I have to say I disagree. I think people over-react to things like this. Yes, okay... the 1% of the time you don't have an internet connection you can't play.
That said, the depth and intricacy of the simulation and the gameplay look just amazing and something I have been waiting for in this genre since I was a kid.
Bring on SimCity!
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Originally Posted by Brannigans Law
I remember when Sim City used to be fun. You could build a giant ass city on a huge map if you wanted with no internet connection. Now it's like anything else.. huge unnecessarily complicated bloatware garbage. I passed on the last SimCity looks like I'll be passing again. Bollocks.
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What? Cities are smaller sure but just think of it a different way, make a 16-city PRIVATE region and build it such that your "City" is the interconnection of all of the smaller cities.
It sucks in some ways that you need a net connection but this is not a huge problem now and will become less and less of a problem as wireless internet becomes more ubiquitous.
I think calling a SimCity unnecessarily complicated is a little odd. Most Sim players crave depth of simulation. I think they are doing an amazing job with this aspect.
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
I love sandbox games, and the previous SimCity games are some of my favorite. But if they've really reduced the playability and fun for the sake of DRM they've lost me as a customer. There are so many good games out there, so there's no reason to put up with this B.S.
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Sandbox games are wicked. This one will be too. If you don't want to play with others, just create a private region. By reducing playability you must mean the always-connected issue, because I think in many ways the new SimCity will be a lot more "playable" than others. I am REALLY looking forward to making my own region, regions with my niece and nephew, regions with my friends, regions with strangers... not to mention tons of different types of cities. DRM pisses me off but sometimes I think not playing games (of which you are a huge fan) because of DRM is cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Now, I have some concerns like the rest of you but I think this is essentially the game we have been waiting for, for a very long time.