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  so can you buy BF3 end game with that credit? : Foxhawk
  • Willing to bet it's only valid for older discount titles like NHL 09 or Mass Effect 1 : dumb.
  • fwiw, maxis says: Details are still being worked out, but there will be followup post in several days tha... : Foxhawk
• Maybe it'll be SimCity 4. : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Which one? : nwillard
  • I'm sure it'll be a shitty one. : rtrson
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  They give you Aliens Colonial Marines to show you your experience could be worse. : coyoterys
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    This game is still doing worse than ACM. At least ACM is playable. : TheDr7
    • I wish ACM was unplayable. I wouldn't feel as disgusted with it. : coyoterys
  • Haha that'd be great : FreshwaterAU
  • haha : Fooldozer
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  The Sims!! : watcherxp
  • If so, they'll give free copies of the sims 3, that way they can make a few hundred on DLC from a gift. : kwperley
• lol : pyide
• I bet it's Mass Effect 3 : Ellissd
• Aliens Colonial Marines would be fitting. : Wolfanoz
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  Free game Is gonna be Madden 2008. : AxeMan808
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    :((((((((( : Nixx2004
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      OK, YOU can have Madden 2004. : AxeMan808
      • For GameCube. : pgharavi
• Valid only for multiplayer games that they've taken the servers down for already. : harold.johnson
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  So what went wrong? The short answer is: a lot more people logged on than we expected. More people play : pyide
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    More people played and played in ways we never saw in the beta ahhahaha : mobab
    • they played hard. : losder5000
    • I've built things you people wouldn't believe. : DewFuel
    • how could they play in ways you never saw? you control the ENTIRE system! : shaft
    • They played for more than an hour? : hoov1185
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    They knew exactly how many people would log on. It's the standard excuse companies give when they full we... : enyakk
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      This does seem to happen often, which is why I like that Guildwars2 actually stopped selling copies at la... : Borrowed Ladder
      • SWTOR also had a smooth launch because the had a phased launch with preorders getting priority and then l... : rodneystubbs
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      Also, the quote "if you can't get a stable connection, you're NOT having a good experience" needs to be e... : the archvile
      • WTF are you talking about? I have absolutely no idea if you're serious, but the RMAH had so many issues a... : Curike
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      Which is understandable and perfectly fine (to me anyway), but the main issue is that you need those serv... : jonas54
      • Oh, I absolutely agree. Cutting out the offline playmode entirely isn't acceptable. : enyakk
  • They had preorder numbers. The beta was stupid too, you could only play for 60 minutes. Surprise surprise... : Beady
  • I wonder what the reaction would be if they said "we just plain fucked up" : Schnapple
• On the bright side, if I get a $20 game out of this, SimCity would've costed only $25. : mobab
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  EA you pissed me off with the new Sim City. I didnt buy the game because of your $20 off pre order bonus,... : Noorviko
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    IDK if origin had anything at all to do with this mess : watcherxp
    • Highly doubtful. : GreggD
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      It certainly fucked up the initial launch. People couldn't download the game when it was released because... : Beady
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        I suspect this was related to the final code getting patched really heavily until release, so they couldn : LoioshDwaggie
        • I think it was a bit more than that. That might explain the lack of preload (though really you can preloa... : Beady
• would be amazing if they offered a selection of games where they shut down the servers for them : Unleashed
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  Gamer entitlement is when a company gives you a free game from their library in exchange for waiting an e... : 6UnJ9Wn
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    I need to write a greasemonkey script that looks for any variation of 'gamer' and 'entitlement' and hides... : dumb.
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      No, entitlement from gamers is just more obvious and obnoxious. Count how many facebook groups/steam comm... : 6UnJ9Wn
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        Count how many other products are sold at retail that DO NOT FUNCTION. : AxeMan808
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          If you cherry-pick out problems that are unique to video games it will be impossible to accurately compar... : 6UnJ9Wn
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            Who said anything about continuing to throw money? What even is your argument anymore? BROKEN PRODUCT DOE... : AxeMan808
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              Why don't you read my original reply because I already addressed and refuted that exact point. : 6UnJ9Wn
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                You refuted the fact that the product is broken? Amazing. Or did you refute the fact that people are not ... : AxeMan808
                • Hint: Refuting facts makes you look like an idiot. It is written. : AxeMan808
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            Haha, what? A lot of people who go to restaurants would complain to the manager for sure, what the fuck ... : Wheatloaf
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              Here's a nice big pill you may have difficulty swallowing: every time you pay for a product after purchas... : 6UnJ9Wn
              • So you're giving up the other argument then? We're not entitled now, we're enablers? It's actually OUR FA : AxeMan808
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                You're making a massive generalization. EA's profits have been falling because of the issues they've been : LoioshDwaggie
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                  Bad Company 2 and Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate (on massive sale) were my most recent. So, there's that. : AxeMan808
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                    BC2 was good stuff :) Still a bit buggy at launch, but at least you could play it, and could totally do ... : LoioshDwaggie
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                      I bought it because I'd played that beta map so much! I just recently reinstalled and played a few games.... : AxeMan808
                      • BC2 is still my only actual Preorder, too! I'd get BF3:GOTY with all the DLC at a decent price, but who k... : AxeMan808
          • Really? Look up the number of class action lawsuits out there. I believe EULA typical waive your right t... : kwperley
      • Holy effin' Stockholm syndrome. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Ugh, just fuck off already. : Conan
      • I don't think expecting the product you purchased to work from the time you bought it is being overly ent... : Galadriel07
      • Dumbest post ever. : wytefang
    • I dont know about you buy spending $60+ on a video game that doesnt work and then being given a random o... : Noorviko
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      I'm going to punch you in the face, but I'm going to give you a slice of cake in exchange. What, you don'... : TrptJim
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        Meant for troll, not for dumb. : TrptJim
        • word up : dumb.
