SimCityn ostaneille ilmainen EA-peli

EA:lta saapui tänä aamuna tiedote SimCityyn liittyen. Pelin alkutaival on ollut ongelmaa toisensa jälkeen, ja liki yksinomaan sen palvelimiin liittyen, sillä yksinpelissäkin niihin tarvitaan yhteys.

Tiedotteessaan EA kertoo, että palvelinkapasiteettia on viimeisen kahden vuorokauden aikana lisätty 120% ja yhteysongelmat ovat tämän johdosta vähentyneet 80%. Töitä luvataan jatkaa, kunnes kaikki on kunnossa ja syyksi ongelmiin ilmoitetaan se, minkä niin moni arvasi ennakkoonkin: "pelaamaan tuli paljon enemmän väkeä, kuin odotimme. Monet pelasivat tavoilla, joita emme betatestin aikana nähneet. Myönnämme, se oli tyhmää, mutta haluamme korjata asian."

Vaivan palkaksi EA tarjoaa kaikille Simcityn ostaneille ja aktivoineille ilmaisen latauspelin EA:n valikoimasta. Lisätietoja tästä tulee 18. päivänä, joten vielä ei tiedetä, onko kyseessä jokin tietty peli, yksi peli tietystä valikoimasta, vai mitä tahansa Originin valikoimasta.

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Here’s a quick update on the problems we were experiencing with SimCity – and a little something extra for people who bought the game.
The server issues which began at launch have improved significantly as we added more capacity. But some people are still experiencing response and stability problems that we’re working fast to address.

So what went wrong? The short answer is: a lot more people logged on than we expected. More people played and played in ways we never saw in the beta. 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. The number of disrupted experiences has dropped by roughly 80 percent.

So we’re close to fixed, but not quite there. I’m hoping to post another update this weekend to let everyone know that the launch issues are behind us.

The good news is that SimCity is a solid hit in all major markets. The consensus among critics and players is that this is fundamentally a great game. But this SimCity is made to be played online, and if you can’t get a stable connection, you’re NOT having a good experience. So we’re not going to rest until we’ve fixed the remaining server issues.

And to get us back in your good graces, we’re going to offer you a free PC download game from the EA portfolio. On March 18, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email telling them how to redeem their free game.

I know that’s a little contrived – kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did something crummy. 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.