Simtropolis will be meeting with SimCity Societies developers

[Dirktator 2,320]

Hey Community,

Simtropolis has been invited to meet with EA and SimCity Socieities developers on August 10th. Rybolton and myself will be representing this community.  We are being flown down to San Francisco and we will be visiting the Societies team all day Friday.  I imagine we will get a chance to see the new game in person and be able to discuss it with the developers.

We both believe that we have a good understanding of the issues that most concern you regarding this game, and we will do our best to represent your interests during our visit.  Hopefully, we will get some questions answered and be able to report back with some interesting facts. 

We are looking forward to meeting the Societies team, so keep an eye on this thread, we will try to pop in and post some small updates during our visit.

Until then, sit tight while we bring back some information! 

Big thanks to EA for organizing the event, we're looking forward!

Cheers!

[Explodingsims 3]

Wow, that's an amazing oppertunity you have been given there, I hope that you can find some good information about this Game, and maybe give them some of our ideas for the Game.

Good Luck

~ExplodingSims

[lasergoat 0]

While I have a lot of questions and concerns about gameplay specifics, I'm really interested why they felt the need to completely change the core gameplay from a mayor sim to a terrarium style city builder. Even if SCS is successful, it seems like a new game and not a logical progression for the Simcity lineage.

I would also like to know if EA would allow a few of the SC4 fans who are programmers limited access to some of the SC4 source code so we can fix, complete, and maybe extend SC4 in some ways.

Maybe it would be possible to assemble a list of questions before you go so you can have a pool to draw from if you need it.

I also wanted to thank you both for acting as liaisons for the Simtropolis community. Good luck.

[skyliner22 16]

Wow thats awesome news, i hope you get the message to them clear and how they should change some stuff and such. I welcome yall to my city! While there dont forget the sights! The cable car ride is a must!!

[_MostlyHarmless 17]

Awesome! I have full faith that you will adequately represent us dirk!

[Edude7 1]

Awesome, Dirk. We are very concerned by the direction the game is heading, and so we trust you all to adequately state our case - personally I like the idea of societies, but as an 'added element' to the core gameplay we had in SC4...

Thanks again, Dirk, and have a good day with SC:S.

Edude7 (UnzippedSim77 on Tilted Mill Forums)

[newy2 0]

wow i agree wit explodingsims, it is an amazing opportunity

Have a great time, be sure you both bring your looong list of questions lol

[memedoug85 36]

I want to know more about what the game is actually like to play. Please take as much notes as you can and report back to this community. Don't be affraid of telling them that the game is crap if it turns out to be the case... LOL

[patriots_1228 51]

Awesome. couldnt be anyone better to represent the community. good luck and thanks!

[Bluebeard 0]

Dang they are so concerned about there sales of this so called SC that they want to meet with the General.

   Dirk the troops are counting on you so please come back with some go intel.Goodluck

[ILL Tonkso 1,236]

Whilst your there, could you help me out with something. Im starting a Video Games development course at University in september. If possible would you be able to ask them to forward me some helpfull information on getting a job in the industry? Anything however small could help me out a lot.

Thanks.

[saltandsauce 0]

the 10th of august thats my birthday!

[MiniMark 7]

that makes 2 of us saltandsauce! Good luck and Have fun Dirk!

[patriots_1228 51]

Shouldnt this be homepage news? this is pretty big.

[rybolton 135]

It'll be homepage news when we're done with the preview and post it up.  This is just an informational update.  A quiet press release if you will...

[1dera3 28]

Yay! Maybe this means there will be more details on SC:S and we can stop complaining...

This seems a bit unlike EA though... hmm... Have fun anyway!

[dadyrghluv 8]

YAY! go dirk, go dirk!!! thanx EA for finally recognizing the people who love this game, and its community based site. goodluck dirk, and have fun while in san fran!

[LivingInThePast 364]

Ask for a real SimCity after SCS, and tell them to make it as a spinoff, not the main series.

[Jazzmaster 716]

Originally posted by: 1dera3 Yay! Maybe this means there will be more details on SC:S and we can stop complaining...

This seems a bit unlike EA though... hmm... Have fun anyway! quote>

 

You're telling me, but who knows?  Maybe we finally got through; perhaps just a little?

[joexcooldude 1]

One word: Zoning.

Good luck speaking to them...this seems to be a good move, something Ill keep on my list of SimCity to-dos.

[Haljackey 17,302]

Good to know that we can get some more info for this game. Its very different from other Sim Cities we have seen, so anything new about this game can really change this community's opinion about the game. If you can get any more information about transportation, zoning/ploping, and this "Societial Energy" they've been talking about, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

-Haljackey.

[Simfan34 11]

Wow! This is exciting!

[Jumorgan 0]

Wow, that is really cool that EA wants to hear from serious SimCity fans! Just when I thought EA was going to be kind of unilateral and stuff about it, they want some input from the people, the grass roots. That's a good sign. Joexcooldude is right though, I hope they explain thoroughly whether SCS will be solely plopping or not, because no zoing at all to me would be like writing a book without any words--it's too drastic of a change

[rybolton 135]

This trip is a community event intended to give the sim city community a preview of the game as it stands. I doubt they'll be taking gameplay suggestions for inclusion in the title at this time. I'm pretty sure that it is too late in development for drastic changes to the gameplay. We will be sure to ask Tilted Mill the questions you're asking about the game while we're there. I'm leaving for the airport now and will report in when I get settled at the hotel.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If they are really finished with SC4 as we know it, and have taken a different path, how about asking them to make SC4 open source.  I think they have milked it for all it has in it for them anyway, and we have a creative community that will happily take it on.

[michaelsjewel 0]

well this is a great opportunity.... it shows that they truly feel the importance of this site's presence in the community......

however, - i'm not sure if they'll change much if we mention anything just because well....they plan on releasing the game in only a few months...... that's nto much time to do all of our requests...but it's nice we'll be heard...

thank you and good luck on your fantastic trip!

[John-SJ 13]

As far as what we will learn as a result of this visit, let's not get our hopes too high. Unless EA is prepared for a major bean spilling, either this visit will be very tightly controlled so that what is seen will be stuff that is already fairly well known, or there may be some form of NDA involved so that no direct comments are possible in some pretty major areas.

That said, I can hardly wait to hear what is learned!

[dwayner 1]

This is great, hopefully they give some great info on the game. I mean they can't give you all the "goodies" but at least they are trying to the reach the community. As long as you can get some exclusive information I will be pleased, have a good time in San Fransisco dirk, and rybolton.

[MarkDuffy 0]

HOOT !!!

Go Tilted Mill !!!

[Gridlock 9]

Finally we may get to hear a few things  about SCS from real sim city players,which is good news, even though it may be subjest to censorship and restriction as john Sj correctly informs us. Im looking forwards to hearing what you guys have to say about scs , regardless.