SimCityFanatic

I understand MC still needs revenue. I will gladly buy Gems to keep Mc giving us updates. So MC please get us those gems, like airport, trains, ETC. This isnt the end. I want this game to be successful. The community does as well.

OMG guys look at this trailer. I think its appropriate for Simtropolis to start following this game because its about building. I am so excited about this MMO after seeing it. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/09/lego-universe-trailer-looks-unexpectedly-thrilling Here are some dev's talking about the game. I used to play lego all the time as a kid, the memories

why should I go digging for this treasure of information? Wouldnt it be better if MC made this information more accessible?

I first post this post in the Cities XL on Steam for $20, so admins if you see fit to delete the post then go for it, It just turned into something different for me and went away from the origional topic, so I thought I would post it here instead. If this has already been spoken about then I further apologize for rehashing an old topic. Right now the game needs lots of improvements. If I knew that the dev's had some sort of timeline and what they were working on next to improve the game, I would probably get it now. The thing that worries me the most is the unknown. I have lost some confidence in MC. The BUS addition looks great. But what is next? To me and most of the playerbase I think transportation patch ahead of any GEMS would be the most important addition to the game. We need more functionalities. If I knew what they were working on, what I had to look forward to, I would get the game. The unknown for me is, whats next? and how long must I be subscribed to the game before the features I want come? Once the features are here, I know I am hooked to the game. Problem is, those features arent in the game yet. I have no real incentive to purchase the game even at $20. I just dont know if my wishlist of additions are being worked on. I dont want MC to feel I am bashing the game. I know there is plenty of that going around. Just giving my constructive critism, Believe me..I want to buy the game...but I know MC will only listen to $. That is my way of voting for what I want in the game. I vote with my $. When they give me what I want, I will gladly surrender my wallet to them. MC has to listen to us and speed up those patches. I want to buy the game..but I want to see a schedule and what they are working on. The communications issue with MC must be fix'd. Why would I vote for the candidate who wouldnt be upfront with me? Why give my money to MC if I dont know what they have planned? Please MC, work on communications, thats your #1 issue. I recommend: 1.MC hold weekly Q&A's like many game developers are doing in MMO's being developed, and MMO's completed. 2.A link on there website with a schedule of planned patches and what they are working on. 3. A twitter account so we can follow you guys more closely. (oh and just FYI, dont try to sell us anything on twitter, use it as a communications tool to let us in, I immediately unfollow anyone who is professional on twitter and the ONLY time he posts is to post what hes going to sell and not what he thinks about an issue. The most successful twitters for companies are those that reach out to the community, not try to dupe em.) 4.A feed that links whatever the developers answered from the community forums so that we can all see what you guys are commenting on at the mainhub at CitiesXL website. I know the developers are all over many fansites answering questions. 5. Get on Youtube and reach out to the community telling them what you guys are working on. Many up and coming MMO developers are doing this. Thats all I can think of right now. MC Developers I can link hyperlinks to each of these list of other game developers who have used all these strategies to reach out to the community. Lets face it, the community is demoralized but they can be won back. Do some things to show your reaching us to us, not by trying to sell us the current version of the game, but by what your going to be adding to the game and when we can expect it. Your playerbase arent children, we are adults who see the writing on the wall. Treat us seriously instead of giving us a pat on the back saying let us handle it like your the all knowing wise adult. Just be frank with us and the community will appreciate it. So guys, list what you think MC could do to better communicate with us. To let us know what they are doing. Not to fight with them how to improve the game, just on how to improve communications between us and them.

