Maxis: That's Rain on Your Leg [Dec 22, 2012, 12:22 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The SimCity Blog has a follow-up to recent outcry over plans to require an internet connection to play the upcoming SimCity revival (thanks GameSpot). Lucy Bradshaw explains to players how this will make the game "even more fun." Here's a bit:
Running the regional simulation on our servers is something we also use to support features that will make this SimCity even more fun. We use the Sim data to update worldwide leaderboards, where you get to see your city or mayoral standings as compared to the other cities in your region and between all of the regions in the world. And since SimCity is a live service, we're also using the data to create weekly global and local challenges for our players that keep the gameplay fresh and surprising.
We think this is the best SimCity ever and it wouldn’t be possible without the technology that powers our game. SimCity was designed to be connected from the ground up. We built the game around GlassBox, which takes the game to another level. And, we’ve given the player control over how to play. You can set your region to private and never interact with other people, or you can play exclusively with friends or join a public region.
RollinThundr wrote on Dec 22, 2012, 19:58:
Yet you all have no problem buying hundreds of titles on Steam only to be always online to play them.
Yet you were the one bitching about D3 and still ended up buying it don't talk to anyone else about being a hypocrite. Your example sucks too, Steam has a working offline mode, this will not. People can buy games on most digital services and still play them offline, the difference is pretty important.
If one has all these concerns, then don't buy it. I can't believe Sim Games plays a passionate role here at Blue's and face it this is EA just being EA. At least they are upfront about it, I suppose.
Ugh enough with the EA defense already. The AMA was on Reddit, not Bluesnews. You might not like to face it but it seems like its a pretty popular issue to the point where EA is trying to deflate it. People like Simcity, its a popular PC classic, they want to buy the game but EA is doing their best to dissuade them.
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