ASeven wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 09:31:

InBlack wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 09:29:
I wonder what the game is really like though, even those glowing 9.5 reviews are very suspect. My bet is that even if the game was performing 100% as advertised it would still be a buggy mess, with artificial limits on size and terrible AI....

Eurogamer Sweden gave it a 100%, a perfect score, calling it the best game ever made. And people still wonder why nobody thinks gaming journalism is honest anymore.

eRe4s3r wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:09:
hehe They can always fix that later..

Longswd wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:16:

Creston wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 17:42:
And then there's the brilliant firetrucks. 3 houses are on fire on the same road. 3 fire trucks are dispatched. The first firetruck stops at the first house on fire. Firetrucks 2 and 3 are now stuck behind firetruck 1 and can't get to houses 2 and 3, which burn down.

That's pretty damn funny. Such an easy fix too, first truck out heads to the farthest fire, 2nd truck to the next furthest etc..

Optional Nickname! wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:26:
One possible action is to negotiate with Hasbro,

another is to use Planescape without Hasbro.

There are other alternatives which I'm sure you can intuit easily.

nin wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:28:
I see creston posting over there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dev wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:11:
Update #3 is up
Adds new stretch goals, and adds additional details and items to previously achieved stretch goals, such as the new game area "Ruins of Ossiphagan"

Last, but most certainly not least: Upon reaching $2.5m, we will send out a special video from Colin. Those of you familiar with Colin’s very early work may recall that he wrote the Complete Book of Elves for 2nd Edition AD&D. You AD&D players may remember how dreadful this work was, making elves so incredibly powerful and unbalanced that all of our AD&D games were henceforth ruined until 3rd Edition D&D came to save us. (This is a slight overstatement. We could just pretend the book never existed, after all. That’s what I did…) Fortunately, Colin wrote that over 20 years ago and he’s learned much since then. =) Plus he’s the creative guy on Torment and Adam and I aren’t going to let him get too close to the gameplay systems. Just kidding. (Mostly. )

But we’ve always felt that he owes us for polluting our campaigns with his bizarre passion for elves. Thankfully, Colin seems to have gotten through his elf-fetish years. But his penance isn’t yet complete. He has apologized before, but somehow I find it lacking. I don't know about you, but I want to see him say it. So as part of our update celebrating this Stretch Goal, Colin will apologize publicly for this sin of his youth through a special video.

Ghola wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 16:44:
I have yet to get past the no servers available screen which is right after I connect to a server. With D3, I was able to play some of the time within the first week. At this rate, I will be lucky to play SimCity before the EA turns the servers off and the game goes dark.

eRe4s3r wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 17:46:
but instead of 1 big.. you can always build 3 small stations ;p

jdreyer wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 16:00:
Yeesh, that sleep deprivation article is scary. I gotta get more shuteye.

Cutter wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 17:39:
Ptt, look at Hollywood, is there a movie they're not remaking yet?

eRe4s3r wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 17:29:
let me tell you, simulation wise this is stunning.

jdreyer wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 13:18:
I give these guys props for not going after WWII right off the bat.

NewMaxx wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 17:10:
I have to agree that it's overpriced, but that's probably what they had to do to get the IP holders to agree.

Verno wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 16:39:
From CNet:
CNET Editor Jeff Bakalar, assigned to review SimCity, ran into problems trying to connect at least twice a day since Tuesday: "I had planned on reviewing the game for launch -- and I'm not joking here -- I've yet to been able to even play the game. Once."

EA Solitaire.

ChandlerL wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 15:45:

Creston wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 11:47:
But will it fix Lara's boob hair jiggle?

Creston

ChestFX in upcoming patch. semi-confirmed rumor.

Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition to Steam! milk you for the exact same game with a few minor upgrades!

Techie714 © wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 14:51:
I'm a backer! This game better look as good as Skyrim, right? /S

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 14:35:
/I found great happiness in the "EA giving refunds" story earlier.

Although this is the most recent....not good.