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CabalPowered

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14. My machine chugs on a big single-player Civ5 game

Reply to ibegurpard (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 07:47 PM

Jan 2013

And I have beefy machine. What they're trying to do is much larger in scale. There is no smoke screen here, just big data.

If you want a sandbox, try XL or Tropico.

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New SimCity to require constant internet connection [View all] ibegurpard Oct 2012 OP

I hate non-MMORPGs that require internet to play. SilveryMoon Oct 2012 #1

Obviously there's a need because you are stealing the game jp11 Oct 2012 #2

that's it exactly ibegurpard Oct 2012 #5

"try to sell you more shit for the product you supposedly 'bought'." Occulus Oct 2012 #6

I post against it on every Sim City facebook post, fuck them, I won't buy it DainBramaged Oct 2012 #3

haha same here ibegurpard Oct 2012 #4

They want to make it the Facebook of online gaming DainBramaged Oct 2012 #7

I am against this horrible trend Occulus Oct 2012 #8

that's just bull mjrr_595 Oct 2012 #9

Agree completely. LeftOfSelf-Centered Oct 2012 #10

More on this from an "ask the devs" forum ibegurpard Dec 2012 #11

I think the EO author has jumped to conclusions CabalPowered Dec 2012 #12

nope ibegurpard Dec 2012 #13

My machine chugs on a big single-player Civ5 game CabalPowered Jan 2013 #14

I've never been able to get into XL. AZCat Jan 2013 #15

Same here CabalPowered Jan 2013 #16

that is true qazplm Jan 2013 #17