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Detectives are the main way to combat embezzlement. The worse the crime, the worse the corruption, the worse the embezzlement. I had a embezzlement in the thousands bankrupting one of my cities.

Upwards of 30 hours... I do like managing many different cities.

Solar Farm! 3,000 MWs of electricity.

And yet I have both installed... Did you really need to make a thread about it?

Gotcha. I did not know Police helped against zombies! Whenever they arrive, I always quarantine and cheetah speed it to 6AM. Yup they do as does your healthcare system. The more disease ridden your city is, the deadlier your Zombie attacks will be.

Your specs are fine. Though you do need to run 10.7 or higher.

You just need to create an intersection to create a TURN AROUND! U turns illegal for the most part and should not be confused with turn arounds.

Well then you are screwed then. I'm surprised you didn't mention the RAM leaks as main problem...

Yes actually. The better your healthcare and police systems are, the less damaging your zombies attacks will be. You cannot stop them, but you can greatly reduce the number killed. My last Zombie attack only cost me ~3,000 sims in my city of ~170,000

Yea only a handful of companies tend to use it properly. I think their doing it to try and save face. As the vast majority are casual and don't understand the underlying mechanics. So a BIG SHINY number makes it all okay. haha I'm working on version 2.2 of my iphone app which fixes the sizing issue on iphones with 3.5 screens and ipads. But if i was maxis, I'd probably bump it to 3 to make people feel better. it's american, psychology.... It has nothing to do with types of people. I mean thanks to Google most browser updates are now full number releases. Now all the browsers do this and FireFox just released FF21! Most people think bigger number = better! Even Microsoft knows this, just look at what they did with Windows: Windows 6.0 = Vista Windows 6.1 = W7 Windows 6.2 = W8 Yes those are the official numbers of the latest 3 Windows releases (which you can find in BIOS menu). I mean Microsoft could have released Windows 7 and 8 as service packs for Vista, but they sold more by launching them as a new Windows OS.

Maxis didn't open Simcity 4 up until 2007 (4 years after the game original release). Maxis claims Simcity 2013 was built to be modable, but they aren't ready to allow it yet. Maxis could easily issue a patch to remove the DRM in the future, Many major PC developers including Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Activision-Blizzard, Epic Games use very strict DRM including always on for their software (it is not just for games anymore). DRM is only going to get worse as companies try to prevnet piracy and game sharing. You could easily share Simcity 4 with your friends instead of having everyone buying their own copy (All you need to run the game after installing it was certain files from the disc).

I am neither an EA employee or a troll. I have played every Maxis made Simcity at launch. To date only Simcity 3000U was problem free! Take away all the mods and Simcity 4 is just as broken as Simcity 2013 was at launch. The only difference here is Maxis has actually made the effort to fix the game instead of abandoning it like Simcity 4. Nostalgia clouds the mind Simcity 2013 is fundamentally flawed in its design, something that Maxis has already come out and said they aren't fixing. Simcity 4 has many patches for both the vanilla and deluxe versions. While still kind of buggy, it is still a lot better than it was at launch, and still way better without mods than SC2013. Simcity 4 only has 3 major patches total (including the Rush Hour Patch). Simcity 4 is barely playable without NAM because of the traffic part not working right. Simcity 2013 will only get better as they keep patching and modifying the game. I'm not claiming Simcity 2013 will be the best game in the series, but by the end of the year the game will be signficantly better. Simcity 2013 if anything is the direct successor to Simcity 2000: Network Edition. Yes I have bought Simcity 4, 4 times thanks to the deluxe version, Simcity Box and Steam. I have also logged several hundred hours over the past decade plaing Simcity 4. I'd actually prefer Maxis gave us a Simcity that took after Simcity 2000.

I am neither an EA employee or a troll. I have played every Maxis made Simcity at launch. To date only Simcity 3000U was problem free! Take away all the mods and Simcity 4 is just as broken as Simcity 2013 was at launch. The only difference here is Maxis has actually made the effort to fix the game instead of abandoning it like Simcity 4. Nostalgia clouds the mind

Maxis regularly takes shots at EA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZvLAKkmt_c Spore has the best shot

No Wii U? Nah. I've been an long-time Nintendo owner, with three consoles: NES, SNES, and GameCube. (I used to have an N64, but I sold it. Even back then, I thought the graphics looked like crap.) I have a 3DSXL, but not a Wii or Wii U. I play games to relax, not wave my arms around like a crazy person. Nintendo needs to understand that there are a good many of us who don't have kinesthetic sensibilities. I own a Wii U and I can safely say a good many of the games use the game pad and Wii U pro controller with no use for motion controls. Motion controls are up to the developers. As for the main topic: I won't buy either system due to their policies towards used games. Sony will be forced by Western 3rd parties to implement the DRM/anti used game policy in order to secure their support. Also I'm surprised no one has mentioned the special relationship EA and Microsoft signed. All EA games released on Xbox One will feature exclusive content and features which won't be coming to the other consoles. Therefore Xbox One will have the superior versions of all of EA's console games. But in the end I am a handheld gamer for the most part...

