The DRM for the new Simcity just sounds awful : (

I dont see the problem here, who does not have Internet 24/7 any way`?:|

aroxx_ab

[QUOTE="Sagem28"]

The pirates will find a work around, and the only people who'll get fvcked by this are the paying consumers.

As per usual. Keep up the good work, EA.

WilliamRLBaker

As a Console Gamer, Simcity is one of the few games that I play on the PC. I was honestly looking forward to this game, but this DRM crap just killed it for me. I understand Piracy needs to be stopped, but when will these companies learn that they can't keep coming up with asine ways to stop piracy that only hurts an honest consumer?

I'll just stick to Simcity 3000. Pretty much the same game, most modern PCs can play it, and no idiotic DRM. This has gone too far...

This is quite possibly the dumbest, most illogical posts I've ever seen on my eleven years on these boards. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're trolling. MirkoS77

It's william, he's always serious

As a Console Gamer, Simcity is one of the few games that I play on the PC. I was honestly looking forward to this game, but this DRM crap just killed it for me. I understand Piracy needs to be stopped, but when will these companies learn that they can't keep coming up with asine ways to stop piracy that only hurts an honest consumer?

I'll just stick to Simcity 3000. Pretty much the same game, most modern PCs can play it, and no idiotic DRM. This has gone too far...

caryslan2

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

I dont see the problem here, who does not have Internet 24/7 any way`?:|

KungfuKitten

I was scared of that in beginning, but now after played Diablo 3 i am only positive to be online have my game-saves elsewhere.

[QUOTE="KungfuKitten"]

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

I dont see the problem here, who does not have Internet 24/7 any way`?:|

aroxx_ab

I was scared of that in beginning, but now after played Diablo 3 i am only positive to be online have my game-saves elsewhere.

[QUOTE="caryslan2"]

As a Console Gamer, Simcity is one of the few games that I play on the PC. I was honestly looking forward to this game, but this DRM crap just killed it for me. I understand Piracy needs to be stopped, but when will these companies learn that they can't keep coming up with asine ways to stop piracy that only hurts an honest consumer?

I'll just stick to Simcity 3000. Pretty much the same game, most modern PCs can play it, and no idiotic DRM. This has gone too far...

KungfuKitten

I'll have to agree with you on that point, EA would simply be using another excuse to do this. To them, its all about control and I would not be shocked if they start introducing "tiered" gameplay plans with the excuse that they have to matain the servers. What sickens me is how we reached this point. Back in the day, I could pop in my Simcity 3000 disc into a computer, install it, and be playing the game. The most that might be asked of me was an installation code. Now, it takes an act of congress to even play a damn game.

Really, is EA stupid? The just cost a potential customer that would have bought this game. I'll just stick with Simcity 3000 and watch this game crash and burn. I am not going to have a video game company play god with my save files, and decide when I can and can't play. On top of that, this is a company that his infamous for shutting down servers. From what I'm reading, without the servers there is no way to save your game.

Which means I'm not going to spend money on EA's little expermaint in stupidity. I have Sim City 3000. That's more then enough for me. At least I can do this "old-fashioned" thing called saving my game to a hard drive.

And they still wonder why many people pirated games...

Put DRM in there, people will pirate!

Oh I forgot to mention, as it's an EA game and a SIM game, expect them to shaft you multiple times over costs and additions to the game through DLC and/or expansions for every little addition over a very short period of time.

I will never buy that.

Well this sucks. I had my fill of always online with D3 so here's hoping the community uproar will change their minds before release, otherwise i might have to skip a game i've been looking forward to for years.

Well this sucks. I had my fill of always online with D3 so here's hoping the community uproar will change their minds before release, otherwise i might have to skip a game i've been looking forward to for years.

Snugenz

D3 was so horrible.

Lag during singleplayer, welcome to the future of gaming.

D3 was so horrible.

Lag during singleplayer, welcome to the future of gaming.

Sagem28

Yeah I stopped playing it because of that. Co-op wasn't all that great and getting 120+ ping in a singleplayer game is not what I call fun.

[QUOTE="Sagem28"]

D3 was so horrible.

Lag during singleplayer, welcome to the future of gaming.

R4gn4r0k

Yeah I stopped playing it because of that. Co-op wasn't all that great and getting 120+ ping in a singleplayer game is not what I call fun.

Ain't that the truth. :(
Such a shame, really.

Ain't that the truth. :(
Such a shame, really.

Sagem28

It really is, it had the potential of being a classic like Diablo 1&2. But it ended up being just 'alright'. Which for Blizzard is not alright.

[QUOTE="Sagem28"]

Not on PC, no.

The only EA games I bought recently were Mass Effect, and I got those on console.

R4gn4r0k

What if they put origin on consoles too (which they plan on doing). Will you stop buying their games entirely ?

I want this game badly, as Sim City 4 brought me much joy, but I wont be getting it because of DRM. I learned my lesson before, and I don't purchase EA games anymore because of it

Yeah, I don't see Sony or Microsoft allowing origin on their systems. Big conflict of interest there. Don't you think Steam would already be selling games this way if it was allowed?AmazonTreeBoa

You are thinking of the store part of origin.

