MadMaxHellfire
Arcane
he said "cheap".
he said "cheap".
Depends on how smart EA were about it. Is it like an MMO where almost everything is server-side? Or is it basically just a hard drive + activation check? Either way I'm sure someone will make cracked versions, private servers, etc., just might take a month or two (and they'd probably fix the mechanics along the way too). I wouldn't even be surprised if a butthurt Maxis employee leaks the server files to the community out of spite.Good luck pirating an online-only game that only released this week.
I like how "consensus" is kind of just a thing you can pull out of your ass. Which critics say this? Which players? What constitutes "great" in this case? What does "fundamentally" mean? What is "fundamentally great" about SimCity? What evidence do you have to back that up? What other qualifications are attached to this claim?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.
If the consensus actually was that it's fundamentally shit, then it would still be a half truth, no?I like how "consensus" is kind of just a thing you can pull out of your ass. Which critics say this? Which players? What constitutes "great" in this case? What does "fundamentally" mean? What is "fundamentally great" about SimCity? What evidence do you have to back that up? What other qualifications are attached to this claim?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.
Yes, but were they fundamentally unable to play it?The consensus was that they couldn't even play it.
EA is the King Midas of shit. On the off-chance that an EA title seemed worth playing, I'd have to install Origin in order to do so, which is the electronic equivalent of injecting oneself with herpes.
Fucking fuck, EA fucking sucks. I truly hate that company and the people in charge of it. It's quite rare for me to experience an emotion quite so juvenile as hatred for a business, but it's undeniable. Playing computer games is one of a handful of hobbies I truly enjoy, and EA is a destructive, cancerous tumor perched atop the industry, secreting shit-smelling ichor that drips down all over everything. Or perhaps a more appropriate metaphor would be a nasty shit-smelling hobo who stares and touches your buttocks periodically while you try to enjoy fucking your wife.
Of course, the people who are ultimately responsible are the people who keep buying their shit. If I witness a human extinction event within my lifetime, my last breath will be taken with a smile on my face, comforted by the knowledge that these people will never be alive again.
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Well, cheaper version of it. lolhe said "cheap".
Its 25% on all products and services, only food is 12% and newspapers and books are 6%. Thats just the regular VAT.$95? I know Sweden's (and especially Stockholm's) standard of living and average wage are pretty high up on the list of Western nations, but then again, don't you end up paying something like an 80% tax to keep all those fine socialist programs going?
$95 for an EA-published game... fuck, I'd rather set fire to $190.
Hey, this is on Maxis. EA does not force design upon us. We own it, we are working 24/7 to fix it, and we are making progress
From the Simcity Twitter
https://twitter.com/simcity/status/310490053803646976
Hey, this is on Maxis. EA does not force design upon us. We own it, we are working 24/7 to fix it, and we are making progress
It's totally all Maxis' fault guise, not holy EA.
That's a whole lot. At best they'll offer 10 percent discount off the next Sims piece of digital clothes.http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/9/408...of-offlining-simcity-but-will-look-into-it-to
I'm going to bet that this attempt to earn back trust will just be a digital coupon for 50% off the next Sims game.
You mean like they made cracked servers for Diablo 3?
Also, yes, calculations are done server-side afaik.
I like how "consensus" is kind of just a thing you can pull out of your ass. Which critics say this? Which players? What constitutes "great" in this case? What does "fundamentally" mean? What is "fundamentally great" about SimCity? What evidence do you have to back that up? What other qualifications are attached to this claim?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.