SimCity

#105
#105
So when you're in a region, and only one person is playing at any given time, do the other cities just sim? Seems like your city could get out of hand real quick if you leave and some minor issue comes up, which develops into your **** pipes clogging up and overflowing into the streets, drowning your citizens in their own fecal matter.
 
#106
#106
Thrasher865 said:
So when you're in a region, and only one person is playing at any given time, do the other cities just sim? Seems like your city could get out of hand real quick if you leave and some minor issue comes up, which develops into your **** pipes clogging up and overflowing into the streets, drowning your citizens in their own fecal matter.
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Sounds like Gary, Indiana.
 
#107
#107
I am pretty sure that each city basically pauses once you leave it. Even if you are changing to another city within the same region. Not a 100% sure though...
 
#108
#108
SmokeyVol said:
I am pretty sure that each city basically pauses once you leave it. Even if you are changing to another city within the same region. Not a 100% sure though...
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How does that affect inter-city commerce? If I'm giving you my people's feces for $400 a month to take up space in your landfill of a city, am I paying the $400 a month while my city is frozen? Are you collecting the $400 a month, even though my city isn't developing?

Are your citizens fleeing your newly fecalized city to enter my luxury resorts? Do I leave with a population of 100,000 and then come back to 150,000 and only 1 month of time has passed in my city?
 
#109
#109
I don't know how it works, so I can not answer those questions. But your city does "pause" while you are not playing. I also was borrowing lots of utilities from my friend. I never asked how that worked when he was not playing.
 
#110
#110
Just got this email...

Our SimCity Mayors are incredibly important to the team at Maxis. We know we messed up and want to sincerely thank you for staying with us. The good news is we have solved most of the major issues and players are really enjoying the game. We're getting great feedback from our fans and know that many of you are having fun and are exploring this whole new expression of SimCity.

As a small token of our appreciation, we are offering you a free EA PC game download on Origin*. Mayors who have authenticated their copy of SimCity on Origin by March 25 can select a free game through a redemption portal inside the Origin desktop client later this week. We'll be opening up the redemption portal country-by-country so some of you may see it a little sooner than others. The portal will be live worldwide for everyone to select their game by March 22.

We don't want any of you to miss out your free game, so please note that you must register your copy of SimCity before March 25, 2013 at 11:59 PM PST and you must claim your free game by March 30, 2013 at 11:59PM PST. For more information, including instructions on how to get your free game and a list of eligible games, please read our FAQ. We've included some of the hottest games in the EA portfolio, so pick one and add it to your Origin library on us!

Sincerely,
Maxis
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#112
#112
Not bad.

When can I start to get my free game?
The free game portal will be rolling out in waves, and it will be available in the following regions by these dates:
North America by 5pm PST/midnight GMT on Wednesday, March 20.
Europe by 5pm PST/midnight GMT on Thursday, March 21.
Asia & South America by 5pm PST/midnight GMT on Friday, March 22.

During the rollout, individual users may find they get access to the free game portal slightly before or after others in their region. Everyone worldwide will have access no later than 5:00PM PST on March 22 and will have until March 30 at 11:59PM PST to redeem.

Which games are available?
Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition)
Bejeweled 3
Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition)
Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition)
MOHW (Standard Edition)
NFS Most Wanted (Standard Edition)
Plants vs. Zombies
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition
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#114
#114
So is this game still a dumpster fire or did they pull heads from rear?
 
#116
#116
SWIL said:
So is this game still a dumpster fire or did they pull heads from rear?
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It apparently will run now...but I've given up on it. I bought Tropico and CitiesXL on sale, so I haven't attempted to play SC in more than a week. Maybe all the people like me, who have given up on the game, are why the servers are no longer overloaded...

Until they release a patch, allowing me to play the game offline, outside of the minuscule boundaries, and with a fixed AI, I will personally consider it a dumpster fire.

I wonder how much the SC debacle had on the CEO's decision to step down?
 
#117
#117
Slowly starting to figure out traffic. I am on my 3rd city now, so hopefully this one turns out good.
 
#118
#118
Seems like every time I get on to play I have to wait 30 min for updates...kinda annoying
 
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