Yes, you are in the minority of people that are not bothered by this or the Diablo 3 issue.Same outcry I heard back in May with Diablo, and I thought it was over blown then. I got what I wanted out of the game for a good while, and moved on,. I am supposing I will do the same here as well.
Of course it is. My point is the restaurant analogy doesn't work. People don't really make choices about restaurants on the basis of service unless it's particularly bad or particularly good. They make choices based on the quality of the actual meal they get. Most people will happily go to a restaurant with lame service if they know the food is spectacular. This is not really true of video games anymore, because service is tied so tightly into the actual delivery of the game that the minimum level of acceptable service is actually supposed to be relatively seamless (which is very reasonable in this context).While it may not be fair to give a game a single rating that covers every aspect (some already argue that a game's art, single player, multi-player, story, etc. should already be ranked separately), it is most certainly reasonable to consider a publisher's customer service when deciding if a game is worth purchasing, (and that most definitely can be specific to a game.)
I already made a very accurate analogy using restaurants like 4 posts back.Of course it is. My point is the restaurant analogy doesn't work. People don't really make choices about restaurants on the basis of service unless it's particularly bad or particularly good. They make choices based on the quality of the actual meal they get. Most people will happily go to a restaurant with lame service if they know the food is spectacular. This is not really true of video games anymore, because service is tied so tightly into the actual delivery of the game that the minimum level of acceptable service is actually supposed to be relatively seamless (which is very reasonable in this context).
If you're hellbent on using the restaurant analogy, then a modern service-oriented video game would have to be a fast-food restaurant. There's really only one thing on the menu, the additions are optional, and nothing actually matters about how the servers/cashiers talk to you, as long as you get you food exactly on time.
Yes, you are in the minority of people that are not bothered by this or the Diablo 3 issue.
Because again, the game itself is not the issue. That's not why it's getting all the negative reviews.Strange, right? For tall the bitching, I actually just played the damned things, and enjoyed them. its been nice.
If you have a good quality, always-on internet connection; manage to play on "good" hours when other people can't, and perhaps you just like multiplayer options/possibilities, I'm sure you can enjoy it.Strange, right? For tall the bitching, I actually just played the damned things, and enjoyed them. its been nice.
You must hang out with very different people than I do. I know quite a few who focus on service at a restaurant above food quality. They search out restaurants with particularly good service, and go there because it makes for a better dining experience. I don't go back to restaurants that give bad service, because I really don't like being treated like crap by a waiter. I can put up with slow service from a smiling, but inexperienced, waiter, but I will not tolerate being served by someone who shows every indication of not wanting me for a customer.People don't really make choices about restaurants on the basis of service unless it's particularly bad or particularly good. They make choices based on the quality of the actual meal they get. Most people will happily go to a restaurant with lame service if they know the food is spectacular.
And this is part of what's wrong with fast food culture. It really does matter how servers/cashiers talk to people, and I have gotten good service at fast food restaurants. The KFC not far from me has excellent staff, who were very helpful in suggesting that I could get the same food for cheaper by getting a different mix of combo and ala carte options than I had chosen. I will be going back there because I got good service. I also have a favored Smashburger, where the staff are fantastic and a real pleasure to order from. Service matters to me, and I'm glad that it's not as dead as you seem to think it is.nothing actually matters about how the servers/cashiers talk to you, as long as you get you food exactly on time.
You are right, I would probably have issues with that. but then again, knowing what the game was, and my own capabilities, before I bought it, helped a great deal. Another thing is, as always, after the intial rush, server crushes do die down after launch.If you have a good quality, always-on internet connection; manage to play on "good" hours when other people can't, and perhaps you just like multiplayer options/possibilities, I'm sure you can enjoy it.
Tell me, would your game experience be the same if you had a dial-up, or perhaps a wonky sattelite connection or whatever, that crapped out once day, causing you to randomly lose progress? Would you have liked it equally if you had been ejected from the servers or unable to log on several times?
The point isn't "this is a bad game" - I'm sure a lot of people have enjoyed it, and will. The point is that your gameplay experience is also very heavily tinted by the quality of the service - to go back to the analogy, it can be the very best steak in the whole wide world, if I get it when it's stone cold and with a sauce over it I don't like, I won't be happy. The fact that you happen to like that sauce, and that your steak was still warm, doesn't excuse the restaurant for fucking up half the orders. Saying "I had no problems, so there is no problem" is selfish. Some of the problems you can discuss - I don't really like multiplayer, they made TOR an MMO, I didn't play it because it's not my game. Even though it can be a tellar game, it's their choice to make a game single player or multiplayer or whatever and mine not to buy. But even if it was a game I ought to love, and I didn't mind, other service related issues would still make it impossible to enjoy.
Hooters doesn't count. (just messin' with you )I know quite a few who focus on service at a restaurant above food quality.
That's fine. Personally, I don't care how friendly the server at a fast food place is as long as I get my food quickly and in good order. The only times I care even remotely more about the service than the food is when I'm on a date, and that's because it's a nice place, I'm trying to impress, and it's not about the food.And this is part of what's wrong with fast food culture. It really does matter how servers/cashiers talk to people, and I have gotten good service at fast food restaurants. The KFC not far from me has excellent staff, who were very helpful in suggesting that I could get the same food for cheaper by getting a different mix of combo and ala carte options than I had chosen. I will be going back there because I got good service. I also have a favored Smashburger, where the staff are fantastic and a real pleasure to order from. Service matters to me, and I'm glad that it's not as dead as you seem to think it is.
That's actually worse than what I was expecting.A whole load of stuff
This point alone proves that this game is not SimCity. If you're not free to try something completely off the wall, and then revert back to when things were normal, then it's not SimCity.The rules for play are draconian. If you want to, say, build a city, save it, blow it up with something terrible and then restore from save... you can't do that anymore.
This joke will never die. And I like it better as ice cream. Mmmm ice Cream.Also, for some reason you can only order strawberry, blueberry, or mint ice cream for desert. All of these flavors taste the same, despite the color differences. What's up with that?
Correct. At that point it is just City*.This point alone proves that this game is not SimCity. If you're not free to try something completely off the wall, and then revert back to when things were normal, then it's not SimCity.
If you want to, say, build a city, save it, blow it up with something terrible and then restore from save... you can't do that anymore.
Whelp, that was 98% of the reason I played the original game. No Sale!If you want to, say, build a city, save it, blow it up with something terrible and then restore from save... you can't do that anymore.
Welp, there goes his ratings in Madden '13.
Well, that depends. Do you own Tropico 3? Because if you don't, yes, it's great. If you DO own tropico 3, don't bother... it's basically Tropico 3 with a tiny expansion pack. But here, read this, and then ignore the 3, because it's basically the same damn game.Ooooo, is Tropico 4 good? I'm tempted.
I do not, in fact, own Tropico 3. I've heard that 4 is basically an EASports style re-release of 3, but since I've never played 3 I don't think that'd affect me much.Well, that depends. Do you own Tropico 3? Because if you don't, yes, it's great. If you DO own tropico 3, don't bother... it's basically Tropico 3 with a tiny expansion pack. But here, read this, and then ignore the 3, because it's basically the same damn game.
Oh, no no no, I'm not falling for that again. That's the attitude that led to me being labeled a subway groper.DON'T THINK---DO
At first I thought "Couldn't you just play one of the older SimCity games?"