The spammer said he was going to be paid the equivalence of $0.16 for every "good post" he made, having made 780 posts already.
On March 6th, parody gaming news site Play4Real posted a interview with a supposed Chinese spammer hired by EA to post positive feedback on the game. You: I have done nothing wrong in expecting what is quoted.Īdrian: That is correct, that this is where you can request a refund, but as our policy is stating it is also the our discretion to process a refund.Īdrian: As I stated before, we are not able to offer a refund. You: In response to the launch day trouble Hatam said " If you regrettably feel that we left you down, you can of course request a refund for our order at, though we are currently still in the process of resolving this issue. You: You were offering refunds according to your press release!!!! You: "Game updates" are not an excuse to hide behindĪdrian: I am sorry, but I am not able to process a refund.Īdrian: Is there anything else that I can assist you with? You: Yes, but it is not capacity demand I am debatingĪdrian: I can understand this causing frustrations and I do apologize for this. You: Why can Amazon users get refunds but I can't?Īdrian: That is understandable, but I must inform you that if you choose to dispute it, your account will be banned.Īdrian: I am sorry, but I can not speak on another company's policy.Īdrian: So the servers are having issues, with more servers opening up as other countries release then we will show these issues resolving themselves. You: I can call my bank and have the refund done that way.Īdrian: I can offer to assist you with any trouble shooting issues. I can offer you a 15% off coupon from Origin with your next purchase.Īdrian: I am sorry, but I can not offer you a refund. The chat log transcript was subsequently posted on Reddit's /r/gaming subreddit, where it sparked a heated debate over the Electronic Arts customer support's handling of the SimCity release (shown below).Īdrian: I am sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused. When CalebPeters asked for a refund, he was denied the request and warned of a possible ban. On March 6th, SimCity player CalebPeters expressed his dissatisfaction with login issues in the customer support section of the Electronic Arts forums. The bug is very similar to Diablo III Error 37, which was a direct cause of an overload of players trying to connect to the servers, although the downtime on SimCity lasted much longer. release of the game on March 5th, 2013, the majority of players experienced issues logging on to the server, which was noted by YouTube commentator TotalHalibut: Word spread across the Internet, quickly reaching Reddit and YouTube, where the petition gathered roughly 50,000 signatures in five days. On March 3rd Ryan Lashley started a petition on to make EA remove the connection requirement. It started a minor campaign in which people sent spam emails to EA's headquarters.ĮA has said the reasoning behind the 'always online' system is to prevent downloading the game illegally and playing single-player mode. On March 4th, the YouTube commentator OfficalNerdCubed uploaded a video expressing his hate of the forced Internet connection that is needed to play the single-player mode of the game. Notable Developments Forced Internet Connection Despite the high anticipation surrounding the game, SimCity was met by poor reviews and criticism mainly due to unexpected server outages upon its launch on March 5th, 2013.
The application process for the closed beta version of the game began in August 2012, which became available in January and February 2013.
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Simply dubbed SimCity, the fifth title in the city-building simulation game series was officially introduced at the Game Developers Conference on March 6th, 2012 and two gameplay trailers were unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012. Since its official release on March 5th, 2013, the game has been widely criticized by gaming review blogs and YouTube commentators, mainly due to its requirement of an Internet connection for single-player gameplay and heavy server downtime upon launch. Request editorship now!Ģ013 SimCity Release Reception refers to the negative public reception of Electronic Arts' fifth title in the urban city simulation game franchise. Note: This entry is being researched and updated in real time. Encyclopedia Dramatica Urban Dictionary Wikipedia
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