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Article #716634Re: Simcity 5 (Mildly OT)
From: Tim O
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:46
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:46
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On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:24:24 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote: >In other news, SimCity 5 is taking a beating in the press for it's DRM, >*ahem*, I mean it's online component requirements. > >http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/clogged-streets-simcity-launch-plagued-by-server-problems/ > >Anyone who buys/bought this game should report to us immediately and let >us all know if this is the status quo, or just a launch hiccup. > >(Why OT? Well,it's not really an action game, but csipg.strat is pretty >dead, and I've never really felt this sort of game exactly fit strat >either. How is it that there is no "simulation" subgroup?) If it were any other company, I'd say it was a launch hiccup. EA has proven to be a pooch screwer extraordinaire though. Not sure I've ever seen a mulit-billion dollar company consistently bungle stuff to their level. Unfortunately, their continued success shows how gullible gamers are as a group.
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