EA schneidet "alte" Zöpfe ab: SimCity Social (Facebook) wird geschlossen

Hallo,

nachdem im Juni letzten Jahres das browserbasierte SimCity-Spiel "SimCity Social" gestartet ist, welches von EA regelmäßig mit neuem Content gefüttert wurde und auch auf Deutsch und Französisch verfügbar war, schneidet EA nun diesen Zopf ab und schließt das Spiel zum 14. Juni 2013.

Schade für die Spieler, die in diesem Spiel Städte aufgebaut haben, Stunden dort gespielt haben und teilweise sogar Geld investierten.

Hier die Meldung aus dem EA-Forum:

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SimCity Social is shutting down on June 14th.

We want to inform everyone in our community that as of June 14th, SimCity Social will be retiring on Facebook.

We know that you may be disappointed by this. Retiring games is never easy, we hope you've enjoyed playing SimCity Social as much as we enjoyed making it. Thank you to all of our passionate and dedicated players for supporting SimCity Social. We hope to see you in some of our other titles on Facebook and other platforms.

FAQ

What is happening to SimCity Social on Facebook?

On June 14th SimCity Social will be retiring on Facebook which means the game will no longer be available for play.

Why is SimCity Social being retired?

We had to make the difficult decision to close down SimCity Social so we can reallocate development resources to other titles that we hope you"™ll have just as much fun playing. We hope you have gotten many hours of enjoyment out of the games and we thank you for everything you've added to the community.

When will SimCity Social be retired and no longer available for play?

As of June 14th, SimCity Social on Facebook will no longer be available to play.

Who will this affect?

Players of SimCity Social.

What can I play now?

EA offers a variety of other fun and free games for you to try. As valued players, we plan on offering you something to show our appreciation. Over the next few days, keep an eye on this post where we"™ll announce a special offer to thank you for playing our game.

What if I have an existing balance of Diamonds in SimCity Social on Facebook?

Players are encouraged to spend their remaining balance of Diamonds in SimCity Social before the game is retired on June 14th. As of that date, any remaining Diamonds left in the game will be invalid.

What if I have a Playfish cash card I have not redeemed?

Players are encouraged to redeem and spend their Playfish cash cards before the game is retired on June 14th. After that date, you will need to contact customer service regarding your Playfish cash cards.

Please go to Help.ea.com and select Contact Us to contact Customer Service.

What will happen to the forums for SimCity Social?

The forums will be officially closed and taken offline on June 14th

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Geändert. Danke!

Dass das Spiel "“ bis auf den Namen "“ nichts mit SimCity zu tun haben soll, ist einfach nur plumpes Dahergerede.

Beides ist eine Städteaufbausimulation, wobei die Facebook-Simulation um eine soziale Komponente erweitert wurde. Auch das neue SimCity trägt mittlerweile "“ wie man vielleicht bemerkt haben könnte "“ eine soziale Komponente (Multiplayer, gemeines Erzielen von Erfolgen, Chatfunktion usw.)

Nein

Nochmal genau lesen. Es handelt sich um ein browserbasiertes Spiel von EA, welches auf Facebook spielbar ist.

Dann denk mal an die Gemeinsamkeiten statt an die Unterschiede, dann wirst du schon drauf kommen, dass das Spiel etwas mit SimCity zu tun hat.

Die Abfolge, die du genannt hast:

SimCity Social "ich stell da was hin" (SimCity z. B. Polizeigebäude, Feuerwehr, Schulen, Wohn- und Gewerbegebiete)

SimCity Social "gebe aufträge raus" (SimCity z. B. Waren exportieren, Waren importieren, Waren lokal verwalten)

SimCity Social "warte 15 min bis das gebäude fertig ist" (SimCity warten bis die Schule gebaut ist, warten bis die Polizei steht und einsatzbereit ist, warten bis das Gebäude über Arbeiter verfügt)

existiert so in SimCity für PC.

Und die Aussage "klicke wild drauf rum bis meine energie alle ist" ist sicherlich nicht das KO-Argument dafür, dass SimCity Social absolut nichts mit SimCity zu tun haben soll. Irgendwo muss man mit kostenlosen Spielen auch Geld verdienen können.

Und ja, auch ich bin von Anfang an bei SimCity dabei und habe jede Version gespielt.

Haha ja da hab ich gerade eben auch einen Kommentar zu gelesen auf Gamezone.com:

"IsaacFark: Is this because they turned cheetah speed back on?"

Es wird ja nicht nur SimCity Social, sondern auch The Sims Social und Pet Society abgeschaltet.

Auch "The Consumerist" macht jetzt natürlich wieder Wind:

EA feiert den Titel "Schlechtestes Unternehmen der USA 2013", indem es Online-Spiele auf Facebook abschaltet!

EA Celebrates Its New WCIA 2013 Term By Killing Off SimCity, The Sims Social On Facebook "“ Consumerist

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We should"™ve known that Electronic Arts is far from being the kind of organization that would just sit back and relax on its Worst Company In America 2013 laurels. Just last week it made layoffs at its studio in Montreal and is now following that execution by lining up SimCity Social and The Sims Social on the chopping block. Both Facebook games will shut down June 14.
In two basically identical posts on the official forums for SimCity Social and The Sims Social, the company says it"™s super sorry if you"™ve plunked down all that actual cash for "diamonds" and "SimCash" respectively to spend in the games, and advises everyone to spend it before the games go down.
Just replace the words "The Sims Social" for "SimCity Social" in here and you"™ll get the same apology. No wasted effort on crafting separate FAQ sections, nope. Not here.
We know that you may be disappointed by this. Retiring games is never easy, we hope you"™ve enjoyed playing SimCity Social as much as we enjoyed making it. Thank you to all of our passionate and dedicated players for supporting SimCity Social. We hope to see you in some of our other titles on Facebook and other platforms.
The reasoning behind these executions is so the company can "reallocated development resources to other titles that we hope you"™ll have just as much fun playing."
Translation: We"™re sick of spending money on games that a lot of people play for free and don"™t spend any cash on.
The FAQ on both forums advises fans to "keep an eye on this post where we"™ll announce a special offer to thank you for playing our game." We"™re going to go ahead and guess that this will in no way whatsoever make up for the annoyance of killing off popular games.
Consumerist reader Steve echoes the sentiment we"™re seeing out there on the Internets as a result of this announcement: "All they are doing is encouraging people to spend their diamonds in the game in the next two months and not offering any type of refund whatsoever. Worst company indeed."

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