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[Mengy]

Is this officially the worst game launch of all time?

It ranks pretty up there. Diablo III got off to a rocky start but even with the initial server problems it was a lot more playable than Simcity was. And Diablo III improved drastically very quickly, while Simcity continues to be less than what it was supposed to be. Key features are still disabled as of today, over a week after launch.

The only game I can personally remember being this dissapointed in at launch was Master of Orion III. That was the last game I bought blind on faith alone, ever since that debacle I've waited to read both journalist reviews and player reviews before buying a game, Blizzard games being an exception for me though.

 

[xJavonta]

Don't believe his Gies

10/10 hahahahaha

 

[Nekofrog]

10/10 hahahahaha

upon further review, 8/10

 

[inky]

10/10 hahahahaha

Funny not working for me. 4/10

 

[CambriaRising]

upon further review, 8/10

Upon further review, 4/10.

 

[marrec]

The worst high profile AAA mass market launch in history, this is like 7 steps ahead of D3 issues.

I don't even know if I'd put D3 in the top 10 worst launches of all time.

 

[antitrop]

8/10 because Lies and Gies are pronounced differently.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

This is pretty entertaining. You know the guy is full of shit when ben parfitt, of all people, jumps to his defense.

I just read Parfitt's Twitter and holy fucking shit.

If you enjoy trying to colonise some imagined moral high ground, by belittling the endeavours of others, you should just crawl away and die.
Retweeted by Ben Parfitt

@Rob_Crossley_ Not at all arrogant mate. There's a reason why [John Walker]'s one of the most hated guys in the industry

@Rob_Crossley_ (And it's not got anything to do with his "hardline" reporting stance)

RT @aegies if you don't work at maxis and insist simcity could be updated to be offline, you literally don't know what you're talking about.

Probably a good time to mention once again the fantastic night I had in with SimCity last night. Genuinely, I'm loving it

@Rob_Crossley_ OMG U FUCKIN NOOB HOW MUCH DID $A PAY U UR NOT A JURNALIST UR JUST CURRUPT PLS GET CANCER

Plus fucking one RT @MCVonline: Opinion: SimCity teething problems only help make EA better at online http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opin...ms-only-help-make-ea-better-at-online/0112432 …

Ben Parfitt is the guy from MCV UK who wrote a glorified press release that Hitman: Absolution had perfect scores except for "grumpy" Eurogamer's 7/10 (while ignoring all of the other sub-8 reviews) and got called out for it by John Walker. His site was the one involved in all the Tomb Raider preview controversy and the one that produced the editorial that DmC was a perfect game and fans only didn't buy it out of petty spite, a view which Parfitt endorsed in a sales article explaining that everyone hated DMC4 and realized that it needed a reboot.


He's practically the living embodiment of why the Giant Bomb guys have such a low opinion of European journalists.

 

[Rapstah]

8/10 because Lies and Gies are pronounced differently.

Jeeze, it's not that important. 4/10.

 

[grimshawish]

Ah MCVUK; so many leeches in this indsutry its unbefuckinglievable.

 

[NullPointer]

8/10 because Lies and Gies are pronounced differently.

Well I don't believe his geese either.

 

[Spat_triate]

8/10 because Lies and Gies are pronounced differently.

Not where i'm from.

Revised back up to 9.75/10

 

[Fistwell]

He's practically the living embodiment of why the Giant Bomb guys have such a low opinion of European journalists.

Yeah he's a fucking champ, personal favorite of mine.

 

[antitrop]

Not where i'm from.

Revised back up to 9.75/10

You are required to be connected to the internet to make the post, I give it a 7.5.

 

[Rebel Leader]

I don't even know if I'd put D3 in the top 10 worst launches of all time.

it would be in 7,8,9 or even 10 now that sims has released

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

I was actually waiting for him to come out and say something moronic such as "but you can't play MP!!".

Oh man, he did exactly that.

 

[RoKKeR]

Well I don't believe his geese either.

Alright, that's a fucking 10/10.

GAF, stop it.

 

[dk_]

It begins. Thanks modding community! Hopefully EA doesn't swing the banhammer.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Alright, that's a fucking 10/10.

