@HawkeDB The other annoying thing about "always online" is that when the developer feels like the game has run its course, you can't play it again. I can always go back and play the original Simcity or Simcity 2000 whenever I want to, but with the new version, you can only play it as long as the servers exist. So you're not buying a game, you're renting it.
Maxis is backed by a billion dollar company (EA) and they still need to have real gamers stress test the servers? I'm pretty sure the technology is available for Maxis to test the system on their side without having to put the testers at home through a waiting game. I love most of the Simcity games, but it's apparent they're getting lazy over at Maxis and/or EA.
Farmville is a corporate schill of a game. Forcing you to either make friends (with people you never met and never talk to) or to spend mega bucks taking care of your farm. There's got to be other, better ways to be social in a game and not go broke or forget how to properly make friends in the process.
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