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Offline Caradir

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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2012, 10:58:05 AM »
Quote from: peo on April 05, 2012, 09:12:13 AM
Quite simple really.
Forcing online play will reduce sales.

fixed that for you ;)

alienating the purchaser to protect your bottom line isnt the way to do it
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2012, 11:01:55 AM »
Quote from: Caradir on April 05, 2012, 10:58:05 AM
Quote from: peo on April 05, 2012, 09:12:13 AM
Quite simple really.
Forcing online play will reduce sales.

fixed that for you ;)

alienating the purchaser to protect your bottom line isnt the way to do it

The vast majority doesn't care that much imo. People still play wow you know ;) despite online play :P
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2012, 11:07:07 AM »
Quote from: peo on April 05, 2012, 11:01:55 AM
Quote from: Caradir on April 05, 2012, 10:58:05 AM
Quote from: peo on April 05, 2012, 09:12:13 AM
Quite simple really.
Forcing online play will reduce sales.

fixed that for you ;)

alienating the purchaser to protect your bottom line isnt the way to do it

The vast majority doesn't care that much imo. People still play wow you know ;) despite online play :P

Wow is an ONLINE MMO

Simcity is historically a singleplayer game, thats the launch purchaser, only when people have tried the multiplayer component of it will it sell as that, until then they are alienating the people who want to install their singleplayer game and play without the need to be online.
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2012, 04:14:33 PM »
Quote from: peo on April 05, 2012, 09:12:13 AM
Quite simple really.
Forcing online play can reduce piracy.
it forces people who crack games to be a more inventive, so i'll give it a week longer before the game gets cracked.

The always online option is for me a reason not to buy because of too many bad experiances with DRM games. If i buy a game, i want to play it, and not get a message the DRM servers are down.

the comparison with WoW is not valid, as its an online only game, and i got extra time for unexpected server downs if i remember correctely from when i played wow
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2012, 04:31:45 PM »
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2012, 05:38:14 PM »
how did Saf put it.. ah..
Will be yet another massive disappointment.
sorry to shatter your dreams.
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2012, 05:44:59 PM »
Quote from: Bethor on June 06, 2012, 05:38:14 PM
how did Saf put it.. ah..
Will be yet another massive disappointment.
sorry to shatter your dreams.

whats going on?

you all sharing out my grumpy pills?
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2012, 10:30:00 AM »
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #23 on: October 06, 2012, 01:29:12 PM »
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Once they get their paychecks, they'll try to spend their hard earned money to get happyness

Yup, sounds realistic.
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #24 on: March 07, 2013, 04:30:29 PM »
So yeah.

LOL EA.

Totally not giving them my money.

I'll stick to Cities in Motion & SC4 thanks.

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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #25 on: March 07, 2013, 09:32:01 PM »
IT looks cool, its just i hate EA and as they even had probs with servers at launch of a non MMO im not gonna throw my $$ at them (also cause they arent on steam but on their own crappy platform)

Also EA has quiet a trackreckord of not supporting their classic games with DRM-ish things so you give them $$ and you cant even play your game.

DIE EA DIE
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Re: Simcity (5?)
« Reply #26 on: March 08, 2013, 10:19:04 PM »
I shall join you on the EA hate bandwagon that I am equally fond of riding.

*hops on*
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