The Failure of the SimCity Launch.
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Downloading right now via the launcher, at 17% at the time of this posting. Had to wait for 2 emails (that park thingy, then about 40min later for the game itself) before it would unlock on my library. Seems they waited til now to process the actual transaction, then unlocking as it passes.
I also heard there was some confusion over the release time a well, with Maxis thinking 12am EST/9pm PST, but Origin was thinking 3am EST/12am PST. Still not sure why there was no pre-load offered either.
That might account for the delay and staggered unlocking for people, as it would totally depend on what order they're processing things.
I also heard there was some confusion over the release time a well, with Maxis thinking 12am EST/9pm PST, but Origin was thinking 3am EST/12am PST. Still not sure why there was no pre-load offered either.
That might account for the delay and staggered unlocking for people, as it would totally depend on what order they're processing things.
Kinda had a clue that it may be in trouble on Sunday when Kip Katsarelis was asked what time it would be available and he did not know at that time. I only found out by visiting the forums a couple hours ago.
*Edit, well 2+ hours and still no way to download the game. Going to bed, it would have been nice to even get it started while sleeping.
*Edit, well 2+ hours and still no way to download the game. Going to bed, it would have been nice to even get it started while sleeping.
Video shows Queue time for someone who's already downloaded the thing. Don't really find it surprising, and hope it bites them in the ass.
Saw this one coming.
Miles away.
Ya'll enjoy the complete failure that is called SimCity. I'll stay far away from it.
Miles away.
Ya'll enjoy the complete failure that is called SimCity. I'll stay far away from it.
How precisely do you know it's a "complete failure"? EA messed up the launch, but that doesn't tell you anything about the game. CoDBlOps 2's PC launch was terrible as well, but they eventually fixed things.
How long till the DRM is cracked? I'm guessing it'll be shortly after a pirate manages to actually download it.
Exactly. It's a bit early to call doom and gloom. The first few hours are rough for EVERYONE. A perfectly smooth all around launch is the rare exception, not the norm.BlackNoel said:
I myself managed just fine to get going. From download, install, patch, and launch it took 20 minutes to get into a region I setup for my friends. From there things were quite smooth for the last 7 hou.... or dear god. Is it really 4:30 am? Oh god what have I done....
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If you get the 30 min wait queue, just reselect the server regions and try to rejoin instead of waiting it out. That act forces the launcher to recheck the server. It seems the launcher defaults to retrying in 30min, it doesn't actually query the server's status on a continuous basis, probably another measure to reduce traffic.
I had waited a couple minutes before trying another server region, and when I got back to my preferred one, I got the 30min wait time again. That's when it clicked - have you noticed how EVERYONE'S complaints on the wait time is always 30min? That should be a clue that it's not actually based on the server's load, it's just the launcher's default retry time. So I just hammered the rejoin server button and got in within 2min.
If you get the 30 min wait queue, just reselect the server regions and try to rejoin instead of waiting it out. That act forces the launcher to recheck the server. It seems the launcher defaults to retrying in 30min, it doesn't actually query the server's status on a continuous basis, probably another measure to reduce traffic.
I had waited a couple minutes before trying another server region, and when I got back to my preferred one, I got the 30min wait time again. That's when it clicked - have you noticed how EVERYONE'S complaints on the wait time is always 30min? That should be a clue that it's not actually based on the server's load, it's just the launcher's default retry time. So I just hammered the rejoin server button and got in within 2min.
This will probably take weeks or even months if what they're saying about large amounts of the processing being done server-side is true.Funkysandwich said:
Basically you'd need to do a lot more than crack the copy protection, you'd have to write a server emulator, which is non-trivial.
The failure of this game launch was pre-decided by about 50% of this forum's inhabitants. If the launch had gone off beautifully, and only 2 people ran into problems, we'd have a thread describing their experience in excruciating detail with 500 posts saying "I knew it!" and "Exactly as expected".KingsGambit said:
By the same token, anyone expecting good things from this launch is going to latch on to positive press reviews, or the " I got in fine and I'm having a blast" comments and take them as evidence of the true experience.
We are all perpetually delighted to have our prejudices confirmed, and will struggle mightily against conflicting information, if we don't ignore it entirely.
Try 5 hours(that is when the email came)?? That how long it took them to activate my account so I could download the game.KingsGambit said:
However, I on the plus side, when I woke up, it was ready to download, that took ~15minutes and I got on with no problems.