GAF, stop it.

Just like time....

We have no beginning, We have no end.

We are forever.

 

[BolognaSoup]

upon further review, 8/10

I give it a

out of 10.

 

[border]

But didn't all gamers give up the argument to an unconnected, uninterrupted experience the minute the first Xbox achievement was unlocked?

Wow, this Parfitt guy is a mega-tool.

 

[WedgeX]

But didn't all gamers give up the argument to an unconnected, uninterrupted experience the minute the first Xbox achievement was unlocked?

Wow, this Parfitt guy is a mega-tool.

Wait. Someone made that statement? Crazy.

 

[Broder Salsa]

I just read Parfitt's Twitter and holy fucking shit.

But didn't all gamers give up the argument to an unconnected, uninterrupted experience the minute the first Xbox achievement was unlocked?

Wow, this Parfitt guy is a mega-tool.

Hahaha what the fuck, that last one is some of the dumbest shit I've read in a long time.

 

[Ravidrath]

I gave EA the benefit of the doubt with the "offload parts of the simulation to the server" thing. It sounded fishy, but at least possible.

It also didn't make sense to me that they'd tell such a colossal lie that could be so easily revealed to be one.

Now that it's been exposed to be a colossal lie, hopefully EA will do the right thing: patch it, and fire everyone involved in this PR nightmare.

 

[antitrop]

Everything I want to say about Parfitt is banable.

 

[8bit]

Everything I want to say about Parfitt is banable.

That word was unbanned.

 

[Zaph]

I just read Parfitt's Twitter and holy fucking shit.

Ben Parfitt is the guy from MCV UK who wrote a glorified press release that Hitman: Absolution had perfect scores except for "grumpy" Eurogamer's 7/10 (while ignoring all of the other sub-8 reviews) and got called out for it by John Walker. His site was the one involved in all the Tomb Raider preview controversy and the one that produced the editorial that DmC was a perfect game and fans only didn't buy it out of petty spite, a view which Parfitt endorsed in a sales article explaining that everyone hated DMC4 and realized that it needed a reboot.


He's practically the living embodiment of why the Giant Bomb guys have such a low opinion of European journalists.

The game requires an always-on web connection to support a variety of features: to support of both single-player and multiplayer, to run some of the game's computations server-side, to track data for metrics, and guarantee some form of DRM.

Even as a 'retailer publication' I cannot believe he's spewing that rubbish literally 48 hours after it's been proven false and then trying to shit on John Walker.

But yeah, we have some horrible consumer journalism here in the UK as it's considered acceptable for the two sides to rub shoulders and blur lines.

 

[Fistwell]

But didn't all gamers give up the argument to an unconnected, uninterrupted experience the minute the first Xbox achievement was unlocked?

Wow, this Parfitt guy is a mega-tool.

Yes, BUT, he works for an industry oriented publication, he does not write for you, dear peon gamer friend, ergo you do not get to criticize his blatant slant.

Spoiler

lol

Is there a reason anyone would ever visit MCV?

The laughs?

 

[buhdeh]

Is there a reason anyone would ever visit MCV?

 

[Interfectum]

Nice to see Gies doubling down on his bullshit to keep the entertainment going.

 

[border]

Wait. Someone made that statement? Crazy.

I attributed it to the wrong guy, but still someone from MCV Online:

SimCity teething problems only help make EA better at online

Artistically, all of this does spell out a pretty sorry story: the demise of a pure single player experience that can be enjoyed alone and without any technical interruptions. The opposite of that – an always-watched digital game, where your every move is logged and tracked, sounds worrying.

But didn't all gamers give up the argument to an unconnected, uninterrupted experience the minute the first Xbox achievement was unlocked? At that moment, playing a game, even one with a story and just one character to control in the early days of Xbox 360 – which seems like so long ago now - went from being a closeted, quiet thing, to something broadcast and shared with others.

He defends always-online because it is a way to track player metrics and behaviors, even though it's patently obvious you can do that without making an internet connection a REQUIREMENT.

 

[NinjaTehFish]

That word was unbanned.

Thank cunt for that!

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Just wanted to join in with the chorus of hilarity.

