Forced online. I dunno man, sounds sucky. I'm fine with online activation upon installation, but forced to be always online is too much.
Sure, you can argue that everyone is online nowadays, but what about when you because of unforseen reasons lose internet access? It doesn't happen often, but the few times it does happen, people tend to want to play single player games, seeing as they can't play multiplayer anymore.
everything is wrapped in gray
i'm focusing on your image
can you hear me in the void?
That's what I was pointing out. Many fans of Diablo III were rightly aggravated by always-on DRM. I've never played the game, but a quick google search easily led me to juicy information.Originally Posted by Mirage
It remains to be seen how much of a problem it will be. Still, it IS SimCity. I'm willing to have some aggravation for some city building.
EA is claiming that part of the reason that internet is required is that constant connection allows them to run a lot of the game server side, which has given them greater flexibility regarding what they're allowed to add (specifically down to how every single Sim that ends up living in your city will follow unique protocols). I have no problem with it requiring a constant internet connection. I'm excited.
I seriously, seriously want this game to not suck (like Societies did). I poured years of my life into SC3000, and it is still a magnificent game (I always preferred it to SC4). I can't wait. I read through a few of those AMAs they did on reddit over the last year and it definitely sounds good, but they were always sure to avoid answering questions like 'Is it going to be casual nonsense like Societies or are you bringing it back to the proper simulation of SC3 & 4', by repeating that they were trying to cater 'to both audiences' and throwing in weasel words like 'accessible', which raised my eyebrow.
Aside from all that though, the always-online connection thing is just retarded and annoys me greatly.
Haha, did they actually say that? What a load of obfuscatory bulltrout. We all know why they've made it mandatory.
there was a picture here
I can't wait. Let's pray it's good.
So... hearing both good and bad things. Anyone get it? What's the verdict?
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
You were hearing good things?
there was a picture here
Penny Arcade. Gabe seems to love it.
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Apparently the game is pretty fantastic if you can play it.
That's a big if in the United States. Apparently the EU and Asia servers are doing fine.
I had (have?) the beta/demo and it was fun. I might wait until it becomes cheap to get the actual game though.
All I've heard about it is how disastrously unplayable it is since EA did some BS where you have to constantly be connected to the internet to play it even though it's single player, and for some reason the servers kick people offline repeatedly.
And then there's this:
EA refuses to refund user for SimCity, threatens account ban | Gamechup | Video Game News, Reviews, Features, Guides
I like Kung-Fu.
Wow.
Okay, I don't think I'll feel so bad if I, uh, look for a way to try before I buy.
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I'll wait for the price drop.
That, and when I can upgrade my computer to something half-decent.
EA has also disabled the fastest game speed to reduce the load on their servers.
Worst launch since Challenger.
I think you're missing the part where it requires connection to a server with an authenticated account.Wow.
Okay, I don't think I'll feel so bad if I, uh, look for a way to try before I buy.
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