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Are you suggesting that no part of SimCity is based on “the real world”? See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31531997 https://news.ycombinator.com/it
by TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
Are you suggesting that no part of SimCity is based on “the real world”?
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31531997 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31531997 currently front page on HN
- tablespoon 4y agoI'm saying SimCity isn't the real world, it's DOS-based entertainment. So you can't jump from "SimCity behaves thusly" to "the world behaves thusly."
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoHow do you explain the influx of businesses to places like Austin? It has nothing to do with taxes?
- aaomidi 4y agoLow land price is one. Moving businesses isn't free or cheap. These companies are gonna struggle once Texas goes full fascist. How many parents want to raise their kids in Texas now? What if your kid is LGBT? Anyway, good luck to companies moving into Texas. Market short term planning do be showing its face.
- tablespoon 4y ago> How do you explain the influx of businesses to places like Austin? It has nothing to do with taxes? Dude, SimCity isn't the real world, and cherry-picking some correspondence doesn't change that. Even a stopped clock will sometimes give you the right time.
- ekianjo 4y ago> I'm saying SimCity isn't the real world, it's DOS-based entertainment So by that logic everything is worthless because nothing is the real world. Good luck working with that mindset.
- allarm 4y agoIt’s not even remotely close to what he said.
- rbanffy 4y agoThe models in games are usually optimised for entertainment rather than predictive accuracy.