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Anonymous
11 years ago

FAQ about the Global Trade HQ

Greetings Mayors,  Global Trade HQ has been a very popular feature in SimCity BuildIt. Every day over 8 million transactions take place, meaning that it is busier than the New York Stock Ex...
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Anonymous
10 years ago
@cybershrapnel wrote:

You guys have got to be the dumbest people on earth right now.  So you finally tried to fix the trade house once again....So what was your answer this time!?!?!   To make an item say "SOLD" once the city loads in if it's not available anymore!!!!

ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC!!!  PLEASE FIRE YOU DEVELOPER THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THE TRADE HOUSE!!!  I MEAN IT!!!  I have been a software developer for 20+ years now and this is unacceptable programming!   This person in charge obviously doesn't give a flying terd sandwich about what he is doing!  This person only wants to tweak what they have already developed instead of fixing the problem which obviously requires a build up from the ground up.   Adding the Sold feature changes nothing \. It actually makes it more frustrating!  Now instead of thinking I can still buy something I am trying to buy I get slapped in the face immediately and told no. I still have to wait for the opposing city to load and then wait for the trade house to refresh!

This is unacceptable development practices. I run my own small software development company and this would be an automatic fire if one of my guys were doing * like this!!  Fire these idiots and get some real developers that care!!!

@cybershrapnel -- I think you are under the incorrect impression they want to fix the issue.  The programmers probably know exactly what it would take to make a satisfactory global trade depot -- I suspect the decision was made at a higher level and their hands are tied.  You might find this link interesting: http://answers.ea.com/t5/SimCity-BuildIt-General/Sneaky-algorithm/m-p/4447842#U4447842 

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Yes, I have thought the same thing. But then I sit down and say to myself.  "Hey self, these people at EA ultimately want me to spend real money to buy simcash correct?"  So why on Earth would they make the Trade House so frustrating that I would never ever consider throwing any cash at this game???

The logic that they are making the trade house bad on purpose doesn't make any sense from a business standpoint. I want people to like my game and enjoy my game so that they buy simcash and give me their money! Correct? 

Hence the Trade House should not be broken on purpose because people will not give a broken game any money.

So the lgic that they are doing this on purpose defeats the logic that they want to make real money as a business selling simcash! get my logic.....

I really think this has more to do with Maxis no longer being a part of the project and too many layers of accountability within their layers of development teams. I realize it is not one programmer making bad mistakes but most likely a bad project lead or manager telling the team to do this and that.

That guy needs to be replaced! He's gotta go. There is no way this is intentionally being done. and if it is, whoever is the boss of that guy needs to have it brought to his attention because that guy is WRONG on so many financial levels it is not even funny!

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    Anonymous
    10 years ago
    @cybershrapnel wrote:

    I really think this has more to do with Maxis no longer being a part of the project and too many layers of accountability within their layers of development teams. I realize it is not one programmer making bad mistakes but most likely a bad project lead or manager telling the team to do this and that.

    That guy needs to be replaced! He's gotta go. There is no way this is intentionally being done. and if it is, whoever is the boss of that guy needs to have it brought to his attention because that guy is WRONG on so many financial levels it is not even funny!

    I think we agree generally, just not on what level of management is responsible for the issue -- I personally suspect it comes from someone higher than a team lead, but acknowledge that it's possible that the issue is at that level.  At this point, someone at some level feels their reputation is on the line, and they need to make it work with only minor tweaks.  Anything else would be admitting that it's been wrong from the get go.  Might cost someone their job.

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