Simcity 5

Post by **hellboy** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:21 pm

I had a $90 credit on Amazon (thanks Fourtheye Amazon shopers!) that I couldn't find any meaningful way to use, so I decided to drop it on a copy of SimCity 5. Â Anyone here planning on purchasing and possibly interested in some multiplayer?

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:03 am

No. But I am curious what SimCity multiplayer is like. Do you just like build cities together? Or do you build like separate cities that compete for like trade agreements or grants or something? I'm not really sure how you run a city.

Post by **hellboy** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:11 am

UndKeineEier said
No. But I am curious what SimCity multiplayer is like. Do you just like build cities together? Or do you build like separate cities that compete for like trade agreements or grants or something? I'm not really sure how you run a city.

I'm not 100% sure to be honest, but it sounds more like the second one you suggested. Â I don't think you actively take part in building in other cities, but you can trade resources and such.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:16 am

I think building a city with someone would be more fun but whatever.

So how does that Amazon thing work? You get money anytime one of us buys something?

Post by **hellboy** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:20 am

UndKeineEier said
I think building a city with someone would be more fun but whatever.

So how does that Amazon thing work? You get money anytime one of us buys something?

Yeah, everytime someone purchases something after clicking a link on Fourtheye (of which there are very few!) I get a kickback. Â Normally around 3% but it varies.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:38 am

hellboy1975 said

UndKeineEier said
I think building a city with someone would be more fun but whatever.

So how does that Amazon thing work? You get money anytime one of us buys something?

Yeah, everytime someone purchases something after clicking a link on Fourtheye (of which there are very few!) I get a kickback. Â Normally around 3% but it varies.

Does it work for all links or just ones you post?Â Like if somebody buys this dildo or this desensitizing anal lube will you get a kickback?

Also this looks like the worst dildo ever.

Post by **hellboy** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:36 am

No, those links (which I've removed as they are NSFW) will credit someone else.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:02 pm

So how is it?Â

Post by **hellboy** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:04 pm

Meh, it's ok. Â Map is far too small as has been widely noted around the internet. Â 6 or 7/10 at best

Post by **not tyson** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:14 pm

Does IMACHEAT work?

Post by **hellboy** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:18 pm

Tyson said
Does IMACHEAT work?

Nah, I expect that's some kind of DLC you'd have to pay for

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:23 pm

I guess they just released an update that nixes cheetah speed.Â Cheetah speed is now llama speed.Â

Post by **hellboy** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:31 pm

I didn't think it was possible to have a worse launch than Diablo 3 but somehow EA found a way.

phox_ · Post by **phox_** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:38 pm

I got burned like this with Twisted Metal.Â I'm not buying a game I haven't beta tested at launch again.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:08 pm

EA is giving a free game to SimCity owners.

The good news is that SimCity is a solid hit in all major markets.Â The consensus among critics and players is that this is fundamentally a great game.Â But this SimCity is made to be played online, and if you canâ€™t get a stable connection, youâ€™re NOT having a good experience. So weâ€™re not going to rest until weâ€™ve fixed the remaining server issues.

And to get us back in your good graces, weâ€™re going to offer you a free PC download game from the EA portfolio.Â On March 18, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email telling them how to redeem their free game.

www.ea.com/news/a-simcity-update-and-so ... ur-trouble

Post by **hellboy** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:21 pm

Read that yesterday. Â I wonder what it'll be. Â I can't think of many games EA released recently that I'm too interested inÂ otherÂ than Battlefield 3.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:27 pm

I read that it might be any EA game.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:43 pm

A dude in the UK has modded Simcity to allow for offline play.Â The only downside is you have to reconnect to the server to save, but otherwise you can play indefinitely offline.

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:23 pm

UndKeineEier said
EA is giving a free game to SimCity owners.

The good news is that SimCity is a solid hit in all major markets.Â The consensus among critics and players is that this is fundamentally a great game.Â But this SimCity is made to be played online, and if you canâ€™t get a stable connection, youâ€™re NOT having a good experience. So weâ€™re not going to rest until weâ€™ve fixed the remaining server issues.

And to get us back in your good graces, weâ€™re going to offer you a free PC download game from the EA portfolio.Â On March 18, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email telling them how to redeem their free game.

www.ea.com/news/a-simcity-update-and-so ... ur-trouble

Here's the list of games being offered:

Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition)
Bejeweled 3
Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition)
Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition)
Medal of Honor Warfighter (Standard Edition) Â
Need For Speed Most Wanted (Standard Edition)Â
Plants vs. Zombies
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

Post by **hellboy** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:01 pm

Looks like Battlefield for me then - I own pretty everything else except Bejewelled and Plants vs Zombies, and neither of them are anything I'd play for any length of time.

phox_ · Post by **phox_** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:37 pm

In somewhat related news, the EA CEO resigned today.