I just don't get it. I've not heard one person say they are happy about the state of the game. Yet EA / Maxis continue to ignore the customers. (And they will continue to for the foreseeable future, I'm sure).
I have several friends that picked it up on launch day and a few of them haven't even tried to play it yet. I can't understand the need to have the latest game for the compulsive gamers. To shell out money just to have it perpetuates this cycle of EA selling anything they want and the masses buying it anyway.
I went to play NHL '10 a couple weeks ago on xbox and was greeted with a nice message that the game servers are shut down. At least I can still play the game. What are the odds there will be an end-of-life patch that enables offline, single city game play when EA pulls the plugs on the SimCity servers?
In any case, it's clear that EA will laugh all the way to the bank with everyone's money. I'll keep voting with my wallet.
I have several friends that picked it up on launch day and a few of them haven't even tried to play it yet. I can't understand the need to have the latest game for the compulsive gamers. To shell out money just to have it perpetuates this cycle of EA selling anything they want and the masses buying it anyway.
I went to play NHL '10 a couple weeks ago on xbox and was greeted with a nice message that the game servers are shut down. At least I can still play the game. What are the odds there will be an end-of-life patch that enables offline, single city game play when EA pulls the plugs on the SimCity servers?
In any case, it's clear that EA will laugh all the way to the bank with everyone's money. I'll keep voting with my wallet.