New SimCity Coming to Mac in February 2013 - Page 7

Michael Goff · Mar 10, 2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JoEw

I think you missed the point, instead of shipping the game with what it should of had in the first place they crippled it to sell more expansions/new versions down the line.

I don't think they "intentionally crippled it to sell expansions".

You see, this is the problem with holding info on the servers. You want to give people the ability to play as soon as possible, but you also want to make sure people can play well.

How big should the servers be?

How many servers in general should there be?

As fun as it is to bash EA, this reminds me of the Diablo 3 fiasco.

tekboi · Mar 10, 2013, 06:13 PM

smh... how could EA **** up such a great franchise. SMH... I wish there were some alternatives.

Rodster · Mar 10, 2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tekboi

smh... how could EA **** up such a great franchise. SMH... I wish there were some alternatives.

There are alternatives but you'll need boot camp. Try the Cities XL series or play Sim City 4.

turtle777 · Mar 10, 2013, 07:44 PM

Idiots.

I was considering buying it, but with this DRM *****, no way. Screw EA.

-t

smithrh · Mar 10, 2013, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodster

There are alternatives but you'll need boot camp. Try the Cities XL series or play Sim City 4.

Not entirely the same as SimCity, but hearing some good things about Cities in Motion...

Rodster · Mar 10, 2013, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by smithrh

Not entirely the same as SimCity, but hearing some good things about Cities in Motion...

I got that game via IGN for free when the developer was giving it away. I'm also new to the series but I think Cities XL is part of the series. Steam was recently selling it for $29

chaosbunny · Mar 11, 2013, 07:00 AM

Here is a quick hack for a Mac version of the new Sim City. Just open this image in preview and set it to fullscreen:

Runs great even on my old 2008 mbp!

mikeorchard · Mar 14, 2013, 06:20 AM

The game itself is actually great (although city sizes could be a bit bigger and I miss subways). I've been playing through bootcamp since launch day and whilst I had problems getting onto a server for the first couple of days, I can get on fine now. The Maxis team are actually doing a very good job of updating the game as quickly as they can. The current problem I'm having regards having to rollback my city and then it being unable to load which means all the time put into is lost which is a pain in the arse. Once they get that sorted though, I'll be even happier with it.

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chaosbunny macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: down to earth, far away from any clouds	New Sim City Mac version Here is a quick hack for a Mac version of the new Sim City. Just open this image in preview and set it to fullscreen: Runs great even on my old 2008 mbp! __________________ >> Mac Pro 2010, 2.8 ghz, GTX 670, 16gb, 6tb \| 15" MacBook Pro 2008, 2.5 ghz, 8600m, 4gb, 250gb <<
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Mar 10, 2013, 07:44 PM	#154
turtle777 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2004	Idiots. I was considering buying it, but with this DRM *****, no way. Screw EA. -t
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Mar 14, 2013, 06:20 AM	#158
mikeorchard macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013	The game itself is actually great (although city sizes could be a bit bigger and I miss subways). I've been playing through bootcamp since launch day and whilst I had problems getting onto a server for the first couple of days, I can get on fine now. The Maxis team are actually doing a very good job of updating the game as quickly as they can. The current problem I'm having regards having to rollback my city and then it being unable to load which means all the time put into is lost which is a pain in the arse. Once they get that sorted though, I'll be even happier with it.
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