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Dominato3r said:
Still doesn't run that great tbh(built my PC a year ago). There's a terrible CTD bug that just pisses you off and doesnt make you want to play. I think there are a few mods to work around it but I haven't had much success.
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Are you using software or hardware acceleration in the settings? Try both, one of them crashes on me but I don't remember which. It's a known bug, for years. I had the issue with many pcs over the years, I always had to change that setting before it was stable.
 
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SpatiallyAware said:
Has anyone been able to join a public game with empty cities?


All of the servers seem to have tons of 'full' public games. If I create a new public game, no one ever joins.
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Yeah but you got to go way, way back to find them. PITA.

Make an ATOT one and I'll join. I'm sure some others will too 😉
 
So I guess I'm done..

Even with all the bugs I made 4 cities, unlocked all buildings/research, and built 1 great work.

Kinda easy, in the end it's mostly just a lot of boring waiting and bulldozing shit once in a while. Highest pop city I got was 400k and it had less traffic than my 80k city. Go figure.
 
blurredvision said:
Thanks for letting us know in the new Sim City thread.
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I know, lets make another Sim City thread because more threads make sense, right?

./sarcasm

FYI, 4 still runs pretty rough. It has something to do with the game trying to render things (cars, people, etc) on a microscopic level. When fully zoomed out, it shouldn't be needing to render 6,000 one-pixel players.
 
Details about the free game EA offerred.
http://www.ea.com/news/for-our-patient-and-amazing-mayors---a-free-pc-download-from-origin-
For Our Patient and Amazing Mayors - A Free PC Download From Origin






Our SimCity Mayors are incredibly important to the team at Maxis. We sincerely apologize for the difficulties at launch and hope to make it up to you with a free PC game download from Origin.

Starting today, every player that has activated their copy of SimCity will receive an email that will give directions on how to redeem this offer, and you can also find more information on our FAQ. We’ll be opening up the redemption portal country-by-country so some of you may see it a little sooner than others. The portal will be live worldwide for everyone to select their game by March 22. We don’t want any of you to miss out on your free game, so please note that you must register your copy of SimCity before March 25, 2013 at 11:59 PM PDT and you must claim your free game by March 30, 2013 at 11:59PM PDT.

At Maxis, our studio values dictate that we innovate and create something that is quirky, complex and challenging. Sometimes this bites us in the butt, but our servers are green and we’re seeing record numbers of players all online and having a great time.

Here is the list of games that you will be able to choose from once you are able to redeem. It’s a great list of games across the whole EA portfolio, so pick one and add it to your Origin library on us!
•Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition)
•Bejeweled 3
•Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition)
•Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition)
•Medal of Honor Warfighter (Standard Edition)
•Need For Speed Most Wanted (Standard Edition)
•Plants vs. Zombies
•SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

We’re getting great feedback from our fans and know that many of you are having fun and exploring this whole new expression of SimCity. We’re humbled by your patience and passion for the game. Thanks for building something very special with us, together.

And now please enjoy a disclaimer from our head legal Llama…



*THIS OFFER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CREDIT, CHARGE, DEBIT OR GIFT CARD. OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 25, 2013 AT 11:59PM PST. VALID FOR NEW PURCHASES OF SIMCITY (“PRODUCT”) THAT ARE REGISTERED TO YOUR ORIGIN ACCOUNT BY MARCH 25, 2013 AT 11:59PM PST. FREE PC DIGITAL DOWNLOAD GAMES NOT DOWNLOADED FROM ORIGIN.COM BY MARCH 30, 2013 AT 11:59PM PST ARE FORFEIT. ELIGIBLE GAMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VALID WHEREVER PRODUCT IS SOLD. LIMIT ONE OFFER PER PERSON. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER, GIFT CARD, REBATE OR OTHER DISCOUNT COUPONS. OFFER MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED, EXCHANGED, SOLD OR REDEEMED FOR CASH OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES. RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND THEIR AGENCIES/AFFILIATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED, TAXED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. SEE APPLICABLE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND DISCLOSURES ON WWW.EA.COM.



*USERS WHO ARE BENEATH THE MINIMUM AGE REQUIRED TO ACCESS INTERACTIVE ONLINE SERVICES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE GRANTED A COPY OF SIMCITY 4: DELUXE EDITION AND BEJEWELED 3 INSTEAD. THESE GAMES WILL BE ADDED DIRECTLY TO YOUR MY GAMES LIBRARY OVER THE COMING DAYS.
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Mass Effect 3 or Deadspace 3?

That list is an illustration of the problem with video game creativity over the past few years. They are taking the movie busines model of releasing sequels over and over. Beating the horse until it is dead.
 
meh this list of games sucks. i already have bf3 and am really not interested in these other games. would have picked a crysis/far cry 3 but they only included in-house games i guess.
 
I knew they'd limit their free game selections pretty severely. Nothing on that list is, in any way, appealing to me. Fuck you EA. I guess I'll suffer through Dead Space 3?
 
If you got the email, that means give registered your copy and don't need to do anything other than select the game you want right?
 
Genx87 said:
Mass Effect 3 or Deadspace 3?

That list is an illustration of the problem with video game creativity over the past few years. They are taking the movie busines model of releasing sequels over and over. Beating the horse until it is dead.
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I remember it's been studied that new IP doesn't really do all that well at the end of a console generation. Sure, there are plenty of exceptions like God of War, but for the most part, they save new game ideas for a new console. It feels even worse this time around because this generation was 2+ years longer than it traditionally has been in the past.
 
TheVrolok said:
I knew they'd limit their free game selections pretty severely. Nothing on that list is, in any way, appealing to me. Fuck you EA. I guess I'll suffer through Dead Space 3?
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Really? IMO, it looks like they included a pretty good variety of games there. You don't like shooter games? Or puzzle games? Or horror games? Or racing games? or RPGs?

It's free dude. Then again, I don't know what else I expected; the gaming community is the only community I know of that will actually whine and bitch about getting free stuff. EA trying to apologize to people by offering a brand new, $60 game, for completely free? "FUCK YOU EA." Yup, that sounds about par for the course.

I'm not trying to defend SimCity. I know it's a disaster. But it just bothers me when people get worked up and pissed because they're getting stuff for free. I guess I'm just ranting about obnoxious people in general. It's shit like this that makes me embarassed to tell people I'm a "gamer".

Sorry you'll have to suffer through your free game. Really, really sorry. 🙄
 
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