SimCity (2013) Offline

SimCity Offline Mode in Final Testing, Says Maxis

SimCity (2013) Offline

"SimCity dev Maxis has claimed that Update 10, which promises to finally bring an offline mode to last year’s unpopular iteration of the SimCity franchise, as well as allow modders to mod the game and game components without impacting SimCity’s online functionality.

Ten months ago, the development studio claimed that SimCity had been designed to play online, and that to give the game an offline mode would be “impossible”. Back in January, however, they confirmed that an offline update was in the works, and now they have confirmed that the change is round the corner, with single player mode imminent...

“Update 10 is in final testing. Almost there Mayors.” Maxis' SimCity  Twitter account tweeted on Wednesday.

The launch of SimCity last year was something of a disaster, with EA’s highly unpopular servers prone to issues that rendered SimCity virtually unplayable. Crashes, lost save data and extremely long loading times were frequent and persistent, with many resenting issues caused by an online multiplayer mode that fans of the franchise had neither asked for nor wanted.

There’s many for whom these latest changes will be too little, too late; SimCity reached its 1 year anniversary this week. However, if this update does prove as significant as it first appears, it may be enough to tempt some players to give the game another go.

“In Update 10, you can still play solo in Regions on your own, or in Multiplayer with people from around the world," said Maxis Manager Patrick Buechner on the update when it was announced back in January. "What's new is the Single Player Mode, which allows you to play the game Offline by yourself. And because your saved games in this mode are stored locally, you can save and load to your heart's content.""

source - Game-Debate