Dibs on casino city with tourism and crime.
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After reading that article posted above, I am hesitant now. For the people who played the beta, did you run into the same issues? Did you run out of space and did your population really just stop growing? I'm not sure how much anyone played the beta but now I'm worried about this games limitations. What does everyone else think? Were those people just being too hard on the game?
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I think the biggest determining factor on people's opinion of the game will be whether the smaller cities linked together in a larger region is as functional as EA is hoping it is.
Essentially, to avoid the massive scale that previous simcity games had (ie much larger maps), EA decided to break these up into smaller cities linked together to avoid the massive load time, lag etc it would create.
Time will tell whether this was the right decision I suppose. I will try not to form my opionion until I get my hands on the full experience
Essentially, to avoid the massive scale that previous simcity games had (ie much larger maps), EA decided to break these up into smaller cities linked together to avoid the massive load time, lag etc it would create.
Time will tell whether this was the right decision I suppose. I will try not to form my opionion until I get my hands on the full experience
I'm waiting for the Mac version, but here's my Origin ID... DarthPman17
Well... doing a multicity region is probably great for single player, but sounds like it would severely hamper the fun of multiplayer regions when you can only build 1-2 small cities on a region. Would run out of things to do pretty quick, and then it would just turn into a single player game pretty much.
Pman - same here, but went ahead and preordered for PC in the hopes that it allows for PC/Mac cross install when it's released.
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quote:Your city stays at the point of import/export when you leave it. They shouldn't die and not provide anything if it gets abandoned, though you may need more and not be able to get it.
If you play on a multiplayer map will people be done filling their space in like 2 days and then quit leaving you in a dead region?
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I'll be downloading when it goes live tonight.
For everyone who has bought the game, which version of the game did y'all purchase?
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This is hilarious.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/simcity-impressions-we-waited-ten-years-for-this/
Yikes. Some of their complaints really make me have some reservations about the game.
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After reading that article posted above, I am hesitant now. For the people who played the beta, did you run into the same issues? Did you run out of space and did your population really just stop growing? I'm not sure how much anyone played the beta but now I'm worried about this games limitations. What does everyone else think? Were those people just being too hard on the game?
Beta only let you play for an hour, do never got to a very big city size. The maps were fairly small, but didn't have anough time to be hampered by it.
From the producer:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/03/04/7-questions-with-simcity-producer-kip-katsarelis/
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Q: Can your cities impact the rest of the community or region while you’re not playing?
A: We get this question a lot. To be clear, this is an asynchronous multiplayer game. Your cities do not simulate while you are not playing them, they will not rise and they will not fall. With that said, we have built in systems where certain aspects of your city will still function within the region. For example, if your city is receiving workers from your friend’s city and they go offline, you will continue to receive those workers as long as you’re playing your city. We take a snap shot of the city for the region and continue to simulate the shared aspects of that city. This is very important when players are playing multiple cities by themselves or for when friends are offline. We don’t want the fun to end just because one person had to unplug for some much needed sleep.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/03/04/7-questions-with-simcity-producer-kip-katsarelis/
Agree about the Beta - though I'm definitely a spreader when I've played previous simcity games, I have to get use to the idea of building up and not out.
You could easily fill out the entire tile in beta if you were quick about it, but most of the things you needed to densify from that point were not available to build.
I'm down for specializing but will play any style region to get a multiplayer experience for once.
Also, did you guys get my Origin ID note? I'll be using atmxvi, not JJxvi. atmxvi is where my games are, and is the ID I used for beta.
I pre-ordered a physical copy on amazon back around new year or so. Amazon tells me to expect in around March 11 at the earliest which is kind of annoying me right now.
I'm down for specializing but will play any style region to get a multiplayer experience for once.
Also, did you guys get my Origin ID note? I'll be using atmxvi, not JJxvi. atmxvi is where my games are, and is the ID I used for beta.
I pre-ordered a physical copy on amazon back around new year or so. Amazon tells me to expect in around March 11 at the earliest which is kind of annoying me right now.
The offer release day delivery (for a premium) can you update shipping?
origin name: nickluto
I think the only thing I could do at this point is cancel, and thats not guaranteed since its in "Shipping Soon" status.
I assuming we'll have multiple TexAgs regions of varying sizes. I know that I plan on having more than one city for sure. As long as we're on each others' friends list it should be pretty easy to create and join additional regions spontaneously.
Downloading. I'll give it a go in the morning
Boo amazon not letting me dl yet
Getting slow network message from the Origin app.
Dang it, Origin client not letting me download it. They were stupid for not letting people pre-download the game and now their servers are getting hammered.
quote:never even saw the option to download. Still reloading the library hoping I get the option.
Downloading. I'll give it a go in the morning
Origin is awful.
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Origin doesn't give me the option to download either...
Origin keeps giving me the "This Game is Unreleased" message.
Yeah after reading that review there's no way in hell I'm buying it. I want a city simulator that lets me actually run a city and lets that city expand.
Downloading now
this game sucks!! they scaled it down so much!! i hate EA with passion!
Did you not see the reviews or gameplay videos?
And boo to you who can download.
And boo to you who can download.
HUZZAH!!!!
So who's gonna start the waco (garbage dump city) and austin (criminal city). We need somewhere to send the unwanteds.
How do I get connected to y'all's region
Yeah I'm gonna wait on some opinions before I drop 60 bucks on a game I will get bored of in a week.
Not in the mood for another guild wars 2 fiasco.
Not in the mood for another guild wars 2 fiasco.
My Amazon order will be waiting for me when I get home. As long as the EA servers don't take a crap, I'll be on tonight.
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