  • An extra week, so far. And people paid for SimCity not "buggy SimCity + random game they don't want" : d fluke
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    i love it when people whine about whiners. gamer entitlement! : Unleashed
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      Sounds like you feel entitled to feel entitled. : 6UnJ9Wn
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        Entitled to use a product customers paid for, weird, right? If this were anything other than a video gam... : Wheatloaf
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          Thanks! I spent a lot of time carefully pressing the "generate random password" button to craft this user... : 6UnJ9Wn
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            "unforeseen bugs that all online games tend to encounter"...I don't have words for this. : Conan
            • hahaha that is genius. : xxx2xxx
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            Unforseen bugs like playing the game? Please. If this was a browser or an Office program people couldn'... : Wheatloaf
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              Because it's easier on his ego than admitting he's taken an indefensible position. : Conan
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                But why? He's just a random front pager with a username that looks like someone puked and passed out on ... : Wheatloaf
                • I guess we're just that lucky. Yay. : Conan
                • I guess we're just that lucky. Yay. : Conan
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              I could cite hundreds, if not thousands of cases where a popular program was rendered inoperable by an up... : 6UnJ9Wn
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                Thousands, really? Please list them, I would like that. What fucking planet are you on? QA is ... : Wheatloaf
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                  I'm not talking about DRM, I'm talking about server issues and bugs. Complaining about DRM is not gamer e... : 6UnJ9Wn
                  • They made a city simulator always online as DRM. News flash. This is a giant QA failure that would ... : Wheatloaf
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                Give me ten examples of a paid software service that was down for 5 days. : singlespace
                • Op Flash Dragon Rising, Red Orchestra 2. Both games promised stuff that still have not been put in the ga... : Noorviko
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                  Playstation 3 : Noorviko
                  • Did PS+ even exist at the time? : Vincent Grayson
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                Please name a few for us. I know of, for example, AWS East EC2 failing for a number of days do to a bug i : LoioshDwaggie
                • For example: EC2 failure in one East EBS for 1 hour 55 minutes: http://arstechnica.com/information-techn... : LoioshDwaggie
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                  After 30+ years of software development do you really think it's inconceivable that thousands of software... : 6UnJ9Wn
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                    You're the one who mentioned thousands of cases. I asked for specifics, so please provide. To assist y... : LoioshDwaggie
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                      Off the top of my head I can think of Diablo 3 as well as various WoW patches. Both of those games had is... : 6UnJ9Wn
                      • "conjecture'. Yes. Exactly. : AxeMan808
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                        Diablo 3 was resolved in under 24 hours (specifically 11:50PM PST on May 15th was the final fix) Source:... : LoioshDwaggie
                        • 4.0.3a downtime: http://www.wowhead.com/news=174605/the-shattering-patch-4-0-3a-the-official-extended-dow... : LoioshDwaggie
                        • Dammit Loiosh, you're bringing the good posts lately. Great stuff, thanks. : Nitrium
                        • No it wasn't resolved in 24 hours because people had Error 14 for weeks and weeks. Fanboy much? : Curike
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                    Now it's theoretically, mathematically conceivable. Over 30 years before online only DRM. Walked th... : Wheatloaf
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                      I think he switched from 'waiting a week for the game to work' to 'any update which causes a product to b... : LoioshDwaggie
                      • Lets ease up on the guy a little, he's a frontpager but at least he is getting involved and having a disc... : Borrowed Ladder
                  • There is a huge difference between bugs and what EA did/is doing with Sim City. You are correct, all sof... : merloin
                  • no. this is beyond bugs. this is their architecture, their design. this was flawed before development beg... : Downforce
                  • I know I'm feeding a single-serving troll poster but here goes: none of the issues they're having would h... : Schnapple
          • Your username is as memorable as your posts. i.e., not very. : Broken Canoe
      • This would be an awesome ironic boy band. : losder5000
      • Sounds like you have your head so far up your arse, that lump in your throat is your nose. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • This comment is fucking stupid. I want a free one in return. : jake
  • horrible post is horrible : thewindcriesmary
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    I like that paying up front for a product that is then defective/broken, and being mad about that fact, i... : thetangent
    • ^^This : Volatus32x
  • Are you a master in Wrong-jitsu? Do you hail from Wrongtopia? Because you are wrong. : Kojak2000
  • This word has lost all its meaning and potency because people like you use it everywhere. : The Grolar Bear