its hit my price target actually. I'll be buying it on steam. I wrote the first part of my post 8 hours ago..I am now editing it. After thinking about it deeply, I have decided to not get CitiesXL. I am not saying the game is bad. I would pay for CitiesXL @ $40 if I knew where the game was going. Right now I see lots of improvements that the game badly needs. If I knew that the dev's had some sort of timeline and what they were working on next to improve the game, I would probably get it now. The thing that worries me the most is the unknown. I have lost some confidence in MC. The Bus addition looks great. But what is next? To me and most of the playerbase I think transportation patch ahead of any GEMS would be the most important addition to the game. We need more functionalities. If I knew what they were working on, what I had to look forward to I would get the game. The unknown for me is, whats next? and how long must I be subscribed to the game before the features I want come? Once the features are here, I know I am hooked to the game. Problem is, those features arent in the game yet. I have no real incentive to purchase the game even at $20. I just dont know if my wishlist of additions are being worked on. I dont want MC to feel I am bashing the game. I know there is plenty of that going around. Just giving my constructive critism, Believe me..I want to buy the game...but I know MC will only listen to $. That is my way of voting for what I want in the game. I vote with my $. When they give me what I want, I will gladly surrender my wallet to them. MC has to listen to us and speed up those patches. If it was the community, the players would work on there additions night and day until it was done. Thats what I like about community modders, they listen to us for the love of the game. MC dev's will get patches out when they are done after vacation, after lunch, after the weekend, after the holidays, after everything else in there schedule is done. Anyways sorry for sidetracking there, I want to buy the game..but I want to see a schedule and what they are working on. The communications issue with MC must be fix'd. Why would I vote for the candidate who wouldnt be upfront with me? Why give my money to MC if I dont know what they have planned? Please MC, work on communications, thats your #1 issue. I recommend: 1.MC hold weekly Q&A's like many game developers are doing in MMO's being developed, and MMO's completed. 2.A link on there website with a schedule of planned patches and what they are working on. 3. A twitter account so we can follow you guys more closely. 4.A feed that links whatever the developers answered from the community in forums that we can all see at the mainhun of cities XL website. I know the developers are all over many fansites answering questions. 5. Get on youtube and reach out to the community telling them what you guys are working on. Many up and coming MMO developers are doing this. Thats all I can think of right now. Developers I can link links to each of these list of other game developers who have used all these strategies to reach out to the community. Lets face it, the community is demoralized but they can be won back. Do some things to show your reaching us to us, not by trying to sell us the current version of the game, but by what your going to be adding to the game and when we can expect it. Your playerbase arent children, we are adults who see the writing on the wall. Treat us seriously instead of giving us a pat on the back saying let us handle it like your the all knowing wise adult. Just be frank with us and the community will appreciate it.

you guys really need to stop bashing the game over every small thing. I always thought the CURVED suspension bridges should not have been around. Its impossible to create a curved suspension birdge for use by trucks and cars (currently) but that was always a option. If you wanted goofy looking curved suspension bridges in your city then go for it. This doesnt bother me since they arent really feasible in the real world to begin with.

is there any way to increase the ambient lighting effect? Its like looking at white dots in a black background. Shouldnt the light be more spread apart? More brighter? Not like brighter dots, but the ambient brightness. I am not sure if I am wording it right. Anyone else notice this? Help me out explaining it better. The buildings arent bright enough as well. City Life I think had better lighting effects. I hope the dev's look into the night lights effects more. Somebody take video and put it on youtube so I can better tell if it needs improvement. So far it does need more improvement, tweeking

Why was my post removed? I hope that MC devs read it so they could IMPROVE the game. I wasnt bashing it. If its a downtown city area, with lots of tall buildings, the streets and sidewalks should be crowded with people. At night as well. It was an observation I made from the pic that I believe should be corrected. I was not bashing the game.

I saw the picture, I hope they brighten up the cities at night. I want to know my city is alive at night.

if they drop the price on STEAM, I will get it.

Sigh this will only give more ammo to the ones who dislike the game. As for me, I was planning on getting PO when I got the game after they implemented transports into the game. I still plan on trying out online, but instead of the 3 month I will go for the 2 month since thats around the old price. I dont like the price hike, but they have servers to run and bills to pay while completing the game. Its reality people. They are a small gaming company, not like Activision and Bliz. MC is off to a rough start, I just hope they realize its better to build a good product then line there own pockets with money and pay raises. Alot of companies tend to do that and forget the product. Build the product then get lots of subscribers to get your porshe. Dont raise subscriptions now to get your porshe with a incomplete game.

can someone record and put it on youtube so we can see them in action?

deleted my own posts as to not be the hijacker. No arguments please

what is a bendy bus? Also will we be able to deploy multiple lines from that bus depot? So I dont have so many hubs in one area? Where I live, we have the main hub, where all the lines converge, or disperse from.

This looks really good. Since the game came out, I have been on the sidelines. I didnt buy it, I have been waiting to see what MC would do. I also didnt bash the game or pump it, since I know they would be working to make the initial version much better. So far I like what they seem to be doing. I want to see MC work on more features like customizable airports and subway transportation. So far I am impressed by this Bus feature addition. Hopefully they let us name the lines. That would be great. I like what they are doing so far, not convinced as to buy it yet, but its in the right direction. If I keep seeing them moving in the right direction, then I will probably buy it and subscribe online.