The new SimCity...*sigh* - Page 10

Patrick O'Brien · March 19 2013, 02:05 PM

I got an emial from Origin that said, I could downlaod a free game from them on the 22nd. It is thank you for putting up with a failed release.

PsychoPere · March 19 2013, 09:57 PM

Haggis and tatties wrote:

EA offer free PC game to Sim city owner over "Dumb" sim city launch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21741528

EA has released the list of eligible titles:

Battlefield 3
Bejeweled
Dead Space 3
Mass Effect 3
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Plants vs Zombies
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

Squiggy · March 19 2013, 11:05 PM

"Sorry you don't like the new SimCity. Perhaps we could interest you in a game you probably already own."

Haggis and tatties · March 19 2013, 11:23 PM

PsychoPere wrote:

Haggis and tatties wrote:

EA offer free PC game to Sim city owner over "Dumb" sim city launch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21741528

EA has released the list of eligible titles:

Battlefield 3
Bejeweled
Dead Space 3
Mass Effect 3
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Plants vs Zombies
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

SimCity 4 Delux Edition.

Somebody at EA has a sense of humour. lol

ThunderAeroI · March 20 2013, 12:19 AM

Can I just get $60.00 worth of gems for Simcity social...I dont want any of the games on that list.

Haggis and tatties · March 21 2013, 02:14 PM

Well seeing as they are giving everybody who reqisters this game before the 26th of this month one of those free games, i took a chance and managed to the the game for £31 online, i picked dead space 3, so basically £15.50 a game, not to bad at all.

Dont mind taking a chance on it at those prices. lol

The Mirrorball Man · March 21 2013, 02:20 PM

Squiggy wrote:

"Sorry you don't like the new SimCity. Perhaps we could interest you in a game you probably already own."

Actually, you'd be surprised to know that quite a lot of people don't own every game ever released.

Trekker4747 · March 21 2013, 02:58 PM

I can't say any of those games interest me in the slightest. (Other than SimCity 4 Deluxe, of course, but I already have that.) This is like getting food at a fast-food restaurant and them making up for the 30-minute wait time without giving you any food by giving you a coupon for a free Happy Meal or a Jr.-Sized McFlurry or something. It's a "Gee... thanks, I guess."

Haggis and tatties · March 22 2013, 01:21 PM

Not a bad game actually, managed to get up to just over 100.000 before everything ground to halt because of traffic congestion, which lead to rubbish stacking up because the bin motors could not collect it, which lead to people getting sick from all that uncollected rubbish, which lead to a big lizard appearing from nowhere and hammering the final nail into my coffin by destroying my water plant, and the quick into the red budget downfall was upon me in no time. lol

Robert Maxwell · March 22 2013, 01:25 PM

Haggis and tatties wrote:

Not a bad game actually, managed to get up to just over 100.000 before everything ground to halt because of traffic congestion, which lead to rubbish stacking up because the bin motors could not collect it, which lead to people getting sick from all that uncollected rubbish, which lead to a big lizard appearing from nowhere and hammering the final nail into my coffin by destroying my water plant, and the quick into the red budget downfall was upon me in no time. lol

This must be what happened to all those California cities that went bankrupt.

Haggis and tatties · March 22 2013, 02:06 PM

^^Yeah, pesky lizards. lol

Alidar Jarok · March 22 2013, 04:20 PM

Something I just thought about. Since it's always online and connected to everyone else, is it possible to reload in a situation like that or do you just have to soldier on?

Haggis and tatties · March 22 2013, 04:52 PM

As far as i know there is no way to go back to a previous time in the cities build.

But you can delete the entire city and restart, something i have done four times now. lol

Alidar Jarok · March 22 2013, 05:09 PM

While I suppose I should get into the habit of deleting cities as a courtesy (were I to buy the game, probably in a sale), my typical pattern is to ignore the city and start a new one, but reserve the option of returning if I want to salvage the situation.

It's a shame I can't just roll it back, though. Usually I play through with disasters but sometimes I really want to do something else and don't feel like getting set back.

