If SC5 or SimCity Societies isn't a good idea (or an idea that wouldn't work in the gaming industry) then why don't they come out with an online version of SimCity?
I was thinking about having it where players can pick a plot for their city and create their own terrain based off of a few presets that the admins make (aka all green terrain, green to brown terrain; sea level, or mountainous terrain). This way players can make deals with each other and create a business in their city and expand it to other cities for more of a profit for their city. This way mayors can compete against each other and make the game more of a multi player type of game.
Of course, if I were making the game, I would keep the "non violent and no bloodshed" nature of SimCity with it so it wouldn't be anything like Age of Empires and the such. So it wouldn't be about who could take over the most city plots or anything, just who can make the most prosperous city or nation. It could be an alliance thing where multiple cities can create an alliance with each other and help each other grow and they can compete with other nations on their world.
Lastly, it could be formatted where when a city goes bankrupt another player can come in, take over the plot, and start a whole new city. This way players are rotated and the game doesn't get boring.
Please bring in your ideas, commentary, approval, or dismay about a game.
I'm not saying that this is going to happen, I'm just merely wanting to know what other players think about it and if they liek it how they would set up the game