SimCity [Megathread]

[quadilious]

really want to get this but all ive been hearing is terrible, terrible things about it
is it even worth purchasing NOW or should i wait until people can actually play?

[Ad Bot]

[MrLoL²]

EA and Maxis are experienced Video Game companies. They had the numbers of the Pre-orders, they have all the info of how many people are about to start playing day 1. They had all the power and choice to boost up their servers so they could take the web traffic. They had all the money they would need from the per-orders to buy new servers. They forgeted up. People have all the reasons and rights to complain. They didn't receive what they wanted and what was promised to them from the product they spent 70$ on. Don't be a little fanboy brat and start loudly complaining about the negativity towards EA and Maxis for this. It is their fault, it is their problem to fix and it is something that should have been fixed before the launch of the game.

lol, did you even post earlier in the topic, were you interested in the game? you came here just to hate EA
btw, this is ea's servers, not maxis'

[Tonkka²]

lol, did you even post earlier in the topic, were you interested in the game? you came here just to hate EA
btw, this is ea's servers, not maxis'

I was interested before i heard about the Dmr bullstuff. Right now I'm just watching your reactions to this launch.

[ShadowsfeaR]

I was interested before i heard about the Dmr bullstuff. Right now I'm just watching your reactions to this launch.

Needs more designated marksman rifle.

[Comatose]

I was interested before i heard about the Dmr bullstuff. Right now I'm just watching your reactions to this launch.

????

[Tonkka²]

Needs more designated marksman rifle.

Well what did they call the all-day-everyday internet connection requirement again?

EDIT: Apparently its "Drm"

[Nickelob Ultra]

Well what did they call the all-day-everyday internet connection requirement again?

EDIT: Apparently its "Drm"

It's called digital rights management.

[Ben Grapevine]

It's called digital rights management.

Which I don't really have much of a problem with if the servers are managed properly. Drm is going to be the future of gaming and I think it's silly for someone to not have a solid Internet connection in 2013.

[SpreadsPlague]

Which I don't really have much of a problem with if the servers are managed properly. Drm is going to be the future of gaming and I think it's silly for someone to not have a solid Internet connection in 2013.

DRM is a load of stuff contrived by publishers to force a business model on you. the main reason is to prevent piracy. side effects of it: all of this other bullstuff.

if DRM is the future, gaming is forgeted.

[devildogelite]

DRM is a load of stuff contrived by publishers to force a business model on you. the main reason is to prevent piracy. side effects of it: all of this other bullstuff.

if DRM is the future, gaming is forgeted.

Ok chicken little.

Sure DRM is bullstuff, but right now the game is running perfectly fine for me. I connect no problem and my city saves correct. Sure the release was handled like stuff but it'll be fine for everyone in a few days. People keep referencing Diablo 3, it did have a very similar stuffty release. But they ignore that DRM didn't make the game bad, but the game being bad made it bad. You can play it no problem right now.


I hate DRM as much as the next person but I don't think that it is literally Riddler like most people seem to.

[Yola²]

DRM is a load of stuff contrived by publishers to force a business model on you. the main reason is to prevent piracy. side effects of it: all of this other bullstuff.

if DRM is the future, gaming is forgeted.

"All this other bullstuff"

So because a just-launched game's servers went down and crashed for what, a day?  Oh god the world is ending!

The only reason it happened was because EA did what all companies do, they base their server load off of pre-order amounts, however more than an expected number of people didn't pre-order, rather just bought the game the day it came out, leading EA having way too many people vs. server load.

If you're complaining because your internet sucks, it isn't EA's fault that you can't pay an extra $5/month to get the next internet package.

[SpreadsPlague]

name one good thing exclusive to DRM besides "it prevents piracy"

[Tudoreleuu]

name one good thing exclusive to DRM besides "it prevents piracy"

which it doesn't

[Nickelob Ultra]

which it doesn't

it's going to take a very long time for pirates to even get anything remotely successful in terms of breaking this game's DRM considering it is written around EA's servers.

[Yola²]

name one good thing exclusive to DRM besides "it prevents piracy"

Many things, MMO's, the ability to feel connected, reliance on people other than yourself.