Canadian...? But technically it is a house of worship not a church. They probably will patch it in with 5.0 sometime after the Mac version in June.

You are fine, though you could be a tad less negative. Wishlist/ What I want threads always devolve into free for all with users going at each other. This is why they are not allowed anymore.

Go play Cities XL, the game is built around the idea of having a completely realistic city. The series has been around since 2006 (City Life was the first game in the series). You can buy the current version Cities XL Platinum which is $20 on Amazon for a digital download. Beware though they release a new version every year, though you can buy the new content as an expasion pack.

I feel entitled to larger maps considering that I paid $79.00 for this game that doesn't feature much more than the original version. I would like to see ordinances again because they could make or break my cities, ie having a mandatory recycling law would make everyone recycle boosting my revenues but also making me need more recycling facilities. To EA's defense they did list the difference between the versions. The deluxe version was pretty much made for those who wanted the foreign building sets. With that said the main perk of the Deluxe are: British buses are double decker and hold ~120 sims compared to the 80 sims of normal buses German Trains are high speed trains which much faster than the normal trains The French Police cars are supposed to be faster than the normal police cars Some claim the Euro sims recycle more than the American sims Some claim the Euro sims prefer mass transit I plan to buy the upgrade pack, so I can get the foreign building sets and the British Buses (having double decker buses would do my cities good). I've already logged ~80 hours for a game that cost me $60, thus I got my money's worth. I also think it would be interesting for Maxis to bring back the city credit rating system from Simcity 2000. The higher your rating, the lower the interest rate on bonds and the lower the bond payments. it was based on the real life system.

There are actual rules, which users tend to ignore. We have topic threads for major topics and you aren't allowed to derail threads either. Also posting similar threads and constantly posting about the same topic again and again aren't allowed. This goes for all forums not just here. Also many users including staff grew tired of those who would enter a thread about Simcity 2013 only to go post about how they hate the game and hate those who play it. As long as you keep on topic and keep your posts decent in nature, you shouldn't have any problems.

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You are right. Simcity 4 was extremely buggy when it launched. It literally had two massive patches to make the game playable within the first 6 months. The third massive patch came with Rush Hour. To date Simcity 4 still cannot simulate traffic correctly even with NAM. Sims still abandon buildings with great easy due to them being picky and lazy. There are still other glitches that haven't been resolved yet. I still have a city that has a whole quarter of it being riddled with bad health despite 5 hospitals in that section alone (none have that many patients). Yet it still hasn't improved the health of that section. Simcity 4 only became liked due to all the mods. PLAIN AND SIMPLE! Remove the mods and nearly every would drop the game instantly. The point is, Modding made Simcity 4 likable. Imagine if people actually played Simcity 4 the way Maxis intended... Yes Cities XL is a realistic city simulator that goes all out to be as realistic as possible. The problem is the game engine suffers from ram leaks which cause it to crash after a short time of playing. If you want a realistic city simulator, you should be playing Cities XL! 4.0 has fixed nearly all of the issues Simcity 2013 suffers from, including crashing and greats works glitches. This game doesn't deserve the hate it gets, especially after the Xbox One unveling. Now I wonder how many people on here have played a Simcity prior to Simcity 4, especially Simcity 2000: Network Edition!? If they did, they would see how Simcity has developed and changed signficantly over the past 20 years from each release.

I disagree. Simcity 4 was missing buildings and features that Simcity 3000U had. Hell Simcity 3000U even had the "Create your own building" tool. Simcity 3000U was missing features and buildings that Simcity 2000 had, especially the futuristic buidlings, Arcologies, City council and online multiplayer parts. Simcity 2000 was the only Simcity game to retain all the features and buildings of the previous game. I also don't miss ordinances. Lastly Simcity 4: Glass Box version wouldn't sell enough to break even, hell Simcity 4 barely broke even to this day. I wouldn't mind bigger map for Simcity 2013, but I'm not entitled to them.

From Simcity.com

Simcity has never been realistic especially with the disasters. Are Zombies any more unreaslitc than: Godzilla like monster in original UFO Spider robot with a giant eye in Simcity 2000 Bomb drop (Mac original) UFO Robot attack (Simcity 4) Lightning (Simcity 4) Volcano (Simcity 4, yes i've had it happen to me) Massive Traffice Accident (Simcity 4) Metor show I personally hate the UFO's in Simcity 2013, they annoy me and do nothing.