [SimCity games]. We recognize that there are fans -- people who love the original SimCity -- who want that. But we're also hearing from thousands of people who are playing across regions, trading, communicating and loving the Always-Connected functionality."

This is hardly "not even trying to lie"

I mean, for fucks sake!! this is so stupid and shaddy, it's right down insulting... Do these companies actually truly believe we as consumers are THIS stupid!? To believe THAT?! For fucks sake!!

Ramary · 03-16-2013, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bells

Do these companies actually truly believe we as consumers are THIS stupid!? To believe THAT?! For fucks sake!!

Yes.

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And yeah maybe I should of said "Not trying to lie about the offline part, but still lying about everything else right down to what they had for lunch".

Aerozord · 03-16-2013, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bells

I know what you meant Ramary, but...

This is hardly "not even trying to lie"

I mean, for fucks sake!! this is so stupid and shaddy, it's right down insulting... Do these companies actually truly believe we as consumers are THIS stupid!? To believe THAT?! For fucks sake!!

to be more exact, those that currently believe it was just DRM, well nothing they say will convince people otherwise. However this will certainly be enough to keep those that believe there was just cause to continue thinking thus

Azisien · 03-18-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus

It's not like this game is THAT great--someone I know bought it and has been bitching that the little sims don't actually have very intelligent AI and tend to spend their time in different houses each night with entirely different families. Maybe SimCity is a utopian paradise without traditional familial demarcations, I dunno.

Well, one has to assume one likes the city/empire building genre of course, but that being said, and assuming all of the game systems were in working order on launch instead of butt-blasted by EA servers for weeks, it's a pretty great game. I feel bad for the actual game designers, who designed a pretty great game, feasted upon daily by the vampiric game producers, who in turn were soul-sacrificed by publisher executives. Standard practice, though, so what can ya do?

Tev · 03-19-2013, 01:48 PM

Good news, everyone?

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts' Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello has resigned, saying he was "accountable" for the company's missing operational targets.

Riccitiello will step down from his post as CEO and member of the board of directors on March 30, the video game company said on Monday.

One down over this disaster....how many more to go?

Bells · 03-19-2013, 02:00 PM

Wait for it... first we must see if this is a Hydra scenario, one head goes down, 2 more pop back in its place.

Gotta see who is taking over for him...

I would like to imagine though that he was simply sick of having his name tied to EA...

Aerozord · 03-19-2013, 02:21 PM

I do feel the need to point out that by virtue of taking responsibility, that also means the only one that believes in accountability has stepped down.

Kind of a catch-22. The ones you really want to see let go are the ones continually going "well its not MY fault."

03-16-2013, 01:53 PM	#62
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	The self feeding loop. Because of the draconian DRM people pirate it. The execs go "Wow this game is really popular look at how many people are downloading it. If only they were paying customers. Oh I know, lets use even more strict DRM." Its why I say if you dont like something dont pirate it either. To them every stolen copy is someone that would otherwise buy it. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-19-2013, 02:00 PM	#69
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	Wait for it... first we must see if this is a Hydra scenario, one head goes down, 2 more pop back in its place. Gotta see who is taking over for him... I would like to imagine though that he was simply sick of having his name tied to EA... __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

03-19-2013, 02:21 PM	#70
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	I do feel the need to point out that by virtue of taking responsibility, that also means the only one that believes in accountability has stepped down. Kind of a catch-22. The ones you really want to see let go are the ones continually going "well its not MY fault." __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-16-2013, 01:14 PM	#61
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	The only thing they will listen to is the sound of you not buying their game (uh, the metaphorical sound). It's not like this game is THAT great--someone I know bought it and has been bitching that the little sims don't actually have very intelligent AI and tend to spend their time in different houses each night with entirely different families. Maybe SimCity is a utopian paradise without traditional familial demarcations, I dunno.

03-16-2013, 02:32 PM	#63
Ramary HE OPENS THE DOOR TO HIS DARK PAST Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Some craphole Posts: 770	And now they are not even trying to lie to us anymore.