Sim City - Another Victim of DRM

[Jayhmmz]

So all this Digital Rights Management bs is pretty much ruining the release of video games we're most looking forward to. One of the most notable instances was Diablo III - that launch was probably one of the worst launches I've ever experienced in my life, especially considering the hype and popularity surrounding the franchise.

Bringing us right back to the present day. We now have Sim City in stores. So far, the launch has been a catastrophe. If the server is broken, I don't get to play the game. If the server is busy, I get to play the game with performance issues. More often than not, the server has been broken.

Sim City is yet more evidence that companies just aren't learning from past mistakes, and their methods of DRM and the 'always online' approach is a massive hindrance to gamers. I know I started a topic similar to this one in 2012... maybe even 2011, but many games have been released since then, so there needed to be a fresh rant! It's just ignorant for companies to think that they can effectively handle a games launch day with a DRM method in place.

I appreciate EA and Maxis' vision to have everybody connected and working together with their cities in regions, but I don't wanna have to be forced to play that way. If I want to play offline and on my own then I should be able to. But to be restricted by a server issue, and not being able to play the game at all (like right now for example), it's just infuriating.

I just wanna play the frigging game!!! Screw your DRM.

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