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by Andrew Yoon, Mar 08, 2013 8:45pm PSTSimCity's launch has been a mess, nay, a disaster. With server problems plaguing the always-online simulation game, many fans are rightfully pissed.
Well, EA is trying to offer an olive branch following the game's troubled launch. No, you won't be able to get a refund. Instead, EA is offering a free game.
Maxis GM Lucy Bradshaw offered the closest thing to an apology from EA so far, admitting that not foreseeing the game's demand was "dumb" and that "we feel bad about what happened." See? Almost an apology! Stating the obvious, Bradshaw added that "if you can't get a stable connection, you're NOT having a good experience."
According to Bradshaw, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email describing how to get a free PC download game from EA's catalog on March 18th. There's no detail on what games you'll be able to choose from, but at least it's better than nothing. "I know that's a little contrived," she said. "Kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did something crummy."
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EA is offering a free PC game to SimCity players as an apology for the game's bungled launch.
EA is offering a free PC game to SimCity players as an apology for the game's bungled launch. : Shacknews
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What fucking planet are you on?
QA is a basic part of the process, and should be done very well for a company that size. Or for a smaller company, a cost effective solution would have been a larger beta, or open beta.
Their absolutely draconian DRM was definitely a factor within their control. They have completely manufactured their crisis by way of their odd orwelian obsession with DRM. They blamed this on people playing their game more and for longer than they expected. That IS something within their control, there were a thousand things they could have done to set themselves up for success here, even if they did want to have this retarded DRM.
Or just drop the DRM. On the whole, is that DRM scheme cost effective, or not? Is that something they set out to do on purpose, or was it somehow a factor beyond their control?
You sound like an insane person.
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