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DaveKap
10/08/09

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Sim City died with Sim City 4. Whoever thought managing every single hospital and school was a good idea was probably a retarded EA designer who forgot that the regular game without insane micromanaging is actually fun. Oh yeah and don't forget that when players complained that the traffic algorithms were broken, EA responded by releasing an expansion pack to fix it instead of a patch.

Do whatever you want Will Wright. As a game developer, you are now dead to me. I'll buy your games again when you break away from EA and form New Maxis but until then I couldn't give half a shit about your career.

-Signed a disgruntled original-Maxis fan.
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

@DaveKap: Errm dude, I doubt Will Wright has had much direct involvement on new Sim City games since maybe Sim City 2000.
And Stupid Fun Club is the company he currently works for after he left EA/Maxis a fair while ago.

SO yeah, you should of started not not giving a shit about his career several months ago.
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
10/08/09

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Where I am from, stupid fun is considered as getting high or drunk. Will Wright is quite the party animal eh?
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(Starman) Starman
10/08/09

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That still doesn't explain the case of the missing SIMCITY 5!! ≥:(

I doubt that he is going to make more games in the series, though. I REALLY doubt it. :(
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: I want Simcity 5.
Hoping CitiesXL will do for now, but I'm thinking it may be too serious type fo game for me.
Also the demo was broken which didn't help.(aka i got as far as finding out their avatar creation sucked and they have network issues)

Isn't Simcity 4 like 4-5 years old now?
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(Starman) Starman
10/08/09

@deanbmmv: Fuck yeah it is, and it has helluva flaws. I played it a few months ago, and it seriously needs overhaul:

-NO MOAR GRID! NO MORA! I want a dynamic system, not stuck to a square type!!
-Full 3D environment, plz. Seriously, if Tilted Mill can do it, so can you.
-Transportation. OH LAWDY WHER DO I BEGIN. WTF Subway capacity is 2000!!!
-OuttaJob: Seriously, I demolish a subway station for just 2 seconds and then suddenly the building adjacent to it gets all fucked up and abandoned just because the avenue is crowded!

And that's what grinds my gears ^_^
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: Hmm, I may errm... find a better demo, but yeah I kinda like Simcity cos thier nice n simple, though the realistic look of CitiesXL drew me, just if its broken that'll be a pain.
And I don't mind grids tbh, or at least just have it so you can line up straight roads fine, wouldn't want em wiggling all over.
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(Starman) Starman
10/08/09

@deanbmmv: but then its a problem though when you wanna go diagonal.

WHAT U GOT AGAINST BROADWAY MAXIS?!

Well they must be sane i think there. :P

But transportation is high on my needs right now, beause its a pile of shit in SC4.
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RockyRan
10/08/09

@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: Did you ever try the NAM mod? It's supposed to have fixed everything wrong with the transportation issues with the game.
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(Starman) Starman
10/08/09

@RockyRan: Yes I did. And those motherfucking Sims still don't know how to keep their motherfucking properties abandonfree in my motherfucking SimCity!
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gold163 (° д° )
10/08/09

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Poor Will Wright. I still feel bad for how horribly butchered Spore was.
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RockyRan
10/08/09

@gold163 (° д° ): Yeah, seriously. There was no way that Will Wright aimed at making Spore the way it is now. I have no doubt in my mind that EA forced them to appeal to the same crowd as The Sims 2, and now the game is pretty poor compared to what it could've been.
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

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So errm, has Will Wright only ever had like two photo shoots?

Will Wright is quiet a creative thinker, I'd punch him in the same group as Molyneux of developers that thinking a bit outside the box ( though Molyneux is more ideas for games, than will wrights 'toys') so I'm quiet intrested in what ideas he has.
Though tbh Spore had some great ideas its final product was a bit lacking. (much like Fable 2 I guess...)
For anyone who is not aware of TED talks I point you in the direction of Will Wrights Pre-Spore presentation ( and heave a look at some others, the TED's are great for passing a few hours)
[www.ted.com]
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Gouki4u
10/08/09

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Will Wright doesn't make games. He makes toys. The difference is you can win one while you just play with the other until you get bored.
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tokugawa
10/08/09

@Gouki4u: But the thing is, you can have fun with both.
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Outkastprince
10/08/09

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Read the full article. I'm not sure what he's making but I'm positive it'll be stupid fun.
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

@Outkastprince: I'm thinking read is such a horrible word.
Cos do you mean "read the full article" or "read the full article"?
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Outkastprince
10/08/09

@deanbmmv: I always hated the word myself. But I'm more on the 4th grade level in terms of grammar so I'll take whatever I can get!

Similar to how "than" and "then" makes me want to eat a kitten.
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

@Outkastprince: I think if you added "I read" or "you should read" then it'd clarify which use of 'read' you mean.
But damn the English language is a pain, I wonder how many sheep it took to invent it.
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Sonira - Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more.
10/08/09

@Outkastprince: Well, then, clearly my grammar must be better than yours.

-prepares kittens-
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Outkastprince
10/08/09

@Sonira - Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more.: -takes out the fork-

Come down little kitten..Uncle Jamie just wants to pet you. The fork? That's just to catch you just in case you fall.
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bobtheduck in Korea
10/08/09

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So he's a... wait for it... "Play Wright" now?

...

Ok, I got nothing. I have played a number of games where I just "play." They don't tend to keep my occupied for long.
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Outkastprince
10/08/09

@bobtheduck: I could not figure it out, for a second there I thought he was leaning towards making an avatar site like Gaia Online.
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Covenant
10/08/09

@bobtheduck: Hey, I'm sure he's got the Wright stuff for it. And the proper amount of Will to see it through to the end.
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Outkastprince
10/08/09

@Covenant: Wright now I really don't think we should start making puns. Whether it's wright or wrong, let's not get off the subject.

I like having STUPID FUN too, but come on.
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deanbmmv
10/08/09

@Outkastprince: I'm thinking where there's a Will there's a way. but if he's doing the wright thing for gaming we'll find out later
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Outkastprince
10/08/09

@deanbmmv: Wii been through this before! Perhaps you're wright, but I need to say my peace.

Now I'm going to Taco's Bell and ordering myself a Totilo.

Edit: Even editors must suffer our horrible puns. Out of love, envy and some sort of warp obsession.
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KichiGuy
04/08/09

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If he's into robots, why doesn't he make a robot simulator? I mean, there are games that have the robot wars theme, but I'm sure none of them have realistic physics simulated. Imagine if you could build your bot just like you would in real life, and have all of the same controls and consequences as well.
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-MasterDex-
04/08/09

@KichiGuy: Why build a game about robots if you have the knowledge to build robots?
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NeVeRMoRe666
04/08/09

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Screw games. I want a Robot!

sigh...every kids dream...MAKE IT HAPPEN WRIGHT!
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-MasterDex-
04/08/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: I just saw clips of the japanese robot baby. That thing is creepy.

[www.techeblog.com]

I'm in no hurry. The singularity will come quick enough.
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collusioned
04/08/09

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'm n bt.
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TaylorEatWorld
04/08/09

@collusioned: o_O? This one is tricky to decipher. What could he have said to warrant the disemvowel?
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
04/08/09

@TaylorEatWorld - Imma chargin' mah UBER!: @TaylorEatWorld - Imma chargin' mah UBER!: @Fadakar: Unless you were being sarcastic, he was implying that he left because he foresaw something going awry in EA(omg no wai!)and he "jumped ship".
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