  • You know what you're entitled to when something you buy doesn't work? YOUR MONEY BACK, not some product f... : dpgagnon
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    Nice try, Cigarette Paper : shirif
    • hahahaha Z : Nitrium
  • You're dumb and so is your name. : Rehevkor
  • Congrats. You got my first Ugh tag ever. I buy a product with my hard earbned money, you better fuckin... : Solstice
  • I know that's a little contrived," she said. "Kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did so : mobab
• Everyone that has an active key should at the very least get all the Digital Deluxe bullshit and a workin... : hashd
• thats pretty cool of them.... I was never really to concerned with the server issues. Iv come to expect p... : godm0de
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  I guess it's cool that they're doing something to try and make it right. Honestly, I wouldn't have been ... : boarder2
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    Businesses almost never apologize. They'll bargain, they'll give away free stuff, they'll even feign tra... : the archvile
    • Exactly! I only saw a mention of the issues they were having, but never an apology for them. Free game ... : Alpha Geist
    • And maybe it's because they don't, it made it all the more special when John Carmack came out on stage an... : Peanut Fox
• Well that's something at least. : thetangent
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  Ooooooo EA giving away free games ???? I never saw that in the common. : RuskiSnajper
  • Cheapena the industry : loke662
• Everyone gets a free copy of darkspore : FreshwaterAU
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  "I know that’s a little contrived -- kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did something : the archvile
  • and note, this came out late on a Friday.. : watcherxp
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    The only reason they give a shit is once it makes 'real news' it will start to hit their share price. : Beady
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      The developers WILL feel bad about this, nobody wants to spend years working on a game that is then poorl... : Borrowed Ladder
      • Oh sure the devs will be. But the developers arent the guys who get to make the decisions about shit like... : Beady
• EA REP: "How do we fix this????" EA MANAGEMENT: "Offer them one of our old shitty games they don't wan... : ajvitaly
• SimCity DLC : Ziz
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  Hey Blizzard. Take a note. : DragonSire
  • Please don't encourage Blizzard and EA to take notes from each other. : Psigun
• i was honestly going to buy this game, but won't anymore and glad i didn't. : xxiv
• Anyone else not able to claim other cities in their region? : Crimsonbeak
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  advanced glassbox simulation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g418BSF6XBQ : Foxhawk
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    Blech. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHdyzx_ecbQ Even if they fix all the server issues there is s... : Nixx2004
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      I'm sure they'll fix this at some point, but yeah, it is really frustrating to create a big open highway ... : boarder2
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        They need the traffic copter from SimCopter to tell them where the fastest route is, not just the shortes... : Nixx2004
        • That will be in upcoming paid DLC, no doubt. : kwperley
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      If you know how A* pathing works it's 10x more stupid. The way to fix this is part of the basic algorithm... : Tchest
      • Lol youre cute : frush
      • And to be perfectly clear this doesn't make the algorithm run any slower either, it's genuinely the same ... : Tchest
      • First thing you should think of when deciding how cars will pathfind should include how they account for ... : the city
      • A higher cost to "worse" roads? And what's what? If the smaller road isn't congested, it's going to be fa... : Curike
  • http://www.reddit.com/r/SimCity/comments/19yv00/is_simcity_glassbox_engine_all_bells_and_whistles/ : Foxhawk
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    hahahahaha ohhhh man. facepalllmmmmmm. : Downforce
    • They just patched it... : frush
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    I have little doubt the simulations in the older games were just as weak or weaker but were harder to ins... : derelict515
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      but this game is the one with the simulation that is apparently so fucking revolutionary that you suggest... : Mr. Goodwrench
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        I haven't seen anyone throwing around the words revolutionary. And they're the ones who talked about city... : derelict515
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          I'll leave it this after this comment because you're so pigheaded when it comes to this kind of thing. ... : Mr. Goodwrench
          • have you seen me in a single Simcity thread this week defending this debacle? I didn't buy it and now I w... : derelict515
  • Haha, holy shit. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • it's a Maxis game. if people expected any solid gameplay systems or AI... I wonder if they've played any ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  Interesting discussion on their twitter: https://twitter.com/simcity/status/310482745732259844 I'm cur... : LoioshDwaggie
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    did you ctrl-v'd your password? : umegastar
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      No but some EA apologist in the thread above claims that how he created his username, using a random pass... : kwperley
      • Apparently he puts the same amount of consideration and time into formulating his opinions as well. : wfalcon