Most people demand reviews on launch day from professionals, and call ones written a week or two after too late. Why should user reviews follow a higher standard? EA isn't new to this dance. They've done this shit before, with the emphasis on shit. They should have been prepared, and don't get a pass for screwing it up yet again.
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SimCity |OT| It's not the simulation or city that matter, it's <parameter: string>
- Thread starter Cjdamon042
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I agree but the developers of the game did a good job so crapping on their game because of Origin issues is not right because as we have seen in the past is that all those things get fixed in short order.
Give the game a 7 then with 2 points for server problems at launch but to give it a really low score especially a game as good as this is just lame.
Eaten By A Grue
Member
Awesome, thanks will be contacting you.
The OP should be adding info to the OP indicating the server and who to contact for every group! This was hard to find, I had to search every post page for Discovery Delta 2.
bodyboarder
Member
I'm in no rush.
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
It's not like they're paid professionals trying to write to as general of an audience as possible. They're just fans letting other fans know why they are upset, and it's up to the reader to decide if they bring up things they care about. It doesn't matter why the developer chose to go with a small city, if people that currently own it are upset about that part, there are going to be people that have not yet bought this that would be upset about that same exact stuff and they deserve to know.
It's certainly enough of a concern for me to hold back and see how the community digests this over the coming days. I love Sim City for the creative aspect, not the gameplay aspect. If it wasn't for the creative aspect I would have hated all previous Sim City games too. At the very least, those types of reactions have let me known that if I buy this game, it's not going to be because I like other Sim City games, and that's a valuable service to have.
Well this is my first time hearing of these issues personally. It seems like the release of the game is as good of a time as any to bring these issues back up. I'm sure there was probably people back then saying "don't complain before the game is even released" too, so when is the right time to complain?
North American SimCity Launch Disaster
The North American launch of SimCity has turned into a disaster. Some fans cannot download the game and are being told that it will unavailable until 3/7.
SimCity servers buckle, Origin users locked out
SimCity has been available in the U.S. for about an hour now, but users attempting to install the title are being met with resistance from Electronic Arts servers.
This is a humerous one,
FRANCIS IS PISSED - SIM CITY LAUNCH
The North American launch of SimCity has turned into a disaster. Some fans cannot download the game and are being told that it will unavailable until 3/7.
SimCity servers buckle, Origin users locked out
SimCity has been available in the U.S. for about an hour now, but users attempting to install the title are being met with resistance from Electronic Arts servers.
This is a humerous one,
FRANCIS IS PISSED - SIM CITY LAUNCH
No worries it was just kind of thrown together last night since we were the only two on. Looking forward to seeing more people join in
For Discovery Delta #2 (Neotopia Delta)
The City Hall upgrades benefit the whole region so we can try to spread them out and make sure we get them all covered as they come.
Finance
Education - rico
Tourism
Transportation
Health and Safety
Utilities - evilhomer14
Alright, I ran Lancaster Pointe like 3 times. I failed pretty damn hard the first time, decently hard the second time, and by attempt #3 I was doing OK. Once I started stockpiling dat oil...
That plot is definitely made for multiplay. Just not enough room at all the way it's made. Really just an oil rich money maker. Anyway, I'll be ready for region invite some time tonight!
That plot is definitely made for multiplay. Just not enough room at all the way it's made. Really just an oil rich money maker. Anyway, I'll be ready for region invite some time tonight!
thelurkinghorror
Member
And this is a good point of view, but you are a smart guy, I don't have so much faith in the rest of peoples who maybe look a those bad scores and pass without really thinking about it.
In fact I think this kind of reviews are not useful at all.
I love both the aspect of Sim City, but when I built a perfect scale of a city I also want to see how things work for the citizen, and this is the first game that it does so in a such accurate way. Watching your city come to life is exciting like build a massive region in Sim City 4. At least for me... and by me I mean a very long time fan.
Agreed, expecially for players waiting for their local launch this would be useful.
Not really, those servers will most likely get hammered when the game launches.
Mmm, hopefully Australian stores break the street date, which I doubt will happen.
Even if they do, Origin servers are still going to shut them out
I'm currently playing with a few friends in a region on NA East and I'm surprised how I haven't experienced any queues or server issues at all. Hopefully it will stay this way or I'll go back to playing on Europe.
