• Single Player Visions of Sim city just got denied.
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[QUOTE]Electronics Arts has said plans to turn SimCity into a single-player game were rejected early in the development of the latest version. The admission comes as players are finding ways to get round the game's need to be constantly connected. Lucy Bradshaw, head of SimCity creator Maxis, said an offline, single-player mode did not fit with its "vision" for the urban-planning game.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21828799[/url] Source
I've kinda had enough of these simcity stories.
Grass is green, sky is blue, EA is shit, what else is new?
I see nothing new here.
Getting real tired of your shit, Maxis.
it's unfortunate because i would totally love to play simcity if it wasn't always online. i usually don't even buy games. there are maybe 1 or 2 games a year that i get excited about and even contemplate buying. so it's sorta sad when one of those games turns out to be disagreeable with me. hell, i'll even take the shitty pathfinding because at least with a singleplayer game you can mod and fix the ai; nam did it with sc4.
I wonder how long this fiasco regarding SimCity and offline mode is gonna go? Of course, I bet EA is gonna drag this out similar to Plumbers Don't Wear Ties with the narrators (Velma & Harry) "fighting" over the microphone Speaking of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, I also bet EA went with online DRM when they looked back at their hated 3DO. It didn't have any kind of lockout, so you could pirate 3DO games at anytime if you had a CD burner and Internet. What did it lead to? The 3DO was murdered by crappy games, system flaws, and finally being dominated by more popular consoles like the PlayStation (EA lost a [I]lot [/I]of money when they failed so hard back then)
[QUOTE=matty928;39958189]I've kinda had enough of these simcity stories.[/QUOTE] No it's a good thing, they need to learn from this. Having word their failure spread everywhere will force them rethink their policies and design process.
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;39958418]No it's a good thing, they need to learn from this. Having word their failure spread everywhere will force them rethink their policies and design process.[/QUOTE] Well this one in particular is late by several days.
[QUOTE=Forumaster;39958193]Grass is green, sky is blue, EA is shit, what else is new?[/QUOTE] And brother, EA makes me want to hurt people.
[QUOTE]Lucy Bradshaw, head of SimCity creator Maxis, said an offline, single-player mode did not fit with its "vision" for the urban-planning game.[/QUOTE] Sounds like the ME3 devs defending their ending. Gotta protect your "artistic vision" or some other bullshit.
[QUOTE=BenjaminTennison;39958398]I wonder how long this fiasco regarding SimCity and offline mode is gonna go? Of course, I bet EA is gonna drag this out similar to Plumbers Don't Wear Ties with the narrators (Velma & Harry) "fighting" over the microphone Speaking of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, I also bet EA went with online DRM when they looked back at their hated 3DO. It didn't have any kind of lockout, so you could pirate 3DO games at anytime if you had a CD burner and Internet. What did it lead to? The 3DO was murdered by crappy games, system flaws, and finally being dominated by more popular consoles like the PlayStation (EA lost a [I]lot [/I]of money when they failed so hard back then)[/QUOTE] That is the most fucking random reference I ever seen. Just got done watching AVGN? Also your reference still doesn't mean shit, cause EA wasn't thinking at about the 3DO when they made this decision.
Not only that, Tudd. I also looked at other things ([URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3g_KDGgSyM"]GameTrailers Top 10 Worst Consoles[/URL] and [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsLfXQUhik8"]Lazy Game Reviewer on the 3DO[/URL]). I'm taking information from past events, that's what Police officers have to do to check if their suspect(s) have committed crimes earlier!
[QUOTE=Tudd;39958751]That is the most fucking random reference I ever seen. Just got done watching AVGN? Also your reference still doesn't mean shit, cause EA wasn't thinking at about the 3DO when they made this decision.[/QUOTE] That's just how Benjamin posts, every post he does he references something completely unrelated to the subject. [QUOTE=BenjaminTennison;39958822]that's what Police officers have to do to check if their suspect(s) have committed crimes earlier![/QUOTE] See what I mean?
