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Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by rdl » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:18 AM UTC

socialist_coder wrote: post #2

Who wants to bet that the free game will be limited to 2+ year old titles? And still no acknowledgment for the people that either don't care to play online or can't maintain a stable internet connection. Want to play while travelling? Want to play while in the military & deployed? Fuck you!

Doubtful, since most of the EA games I see on origin are either old or are "buy the game cheap, buy lots of expensive expansion packs" model.

Giving SimCity buyers who bought on pre-order or release day a copy of Battlefield or The Sims is probably a great economic choice for Maxis/EA; they're the same people who will likely buy lots of expansions.

The exception is what, Mass Effect (old now)? I guess there's Far Cry 3 and Assassins's Creed III (although AC has expansions and the Season Pass model, too)?

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by jmspring » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:22 AM UTC

Can someone explain the following -

People are upset with the game -- sounds like it is unplayable Most of those people paid with credit card. I understand the desire to want to play the game, but if EA is being a sh*t, why not go the charge dispute route?

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by Tzunamitom » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:23 AM UTC

What are the possibilities of the free game being Sim City 4?!?

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by newbie12 » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:23 AM UTC

socialist_coder wrote: post #2

Who wants to bet that the free game will be limited to 2+ year old titles? And still no acknowledgment for the people that either don't care to play online or can't maintain a stable internet connection. Want to play while travelling? Want to play while in the military & deployed? Fuck you!

Don't forget us rural folk on satellite broadband! We're screwed too.

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by UnoriginalGuy » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:24 AM UTC

kevinconroy wrote: post #8

"And a result of this public outcry, we've decided to remove the DRM that is crippling this otherwise great software." - Said no company ever

It sometimes happens: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/05/the-witcher-2-patch-re...

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by rdl » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:24 AM UTC

newbie12 wrote: post #14

socialist_coder wrote: post #2

Who wants to bet that the free game will be limited to 2+ year old titles? And still no acknowledgment for the people that either don't care to play online or can't maintain a stable internet connection. Want to play while travelling? Want to play while in the military & deployed? Fuck you!

Don't forget us rural folk on satellite broadband! We're screwed too.

It doesn't seem to actually use much bandwidth.

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by jaggederest » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:25 AM UTC

jmspring wrote: post #12

Can someone explain the following - People are upset with the game -- sounds like it is unplayable Most of those people paid with credit card. I understand the desire to want to play the game, but if EA is being a sh*t, why not go the charge dispute route?

EA will ban your Origin account. So if you own any other games, you lose them.

Parenthetically, this move by them also ensures that everyone who purchased it will lose two games if they charge back the purchase...

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by citricsquid » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:25 AM UTC

The faux candor is cute. The upside is that these troubles will hopefully provide a good case study for future games of this sort. The reviews of Sim City are extremely positive about the gameplay, if the value the server based experience provides to Sim City can be utilised in other games without the issues that Sim City has had the future could be very promising.

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by _frog » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:26 AM UTC

jmspring wrote: post #12

Can someone explain the following - People are upset with the game -- sounds like it is unplayable Most of those people paid with credit card. I understand the desire to want to play the game, but if EA is being a sh*t, why not go the charge dispute route?

The risk their is that disputing charges may result in a ban causing the user to lose access to their other games on Origin.

Re: A SimCity Update

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Post by malloreon » Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 5:26 AM UTC

jmspring wrote: post #12

Can someone explain the following - People are upset with the game -- sounds like it is unplayable Most of those people paid with credit card. I understand the desire to want to play the game, but if EA is being a sh*t, why not go the charge dispute route?

Ea will ban your origin account, losing you access to any other origin games, if you charge back.