One of the most annoying features is the lack of undo which has screwed me over several times. For instance, I was placing a train station next to an avenue, the game said everything was going to be fine but it ended up 20 meters above the avenue making the road not connect to the avenue.
One of the most annoying features is the lack of undo which has screwed me over several times. For instance, I was placing a train station next to an avenue, the game said everything was going to be fine but it ended up 20 meters above the avenue making the road not connect to the avenue.
betty swollocks
Banned
Isn't it more so important that the real issues are called out given what's currently happening with Dead Space and that team there?
Currently, because of the issues involved with this game I, and everyone one I know are simply not buying it.
Unhandled Exception
Member
Played for 6 hours straight.
For Discovery Delta #2 (Neotopia Delta)
The City Hall upgrades benefit the whole region so we can try to spread them out and make sure we get them all covered as they come.
Finance
Education
Tourism
Transportation
Health and Safety
Utilities - evilhomer14
I went ahead and did utilities for better water and sewage treatment. Fill in the blanks as your hall gets upgraded and we can share the benefits
The same will go for university upgrades as well.
edit: I think education or transportation would be good for the next ones
I'll do education if that's not taken. That's what I was planning on starting with.
For Discovery Delta #2 (Neotopia Delta)
The City Hall upgrades benefit the whole region so we can try to spread them out and make sure we get them all covered as they come.
Finance
Education
Tourism
Transportation
Health and Safety
Utilities - evilhomer14
I went ahead and did utilities for better water and sewage treatment. Fill in the blanks as your hall gets upgraded and we can share the benefits
The same will go for university upgrades as well.
edit: I think education or transportation would be good for the next ones
I want Finance. I shall rule over the capitalist world.
Till you find out the EU servers are full of Americans.
Chance Hale
Member
If some of the Discovery Delta 2 peeps who plan on playing for a bit want to get on so I can invite them I'd appericiate it. Want to take a nap but can't because the people coming in wouldn't be able to join the server Wish you could invite without the people having to be in game.
Wish you could invite without the people having to be in game.
Xane
Member
The load peaks in the first few days and quickly goes down by a LOT over the following days or weeks.
The required infrastructure to properly support the load in the first two days is way too expensive and it's gonna be obsolete in the following weeks anyway.
Ricochet already got it since it seemed like one of the more useful early ones. Will try to keep a list updated as they are built.
edit: Nobody has mentioned going for universities though so if you wanted to go in that direction that would be great
majortom1981
Member
These problems are why I bought the dvd version of the game. I don't have to download the game.
You still have to connect to servers to play though.
I'll try tourism then. I won't be on until tonight with school and all. I should be on a lot more later in the week.
Metalmurphy
Member
still cant download the game. i pre-ordered the game 4 days ago, now i want my money back...
I have learned my lesson.. no more origin.
Was it supposed to be unlocked already for your region?
supposed to be, i have a NA origin account
Metalmurphy
Member
Did you buy it in NA though? I'm starting to think my Indian purchase might have locked me to the Indian release date.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
It sounds like another online-only launch day disaster. Once they iron out the servers and the hiccups, I'll dive in. But it's silly that they still can't get this stuff right.
Pretty sure the keys are locked to your physical region, I got an NA key and had to use a VPN to get in.
GoddyofAus
Banned
majortom1981
Member
Yes but I do not have to download the game first.
The server problems will just get worse. When people get home from work at 5pm and start to play.
yup NA origin, also the game appear in the store as " available for download ", maybe if i buy the game again i will get it immediately?
but no, i'm done with this.
Dead Prince
Banned
i'm up and trying to download the full game now. hurry and process the large file bro.
TheSpoiler
Member
Looks like that always-online really worked, right guys?
For those of you who have played it, how is the game? Can you avoid randoms and just invite people on your friend list?
For those of you who have played it, how is the game? Can you avoid randoms and just invite people on your friend list?
Burgess_101
Member
Ive been asleep the last 5 hours what have I missed?
yes. you can setup a private region.
TheSpoiler
Member
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
I think it is the nature of the beast unfortunately. Online-only games all seem to have a opening day or days of frustration before things get going correctly. Companies aren't going to ramp up servers for launch as the server load will never reach those heights again. I wish they would ramp up the server form, but history has proven this route is the bets way to go as fans will wait for things to get sorted and forgive.