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;39958911]That's just how Benjamin posts, every post he does he references something completely unrelated to the subject. See what I mean?[/QUOTE] Sir, EA made the 3DO which flopped, and now they make another flop which is SimCity 5 without any offline mode! I also add sources so that people know I'm not pulling things outta my ass
Man, Fuck EA.
who cares ya'll are getting irl mad about video games just look at yourselves [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Threadshitting" - Craptasket))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=BenjaminTennison;39958398]I wonder how long this fiasco regarding SimCity and offline mode is gonna go? Of course, I bet EA is gonna drag this out similar to Plumbers Don't Wear Ties with the narrators (Velma & Harry) "fighting" over the microphone Speaking of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, I also bet EA went with online DRM when they looked back at their hated 3DO. It didn't have any kind of lockout, so you could pirate 3DO games at anytime if you had a CD burner and Internet. What did it lead to? The 3DO was murdered by crappy games, system flaws, and finally being dominated by more popular consoles like the PlayStation (EA lost a [I]lot [/I]of money when they failed so hard back then)[/QUOTE]Are you like autistic or something? Every post you make has some weird nonsequiters about old videogames.
Why even go out with these statements if it's just the complete opposite of what people want to hear anyway? They'd make less people angry if they'd just shut up.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959105]who cares ya'll are getting irl mad about video games just look at yourselves[/QUOTE] :allears:
[QUOTE=Mingebox;39959190]:allears:[/QUOTE] you're posting on an internet forum complaining about having to be connected to the internet to play a video game. Maybe instead of posting about it you should just play the damn game on your existing internet connection. idk, it's not that hard to figure out.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959269]you're posting on an internet forum complaining about having to be connected to the internet to play a video game. Maybe instead of posting about it you should just play the damn game on your existing internet connection. idk, it's not that hard to figure out.[/QUOTE] You could have the best internet in the world, but if their servers are shitting all over themselves, it won't do you any good.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959105]who cares ya'll are getting irl mad about video games just look at yourselves[/QUOTE] stop trying look cool by rising above the crowd, you're on a video game forum
i guess you might have to find something else to waste your time on for two or three days after release. gosh darn.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959269]you're posting on an internet forum complaining about having to be connected to the internet to play a video game. Maybe instead of posting about it you should just play the damn game on your existing internet connection. idk, it's not that hard to figure out.[/QUOTE] I never wanted to post it because it's pointless and controversial but I wonder how many people who bitch about always online games are the same people who sit on Steam/Facepunch/Reddit all day anyway.
[QUOTE=FlakAttack;39958706]Sounds like the ME3 devs defending their ending. Gotta protect your "artistic vision" or some other bullshit.[/QUOTE] How is artistic vision bullshit? They wanted to make a social experiment multiplayer-focused game, so they didn't make an offline mode for it. It may be a silly decision but as an excuse it's a lot better than 'because we could lol'.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959269]you're posting on an internet forum complaining about having to be connected to the internet to play a video game. Maybe instead of posting about it you should just play the damn game on your existing internet connection. idk, it's not that hard to figure out.[/QUOTE] 1. i don't want to be at the mercy of the game's servers to play 2. i don't want to be kicked off because my internet goes out 3. i don't want to deal with the problems with cloud syncing that have been talked about so far 4. modding becomes harder with online games 5. i don't play sim city to play with other people. an online game like tf2 is fine, because i play that game specifically to play with other people and am willing to deal with some of the headaches that comes from having an online connection. sc is different because i never played that as an online game. i don't want to have to be logged in to play a singleplayer game. and i personally am not complaining, only stating the reasons i'm not gonna buy the game and instead play sc4. [editline]18th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=catbarf;39959434]How is artistic vision bullshit? They wanted to make a social experiment multiplayer-focused game, so they didn't make an offline mode for it. It may be a silly decision but as an excuse it's a lot better than 'because we could lol'.[/QUOTE] i think it's interesting simply because it was the excuse bioware gave for not changing the ending to me3. maybe it's a valid reason, maybe not, but it's still interesting that two ea studios have used it to try to justify games that have received a lot of serious backlash.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959322]i guess you might have to find something else to waste your time on for two or three days after release. gosh darn.[/QUOTE] holy shit you're being so ~edgy~ wow that's way cool
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;39959322]i guess you might have to find something else to waste your time on for two or three days after release. gosh darn.[/QUOTE]So what if the thing you paid someone for is literally nonfunctional for days on end, stop whining go read a book gee whiz
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;39959484]holy shit you're being so ~edgy~ wow that's way cool[/QUOTE] How is that edgy. If you can't play an online game because the servers are out you play other games. That's not edgy that's just finding other stuff to do. Your post doesn't become smarter by putting ~~~'s in it.
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