Thank you EA, for the laughs. You won't get my money but you can have something much more valuable: my eternal gratitude contempt.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

But didn't all gamers give up the argument to an unconnected, uninterrupted experience the minute the first Xbox achievement was unlocked?

Wow, this Parfitt guy is a mega-tool.

ggwp

his meltdown is just amazing.

 

[antitrop]

I attributed it to the wrong guy, but still someone from MCV Online:

SimCity teething problems only help make EA better at online

Thanks, now I know that Michael French is worthy of ridicule and contempt, as well. I'll be looking out for that name in the future.

 

[DragonSworne]

Great news that japanese developers like the PS4...ah crap wrong thread, god damn path-finding.

Vita really has sold an incredible amount this week in Japan #sim-pathfinder

 

[slightconfuse]

Gies should take is head out of his ass.

also offline mode is pretty great. love wayching Simcity burn from the sidelines

 

[CTLance]

I think Eve has it beat. It is more entertaining to read about Eve than actually play it from what I hear.

I disagree. ... kind of.

SimCity 5 is easily the most entertaining game that I have never played.

So true. Aliens Colon Marines is up there too.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

SimCity teething problems only help make EA better at online

Last weekend's SimCity launch proved to be a trial by fire for EA – but I can only see this situation as one the publishing giant has won.

The only 'problem' that SimCity represents for EA is that it has been a steep learning curve.

EA's game being unplayable at launch and a technical disaster is good news... FOR EA! /election2008

 

[eznark]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opin...ms-only-help-make-ea-better-at-online/0112432

Last weekend's SimCity launch proved to be a trial by fire for EA – but I can only see this situation as one the publishing giant has won.

Is MCV an Onion type site?

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I just read Parfitt's Twitter and holy fucking shit.

Plus fucking one RT @MCVonline: Opinion: SimCity teething problems only help make EA better at online http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opini...online/0112432 …

I want to punch that person in the face.

 

[antitrop]

EmCee, I was about to post that exact same quote. I even bothered to read about 30% of that drivel, scanning it over.

He makes me embarrassed to be a gamer. He is literally enabling and promoting bad behavior. How can one justify such injustice?

 

[grimshawish]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opin...ms-only-help-make-ea-better-at-online/0112432

Is MCV an Onion type site?

They are basically paid to feed ignorant retailers a line. Its basically shills pretending to help and inform those needing to be helped/informed.

 

[FStop7]

I want to punch that person in the face.

The MCV crew has pretty consistently demonstrated that... well... they're dumb. Dumb people. Not too bright.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Guys, this the same guy who claimed DmC bombed because the fans destroyed the franchise out of spite. His hubris is legendary.

 

[antitrop]

Guys, this the same guy who claimed DmC bombed because the fans destroyed the franchise out of spite. His hubris is legendary.

That article was the first time I had ever heard of Parfitt and I recognized his name immediately in this thread. A filthy rag, he runs.

 

[inky]

Is MCV an Onion type site?

It's a publication that works for the publishers, not the readers.

 

[BlazinAm]

No, mate. D3 hugely benefited from Blizzard fanbase/D2 fanbase (which are FAR larger than SimCity) and initial sale proves it, but that's about it.

They were awful at handling PR and game no longer has the amount of fan it once commanded. If D4 comes out I don't think people will buy it like they did with D3.

Yes they will the world in terms of better internet connectivity will be different years down the line. Also people went to D3 in droves.

Even if Maxis released an offline update in the next five minutes, Gies would still continue parroting that same line from Diablo III's pre-release, that it's an inherently multiplayer game and playing it single-player is completely different and not the same thing.

(also there are apparently "lots of games" like SimCity if the new one isn't "for you," which would ostensibly include uh, Tropico, Cities XL, and uh)

Gies live-streamed his play-through of D3.... although he tested a second play-though with co-op i think. Also that game got DDOS attacks correct?

 

[eznark]

It's a publication that works for the publishers, not the readers.

So effectively yes

 

[Darklord]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opin...ms-only-help-make-ea-better-at-online/0112432


Is MCV an Onion type site?

Won? WON?! WON?!?