Topic: New SimCity!

Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #18,923

Fuck yeah, zoning is back!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS0qURl_JJY

squeegee !firstkPE1Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later[^] [v] #312,397

When does it come out?
What is so good about zoning?

dw joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 45 minutes later, 55 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #312,411

> months late

Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #312,423

What are the graphics going to look like? I'm on my phone. Can you post some screenshots?

(Edited 38 seconds later.)

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 18 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #312,427

@previous (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/04/simcitys-glassbox-engine-videos-reveal-sim-systems/

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 59 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,440

why does it look even less realistic than past versions?

squeegee !firstkPE1Q replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,441

@previous (E)
Unless you're killing people ultra realism isn't important.

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,442

> EA
Be wary...

Anonymous E replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,450

@312,441 (squeegee !firstkPE1Q)
> simcity
> sim
> realism isn't important

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 37 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,458

Why the fuck can't we get any good single player games anymore?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-20-simcity-dev-maxis-insists-always-on-internet-requirement-is-worth-it

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,547

@312,450 (E)
@312,450 (E)
Buttmad

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 8 hours later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #312,620

It's going to require Origin and 24/7 data feed to EA servers to play. Just so you know.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 5 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,662

@previous (H)
I guess this means I'd be pirating it.

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,665

@312,620 (H)
lolEA

@312,458 (A)
> Why the fuck can't we get any good single player games anymore?

Because most of the games industry has convinced itself that multiplayer needs to be welded onto everything.

Anonymous H replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,667

@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Single player doesn't sell as well at multiplayer. Deal with it.

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,668

@previous (H)
Do you really think that people bought Dead Space 2 or the first Darkness for the multiplayer?

b !OudrPWaUDQ joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 41 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,675

@312,620 (H)

> It's going to require Origin and 24/7 data feed to EA servers to play. Just so you know.

Anonymous E replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,688

@312,547 (G)
Du arg

b\d !OudrPWaUDQ replied with this 14 years ago, 25 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,689

@previous (E)

> Du arg

b !OudrPWaUDQ double-posted this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,720

Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #312,721

Waiting for r04rCity to come out...

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 17 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,026

@312,668 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
i don't see the problem with adding a multiplayer component to single player games.

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q replied with this 14 years ago, 31 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,036

@312,458 (A)
@312,620 (H)
FUCK YEAH RAZOR1911

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,038

@313,026 (dw)
I don't necessarily disagree with you. Just look at Mass Effect 3's multiplayer, ME was all single-player before but the new multilayer is actually really good.

The problem is with games that have this always online crap or divert resources just to include half-assed multiplayer.

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,039

@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
but the simcity multiplayer is supposed to be amazing!

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,040

@previous (dw)
Sure, it'll probably be pretty decent since EA has the resources to make it good.

Still, suddenly having to always be online to play what used to single-player game seems a bit harsh.

Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,042

@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
That's the way everything on Steam works. I still hate EA though.

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 48 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,043

@313,040 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
it's only when you launch the game btw

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,044

@313,042 (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
It is? I thought Steam had an offline mode?

@previous (dw)
Oh, that's not so bad then.

Anonymous H replied with this 14 years ago, 24 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,048

@313,042 (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
Steam only looks at what you've installed via steam. It's a more ethically defensible policy than looking at everything installed on the HD, which Origin does.

Origin delivers data with the potential to identify illegal content on your machine. Steam does not.

(Edited 49 seconds later.)

Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 replied with this 14 years ago, 38 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,053

@previous (H)
All the more reason to hate EA then.

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,056

@313,048 (H)
steam also checks every program on your computer.

@313,044 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
yeah but you need to be online to activate it and a lot of games won't work in offline mode

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 23 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #313,057

@313,053 (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
Good to see the expert's opinion.

Anonymous H replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #313,059

@313,056 (dw)
But that's wrong. No actual computer analyst has been able to demonstrate that is true for Steam. Yet, several have done so for Origin.

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #313,066

@previous (H)
Click add a non-steam game. it shows every program on your computer in a list.

Anonymous H replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #313,076

@previous (dw)
Showing it you and sending data to steam are not the same thing.

dw replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #313,123

@previous (H)
no, but there is reason to believe it does send it to valve and i don't it has been researched at all

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