Internal Maxis memo outlines SimCity stabilization efforts

working one-on-one with media to manage this as closely as possible.

 

Let the media make their minds up on their own.

working one-on-one with media to manage this as closely as possible.

 

throws money at journalists

cant they add more servers? like 100 servers? 

Uh Oh! The angry Sims are marching towards the White House. People literally petitioned the White House for an industry-wide return policy for DRM games. Hilarious. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/institute-industry-wide-return-policy-video-games-rely-remote-servers-and-drm-function-properly/nMy1wrtC

working one-on-one with media to manage this as closely as possible.

 

throws money at journalists

 

Lol, if Simcity taught me anything it's that throwing money out of the limo causes a higher approval rating.

 So now the won't even give refunds.

 

Origin's general policy, which is to deny refunds "except for special mitigating circumstances

 

No refund for a non working product. The really are taking the ****

 

Glad I didn't buy it if this is how they treat their customers.

i wonder how the boss of EA looks now, when it's his forced policies that made the game what it is, and lead to the anger and failure of this game launch???

i wonder how the boss of EA looks now, when it's his forced policies that made the game what it is, and lead to the anger and failure of this game launch???

 

He probably doesn't care.

i wonder how the boss of EA looks now, when it's his forced policies that made the game what it is, and lead to the anger and failure of this game launch???

 

He's probably a cross between Emperor Palpatine and Mr. Krabs.

working one-on-one with media to manage this as closely as possible.

 

 

Meaning: "Leak" a memo with lots of marketing speak such as this one to the press to pretend things will be taken care of quickly.

 

Some people are also already calling it "Spin City" now that EA is trying to make people believe all these issues are simply the players' fault because they play the game too much...

I'm realdy GLAD MAxis stated this themselves: ""I'd like to say that it's not fair — that the game score shouldn't be punished for a server problem," she wrote. "But it is fair."

Why? Because it's no longer a game you own, its a service license they sell. If it didnt require any other thing than a disk and you computer i'd be ok with a good review but it's not. If you are not getting the service you payed for, you are entitled a refund and the productservice sold is just generally bad. So bad ratings are more than fair.

That said, the petition they are making to get refunds should emply on ALL DRM games meaning it forces companies like EA to finnaly shape the **** up and stop releasing haf assed unfinished products which is technicly conning the costumer. IF something like this gets off the ground, EA will no longer get away with the crap they have been pulling for the pas decade or so!!

On top of that, raters on amazone who genuineley give the game 5 stars and state the game itsself is fine are NOT beeing critical, the ammount of glitches (again EA haf-arsed-work) is rediculous. Not to mention the space limitation. Not that i'm not satisfied with the 1400 or so 1 star ratings, go team, wake up the world a little!!

She and that guy (Katsarelis or something) should be fired immediately.

You're damn right it's fair! The consumer didn't ask for this game to be online in the first place, so if the consumer is right and his/her fears have become reality you are damn right they take it into account when rating the game!

Publicity stunt #3.