ThunderAeroI · March 22 2013, 08:25 PM

I got Battlefield 3, it is much more enjoyable than Scamcity and I've played it more often than I ever played Scamcity.

March 19 2013, 02:05 PM	#136
Patrick O'Brien Captain Location: Brooklyn NY	Re: The new SimCity...sigh I got an emial from Origin that said, I could downlaod a free game from them on the 22nd. It is thank you for putting up with a failed release. __________________ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. McCoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

March 19 2013, 11:05 PM	#138
Squiggy Shit Supreme Location: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.	Re: The new SimCity...sigh "Sorry you don't like the new SimCity. Perhaps we could interest you in a game you probably already own." __________________ ENOUGH OF THIS TURGID BASH WANKERY!

March 20 2013, 12:19 AM	#140
ThunderAeroI Commodore Location: Perpetually being chased by airplanes	Re: The new SimCity...sigh Can I just get $60.00 worth of gems for Simcity social...I dont want any of the games on that list. __________________ No Where to be found, but everywhere you are - I'll be there looking for ways to save your life.

March 21 2013, 02:14 PM	#141
Haggis and tatties Rear Admiral Location: Glasgow	Re: The new SimCity...sigh Well seeing as they are giving everybody who reqisters this game before the 26th of this month one of those free games, i took a chance and managed to the the game for £31 online, i picked dead space 3, so basically £15.50 a game, not to bad at all. Dont mind taking a chance on it at those prices. lol __________________

March 21 2013, 02:58 PM	#143
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: The new SimCity...sigh I can't say any of those games interest me in the slightest. (Other than SimCity 4 Deluxe, of course, but I already have that.) This is like getting food at a fast-food restaurant and them making up for the 30-minute wait time without giving you any food by giving you a coupon for a free Happy Meal or a Jr.-Sized McFlurry or something. It's a "Gee... thanks, I guess." __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.

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March 22 2013, 01:21 PM	#144
Haggis and tatties Rear Admiral Location: Glasgow	Re: The new SimCity...sigh Not a bad game actually, managed to get up to just over 100.000 before everything ground to halt because of traffic congestion, which lead to rubbish stacking up because the bin motors could not collect it, which lead to people getting sick from all that uncollected rubbish, which lead to a big lizard appearing from nowhere and hammering the final nail into my coffin by destroying my water plant, and the quick into the red budget downfall was upon me in no time. lol __________________

March 22 2013, 02:06 PM	#146
Haggis and tatties Rear Admiral Location: Glasgow	Re: The new SimCity...sigh ^^Yeah, pesky lizards. lol __________________

March 22 2013, 04:20 PM	#147
Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Location: Arlington, VA	Re: The new SimCity...sigh Something I just thought about. Since it's always online and connected to everyone else, is it possible to reload in a situation like that or do you just have to soldier on? __________________ When on Romulus, Do as the Romulans

March 22 2013, 04:52 PM	#148
Haggis and tatties Rear Admiral Location: Glasgow	Re: The new SimCity...sigh As far as i know there is no way to go back to a previous time in the cities build. But you can delete the entire city and restart, something i have done four times now. lol __________________

March 22 2013, 05:09 PM	#149
Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Location: Arlington, VA	Re: The new SimCity...sigh While I suppose I should get into the habit of deleting cities as a courtesy (were I to buy the game, probably in a sale), my typical pattern is to ignore the city and start a new one, but reserve the option of returning if I want to salvage the situation. It's a shame I can't just roll it back, though. Usually I play through with disasters but sometimes I really want to do something else and don't feel like getting set back. __________________ When on Romulus, Do as the Romulans

March 22 2013, 08:25 PM	#150
ThunderAeroI Commodore Location: Perpetually being chased by airplanes	Re: The new SimCity...sigh I got Battlefield 3, it is much more enjoyable than Scamcity and I've played it more often than I ever played Scamcity. __________________ No Where to be found, but everywhere you are - I'll be there looking for ways to save your life.