> that this is one of the fundamental systems the game is built upon. No it isn't. Traffic played basically zero part in the game and certainly didn't influenc

> that this is one of the fundamental systems the game is built upon. No it isn't. Traffic played basically zero part in the game and certainly didn't influence "success" or "failure." Traffic was 99% for visual effect. When I played Sim City 2000 I never put any work into optimizing for traffic and my cities were effectively "perfect" in terms of crime, life expectancy, citizen happiness etc.