New DLC, official info

[CaribbeanSail 33]

Seems those tourist parks we saw screenshots of recently now have some official word on them.  You will get them free when you buy some dental hygein products!  Thats a strange one.  But hey, everyone needs toothbrushes, I will pay for a toothbrush I need anyway to get some DLC.  So no complaints from me, but i am sure some people will find something to complain about as always.

 

https://help.ea.com/article/simcity-attractions-set-faq

 

[The_City_Builder 299]

*Sigh*

[TuPhat 27]

Just...weird.    If I get free DLC from stuff I buy every day (or so often), I guess there is no need to complain.

[jumpjet 2]

There is something to complain about - If they don't fix the (bug?) issue, where you cannot take over an abandoned city, if you don't own the dlc used to build it. It just fragments the player base.

[oppie 487]

I really dislike these kinds of promotions where you have to live in the right country and buy the right products to get a digital item.

On the other hand, Crest/Oral B probably paid the full development cost needed to make these, so without their sponsorship these items wouldn't exist at all. But that doesn't make it less frustrating and if we're going to get sponsored items anyway, I'd rather have the Nissan type of advertisement.

[CaribbeanSail 33]

I really dislike these kinds of promotions where you have to live in the right country and buy the right products to get a digital item.

On the other hand, Crest/Oral B probably paid the full development cost needed to make these, so without their sponsorship these items wouldn't exist at all. But that doesn't make it less frustrating and if we're going to get sponsored items anyway, I'd rather have the Nissan type of advertisement.

 

Thats a pretty reasonable take on it.  It didnt jump out on me that it was US only when I posted the link (if I was non US I probably would have noticed that tidbit right away).  Like you said, Crest probably paid for it, so its their right to make it US only, but still kind of lame for non US folks.  Which is odd, because Crest is made by a company that has precense it nearly every nation in the world, they could give it to everyone, but maybe they didnt think the other markets were worth the effort?

 

If the promotions last long enough, I will probably end up with some extra codes, which I will gladly give away to non americans, but I wonder if Orgin/SimCity will actually block games registered outside the US to even redeem a valid code?  THAT would be lame, since the code does represent a purchase and paid for product, Crest got their sale, why should they care how its redeemed?  Lets hope that isnt the case and some of us americans can give out some codes to our international Simtropolis pals.

[Board_Marshal 104]

Lolz.  When I explain why I bought Crest/Oral B instead of our usual my wife's eyes are going to roll so far back into her head I may never see them again.  But hey, at least I can use the stuff instead of buying it for the code and then tossing it.

[Freeseus 1]

I do need some toothpaste. 

[tnobles 38]

I do need some toothpaste. 

I need some teeth! Wonder it Crest sells falsies?  

[parenzo 4]

I really dislike these kinds of promotions where you have to live in the right country and buy the right products to get a digital item.

 

so much this....so the rest of the world will prolly have to pay this in cash,very fair EA. LOOL

[cirugo 1,889]

uh yeah, they're stupid and ugly and even If I HAD purchased the game I wouldn't put these in my city if someone PAID me to do it.

[Indiana Joe 1,750]

This is one of the most disgusting business tactics I think I've ever seen.  Force you to buy other products to get in-game content?  Disgusting.  The corporations will be running the world in a matter of months.

 

I think I might just boycott EA from now on.

[simfanheatermayor 17]

 

I do need some toothpaste. 

I need some teeth! Wonder it Crest sells falsies?  

 

Wonder what you'll get with falsies... Chinese building set?

[Dashafrash. 34]

So instead of working more on bug fixes and updates for their faulty game , EA decides to start recruiting their endless DLC army.

 

Oh, goodie.

[AshTym 31]

Is the Attractions Set available worldwide?

This is only available to players in the United States.

 

 

LAAAAAAAME.

[aparrot7 82]

Although I hate DLC, and so does everybody else; this is a bit more convenient then paying $5 for a pack like that. At least it's for an everyday item.

[maddogmark25 58]

Nothing in that pack is appealing to me in the least. Seriously, people will actually buy this crap?

[NCGAIO 562]

Some details ...
 
The section of this publication - SIMCITY ATTRACTIONS SET FAQ
 
In the case of The Sims Social those hoping to take advantage of this promotion  will soon run to buy tubes of toothpaste since the game ends in June.
 
  - SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT
 
These DLC's  advertisements kind has every way to have been closed before the recent events  and now probably should be some difficulty to close others.

[oldbrokenlink 43]

they are pimping their customers

 

for a buck!

[MayorQuimbie 13]

I dont have any problem with in game advertising... I dont have a problem with product promotions.... I dont see what all the fuss is about.

[kgpurrs 107]

This is one of the most disgusting business tactics I think I've ever seen.  Force you to buy other products to get in-game content?  Disgusting.  The corporations will be running the world in a matter of months.

 

I think I might just boycott EA from now on.

 

 

 

they are pimping their customers

 

for a buck!

 

Lolz.  When I explain why I bought Crest/Oral B instead of our usual my wife's eyes are going to roll so far back into her head I may never see them again.  But hey, at least I can use the stuff instead of buying it for the code and then tossing it.

 

 

ROFL!!!

 

Guess what, it's actually a free DLC.  Buying the product is not required, all you have to do is mail in a letter asking for the free DLC, it's that simple.

 

https://i.imgur.com/cUECHoP.png

[Herdervriend 46]

The day this game came out we already know this was going to happen.

 

EA = FAIL and nothing else.

[JukEboX 26]

And this is when I say I use scope instead of crest. And I just went to the Dentist and got a FREE tooth brush.

[arbogli 26]

You know what is the best of this stupid promotion? They claim about the supermultiplayerstuff, but you can't play others cities if you don't have exactly the same DLC/content, what does it mean? It means that when someone leave a city abandoned in your region the most probably thing is that this city will never be "operational" again: they will release many DLC and nobody will be able to take those cities because noone will have the exact DLC convination to retake it, your region will have ghost city and you won't be able to do nothing with it.

And this game is a "revolutionary" multiplayer design...

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

This DLC really penalizes those who take care their of teeth and only get through two toothbrushes a year. <sniff>

[Ardandy 28]

This is one of the most disgusting business tactics I think I've ever seen. Force you to buy other products to get in-game content? Disgusting. The corporations will be running the world in a matter of months.

I think I might just boycott EA from now on.

Who's forcing you?

[T Wrecks 10,209]

On the other hand, Crest/Oral B probably paid the full development cost needed to make these, so without their sponsorship these items wouldn't exist at all.

 

Now that would be a terrible loss... better not even think about it. All Hail Crest/Oral B!

[CosmicSpeed 28]

I need toothpaste and use Crest. I will see if I can get one with a promo code.

 

I dont mind this at all.

[Cyclone Boom 16,829]

A general reminder to keep things constructive and on-topic.

Lets not bring political views into this (comments removed). After all, it's meant to be a discussion about SimCity DLC.

 

Thanks

[bdeprez 4]

Instead of the Maxis Dev team spending time on creating this new content (same as the Nissan Leaf stuff), shouldn't they be focussing on fixing the basic gameplay issues first?