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dobby985 on 06 March 2013
CityOfNoobs said:
This idea that somehow users have a right to a game with whatever DRM they prefer (NONE) is ridiculous to me. Do not like it? do not buy it. Rating games you have not even played because a company has decided to implement a certain type of DRM or is selling it a certain way is like saying that a new sports car is a terrible performer because they do not make it in your favorite color.


Consumers have a right to judge a game on technical issues (performance, DRM, controls, wether it's a good PC port).

It is not restricted to storyline, characters, music etc..

Equating DRM with something superficial like a color shows you are getting things mixed up. It's more akin to having faulty breaks.

It doesn't matter how good the game is if it's a hassle to play it.

Using DRM like SecuROM or Starforce that can harm my PC is more important than how intelligent the AI are.



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dobby985 on 06 March 2013
Potable_Toe said:
twesterm said:

Ugh, against my better judgement I bought this game.

I actually managed to pay during lunch, though not for long. I played through the tutorial and started a city. I try to play at home and after an incredibly slow download I get into the game. I have to pick a European server but whatever, I'm in the game.

Except the city I had started on my work computer isn't there and every time I try to start a new city (whether I try to join or create a region) it says I can't claim the city.

Why should I go through all this crap when I just want to play by myself? This game deserves less than the 3.4 it has.


Cities are tied to servers, so if you played on a different server in work than you did at home you wouldn't be able to access your city on the new server.


It's going to be real fun when EA shuts down the servers in a couple of years.



Wiwefak on 06 March 2013
dobby985 said:
Potable_Toe said:
twesterm said:

Ugh, against my better judgement I bought this game.

I actually managed to pay during lunch, though not for long. I played through the tutorial and started a city. I try to play at home and after an incredibly slow download I get into the game. I have to pick a European server but whatever, I'm in the game.

Except the city I had started on my work computer isn't there and every time I try to start a new city (whether I try to join or create a region) it says I can't claim the city.

Why should I go through all this crap when I just want to play by myself? This game deserves less than the 3.4 it has.


Cities are tied to servers, so if you played on a different server in work than you did at home you wouldn't be able to access your city on the new server.


It's going to be real fun when EA shuts down the servers in a couple of years.


They could do that. When they release another Sim City and then basically turning the older servers off. I have seen it several games. 



YukanaSenix on 06 March 2013
dobby985 said:
Potable_Toe said:
twesterm said:

Ugh, against my better judgement I bought this game.

I actually managed to pay during lunch, though not for long. I played through the tutorial and started a city. I try to play at home and after an incredibly slow download I get into the game. I have to pick a European server but whatever, I'm in the game.

Except the city I had started on my work computer isn't there and every time I try to start a new city (whether I try to join or create a region) it says I can't claim the city.

Why should I go through all this crap when I just want to play by myself? This game deserves less than the 3.4 it has.


Cities are tied to servers, so if you played on a different server in work than you did at home you wouldn't be able to access your city on the new server.


It's going to be real fun when EA shuts down the servers in a couple of years.

People don't care to buy each year the same copy+paste Shooter with absolutely no improvements

Do you really think people wouldn't just buy the "next" SimCity and let their cities from the current SimCity die anyway?
No one cares for the old stuff in a few years as long as they give the players a new updated version(for full price of course)

User Critics on Metacritic are the just funny and show how stupid gaming and the community has become in this Gen.
Everywhere are crybabies right now.



Rafux on 06 March 2013
YukanaSenix said:
dobby985 said:
Potable_Toe said:
twesterm said:

Ugh, against my better judgement I bought this game.

I actually managed to pay during lunch, though not for long. I played through the tutorial and started a city. I try to play at home and after an incredibly slow download I get into the game. I have to pick a European server but whatever, I'm in the game.

Except the city I had started on my work computer isn't there and every time I try to start a new city (whether I try to join or create a region) it says I can't claim the city.

Why should I go through all this crap when I just want to play by myself? This game deserves less than the 3.4 it has.


Cities are tied to servers, so if you played on a different server in work than you did at home you wouldn't be able to access your city on the new server.


It's going to be real fun when EA shuts down the servers in a couple of years.

People don't care to buy each year the same copy+paste Shooter with absolutely no improvements

Do you really think people wouldn't just buy the "next" SimCity and let their cities from the current SimCity die anyway?
No one cares for the old stuff in a few years as long as they give the players a new updated version(for full price of course)

User Critics on Metacritic are the just funny and show how stupid gaming and the community has become in this Gen.
Everywhere are crybabies right now.


Wow you are just accepting this DRM dog shit with open hands or are you trying to be edgy? I really can't tell



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dukerx2 on 06 March 2013

Metacritic is a joke just because of the user score. No game is a 1. example NFS MW(2012) a guy gave it a 1 just .because it didnt have manual transmission option, i rest my case



twesterm on 06 March 2013
Potable_Toe said:
twesterm said:

Ugh, against my better judgement I bought this game.

I actually managed to pay during lunch, though not for long. I played through the tutorial and started a city. I try to play at home and after an incredibly slow download I get into the game. I have to pick a European server but whatever, I'm in the game.

Except the city I had started on my work computer isn't there and every time I try to start a new city (whether I try to join or create a region) it says I can't claim the city.

Why should I go through all this crap when I just want to play by myself? This game deserves less than the 3.4 it has.


Cities are tied to servers, so if you played on a different server in work than you did at home you wouldn't be able to access your city on the new server.


Ugh, really?  It's pretty amazing how badly they're screwing this up.



 

twesterm on 06 March 2013

Blarg.

Still can't play the game. I tried resuming the city I made on my original server, it's full. I got into the game before it told me any of this of course which meant I had to restart the freaking game to change servers. I did try making a new city before restarting and of course I wasn't able to claim a city at that time.

So I restart, go to an available server, and try to create a city. Unable to create a city at this time.

Is it really too much to ask that I'm able to play the freaking game I paid for?



 

Mummelmann on 06 March 2013

The user review system is almost as silly as the regular reviews system.



Icy-Zone on 06 March 2013

EA at its finest here.



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