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[dragonshardz]

Personally, I didn't like 4. Loved 3000. So I'm hoping it's more like 3000. But I hated the small regions in four, so I'm going to assume that I am going to hate the small cities in this one. And 4 might be a lot better now. I played it when it first came out prior to the Rush Hour expansion.

But I will wait for the reviews and see if people like it. It could be a fun game. It might not be exactly what I want, but it could be fun. And that's what matters. If I want the game that I want, then I should learn how to program. And then I probably wouldn't get the game that I want anyway.

The default regions in 4 are not small. Like, at all. And there are custom regions out there that are hilariously huge. 20x20 large cities huge.

Also, yes, after ten years of mods SC4 is a completely different game.

[Tilla]

Small regions in 4??? That was the game with the largest regions by a longshot.

[Bluerobin]

So, question. I really like the old Caesar games and I like Sim City games, so it sounds like this is right up my alley from a gameplay perspective. Am I missing something or is this a pretty good fit (other than the DRM, to beat that horse a little more)?

[10ebbor10]

So, question. I really like the old Caesar games and I like Sim City games, so it sounds like this is right up my alley from a gameplay perspective. Am I missing something or is this a pretty good fit (other than the DRM, to beat that horse a little more)?

DRM, DLC, Always online, EA.

All in all, it seems like it'll be a decent game, though EA is seriously trying to prevent that from happening.

[Bluerobin]

Also, as unpopular as this opinion seems to be, I'm kind of looking forward to playing Sim City in a more multiplayer environment. It'll be kind of neat to build up a region with friends, working off of each other. We'll see if they implement it in a way that's as fun as I hope, but I'm more optimistic than I expected to be at this point.

[BuriBuriZaemon]

I don't mind multiplayer and I think it's interesting but EA gives no option to play offline, they're doing what Blizzard did to Diablo franchise.

[forsaken1111]

I don't mind multiplayer and I think it's interesting but EA gives no option to play offline, they're doing what Blizzard did to Diablo franchise.

And? Diablo 3 is pretty damned successful.

[Normandy]

Yeah, I think the multiplayer aspects are actually something to look forward to. I've recently started playing dropbox simcity 4 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=11945.0) with some friends and it's actually really fun

[BuriBuriZaemon]

I don't mind multiplayer and I think it's interesting but EA gives no option to play offline, they're doing what Blizzard did to Diablo franchise.

And? Diablo 3 is pretty damned successful.

Financially successful, yes. But I wouldn't think encouraging developers to release an originally offline game to be redesigned to revolve around always-online DRM and in-game micro-transaction is a success at gamers' end. Even Deadspace 3 is heading that way.

Anyway, I don't want to start another DRM debate, each to his/her own. I will leave it here.

[DoomOnion]

I've been playing sim city 4 for a few days just for the hell of it, and one thing that I really cannot tolerate is the fact that freighter trucks just vanish into the endless voids of simnation. They don't really serve a purpose other than to stress the traffic.

Which reminds me of other problem, there's no real 'specialization' in sim city 4, sure we have regions, sure we can connect regions, the problem is that only things that travel between those regions is ... sims. That's about it. You can have industrial cities, financial cities, and residential cities, but anything else serves hardly any purpose.

I guess I'm asking a little too much from a game that's about a decade old, but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't disappointed by the fact that cargos are pretty much non-existent and the so-called specialization is just... bland.

DRM or not, the fact that 'agents' actually carry around stuff and you can sell the produced goods to other cities of yours or even the global market is enough for me. I just hope they didn't 'butcher' the other aspects of the game beyond recognitiion. I can tolerate most things as long as it's still sim city.

[forsaken1111]

I don't mind multiplayer and I think it's interesting but EA gives no option to play offline, they're doing what Blizzard did to Diablo franchise.

And? Diablo 3 is pretty damned successful.

Financially successful, yes. But I wouldn't think encouraging developers to release an originally offline game to be redesigned to revolve around always-online DRM and in-game micro-transaction is a success at gamers' end. Even Deadspace 3 is heading that way.

Anyway, I don't want to start another DRM debate, each to his/her own. I will leave it here.

Financial success is the only type of success that matters for video game companies. I'm not debating DRM or anything else, just saying that the game should be judged on its own flaws and merits. Everyone seems to be holding this new not-yet-released game to the standard of Simcity 4 + expansions and mods. They didn't make it Simcity 5. Its not a sequel. Its just SimCity. Take it for what it is.

I'm excited about multiplayer, I'm excited about cooperative deals between specialized cities and working together on megaprojects. The always online DRM doesn't bother me, it never has. I have 5-6 games with that type of DRM and have never had an issue with it.

I guess I'm the odd man out here. This seems like a decent game with some potential.

[Spitfire]

Yeah, I think the multiplayer aspects are actually something to look forward to. I've recently started playing dropbox simcity 4 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=11945.0) with some friends and it's actually really fun

Holy jesus this is cool! Dammit that I just heard of it now. Do you know if there are still SC4MP-games running between strangers? (Non of my friends are interested in SC$.)

[Telgin]

They didn't make it Simcity 5. Its not a sequel. Its just SimCity. Take it for what it is.

I think this is the problem, though.  I know in my case at least I really wanted this to be Simcity 5, but that's not what I got.  I got something else that I'm not interested in, and so won't be buying.

I don't really care about the DRM.  I mean sure, I've played the Simcity games while on the road with my laptop, but I can live with the DRM.  I just wanted a game with the same level of depth as Simcity 4, or more.

[Djohaal]

Simcity Societies 2 would be a cute name for it. And as a long term fan of the franchise I sincerely hope it flops as badly as societies.

[Putnam]

-No modding: No support and no permission. It would interfere with the MMO part of the game. This combined with EA and you know there's going to be overpriced DLC.

*ollies outy*