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65. Get off my virtual...

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:28 AM

Mar 2013

No. Not really. I'm not that sort of gnome. Does no one remember the old cartoon? David The Gnome was cool, he fought trolls and stuff and he was really small.

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EA apologizes for 'dumb' SimCity launch after gamer fury [View all] Turborama Mar 2013 OP

Huh. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #1

That actually sounds like The Sims, a different game altogether. eShirl Mar 2013 #2

Definitely "The Sims." sakabatou Mar 2013 #9

Ah. Quite correct. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #63

The Sims in SimCity 4 speak Simlish sir pball Mar 2013 #69

Very Republican... GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #3

Uhm. What? davidthegnome Mar 2013 #64

Do you tell people to get off your virtual lawn, too? Javaman Mar 2013 #15

Get off my virtual... davidthegnome Mar 2013 #65

Iirc, the language's name is Nevernose Mar 2013 #36

They also are giving us a free game of our choosing from the EA catalogue... Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #4

Say "Mass Effect Trilogy" and watch them squirm more Hayabusa Mar 2013 #24

I LOVE Mass Effect - one of the deepest games, ever Baclava Mar 2013 #30

I need to get it Hayabusa Mar 2013 #31

It's available now on Origin NavyDem Mar 2013 #38

The whole trilogy? Dang. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #41

Nice price, but I can pretty much only do the hard copy version. Hayabusa Mar 2013 #43

Yeah, just took a look at that. NavyDem Mar 2013 #44

Ouch. Hayabusa Mar 2013 #45

Is it actually of our choosing? I just heard "a game from our portfolio," which is kinda vague. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #39

That's my understanding as well. They won't give away top shelf games, that's for sure n/t Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #55

For a few hours of REAL fun... eggplant Mar 2013 #5

It's worth comparing reviews as well. sofa king Mar 2013 #7

As I heard on a gamer podcast... Javaman Mar 2013 #18

The thing is that we all know that server capacity should be a non-issue today high density Mar 2013 #33

EA, the Lucas of video games. sofa king Mar 2013 #6

Ah, Lucas eggplant Mar 2013 #11

"If EA made guns, wars would not start." sofa king Mar 2013 #12

Although to be fair to Lucas... eggplant Mar 2013 #16

Monkey Island! Hayabusa Mar 2013 #25

if people buy it at amazon they can get a 100% refund n/t OKNancy Mar 2013 #22

Actually, we already know they were lying about server processing jeff47 Mar 2013 #27

Yep, and more: sofa king Mar 2013 #67

I can't think of any online game that hasn't had at least one fucked up launch Marrah_G Mar 2013 #8

they should sell a limited number of licenses based on server space they have CreekDog Mar 2013 #13

That would be true if other DRM type companies haven't already demonstrated Javaman Mar 2013 #19

I can't think of a major franchise launch that's tanked this badly in, well, ever. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #40

It's just like fucking Diablo 3 sakabatou Mar 2013 #10

sadly, off line versions of games are pretty much a thing of the past. Javaman Mar 2013 #20

No more single player modes? sakabatou Mar 2013 #23

more than likely no. Javaman Mar 2013 #28

Except L4D isn't supposed to be single-player. It sucks due to its bots. sakabatou Mar 2013 #61

This fiasco might change that ButterflyBlood Mar 2013 #48

Maybe for small titles, but DRM for games is here to stay for the giant games. Javaman Mar 2013 #57

For those who do not know DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #14

Yep. Their thing is micropayments for everything, aggressive DRM, and two-year product cycles Posteritatis Mar 2013 #42

I use to love Sim City. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2013 #17

Such a coincidence. I just went to amazon this morning to check the reviews OKNancy Mar 2013 #21

I love this 5 star review at Amazon... Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #26

Perhaps "Hitler" got through to them? MADem Mar 2013 #29

It's amazing how many times the same clip can be used to spoof something davidpdx Mar 2013 #49

The guy that did this one does them for all sorts of stuff. MADem Mar 2013 #50

I thought the one about Obama winning the election was a bit funnier davidpdx Mar 2013 #51

I didn't see that one--was it done from the perspective of the GOP crying? nt MADem Mar 2013 #52

Really you haven't seen this? davidpdx Mar 2013 #53

Who waits in line nine hours to vote??? MADem Mar 2013 #54

lol @ "someone bring me rove" Should have hung all the kochs in the trials. Sunlei Mar 2013 #66

The problem isn't so much EA, it's the industry jeff47 Mar 2013 #32

After the SWTOR flop RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #34

Flop is a strong word. Arkana Mar 2013 #59

I was really hooked on the PvP RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #62

chEAt killed the series. And that's too bad because I was looking forward to playing this game. tarheelsunc Mar 2013 #35

I'll just leave this right here. Orsino Mar 2013 #37

Bought the game since I was a forever SimCity fan from the very first installment. beyurslf Mar 2013 #46

I think you made the right choice getting a refund... Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #56

haha online furious /shouting sims Sunlei Mar 2013 #47

They were too stupid to make it available for digital download. Arkana Mar 2013 #58

Too late for this gamer. Apophis Mar 2013 #60

Meh, it's already on the way to being cracked anyway sir pball Mar 2013 #68