Re: "You cannot claim this city because you do not own some of the content used to create it"

Hi @Sim_LinkGanon - SimCity is a legacy game now; the development team was dissolved in 2015. There will be no more updates or fixes. 

The message "you do not own some of the content" is not technically wrong; if you can't claim an abandoned city, then the mayor who founded the city had some extra content that you do not have. Unfortunately, there are some items that you can no longer get, and other items that are country-specific (as outlined previously in this thread). This makes it difficult for some and impossible for others to ever claim the city. 

I agree that it is frustrating and have long wished that they would make a DLC that includes all the previous promotional content. But it's unlikely they are able to do even this, because it would require a development team - and there isn't one. It does stop you from claiming abandoned cities, but it does not stop you from making your own cities or playing the game. 

Thank you BlackJackWidow for your feedback,

I believe, when selling "the complete edition" you should be able to make use of the full gameplay, otherwise they should mention this is a 2015 Dissolved legacy game. For a nine year old game I think 30€ is a full price.

I bought it again (but that's my fault due to hacked- mail problems) for reclaiming abandoned city's, because I dislike that city's are already be abandoned often within a day and that leaves grey unclaimable city which on it's turn invite others to abandon the region.

Well we can discuss it until the all game is grey... So thank you for your response. I was able to put a little frustration (relatively very very very small frustration) to print and that's how I can clear my thoughts. As some one even replied on that thought I am fully at ease.

Thanks again.

Toin

I'm glad you were able to voice your frustrations, @Sim_LinkGanon and I'm really sorry that you can't play the game in the way you intended. I, too, find it frustrating that most of the time I can't claim abandoned cities. Especially because I happen to own almost all of the content that was ever available, so it doesn't seem to make much sense.

And I definitely dislike how so many cities are started and then abandoned after the mayor spends just a few hours or days of playing. I understand that new players sometimes get themselves in a bad position when they first start out, but it would be so much nicer if they would come back & try to fix it. 

Anyway - like you said, we can talk about it forever, but unfortunately nothing will likely change. I still have my fingers crossed, hoping they will add a way for all of us to get the same content so this doesn't happen as often. (If you're interested in finding out what might be the things you're "missing", this post lists the items.)

Happy Building!!

Hello Sim_LinkGanon!

I share your frustration and dissatisfaction!
I have a complete copy of SimCity with all addons and DLCs since the first year of its release, and I bought all DLCs over the time they were released.
And yet I still face this same problem of NOT being able to claim an abandoned city!
This was from the beginning that I bought the game, that is 2013 onwards, and at this time I already received messages regarding NOT being able to claim the abandoned cities on the maps I was trying to play.
I made numerous complaints / suggestions via chat / email / phone etc ...
But EA never really cared about helping, none of us Gamers!
Unfortunately, EA’s interest is only to profit from Gamers,
this FACT is so true, that even after EA "ABANDON" SimCity, it still keeps it for sale in its Official Store, and for a very ABSURD value, for a Game that was relegated to "Forgetfulness and Full of Bugs"! !
Again, disrespect and disregard for all of us Gamers in love with the SimCity!
What made me open this and other topics here at HQ, to show all SimCity fans how much GANANCIA AND the HUGE SEARCH for PROFIT can Destroy Great Games!
Unfortunately EA is one of the worst on the market!
Here is my SUPPORT to you in a Solidary way as a Fan that I belong to the SimCity series!
Long Live Gamers !!🙌🙌