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SimCity offline mode is FINALLY coming
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BruiserBear
Banned
The sales were good enough I'd almost guarantee a sequel is in the works. Wouldn't even be surprised to see a next gen console port announced soon, also making this PC patch more necessary, as they'd look like bigger assholes releasing a console version that could be offline, if the PC version couldn't.
I have NO idea how you can read that tweet and not see he was saying "this game cannot be patched to be offline". That is what he was saying.
I admit, it's something I appreciate as well. Of course I'd prefer them to give the actual score it deserves right away instead of rushing the review out and adjusting it later, but at least they do something.
jonnyp
Member
Just in case people somehow think this news makes the game worth playing.
So pitiful. Thanks for the warning, I had no idea it was THAT small.
Chittagong
Gold Member
I will go with this being his spin. That's pretty clever.
I hope no one ever let's him forget how completely full of shit he was on this. He looks like a complete ass now.
Nymphae
Banned
Yeah, technically he was right, in that people saying this must be possible offline don't work for the devs and therefore don't know with certainty that it can be done...but it can be done, so he was getting all twitter butthurt for nothing.
And then does this when someone shows him how it's possible:
When confronted with the Rock Paper Shotgun article titled Maxis Insider Tells RPS: SimCity Servers Not Necessary:
Don't know why he was so adamantly defending their shit. Maybe because he gave the game a 9 on day 1?
Dictator93
Member
He always acts like a complete ass.
I'm hoping 1404 does well upon returning and Ubi feels compelled to bring back 1701 also (to be fair it and Sunken Dragon being pulled wasn't exactly Ubi's fault, but even so the ball is in its court)... oh, and of course King Kong and Tintin finally hitting Steam would be nice, too.
If you read it as a clueless game 'journalist' stating the obvious, you could spin it that way that other guy said. I think it's definitely more "wannabe community manager" tactfully choosing his words as to not offend.
A lot of people don't.
I agree. Ben Kuchera did something very similar when reporting on the Xbox One's inability to change its always-on DRM policy, and that no outcry from the internet would ever change that.
The traffic was good I guess =/
Subliminal
Member
It's not really spin though, it's the truth. The only way you would actually know why maxis didn't want an offline mode is if you worked there because the reason was not technical limitations. His sentiment of people talking objectively and confidently based on absolutely nothing remains.
You're not understanding my post.
It's run by EA, who have done nothing to deserve my trust.
He is clearly trying to asskiss his way up the industry (also see his attempts to become twitter-buddies with Penello etc). Only he fails to do it in a subtle manner. When you're publicly known for being a clueless, arrogant fool you're not a particularly attractive candidate as a community manager (that's the position that ex-press people without talent get hired for in the industry, right?).
Pretty much. Hearing that certain projects can't be done without friends to help out online is dumb as hell. Who thought this was a good idea?
Blizzard did exactly that. :lol
I don't really care to be honest. I haven't had problems due to the online in ages. Fix the bloody map size and bugs, and I'll come back to the game. Though, I suppose, maybe modders will fix it thanks to now having offline mode, but I'd rather Maxis create a proper base for modders to work off of.
Because that's not what he's saying in THAT tweet right there. Just basic reading comprehension and an ability to not overreact about things.
I didn't realize that part. Fair enough.
Anybody saying that 'oh you sound just like Gies' should understand that some of us just like people to be treated fairly, that's all. I don't care one bit about this guy and don't even really know who he is specifically other than some guy GAF hates a lot.
Subliminal
Member
As opposed to who? I don't see why you'd trust any particular platform over another and I really don't understand why you'd cite the platform as the only reason not to buy a game.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Is there any legitimate reason for the cities being so small?
John Riccitiello famously said something to the effect that customers will "learn to love" always-online DRM. It doesn't take a genius to make the proper inferences and conclusions.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
Member
Sure, if you don't care about credibility.
crazygambit
Member
But people did know what they were talking about. It was clear from the start that the servers weren't doing any kind of calculation and it was all just DRM.
Now you have the proof.
funkystudent
Member
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How Maxis made the imposable, possible.
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How Maxis made the imposable, possible.
A inside look at what might be the greatest technical achievement of mankind in 2014.
spacemonkeynation
Member
Ok, now fix the city size limit and the need to play with others in order to have a fully functioning city.
Considering their tech couldn't handle cities of even that tiny size (traffic issues, service routing issues, resident issues) I imagine it's an issue of incompetence more than anything.
The Glassbox engine supposedly can't handle bigger cities - which makes it a horrible design decision.
Exactly. It was clear right from the start that Gies was the one who didn't know what he was talking about. Of course his inflated ego didn't allow him to admit he was wrong.
EA has managed to make themselves the least trustworthy in an industry full of untrustworthy publishers and developers. That's quite an accomplishment. I can't say I blame anyone who doesn't want to use their products as a result of their distaste for the parent company.
BruiserBear
Banned
Just to be clear, do you believe he's saying in this tweet that an offline mode is not possible?
SteveWinwood
Member
As opposed to... anyone else on earth?
Subliminal
Member
The general cited reason by maxis is that the simulation is much deeper, which is true. People compare city sizes to simcity 4 but don't really realise that things like roads in sc4 were not much more than animated .gifs. In SC2013 they have this idea of everything being an 'agent'. So, Maxis say that bigger cities wouldn't be as easy to simulate.
So, it's basically a scale problem.
Laieon
Member
How did it's first expansion do?
BassForever
Member
haha
LOL Amazing