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EA apologizes for 'SimCity' launch woes
March 10, 2013 RSS Feed Print
By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The creators of "SimCity" are hoping players don't move on after connectivity issues plagued the game's launch last week.
The updated edition of the 24-year-old metropolis-building franchise released last Tuesday requires players to be online — even if they're constructing virtual cities in the single-player mode. Several gamers weren't able to log on after "SimCity" launched, prompting some retailers to stop selling the Electronic Arts Inc. game.
Lucy Bradshaw, general manager at "SimCity" developer Maxis, said Friday more wannabe mayors logged on than they anticipated and that the developers have been increasing server capacity since the snafu.
"More people played and played in ways we never saw in the beta," said Bradshaw. "OK, we agree, that was dumb, but we are committed to fixing it. In the last 48 hours, we increased server capacity by 120 percent. It's working — the number of people who have gotten in and built cities has improved dramatically."
Bradshaw said EA would give players a free PC game to compensate for the hassles. Players who registered copies of "SimCity" will receive details on how to download the free game March 18.
"I know that's a little contrived — kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did something crummy," she said. "But we feel bad about what happened. We're hoping you won't stay mad and that we'll be friends again when 'SimCity' is running at 100 percent."
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大意: 上周二发售的模拟城市,玩家单机玩都需要在线,并且数个玩家未能成功登录,经销商们得知此消息后,加速停售EA公司的游戏产品。
EA的发言人lucy表示:我们闭门造车,在进行 beta测试的时候难以预计人们新的、多样化的游玩方式。我们承诺解决“单机游戏需要网络认证”等问题。为此,我们赔偿受害玩家,一个免费PC游戏,当然了,是数字版,可于3月18日下载。作为补偿。
我知道赔偿单机游戏需要网络认证等受害者有一点勉强。就像做了一些肮脏的事情,又给朋友买一个礼物一样。对发生的事情,深表不安。希望玩家不要一直愤怒,能够与我们和好如初(注:能再买我公司坑爹产品)当模拟城市完全版——非阉割版出来之后。
(PS:不让二手流通,玩家抱怨,经销商退出。骚妮,软蛋你还敢吗?哦,对了,某天堂锁区也极度恶心。DLC什么的都去shi吧。TMD,这不是坑爹嘛,让二手游戏不能流通。) |
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