I'm not talking about that

[QUOTE="KungfuKitten"]

[QUOTE="caryslan2"]

As a Console Gamer, Simcity is one of the few games that I play on the PC. I was honestly looking forward to this game, but this DRM crap just killed it for me. I understand Piracy needs to be stopped, but when will these companies learn that they can't keep coming up with asine ways to stop piracy that only hurts an honest consumer?

I'll just stick to Simcity 3000. Pretty much the same game, most modern PCs can play it, and no idiotic DRM. This has gone too far...

caryslan2

I'll have to agree with you on that point, EA would simply be using another excuse to do this. To them, its all about control and I would not be shocked if they start introducing "tiered" gameplay plans with the excuse that they have to matain the servers. What sickens me is how we reached this point. Back in the day, I could pop in my Simcity 3000 disc into a computer, install it, and be playing the game. The most that might be asked of me was an installation code. Now, it takes an act of congress to even play a damn game.

Really, is EA stupid? The just cost a potential customer that would have bought this game. I'll just stick with Simcity 3000 and watch this game crash and burn. I am not going to have a video game company play god with my save files, and decide when I can and can't play. On top of that, this is a company that his infamous for shutting down servers. From what I'm reading, without the servers there is no way to save your game.

Which means I'm not going to spend money on EA's little expermaint in stupidity. I have Sim City 3000. That's more then enough for me. At least I can do this "old-fashioned" thing called saving my game to a hard drive.

Everybody keeps saying they have and will just play 3000. Am I the only one with Sim City 4 around here? Is there something wrong with 4 that I don't know about? It crashes all the time on Vista, so I can't play it until my new PC is finished, so if there is something wrong with 4, I don't know about it. My copy is Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition on Steam.AmazonTreeBoa

SC4 crashes constantly on Windows 7 aswell, even the Steam version does afaik.

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Yeah, I don't see Sony or Microsoft allowing origin on their systems. Big conflict of interest there. Don't you think Steam would already be selling games this way if it was allowed?R4gn4r0k

You are thinking of the store part of origin.

I'm not talking about that

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Everybody keeps saying they have and will just play 3000. Am I the only one with Sim City 4 around here? Is there something wrong with 4 that I don't know about? It crashes all the time on Vista, so I can't play it until my new PC is finished, so if there is something wrong with 4, I don't know about it. My copy is Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition on Steam.Snugenz

SC4 crashes constantly on Windows 7 aswell, even the Steam version does afaik.

Doesn't affect me. Don't care. Everywhere I play PC games has an internet connection. It's almost 2013, not 2003.

-Unreal-

[QUOTE="-Unreal-"]

Doesn't affect me. Don't care. Everywhere I play PC games has an internet connection. It's almost 2013, not 2003.

themagicbum9720

I learned my lesson with Diablo III. Won't ever be buying a game with always online DRM again. MirkoS77

Like Diablo 3 this will be a another game that I will not play due to the fact that when I'm a honest customer I really don't appreciate being treated like a goddamn pirate.

Screw EA. Screw them with a rusty pipe.

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Everybody keeps saying they have and will just play 3000. Am I the only one with Sim City 4 around here? Is there something wrong with 4 that I don't know about? It crashes all the time on Vista, so I can't play it until my new PC is finished, so if there is something wrong with 4, I don't know about it. My copy is Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition on Steam.Snugenz

SC4 crashes constantly on Windows 7 aswell, even the Steam version does afaik.

This is the type of game you don't support. Having no control over anything is always bad. Now you can't even have your own save games.

You can still buy the game then crack it for offline, no? I don't care whether cracking is legal or not, but if you buy the game there are no moral issues.SaltyMeatballs

then thats the fault of the legitimate users maybe if they spent some time reporting pirates they know or beating the s''' out of them there would be less piates WilliamRLBaker

This is idiotic and short-sighted. Many, many companies aren't going to waste resources on eliminating the individual pirates. It serves no purpose.

The best way to end piracy is to eliminate the distribution channels, but even that is incredibly difficult. In short, there is no real-world solution, as of this moment (Cloud is probably the closest, and even that will be a far cry).

So people are angry that it's online for single player. When did they announce this SimCity would have single player?

expected this im still buying sim city

The pirates will find a work around, and the only people who'll get fvcked by this are the paying consumers.

As per usual. Keep up the good work, EA.

Sagem28

will not affect me, for a simple reason i have internet contortion :|:o although some people will take it as an excuse to pirate the game.

One of the problems (atleast in recent years) is that game developers rarely release demos for the games anymore. So, how is one suppose to know of just how well the said game will run on their machine? System requirements don't mean jack either. Just look at the requirements to run GTA:IV and then try actually running it with similar specs.

So what it to be done with this? Last time I heard, you don't own the product (game), you only have a granted license to use it.

will not affect me, for a simple reason i have internet contortion :|:o although some people will take it as an excuse to pirate the game.

MK-Professor

[QUOTE="MK-Professor"]

will not affect me, for a simple reason i have internet contortion :|:o although some people will take it as an excuse to pirate the game.

heretrix

I have play a couple games with DRM and no problem what so even in fact didn't even notice that it was there until i saw a thread in SW saying this game have DRM:P

Bump, its hard to feel sorry for PC Gamers' crappy future when they did it to themselves.