SimCity

meStevo · Mar 28, 2013

We've been heads down addressing the key issues we're seeing reported from our community. This includes city rollbacks, lost progress, and the return of features like Cheetah Speed and Leaderboards. Like you, we want all of these resolved ASAP, which is why they are the top priorities in our studio. Matter of fact, we have all of these in a QA environment, giving them a thorough test before we release them back to you, the fans.

On top of this, we're also working on a number of bug fixes and other overall improvements that we're planning to include in future Updates. Just last week we released two Updates 1.7 and 1.8, which included traffic fixes and other general improvements. For the future, in Update 2.0, we'll be addressing the Recycling Center bug, fixing the fire engine clumping, improving the efficiency of Street Cars, and increasing the radius of river water. We're also fixing the tuning on Casinos and are making them more profitable. These are just a handful of the substantial changes coming in Update 2.0.

Keep in mind, if you don't see a particular fix present in an Update, this doesn't mean we're not working on it, or we're not aware of it. Our team is constantly getting reports about the top issues being raised and this is helping us prioritize what we need to address. There are some issues that are more challenging and will take more time. If you have feedback, please visit our forums. In the meantime, we'll continue to address the top issues in our updates. We'll keep working while you're playing

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9403340.page

Agraza · Mar 28, 2013

Sounds good. Paid beta is slowly getting better.

Helldiver · Mar 29, 2013

dioblaire_sl said:
I really regret giving in and buying this... Could have gone toward a better game : /

this....

I never pay premium anymore for stuff, always wait for the steam blow out sales. But I was like "this is gonna be good, I can break my own rule this once".

So now I'm leery with Defiance, I'm not paying $59.99 for it.

Adebisi · Mar 29, 2013

I'm still blown away by the bed wetting, mouth breathing AI that is in this game. Especially after they tried to pass their server-side magic as anything but an anti-piracy tool.

Tuco · Mar 29, 2013

"Update 2.0". More like "Update 0.2".

I also love the 'issues people are reporting like city rollbacks'. More like 'the giant thread of thousands of people saying their region or city was deleted'.

Ravishing · Mar 29, 2013

Tuco_sl said:
"Update 2.0". More like "Update 0.2".

I also love the 'issues people are reporting like city rollbacks'. More like 'the giant thread of thousands of people saying their region or city was deleted'.

Had my city deleted 2x now.
Just rerolled another one because LoL was down yesterday. Maybe this one will last a little longer!

Tuco · Mar 29, 2013

At release I had 6 cities deleted all within hours of creation. Then after a few days the city deletions mystically stopped. It'd be more infuriating if I didn't want to immediatley move to a new city every time.

Eorkern · Mar 29, 2013

Too much sim, not enough city. I'm glad i didnt gave them my money.

Araxen · Mar 29, 2013

Pretty sad the game is STILL having so many issues so long after release.

Daidraco · Mar 29, 2013

Araxen_sl said:
Pretty sad the game is STILL having so many issues so long after release.

I was waiting on the games issues to be worked out.. but this is getting a little ridiculous.

Zehnpai · Mar 30, 2013

My favorite bug is if you destroy your entire city to start over you have to shut off all your services first, make sure you aren't supplying power/water/sewage to anyone else, etc...

If you just start blowing shit up you can end up with a negative budget even with a completely blank screen. Decided to try a new road layout, nuked my city and right now I have a budget of negative 104. Amazing.

Fedor · Mar 30, 2013

http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/29/416...rians-teleport

Dan Moskowitz_sl said:
"I can't overstate how completely evil complexity is, especially in a sandbox game," he said. "Constantly ask yourself: What can I remove from the game?"

Adebisi · Mar 30, 2013

"The audience of over 100 laughed nervously as an error message popped up on the screen stating that the presentation could not connect to the servers."

Laff

meStevo · Mar 30, 2013

Cheetah being tested on the test server this weekend.

Tuco · Mar 31, 2013

http://imgur.com/a/gW7F9
1.8million person city.

No taxes, industrial, commercial, water, power, fire, police etc.

Basically the sim agents only need money to pay taxes, and if they have no taxes and no where to work they just happily sit at home and don't get sick, pollute or cause fires.

Mist · Mar 31, 2013

Tuco_sl said:
http://imgur.com/a/gW7F9
1.8million person city.

No taxes, industrial, commercial, water, power, fire, police etc.

Basically the sim agents only need money to pay taxes, and if they have no taxes and no where to work they just happily sit at home and don't get sick, pollute or cause fires.

Aldous Huxley would be proud.

Big Phoenix · Mar 31, 2013

Haha what a piece of shit game. Id say its down right criminal what they have done and wont give you a refund.

Dom_sl · Mar 31, 2013

The only possible patch notes that could save this game:

We are completely rebuilding the game from scratch, using our brains this time.

Helldiver · Mar 31, 2013

Tuco_sl said:
1.8million person city.

No taxes, industrial, commercial, water, power, fire, police etc.

Basically the sim agents only need money to pay taxes, and if they have no taxes and no where to work they just happily sit at home and don't get sick, pollute or cause fires.

That city must smell like shit... how are you handling the sewage though? I notice it's not red, I thought drain pipes still cost maintenance?

Sean_sl · Mar 31, 2013

Christ. Someone needs to make a "Piece of Shit Game" parody song about this to the tune of Adam Sandler's "Piece of Shit Car" song.

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