GAMING NEWSEA Disabling "Non-Critical" SimCity Features To Help Server ProblemsPosted on Thursday, March 7 @ 08:31:56 Eastern by Keri_Honea
![]() According to EA's forums, they are doing everything they can to help alleviate the server problems that has plagued SimCity players over the last few days. As a result, they are "deploying a hotfix to all servers," meaning that they are going to disable a few "non-critical" features of the game, including leaderboards, achievements, and region filters. Obviously these won't grossly affect anyone's game, but they fact that they have to do this at all (not to mention, who knows if it will even help), doesn't bode well for EA's image. It especially doesn't help that it's these features that are part of the justification for the always-online DRM in the first place. More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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De-Ting
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NecroWolf
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That's pretty much how they'll view this, it won't be a problem with their business strategy. This is just another example of big publishers' own arrogance blinding them to the way business works.
I dare any employee from EA that's in EA's management to come here, or anywhere, and say otherwise. Always-on DRM isn't service, they're just trying to fool you into thinking it is. Don't believe the lies, and don't buy the game. Don't support it. Just play the old games, they've got more features anyway.
Ashalar
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This.
After all this nonsense, I've decided to skip SC2k13 and install SC4 instead. Loved the terraforming aspect as much as building cities. Great game, still worth playing.
Jonathan_Leack
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Lien
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"Man i thought for sure it was gonna be us for sure this year! Thanks again, EA!"
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But for EA? It's like they refuse to admit there's a monkey on their back. Heck, blizzard had the same problem but at least they made an open letter apology for the first weeks' "server error" with Diablo 3, admitting this was the main turn off for new players... but this? Man! Is it so hard for EA to admit the DRM was going too far? Or are they gonna do the ubisoft excuse that "90% of games are pirated" and that we are going to far to complain about "the new norm"? Do they really think that fixing the server downtime will help to promote this game?
BAH! *goes to GoG.com and reinstall simcity 2000*